2.0+Collaborative+Tools

  Collaborative Tools [|…] Create and upload course content for real-time and anytime collaborative learning. ||  || to increase the transparency and rigor of political debate around the world ||   || Publish discussions to a results page so students can see tangible outcomes of their conversations. Download FREE lesson plans. ||  || Also record your own presentations and store them online. ||  || Publish an always-updated image of your work. Access anywhere. ||  || to increase the transparency and rigor of political debate around the world. ||  || Create simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. ||  || Instant use, hosted, free. ||  || Image upload and sharing. Userlist and text chat. Live audio communications. No downloads required, no user limit ||  || Use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs. ||  || (highlighting text, and even placing pictures and videos - to come soon) on top of any website and share those thoughts with only those you choose. ||  || Collect ideas and vote for your favourite. ||  || Create a group and share pages with their selections. ||  || or audio. ||  || Has updated layout, image uploading, a send file function, and VoIP. ||  || Share your creations with family and friends or post them directly to your favorite sites. ||  || Create stunning pages using creative elements. Embed into any webpage or share directly. ||  ||
 * ==Collaborative Documents:== ||  ||
 * [|Google docs] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_24.png caption="Picture_24.png"]] || Upload your files, edit anytime from anywhere, choose who can access your documents share and collaborate online. ||  ||
 * [|iNetWord] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/inetword.png align="center" caption="inetword.png"]] || Create //any// document using point-level formatting, indents, margins, backgrounds, borders, choice ofbullets, numbering, spell check, pictures, and more. Share folders, documents, and pictures. View highlighted changes others made. Revert document with one click. Your document is//never// overwritten. ||  ||
 * **[|Self Destructable Text Notes]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/sn.png caption="sn.png"]] || Type text (post note) and get a link for it**,** can be password protected, send the link (email, twitter) to the recipient**.** As soon as the recipient reads it, the note will be destructed**.**You can attach a file to your note. It will be automatically deleted after the first downloading ||  ||
 * [|Showdocument] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/show.png caption="show.png"]] || Launch or join a fully synchronised document collaboration session. Upload your document and invite friends. ||  ||
 * **[|Crocodoc]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/crocodoc.png caption="crocodoc.png"]] || Mark up, fill out, and collaborate on PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint slides, and web pages. ||  ||
 * **[|Justpaste.it]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/justpaste.it.png caption="justpaste.it.png"]] || Just paste text from other webpage or word processor. Text formatting and images will be preserved. Add graphics to your notes. Embed videos by using //[video]// marks. Add a professional-looking mathematical formulas by using LaTex. Import from file. Text formatting and graphic will be preserved. Automatic text backup every 3 mins. Download as PDF. ||  ||
 * **Collaborative Spaces:** ||  ||
 * **[|Google Apps for Education]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/apps.png caption="apps.png"]] || Email and collaboration tools for educators and students at all levels. ||  ||
 * **[|NineHub]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/ninehub.png caption="ninehub.png"]] || Based on Moodle Course Management System, share, communicate, collaborate and administer in an Virtual Learning Environment. Educators can use activity modules such as Forums, Wikis, Databases, Blogs, SCORM, Quizz and many more ||  ||
 * **[|Haikuls]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/haikuls.png caption="haikuls.png"]] || LMS - create online lessons with articles, images, audio, and video for your class. Manage discussions, auto-grade assessments, and track scores through a gradebook. ||  ||
 * **SimpleVLE** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/simplevle.png caption="simplevle.png"]] || Virtual learning environment designed for teachers, instructors, or professors and their students. Teacherz can create classes, design tests, quizzes, and/or exams, and assign to any of the created classes or students. ||  ||
 * **ManyMoon** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/manymoon.png caption="manymoon.png"]] || Add projects, assign tasks, record milestones. ||  ||
 * **Phuser** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/phuser.png caption="phuser.png"]] || Have group discussions privately. Share photos and files securely. You choose who joins in. Keep track of many discussions easily. ||  ||
 * **Timzon** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/timzon.png caption="timzon.png"]] || Collaboration tool enabling virtual teams to communicate effectively through video and across time zones. ||  ||
 * **Wetoku** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wetoku.png caption="wetoku.png"]] || No software to install. Use webcams to interview or hold a conference, record the interview, and embed the video right away. Dual frames mean that you can record both people at the same time. ||  ||
 * **Vyew** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/vyew.png caption="vyew.png"]] || Give presentations, host webinars, or conduct team meetings. Leave content available for access over time. Upload docs, images or media. Options for chat or talk.
