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Table 1. Online Tools for Language Teaching
| 1. Learning/content management systems (LMS/CMS) | ||
| Blackboard | http://www.blackboard.com/ | Blackboard Inc. |
| Drupal | http://drupal.org/ | Free open source |
| Joomla | http://www.joomla.org/ | Free open source |
| Moodle | http://moodle.org/ | Free open source |
| Sakai | http://sakaiproject.org/ | Free open source |
| 2. Communication | ||
| Gmail | http://mail.google.com/ | |
| Skype | http://www.skype.com/ | Chats |
| TokBox | http://www.tokbox.com/ | Chats |
| Windows Live Messenger | http://explore.live.com/windows-live-messenger | Chats |
| Yahoo! Messenger | http://messenger.yahoo.com/ | Chats |
| Jabberwacky | http://www.jabberwacky.com/ | Chatbot |
| Verbot | http://www.verbots.com/ | Chatbot |
| MyBB | http://www.mybboard.net/ | Forum |
| phpBB | http://www.phpbb.com/ | Forum |
| Tangler | http://www.tangler.com/ | Forum |
| Voxopop | http://voxopop.com/ | Audio discussions |
| 3. Live and Virtual Worlds | ||
| Elluminate | http://www.elluminate.com/ | Live e-learning |
| Livestream | http://www.livestream.com/ | Streaming video |
| OpenSimulator | http://opensimulator.org/ | 3D application server |
| ActiveWorlds | http://www.activeworlds.com/ | 3D virtual world |
| Second Life | http://secondlife.com/ | 3D virtual world |
| Ustream | http://www.ustream.tv/ | Live broadcast |
| Wimba Classroom | http://www.wimba.com/ | Live teaching |
| WiZiQ | http://www.wiziq.com/ | Virtual classroom |
| 4. Social Networking and Bookmarking | ||
| Delicious | http://delicious.com/ | Social bookmarking |
| Diigo | http://www.diigo.com/ | Social bookmarking |
| Elgg | http://elgg.org/ | Social networking |
| http://www.facebook.com/ | Social networking | |
| Grouply | http://www.grouply.com/ | Social networking |
| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/ | Social networking |
| Ning | http://www.ning.com/ | Social networking |
| SocialGo | http://www.socialgo.com/ | Social networking |
| http://www.linkedin.com/ | Professional network | |
| http://twitter.com/ | Information network | |
| Lang-8 | http://lang-8.com/ | Language learning community |
| Livemocha | http://www.livemocha.com/ | Language learning community |
| 5. Blogs and Wikis | ||
| Blogger | http://www.blogger.com/ | Blog |
| Edmodo | http://www.edmodo.com/ | Blog & wiki |
| Edublogs | http://edublogs.org/ | Blog |
| LiveJournal | http://www.livejournal.com/ | Blog & journal |
| WordPress.com | http://wordpress.com/ | Blog |
| PBworks | http://pbworks.com/ | Wiki |
| Wikispaces | http://www.wikispaces.com/ | Wiki |
| Penzu | http://www.penzu.com/ | Personal journal |
| 6. Presentation | ||
| 280 Slides | http://280slides.com/ | Multimedia |
| Animoto | http://animoto.com/ | Video slideshows |
| Empressr | http://www.empressr.com/ | Multimedia |
| Prezi | http://prezi.com/ | Presentation editor |
| SlideRocket | http://www.sliderocket.com/ | Creating and sharing |
| Zoho Show | http://show.zoho.com/ | Creating and sharing |
| 7. Resource Sharing | ||
| Google Docs | http://docs.google.com/ | Documents |
| TitanPad | http://titanpad.com/ | Documents |
| Zoho Writer | http://writer.zoho.com/ | Documents |
| Box.net | http://www.box.net/ | Files |
| Dropbox | http://www.dropbox.com/ | Files |
| VoiceThread | http://voicethread.com/ | Group conversations |
| Xtranormal | http://www.xtranormal.com/ | Movies |
| Flickr | http://www.flickr.com/ | Photos |
| Picasa | http://picasa.google.com/ | Photos |
| MyPodcast | http://www.mypodcast.com/ | Podcasts |
| PodOmatic | http://www.podomatic.com/ | Podcasts |
| Glogster | http://www.glogster.com/ | Posters |
| Screenr | http://screenr.com/ | Screencasts |
| Slideshare | http://www.slideshare.net/ | Slides |
| PhotoPeach | http://photopeach.com/ | Slideshows |
| Dipity | http://www.dipity.com/ | Timelines and news |
| OurStory | http://www.ourstory.com/ | Timelines and stories |
| Jing | http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ | Visuals |
