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== Definition ==
== Definition ==


This is a list of [[web 2.0]] applications. I should centralize software discussed in [[rich internet application]]s, [[virtual office]], [[social software]], [[personal learning environment]]s etc.
This is a list of [[web 2.0]] applications. It should centralize software discussed in [[rich internet application]]s, [[virtual office]], [[social software]], [[personal learning environment]]s etc.


Basically I want this to be a toolkit
Basically I want this to be a toolkit for:
* for teachers engaged in [[project-oriented learning]], e.g. read the [[C3MS project-based learning model]] (one of my proposals).
* teachers engaged in [[project-oriented learning]], e.g. read the [[C3MS project-based learning model]] (one of my proposals).
* learners who on their own initiative, want to have a [[personal learning environment]] / [[learning e-portfolio]]
* learners who on their own initiative, want to have a [[personal learning environment]] / [[learning e-portfolio]]


Note: [[webtop]]s (applications that integrate [[web widget]]s, i.e. lots of web 2.0 applications are described apart). Also, this list may include on-line tools that are not really "web 2.0", e.g. are not Ajax or not sharable.
Note: [[webtop]]s (applications that integrate [[web widget]]s, i.e. some light-weight web 2.0 applications and information feeds are described apart). Also, this list may include on-line tools that are not really "web 2.0", e.g. are not Ajax or not sharable. It also may contain useless junk. There is ''''no'''' endorsement.


== The List ==
== The List ==
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* [http://dwebb68.multiply.com/journal/item/13 Carpe Noctum] (dwebb68),
* [http://dwebb68.multiply.com/journal/item/13 Carpe Noctum] (dwebb68),
* [http://alexanderhayes.wikispaces.com/weboffice Alexander Hayes]
* [http://alexanderhayes.wikispaces.com/weboffice Alexander Hayes]
* [http://www.solutionwatch.com/512/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-1/ Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 1] (Brian Benzinger). '''Before this is done, you really should consult this link - by far the most useful site for teachers'''.
* [http://www.solutionwatch.com/512/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-1/ Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 1] (Brian Benzinger). '''Before this is done, you really should consult this link''' - a really useful site for teachers and students.


=== Integration ===
=== Integration ===
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;Wikis:
;Wikis:
* [http://www.wikispaces.com/ wikispaces] (public read/write or read/only is free, private is $50/year).
* [http://www.wikispaces.com/ wikispaces] (public read/write or read/only is free, private is $50/year).
* [http://www.jotspot.com/ Jotspot] (currently locked for new users, since bought by Google - [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] 20:56, 6 June 2007 (MEST))
* [http://www.jotspot.com/ Jotspot] (currently locked for new users, since bought by Google - [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] 21:24, 6 June 2007 (MEST))


=== Data analysis and calulation ===
=== Data analysis and calulation ===
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;Mind Mapper ([[concept map]]s)
;Mind Mapper ([[concept map]]s)
Mayomi
* Mayomi (was good, but the URL is dead now. Is there a replacement ?).
* [http://www.bubbl.us/ Bubbl.us]
* [http://www.mindomo.com/ Mindomo] Web-based mind mapping tool (free)


;Argumentation:
;Argumentation:
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; Teacher tools (Grade tools, organizers, contents)
; Teacher tools (Grade tools, organizers, contents)
* [http://www.chalksite.com/ Chalksite] Teachers, students and parents have a central point to access grading, assignments, discussions and messaging.
* [http://www.chalksite.com/ Chalksite] Teachers, students and parents have a central point to access grading, assignments, discussions and messaging.


* [http://www.engrade.com/ Engrade] Gradebook, Attendance book, HomeWork Calendar, Student Reports.
* [http://www.engrade.com/ Engrade] Gradebook, Attendance book, HomeWork Calendar, Student Reports.
; E-Portfolios
* [http://www.digication.com/home DIGIcation] (not tested).