 * **TeamViewer** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/teamviewer.png caption="teamviewer.png"]] || TeamViewer establishes connections to any PC all around the world within just a few seconds. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. ||  ||
 * **Shwup** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/shwup.png caption="shwup.png"]] || Personal online space where you can easily share and view photos and video with those you choose to invite. Also create fun home movies (called muvees) to share and post them to your blogs, Facebook and other social media sites. ||  ||
 * **DebateGraph** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/debategraph.png caption="debategraph.png"]] || A debate visualization tool to help groups think through complex topics by building and sharing dynamic, collaboratively-editable and ratable maps of subjects from multiple perspectives.
 * **[|Join.me]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/joionme.png caption="joionme.png"]] || Share a single screen so everybody’s on the same page. A simple application that allows users to share their screen instantly with anyone by giving them a simple code. ||  ||
 * **[|Udutu]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/udutu.png caption="udutu.png"]] || Web-based tool which provides a user friendly platform to create highly interactive elearning courses quickly and easily. Anyone can design, build and implement online training courses without any prior technological expertise. ||  ||
 * **[|Nabble]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/nabble.png caption="nabble.png"]] || Free forums and other embeddable apps. Start a free forum, start a Mailing List, archive Your Mailing List, create a Photo Gallery. create a Newspaper, start a Blog ||  ||
 * **Tal.ki** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/tal.ki.png caption="tal.ki.png"]] || Now you can embed a forum on your own site, just like a YouTube video. Embed in your own website. ||  ||
 * **CollaborizeClassroom** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/collaborizeclassroom.png caption="collaborizeclassroom.png"]] || Complement classroom instruction and engage students in online activities, assignments and discussions that allow for deeper participation inside and outside the classroom. Embed Microsoft Office documents, videos, pictures, and PDFs.
 * EnterTheGroup || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/enterthegroup.png caption="enterthegroup.png"]] || A way to enable better organization for students and teachers. It also allows the class to continue the learning, debating and sharing. A shared calendar, online communication, file sharing etc. ||  ||
 * Gooru || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/gooru.png caption="gooru.png"]] || Teachers can create class or subject spaces, access resources and ready to use lesson plans, and students can collaborate within these spaces. ||  ||
 * **Collaborative Video:** ||  ||
 * **[|Palbee]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/palbee.png caption="palbee.png"]] || Free online service which allows you to set up easy video meetings with your friends and colleagues.
