Free Resources

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Video Conferencing

Beyond iChat - Xmeeting for OSX

http://xmeeting.sourceforge.net/pages/about.php

 

Online Storage Space

box.net

Free Online StorageAccess important files from any computerShare photos, and files too big for emailSynchronize and backup foldersSub-accounts and RSS feeds for groups1GB for free.

http://www.box.net/info

 

Get Your Own WIKI

pbwiki

Make a free, password-protected wiki as easily as a peanut butter sandwich.

With easy editing, it's perfect for your school, or personal use.

http://pbwiki.com/

 

Online Photo Gallery

 

http://www.bubbleshare.com/

 

Tiny Url

 

Reduce the size of your URL to make it easier to remember:

 

http://tinyurl.com/

 

 

Free Online Surveys

The basic free service may be limited, so check out number of questions and number of responses allowed, but it can still be a very useful way of getting feedback. Watchout for adverts being added to your survey.

 

http://www.advancedsurvey.com/accounts.asp

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/Pricing.asp

 

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/

 

http://www.my3q.com/

 

https://signup.zoomerang.com/registration/free.aspx

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Free Forums

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http://www.freeforums.org/

 

http://motigo.com/about/forums

 

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Web Site Stuff

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YackPack

add live chat to your web page or wiki

http://www.yackpack.com/walkietalkie/

 

 

CGI & PERL Scripting

http://my.execpc.com/~keithp//bdlogcgi.htm

 

 

Web Counters

http://www.webstats4u.com/service/apply?id=3848109

 

 

GeoPhysics DATA

Gravity & Magnetic

http://geophysics.wr.usgs.gov/gump/gump_products.html

 

Tanami 3D Model

http://www.ga.gov.au/map/web3d/tanami/index.jsp

 

Personal Response Systems (Voting Systems)

 

Gordon's Ramblings - Blog on Voting Systems

http://gordonsramblings.blogspot.com/2007/03/interactive-voting-systems.html

 

Adventures in Instructional Support

http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/wordpress/

 

Interwrite

Windows & Mac OS X software. IR and RF versions.

IR version requires a USB/Serial convertor from Keyspan - has not been tested

http://www.banxia.com

 

Qwizdom

Windows & Mac OS X software. RF versions.

http://www.qwizdom.co.uk/literature.php

 

TurningPoint

http://www.turningtechnologies.com/interactiveaudienceresponseproducts/responsecards.cfm

 

ActiVote

http://www.askelite.co.uk/ACTIVote.htm

 

Science applications on the Mac

http://www.macresearch.org/

 

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ROBOTS for education

 

http://www.microbric.com/page.php?sId=1

 

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Applications : Freeware / Shareware

 

Splashr

 

Is a tool for presenting Flickr photos:

http://splashr.com/

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Collaborative Working Tools

 

Wiki - a collaborative web site or work space

pbwiki

This is what we use...

 

Make a free, password-protected wiki as easily as a peanut butter sandwich.

With easy editing, it's perfect for your school, or personal use.

http://pbwiki.com/

 

 

Collaborative Writing

http://www.subethaedit.net/

 

Collaborative Thinking

 

iStorm

http://www.mathgamehouse.com/istorm/index.html

 

Collaborative Drawing

 

iChalk

http://www.mathgamehouse.com/ichalk/