=== Mini LMS ===
=== Mini LMS ===
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* [http://www.haikuls.com/ Haiku] (Learning Management Tool) Drag & Drop environment to organize a class website (Text, Files, Links, Photos, Audio, Video), Events, Calendar, Assignments. etc. For teachers, their students and parents. [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] wouldn't call it an [[LMS]] yet, since it doesn't include collaborative work and upload facilities for students. Otherwise a nice and easy to use tool. Free for one class (includes all tools and 1MB storage).
* [http://www.haikuls.com/ Haiku] (Learning Management Tool) Drag & Drop environment to organize a class website (Text, Files, Links, Photos, Audio, Video), Events, Calendar, Assignments. etc. For teachers, their students and parents. [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] wouldn't call it an [[LMS]] yet, since it doesn't include collaborative work and upload facilities for students. Otherwise a nice and easy to use tool. Free for one class (includes all tools and 1MB storage).


* [http://www.nuvvo.com NuVVo].  
* [http://www.nuvvo.com NuVVo]. A light version is free (10 active enrolments, 25 MB storage, course management and creator). You also can create courses and then sell them (e-commerce for [[microlearning]]).
A light version is free (10 active enrolments, 25 MB storage, course management and creator). You also can create courses and then sell them (e-commerce for [[microlearning]]).


* [http://www.mindpicnic.com/ Mindpicnic], Courses at Mindpicnic are a simple method of organizing and sharing large amounts of study material. More precisely, a course is an ordered collection of cardboxes, books, links and notes referring to one topic. So this is a [[personal learning environment]] in a way. Free (but there is a pro upgrade).
* [http://www.mindpicnic.com/ Mindpicnic], Courses at Mindpicnic are a simple method of organizing and sharing large amounts of study material. More precisely, a course is an ordered collection of cardboxes, books, links and notes referring to one topic. So this is a [[personal learning environment]] in a way. Free (but there is a pro upgrade).
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; Calendar
; Calendar
Google Calendar, 30 Boxes, CalendarHub, Epointment, HipCal, Jotlet, Kiko, Planzo, Scrybe, Spongecell, TimeBridge, Trumba, vivapop.
Google Calendar, 30 Boxes, CalendarHub, Epointment, HipCal, Jotlet, Kiko, Planzo, Scrybe, Spongecell, TimeBridge, Trumba, vivapop, [http://www.famundo.com/ Farmundo].


; Personal Organizer
; Personal Organizer
* Zoho Planner, Athyrium, MyTicklerFile, SynapseLife, Tracks, TracksLife, voo2do.
* Zoho Planner, Athyrium, MyTicklerFile, SynapseLife, Tracks, TracksLife, voo2do.


; Project ([[project management software]], [[collaborative planning software]])
; Project
* See also: [[project management software]], [[collaborative planning software]]
* Zoho Project, 1time, Basecamp, Confluence, Devshop, DreamTeam, ProjectPipe, ProWorkflow, ProWorkflow.com, Side Job Track, teamwork.
* Zoho Project, 1time, Basecamp, Confluence, Devshop, DreamTeam, ProjectPipe, ProWorkflow, ProWorkflow.com, Side Job Track, teamwork.


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* CollectiveX, AirSet, BlueTie, Central Desktop, eloops.com, Foldera, GroupLoop, GroupSharp, HiveLive, TeamWork Live, Todoz, WebEx WebOffice.
* CollectiveX, AirSet, BlueTie, Central Desktop, eloops.com, Foldera, GroupLoop, GroupSharp, HiveLive, TeamWork Live, Todoz, WebEx WebOffice.