 * MailVu || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/mailvu.png align="center" caption="mailvu.png"]] || Video email up to 10 minutes. Self-destruc**t** after # of views. Retract video email at will. Video stored up to 365 days. || Dictation activity ||  ||
 * **Collaborative Sticky Notes and Walls:** ||  ||
 * Wallwisher || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wallwisher.png caption="wallwisher.png"]] || Create notes in your own workspace wall. You can save your workspace at any time and return to them from the same computer or any other computer. You can also share your notes with others by providing the workspace name (or url) to a friend. Great for collaborative ideas and brainstorming as many people can work on the same page at the same time. || [|tutorial] ||
 * **PrimaryWall** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/primarywall.png caption="primarywall.png"]] || A web-based sticky note tool designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time ||  ||
 * Corkboard.me || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/corkboard.me.png caption="corkboard.me.png"]] || Create your own corkboard. Write a note, click-and-hold to move around. Paste an image link. ||  ||
 * Notaland || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/notaland.png align="center" caption="notaland.png"]] || Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends. ||  ||
 * **Collaborative NotePads and Graphs:** ||  ||
 * [|PiratePad] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/pirate.png caption="pirate.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. An alternative to etherpad. ||  ||
 * [|TypeWithMe] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/type.png caption="type.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. An alternative to etherpad. ||  ||
 * [|iEtherpad] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/iether.png caption="iether.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. Able to create an account to keep track of your pads. An alternative to etherpad. || [|tutorial] ||
 * [|Titanpad] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/titan.png caption="titan.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. Able to create an account to keep track of your pads. An alternative to etherpad. || ideas for use ||
 * [|MeetingWords] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/meetingw.png caption="meetingw.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. An alternative to etherpad. ||  ||
 * [|PiratenPad] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/piraten.png caption="piraten.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. An alternative to etherpad. ||  ||
 * Sync.in || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/sync.in.png caption="sync.in.png"]] || A web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different colour. Able to download a desktop launcher. An alternative to etherpad. ||  ||
 * [|Textflow] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/textflow.png caption="textflow.png"]] || Parallel word processer. ||  ||
 * **SpringNote** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/springnote.png caption="springnote.png"]] || An online notebook. Create pages, work on them with friends, and to share files. A great tool for group projects as it allows group members to easily collaborate. Advanced search, numerous templates, and 2GB of free file storage. Access it from anywhere anytime. ||  ||
 * **WebNote** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_184.png caption="Picture_184.png"]] || A tool for taking notes on your computer. Create a workspace and create notes in the workspace. Share your notes with others. ||  ||
 * **SimpleNote** || [image:cooltoolsforschools/Screen_shot_2011-04-19_at_10.35.01_PM.png caption="Screen_shot_2011-04-19_at_10.35.01_PM.png" || Keep notes on the web, your mobile device and your computer. Find notes quickly with instant searching and simple tags. Share or publish. ||  ||
 * **WriteWith** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/writewith.png caption="writewith.png"]] || We make writing online work for groups. In just a few seconds, get your own account where you can upload documents, share with other people, chat, assign tasks, and track everybody's actions with a comprehensive history. ||  ||
 * **MixedInk** || [[image:mixedink.com:main.php.png height="58"]] || Find a topic you care about and jump in,or create a new one and invite others to join. Contribute your ideas, mix & match others' ideas, or simply rate as you read. Create a single text that's more powerful because of the many contributors behind it || [|tutorial] ||
 * [|Lucidchart] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/lucidchart.png caption="lucidchart.png"]] || Creating crisp, attractive flow charts for the web or print has never been so fast and easy. Everyone works on a document at the same time. Collaborators get your changes immediately when you save. Share your flow charts as a web page, PDF, or image.
 * **DebateGraph** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/debategraph.png caption="debategraph.png"]] || A debate visualization tool to help groups think through complex topics by building and sharing dynamic, collaboratively-editable and ratable maps of subjects from multiple perspectives.
