Collaboration+Tools

=Collaboration Tools=

• **Zoho Writer** http://zoho.com/ Web based dual platform

Web based Office Productivity Suite. Features a Word Processor, Spreadsheet and an Online Presentation Tool among many other features. Voted one of the top 100 in 2007 in PC World magazine.

• **Thinkfree** http://www.thinkfree.com/ Web based dual platform

Web based Office Productivity Suite. Features a Word Processor, Spreadsheet and an Online Presentation Tool among many other features.

• **SightSpeed** http://www.sightspeed.com/ Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Mac OS 10

Communicate at the speed of human perception with this videoconferencing service.

Videoconferencing can make you feel like you're in a badly dubbed movie. SightSpeed reduces latency so you don't see jerky images with amateurish lip synching. Your lips and the words they shape will match--no Milli Vanilli syndrome for you. SightSpeed's software is free. Receiving video from the video messenger is also free, as is unlimited VoIP calling. You also get your own SightSpeed page, which lets you host video calls in your browser window. To host multiparty calls, you must subscribe to the pay-only SightSpeed Pro.

• **Twitter** http://twitter.com/ Web based dual platform

Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you’re doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates—for others, you can just check the web. Invite your friends to Twitter and decide how connected you want you to be.

• **Ning** http://www.ning.com/ Web based dual platform

Ning is the only online service where you can create, customize, and share your own Social Network for free in seconds. Many education resources available. **Classroom2.0**

• **Nexo** http://www.nexo.com/ Web based dual platform

Nexo is a free service that allows groups to collaborate online

• **Socialmarker** http://www.socialmarker.com/ Web based dual platform Use with FireFox Browser

Social bookmarking is a powerful tool. But going through all of those social bookmarking sites is very time-consuming. That's where SocialMarker.com comes in, the free service designed to reduce the time and effort needed to socially bookmark a website. Why SocialMarker.com? It can help you spread a link on 32 of the best social bookmarking sites in under 15 minutes!

• **Netvibes** http://www.netvibes.com/ Web based dual platform

This is your personalized page, you can now modify everything: move modules, add new RSS/ATOM feeds, change the parameters for each module, etc. Your modifications are saved in real-time and you'll find your page when you get back on Netvibes.com. If you want to be able to access your page from any computer, you can sign in (at the top right) with your email and a password. Netvibes pioneered the personalized startpage, an alternative to traditional Web portals. With millions of users in more than 150 countries, Netvibes lets individuals assemble all in one place their favorite websites, blogs, email accounts, social networks, search engines, instant messengers, photos, videos, podcasts, widgets, and everything else they enjoy on the Web.

• **Yackpack** http://www.yackpack.com/

YackPack can quickly improve educational communication. Motivate students, give quality feedback with ease and communicate clearly with students, parents and administrators.

YackPack's simple and convenient interface allows students and teachers to focus on content and not be distracted by the underlying technology.