In no particular order, We’ve listed our 10 favourite web tools for teachers. Eleven, actually!

We hope they are of value to you and your students. Best wishes for a fantastic year.

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Moodle
http://moodle.org
-open source Learning Management System that can be freely installed at any institution
-requires a system administrator to setup for use by teachers, students
-best used in a teaching and learning context
-easy to use communication and collaboration tools all contained in one program eg. blogs, chat, IM, forums, wikis, rss etc.

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Joomla!
http://joomla.org
-best open source Content Management System on the planet, full stop.
-will require some technical expertise to setup
-forget the need to use dreamweaver or hard code html
-just tweak css and php
-massive user base, excellent forum support and heaps of extensions such as community builder & virtuemart

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Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net
-share and download presentations
-browse, search, favourite by keyword tags
-create or join interest groups

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Page Flakes
http://www.pageflakes.com
-ajax technology and customisable widgets abound here!
-create private or public pages containing news feeds, sudoku, comics, games, to do lists, whatever!
-makes a great homepage
-share the page(s) with your colleagues or students

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Jing
http://www.jingproject.com
-capture images, video from your desktop and share files with others for FREE!
-great for student demos, tutorials
-for mac & pc

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Twitter
http://twitter.com
-a cool concept > i promise its not just another social networking site!
-answer one simple question in 140 char or less: what are you doing now?
-follow others & be followed
-public or private
-send and receive updates via mobile

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Del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us
-social bookmarking site
-take your bookmarks wherever you go
-share your favourited web site urls with others
-browse, search recommended community tags to learn about useful sites

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Technorati
http://technorati.com
-currently tracking 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media.
-the recognised authority on what’s happening on the World Live Web, right now
-blogs and other forms of independent, user-generated content are organised

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Skype
http://skype.com
-the utlimate web communication tool
-good for conferencing with colleagues, students, friends or family!
-free voice, video calls pc to pc & cheap to call landlines & mobiles local or overseas
-IM chat, sms
-skype in, skype out

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Flickr
http://flickr.com
-free photo sharing service
-easy to organise and be creative with your photos online
-choose to make public or share with groups, friends and family

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Youtube
http://youtube.com
-video sharing service
-view and upload
-browse, search videos by keyword tags
-great for visual demonstrations, case studies