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artpad

• Online canvas and simple set of tools to create digital art
• Painting can be "re-played" to see the exactly how it was created
  
• Art work can be printed or shared via email
  

myoats

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• Versatile online drawing application
• Artwork can be downloaded or shared online in the myoats community

paint.net

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• Sophisticated paint program for Windows
• Powerful versatile image and photo editing software
• Extensive set of online tutorials HERE 
• Numerous video tutorials available on Youtube. 

Sumo Paint

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• Sophisticated online drawing program with extensive set of tools
• Artwork can be saved to online gallery and/or local computer
  

viscosity

• "Modern art generator"
• Extensive set of tools to create interesting art effects on digital canvas
• Save to online gallery or download artwork 
  

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Tux Paint

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• Powerful and versatile drawing program for children, with fun sound effects
  
• Easy and intuitive interface with extensive set of drawing tools
  
• Online gallery for sharing uploaded art work
  
• Windows/Mac/Linux
• NOTE: Stamps for Tux Paint need to be downloaded and installed separately

Pencil

• Drawing program designed specifically for creating traditional animations
• Helpful online user manual
  
• Windows/Mac/Linux

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Dabbleboard

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• Calls itself the "whiteboard reinvented"
• Effective and extremely easy to use set of online mind mapping and diagraming tools

• Click HERE for video demonstration 

Mind42

• Collaborative online mind mapping application
  
• Incorporate images, add sticky notes, zoom in/out, hide branches
• Intuitive interface
• Mind maps can be exported in multiple formats, including FreeMind and pdf
  

mindmeister

• Commercial mind map software with free option
• Collaborate in real time
  
• Offline mode
  
• Commercial academic version 
• iPhone and iPad apps
  

Webspiration

• Free (for now) online mind mapping from makers of Kidspiration and Inspiration
• Powerful and versatile online mind mapping
• Collaborate in real time
• "Webspiration Classro
  

Free Mind

PGW

• Free open source downloadable mind mapping software
• Imports into some online applications, eg. Mind42
• Windows/Mac/Linux

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Evernote

• Comprehensive and versatile organization set of organization supports
• Collect and organize resources from anywhere (online and off line), then search your collections
  
• Windows/Mac with browser add-ons and mobile apps for iDevices, Android, Blackberry, Palm
  

Google Calendar

• Online calendar that syncs with everything Google and much more (Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal, Mozilla Sunbird)
  
• Apps for Android, iPhone and Palm
• Offline mode
  

Sunbird

• Calendar and task-management software to install
• Windows/Mac/Linux

Web Notes

• Online "research management"
• Annotate web pages with highlights and sticky notes
• Save annotated web pages to folders or share them with others
  

diigo

• Social bookmarking, for organizing and sharing bookmarked websites
• Annotate and highlight web pages
• Organize bookmarked web pages into slide shows
  

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Animoto

PGW

• Online multimedia application for creating 'music video slideshows'
  
• Easily combine images, video, text and music
• Embed anywhere, or download for offline use
  
• Free and premium paid versions
  
• Animoto for Education available
• Excellent free app for iPhone and iPod Touch
  

Glogster

PGW

• Online multimedia application for creating 'posters with embedded media'
  
• Easily combine images, video, text and music
• Embed anywhere
• Glogster Edu available (free and paid versios)
  

Web Notes

PGW

• Easily combine images and text to create free online 'books' or paid hard copy books
• Many available page layouts templates for combining images and text 
  

PhotoPeach

PGW

• Oline multimedia application for creating 'music video slideshows' or quizzes
• Easily combine images, text and music
• Embed anywhere or download for offline use
• Free and paid premium versions
  

Prezi

• Extremely versatile multimedia presentation application
• Creatively flexible 'slide shows' with embedded media
• Embed anywhere or download
  

Storybird

• Use art to anchor online creative writing
• Extensive collection available on Storybird site
• Stories easily shared online, can be embedded anywhere 

voicethread

• Easily combine images, video, text, documents and music
• Comment by text, microphone, phone, webcam
  
• Embed anywhere or download (for a fee)
• Free individual accounts or paid education accounts
  

xtra normal

• Create videos with text-to-speech
• Choose characters, select scenes, enter dialogue (by entering text)
• Embed anywhere and download
• Premium service available--educators can apply for discount pricing
• xtranormal software available to download (free)
  

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iMovie (Mac)

• Versatile video creation and editing software
• Create with movies or still images
  
• Comes free with Mac computers   
  

Photo Story 3

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• Free versatile multimedia software by Microsoft for PC computers (XP and later)
• Combine images, text, audio narration, video to create dynamic presentations
• Completed videos can be burned to DVD or uploaded to a hosting site and embedded anywhere