;Task Manager:  ([[project management software]], [[collaborative planning software]])
;Task Manager
* See also [[project management software]], [[collaborative planning software]]
* Ta-da Lists, Bla-bla List, e2doList, iPrioritize, Joe's Goals, Orchestrate, Remember The Milk, Rough Underbelly, TaskFreak!, TaskTHIS, tasktoy, Toodledo, Tudu Lists, Wallnote,[http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ Remember the milk]
* Ta-da Lists, Bla-bla List, e2doList, iPrioritize, Joe's Goals, Orchestrate, Remember The Milk, Rough Underbelly, TaskFreak!, TaskTHIS, tasktoy, Toodledo, Tudu Lists, Wallnote,[http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ Remember the milk]
* Some [[webtop]]s also provide simple task mangement tools
* Some [[webtop]]s also provide simple task mangement tools

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Definition

This is a list of web 2.0 applications. It should centralize software discussed in rich internet applications, virtual office, social software, personal learning environments etc.

Basically I want this to be a toolkit for:

Note: webtops (applications that integrate web widgets, i.e. some light-weight web 2.0 applications and information feeds are described apart). Also, this list may include on-line tools that are not really "web 2.0", e.g. are not Ajax or not sharable. It also may contain useless junk. There is 'no' endorsement.

The List

'Notice: this will be totally reorganized, for the moment it's just a reshuffle of dwebb68 that I use to bootstrap this. I also have to come up with a way to categorize multi-functional tools. - Daniel K. Schneider

Major sources are/were:

Integration

Desktop (webtops), also called mashups.

Google Homepage, Clic!Dev, Computadora, Desktoptwo, eskobo, eyeOS, Favoor, HomePortals, NetVibes, Nowsy, ORCA Desktop, Pageflakes, Protopage, Windows Live, YouOS, YourMinis, Zimbio, XIN

Feed Reader (news feed aggregators)

Google Reader, Bloglines, FeedLounge, Feeds 2.0, NewsAlloy, NewsGator, Newshutch, Rojo, Wizag.

Communication

Email

Gmail, Hotmail, Mailroom, Simdesk, Webmail.us, Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra Collaboration Suite.

Fax

eFax, InterFax, TrustFax, and more.

Feed Processor

Feed Digest, FeedBlitz, FeedBurner, Feeds2Be, SocialMail, Spanning Salesforce, Teleflip.

File Sender

YouSendIt, Approver.com, DropLoad, DropSend, Krunch, MailBigFile, Gigafile.

Instant Messenger (instant messaging)

Meebo, Campfire, eBuddy.com, Gabbly, JumpChat, Kool IM, Lingr, Mabber, MSN Web Messenger, Wablet.

Polls

Zoho Polls, dPolls, PollGenius, PollPub.com, QuestionForm.

Voicemail

SpinVox, Aptela, GotVoice, Odeo.

Web Conferencing

Vyew, Webex, GoToMeeting

Writing applications

Notepad

Gmail, Fleck, Google Notebook, Helipad, Magnoto, Posticky.com, shortText.com, SnapBits, SNIPPit, StickyTag, stikkit, Workspace, Wridea.

Weblog (blogs)

WordPress, Blogger, Blogtronix, TypePad.

Word Processor

oho Writer, ajaxWrite, gOFFICE Word Processing, iNetWord, RallyPoint, ThinkFree Write, Writeboard, Writely.

Desktop Publishing

gOFFICE Desktop Publishing

Document Manager

EchoSign, Alfresco, Blinksale, FreshBooks, Koral, ShareMethods.

Web Publishing

Google Pages, Blockstar, Freewebs, Office Live, SiteKreator, Socialtext, Synthasite, Weebly, Weebly, Wetpaint.

Note Taking (Note taking)
  • NoteTango! a free collaborative note sharing website for students. Students can take notes and share their notes, and collaborate on notes
  • NoteMesh. NoteMesh is a free service that allows college students in the same classes to share notes with each other. It works by creating a wiki for individual classes that users can edit.
  • NoteCentric A web based note taking application. Notecentric keeps your notes organized and readily available online. Sharing with friends is possible.
Wikis
  • wikispaces (public read/write or read/only is free, private is $50/year).
  • Jotspot (currently locked for new users, since bought by Google - Daniel K. Schneider 21:24, 6 June 2007 (MEST))

Data analysis and calulation

Calculator

Google Calculator, Calcoolate, Instacalc.