 * ==Transferring Files:== ||  ||
 * [|DROPitTO.me] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/dropitto.me.png caption="dropitto.me.png"]] || Together with Dropbox you can setup an unique upload address with password protection. Good solution when an email is just not enough. ||  ||   ||
 * [|Senduit] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/senduit.png caption="senduit.png"]] || Upload your file and share a private link. Can handle large files. Links active for up to 1 week. ||  ||
 * [|LetsCrate] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/letscrate.png caption="letscrate.png"]] || Ridiculously easy file sharing. Drag and drop. ||  ||
 * [|Embedit] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/embedit.in.png caption="embedit.in.png"]] || A service that allows you to embed your documents and files in your webpage or blog instead of having to link to them. The files display directly in the browser, no software required. ||  ||
 * [|Sendithome] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/sendithome.net.png caption="sendithome.net.png"]] || Have you ever needed to work on a school project at home, but your e-mail is blocked? No thumb drive in sight? Send files to via the web email. ||  ||
 * [|Dropbox] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/getdropbox.png caption="getdropbox.png"]] || Easy way to store, sync, and, share files online. Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. ||  ||
 * Send to Dropbox || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/sendtodropbox.png caption="sendtodropbox.png"]] || Send your email attachments to Dropbox. Connect with Dropbox, get your unique email address, and start sending files. After a few minutes they will automatically appear in your "Attachments" folder. ||  ||
 * [|WeTransfer] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wetransfer.png caption="wetransfer.png"]] || Easy way to send big files - 2gb. No registration. Files available for 2 weeks. ||  ||
 * MailBigFile || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/mailbigfile.png caption="mailbigfile.png"]] || No software to download. Upload more than one file at a time. All files are virus scanned. Up to 2GB in size.Features a progress meter. ||  ||
 * TransferBigFiles || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/transferbigfiles.png caption="transferbigfiles.png"]] || Easy to send and share large files that are generally too big to email. Free up to 100 MB files, and stored for 5 days. ||  ||
 * Pando || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/pando.png caption="pando.png"]] || Free file sharing software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun. Email large attachments, IM a folder, or publish your downloadable videos to the web. ||  ||
 * Bayfiles || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/bayfiles.png caption="bayfiles.png"]] || Upload your files. File size limits Unregistered user: 250MB Member: 500MB. Deletes 30 days after last download. ||  ||
 * Uploader Box || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/uploaderbox.png caption="uploaderbox.png"]] || Upload and share files up to 1Gb. Deletes 30 days after last download. ||  ||
 * ForgetBox || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/forgetbox.png caption="forgetbox.png"]] || Stays at least 24 hours after your recipients start to downloading it. If you want to delete files before this deadline, you can. ||  ||
 * ==Blogs, Wikis and Social Networks:== ||  ||
 * Wikispaces || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/ws.png caption="ws.png"]] || Personally, my preferred wiki - used to make this space.
 * [|pbwiki] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/pbwiki.png caption="pbwiki.png"]] || Simple, secure collaboration. Easily share files with users. ||  ||
 * [|Wetpaint] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wetppaint.png align="center" caption="wetppaint.png"]] || Create a free website about anything y ou love ||  ||
 * [|MediaWiki] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/mediawiki.png align="center" caption="mediawiki.png"]] || Wiki package originally written for Wikipedia . ||  ||
 * [|Blogger] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/blogger.png caption="blogger.png"]] || Google's blog engine. || [|tutorial] ||
 * [|Edublogs] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/edublogs1.png caption="edublogs1.png"]] || ====Blogging for teachers and students, made easy==== ||  ||
 * [|Wordpress] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wordpress.png caption="wordpress.png"]] || Express yourself - start a blog ||  ||
 * [|21classes] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/21classes.png caption="21classes.png"]] || Create a virtual classroom and BlogPortal.
 * [|Primary Blogger] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/_blogs.png caption="_blogs.png"]] || Free blogs for schools. ||  ||
 * [|Edmodo] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/edmodo2.png caption="edmodo2.png"]] || A private microblogging platform that teachers and students can use to send notes, links, files, alerts, assignments, and events to each other. Teachers sign up for accounts, and then create groups. Students then sign up (no email address required) and join the group using the unique code. ||  ||
 * Kidblog || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/kidblog.org.png caption="kidblog.org.png"]] || Allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs. No student email addresses required. ||  ||
 * [|Classblogmeister] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/classblogmeister.png caption="classblogmeister.png"]] || Blog engine that has been developed specifically for classroom use. ||  ||
 * [|Grou.ps] || [[image:grou.ps:introduction.php.png width="135" height="44"]] || Create your own social network. No ads or branding unless your storage needs exceed 3GB. ||  ||