| SchoolTube | http://www.schooltube.com/ | Videos |
| TeacherTube | http://www.teachertube.com/ | Videos |
| VideoPress | http://videopress.com/ | Videos |
| Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/ | Videos |
| WatchKnow | http://www.watchknow.org/ | Videos |
| YouTube | http://www.youtube.com/ | Videos |
| 8. Website Creation | ||
| Google Sites | http://sites.google.com/ | Pre-built templates |
| Jimdo | http://www.jimdo.com/ | Website editor |
| KompoZer | http://kompozer.net/ | Web authoring |
| Mahara | http://mahara.org/ | E-portfolio system |
| Movable Type | http://www.movabletype.org/ | Weblog management |
| SnapPages | http://www.snappages.com/ | Drag-and-drop |
| Weebly | http://www.weebly.com/ | Drag-and-drop |
| Webnode | http://www.webnode.com/ | Website builder |
| Webs | http://www.webs.com/ | Website builder |
| Wix | http://www.wix.com/ | Flash Website |
| 9. Web Exercise Creation | ||
| ContentGenerator | http://www.contentgenerator.net/ | Flash-based |
| SMILE | http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/mimea/smile/ | Flash-based |
| ESL Video | http://eslvideo.com/ | ESL video quizzes |
| JClic | http://clic.xtec.cat/en/jclic/ | Java platform |
| Hot Potatoes | http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ | JavaScript authoring |
| Quia | http://www.quia.com/ | JavaScript authoring |
| Lingt | http://lingtlanguage.com/ | Spoken exercises |
| Listen and Write | http://www.listen-and-write.com/ | Dictation exercises |
| 10. Web Search Engines | ||
| Ask.com | http://www.ask.com/ | Ask Jeeves |
| Bing | http://www.bing.com/ | Decision engine |
| http://www.google.com/ | PageRank | |
| Yahoo! Search | http://search.yahoo.com/ | Yahoo! Slurp |
| 11. Dictionaries and Concordancers | ||
| Dictionary.com | http://www.dictionary.com/ | Free online |
| Merriam-Webster Online | http://www.merriam-webster.com/ | Free online |
| YourDictionary.com | http://www.yourdictionary.com/ | Free online |
| Compleat Lexical Tutor | http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/ | English and French |
| Forvo | http://www.forvo.com/ | Pronunciation dictionary |
| Howjsay | http://www.howjsay.com/ | English pronunciation |
| Visuwords | http://www.visuwords.com/ | Graphical dictionary |
| OneLook Dictionary Search | http://www.onelook.com/ | Dictionary search |
| VLC Web Concordancer | http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/concordance/ | Server-based |
| 12. Utilities | ||
| CalculateMe | http://www.calculateme.com/ | Conversion utility |
| CalendarFly | http://www.calendarfly.com/ | Free scheduling |
| Doodle | http://doodle.com/ | Easy scheduling |
| ClustrMaps | http://www.clustrmaps.com/ | Hit counter map |
| Currency Converter | http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ | Currency calculator |
| Dvolver Moviemaker | http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/ | Animated cartoons |
| Google Earth | http://earth.google.com/ | Virtual globe |
| Lesson Writer | http://www.lessonwriter.com/ | Lesson plans |
| Storybird | http://storybird.com/ | Collaborative storytelling |
| Cacoo | http://cacoo.com/ | Collaborative diagramming |
| Mindmeister | http://www.mindmeister.com/ | Mind mapping |
| Mindomo | http://www.mindomo.com/ | Mind mapping |
| Remember the milk | http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ | Task management |
| SurveyMonkey | http://www.surveymonkey.com/ | Online survey |
| Voki | http://www.voki.com/ | Speaking avatar |
| Time and Date | http://www.timeanddate.com/ | Time zones |
| TinyURL.com | http://tinyurl.com/ | URL shortening |
| W3C Link Checker | http://validator.w3.org/checklink/ | Links and anchors |
| Wallwisher | http://www.wallwisher.com/ | Sticky noticeboard |
| Wayback Machine | http://www.archive.org/web/web.php | Internet Archive |
| Wordle | http://www.wordle.net/ | Word clouds |
| (Last updated: 25 May 2011) Source: (http://www.apacall.org/member/sonjb/projects/tools/) |
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