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