Spreadsheets

Zoho Sheet, ajaxXLS, EditGrid, gOFFICE Spreadsheets, Google Spreadsheets, iRows, Num Sum, Sheester, ThinkFree Calc, wikiCalc.

Data management and repositories

Database

Dabble DB, Caspio Bridge, eUnifyDB, Google Base, Lazybase, MyOwnDB, QuickBase, Zoho Creator.

File Manager

fluxiom, Backpack, Box.net, Omnidrive, Openomy, Streamload, Strongspace, Xmail Hard Drive.

File Server

S3

Social bookmarking and references

Bookmarks
  • del.icio.us, BlinkList, BlogMarks, Blue Dot, Clipmarks, Cogenz, ConnectBeam, Diigo, Furl, Google Bookmarks, listal, LookLater, ma.gnolia, Netvouz, Raw Sugar, Simpy, Spurl, Yahoo! My Web, zurpy.
Reference managers

Media players and sharing

Photo Manager

Flickr, 23, AllYouCanUpload, Riya, SmugMug, Zenfolio, Zoto.

Music Player

MP3tunes, ajaxTunes, Jinzora, last.fm, Pandora, Streampad.

Multimedia editing, Presentation and Drawing

Photo Editing
  • Snipshot
  • PXN8, Phixr, Pixer, , and more.
Presentation

Zoho Show, AJAX-S, Empressr, fliptrack, gOFFICE Presentations, Preezo, S5, Scooch, Slide, Slideshare, Spresent, ThinkFree Show, Thumbstacks.

Drawing

Gliffy, ajaxSketch, Cumulate Draw, Imagination Cubed, LiThA-Paint.

Graphs
  • CreateAGraph, Graphs and charts maker (online tool where you can configure the graph and enter data, no registration required)
Outliner

iOutliner, iJot, Listigator, ListPool, Nelements, SproutLiner.

Sound Mixer

RAZZ Mixer

Video Editing

Jumpcut, eyespot.

Concept mapping and argumentation diagrams

Mind Mapper (concept maps)
  • Mayomi (was good, but the URL is dead now. Is there a replacement ?).
  • Bubbl.us
  • Mindomo Web-based mind mapping tool (free)
Argumentation

CoPe_It!, is a web based tool supporting argumentative collaboration and decision making for Communities of Practice.

Networking

Contacts

LinkedIn, OpenBC, Plaxo, Plugoo.

Organizing (specifically for education)

Personal Organizer
  • Stu.dicio.us, Student organizer and social notetaking tool where students can create a schedule, track their grades, manage a to do list, store files for classes, and write public notes in an outline-like format.
Educational projects
  • NoteStar, not really web 2.0, but useful :)
HomeWork Organization
  • GradeFix, homework management system for students.
Teacher tools (Grade tools, organizers, contents)
  • Chalksite Teachers, students and parents have a central point to access grading, assignments, discussions and messaging.
  • Engrade Gradebook, Attendance book, HomeWork Calendar, Student Reports.
E-Portfolios

Mini LMS

  • Haiku (Learning Management Tool) Drag & Drop environment to organize a class website (Text, Files, Links, Photos, Audio, Video), Events, Calendar, Assignments. etc. For teachers, their students and parents. Daniel K. Schneider wouldn't call it an LMS yet, since it doesn't include collaborative work and upload facilities for students. Otherwise a nice and easy to use tool. Free for one class (includes all tools and 1MB storage).
  • NuVVo. A light version is free (10 active enrolments, 25 MB storage, course management and creator). You also can create courses and then sell them (e-commerce for microlearning).
  • Mindpicnic, Courses at Mindpicnic are a simple method of organizing and sharing large amounts of study material. More precisely, a course is an ordered collection of cardboxes, books, links and notes referring to one topic. So this is a personal learning environment in a way. Free (but there is a pro upgrade).

Organizing

Calendar

Google Calendar, 30 Boxes, CalendarHub, Epointment, HipCal, Jotlet, Kiko, Planzo, Scrybe, Spongecell, TimeBridge, Trumba, vivapop, Farmundo.

Personal Organizer
  • Zoho Planner, Athyrium, MyTicklerFile, SynapseLife, Tracks, TracksLife, voo2do.
Project
Group Manager
  • CollectiveX, AirSet, BlueTie, Central Desktop, eloops.com, Foldera, GroupLoop, GroupSharp, HiveLive, TeamWork Live, Todoz, WebEx WebOffice.
Task Manager
Time Tracking

Tick, 14Dayz, Beeplet, Harvest, minutes in a minute, SlimTimer, Time Tracker, Time59, Toggl.

Development and webos

Development Tool

Ning, Coghead, Dapper, Mashery, Morfik, Pingdom.

Operating System

Zoho Virtual Office, Firestoker, goowy, Joyent, Nsite.


Browser extensions

  • Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. E.g. features automatic capture of citation information from web pages, Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages, flexible notetaking with autosave, fast, as-you-type search through your materials, playlist-like library organization. A kind of personal learning environment.

Other

CRM

SugarCRM, Relenta CRM, Salesboom, Salesforce.com.

Clipboard

cl1p

Command Prompt

YubNub, JS/UIX.

Expense Tracker

foonance, billQ, ClearCheckbook, Mvelopes, OneStatement.

Form Designer

Wufoo, FormLogix, FormSpring, Icebrrg, jotForm, Sidewalk, Sidewalk, The Form Assembly.

Printer

Kinko's, Big Blue Saw, Lulu.

Scanner

scanR, Mytago.

Utilities

Timeline, emurse, FiveRuns, MyOpenID, Naymz, simplifid, Zamzar.

Links and References

Introductions for educators

See also e-learning 2.0 and personal learning environment. Here we focus on articles that contain lists of useful applications.

  • Anderson, Paul, What Is Web 2.0? Ideas, Technologies and Implications for Education, JISC Technology and Standards Wath, PDF. One of the best technical overviews of web 2.0 I have seen - Daniel K. Schneider)
  • Benzinger, Brian (2006), Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 1, [1]. On 19:51, 14 May 2007 (MEST) this was the best "web 2.0" list made specifically for education I found. This article has three parts. [], [], [] - Daniel K. Schneider.
  • MacManus, Richard (2007). e-learning 2.0 Infiltrates the Classroom, Read/Write Web, HTML
  • D'Souza, Quentin, 100+ Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More. Abstract/PDF
  • Molina, Pablo G. and the 2006 EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee, Pioneering New Territory and Technologies, EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 41, no. 5 (September/October 2006): 112-35 HTML/PDF
  • Wagner, Mark (2006). Best of 2006: The Read/Write Web in Education, HTML.

Other

web2.0 / Office 2.0 lists and databases

Office 2.0 oriented blog entries and articles

  • Descy, Don E., (2007). Browser-based Online Applications: Something for Everyone!, TechTrends 1, Number 2 / March, 2007. 10.1007/s11528-007-0014-z PDF.
  • Ghalimi, Ismael, Office 2.0, IT|Redux index of overview articles, HTML, retrieved 16:49, 26 April 2007 (MEST).
  • Ghalimi, Ismael (2006), How To Build a Website with Office 2.0, IT|Redux, [2], retrieved 16:49, 26 April 2007 (MEST).
  • Hayes, Alexander, A Web Office Toolkit HTML, retrieved 16:49, 26 April 2007 (MEST). (a large list).
  • Hinchcliffe, Dion, Blogs, wikis, and Web 2.0 as the next application platform, ZDNet article, HTML, retrieved 16:49, 26 April 2007 (MEST)
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