 * [|CoveritLIve] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/cover.png caption="cover.png"]] || Web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. 'One-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they come to mind. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published ||  ||
 * [|Stixy] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/stixy.png align="center" caption="stixy.png"]] || Upload your work, add comments, share files, and more. Invite your friends to collaborate. ||  ||
 * [|Zooloo] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/zooloo.png caption="zooloo.png"]] || Build your own Micro Blog with the Free Blog Builder and bring all your interests together in one place. ||  ||
 * [|Everlater] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/everlater.png caption="everlater.png"]] || Create your free travel journal and travel blog. Incredibly easy to create great travel memories. ||  ||
 * **[|Twiducate]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/twiducate.png caption="twiducate.png"]] || Social Networking for schools - twitter for your class ||  ||
 * **[|Tabzon]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/tabzon.png caption="tabzon.png"]] || Easy to use tool that helps you keep track of your co-workers' whereabouts and status. It works in real-time from your web browser ||  ||
 * **[|Wiggio]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wiggio.png caption="wiggio.png"]] || Online tool that makes it easy to work in groups, keep a shared calendar, send mass emails, voice and text messages, store and edit files in one folder. ||  ||
 * ePals || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/epals.png align="center" caption="epals.png"]] || Provider of collaborative technology for schools to connect and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. Makes is easy to connect learners locally, nationally or internationally. ||  ||
 * Posterous || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/posterous.png caption="posterous.png"]] || Share safely online. Publish to multiple Spaces on the web, by email, or by using our iPhone or Android apps. ||  ||
 * ==Templates for Blogs:== ||  ||
 * [|ChethStudios] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/.png caption=".png"]] || Visually Impressive and Smashing Blogger Templates ||  ||
 * [|The Cutest Blog on the Block] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/thecutestblogontheblock.png caption="thecutestblogontheblock.png"]] || Backgrounds, banners, templates and more all free ||  ||
 * [|DeluxeTemplates] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/deluxetemplates.net.png caption="deluxetemplates.net.png"]] || Professional Blogger templates for free. ||  ||
 * [|Free Themes 4 All] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/freethemesforall.com.png caption="freethemesforall.com.png"]] || Wordpress, blogger, flash, CSS, Web templates and more, all free. ||  ||
 * ==Virtual Meetings and Chat Rooms:== ||  ||
 * [|WizIq] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_65.png caption="Picture_65.png"]] || Join in or host your own class. Interactive whiteboard, upload presentations, video, audio and text chat. ||  ||
 * [|Elluminate] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_66.png caption="Picture_66.png"]] || Free 3 seat room. Interactive whiteboard, upload presentations, video, audio and text chat. ||  ||
 * [|Chatzy] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/chatzy.png align="center" caption="chatzy.png"]] || A free private chat service. Fill out the form to create a chat room immediately - only for you and the people you invite. No popup ads, works on any PC, with any language and through corporate firewalls. ||  ||
 * [|Flash Meeting] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/flashmeeing.png caption="flashmeeing.png"]] || An easy to use online meeting application. A meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting which is passed on to the participants, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time. ||  ||
 * [|Dimdim] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/dimdim.png caption="dimdim.png"]] || No software to download or install. Hold web- based live meetings in seconds - right from your browser - you easily host or attend web meetings complete with audio and video conferencing, screen and application sharing. ||  ||
 * [|CoolConferenceLive] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/coolconferencelive.png caption="coolconferencelive.png"]] || Free web conferencing services and online collaboration solutions. No limits to number of meetings, length of meetings, number of participants. No scheduling required. Instant on. No software downloads. ||  ||
 * [|Scribblar] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/scribblar.png caption="scribblar.png"]] || Create your own free room now and invite others to join you. Real-time multi-user whiteboard.
 * [|Meetsee] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/meetsee.png caption="meetsee.png"]] || Your personal virtual office is a space online filled with rich ways to communicate, share content, collaborate on documents, and build rapport between remote co-workers. || [|Visit me in my Meetsee office] ||
 * [|MeBeam] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/mebeam.png caption="mebeam.png"]] || Type in the name of a video room, tell people to meet you in that room. Can have multiple screens in one room. ||  ||
 * [|Yuuguu] || [[image:yuuguu.com:home.png width="144" height="35"]] || Hold online meetings, share your screen and work together on the same documents in real time. ||  ||
 * [|OpenHuddle] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/openhuddle.png caption="openhuddle.png"]] || Each room in OpenHuddle is designed to give you the freedom to interact with as many or as few people as you would like, in whatever way you want! Video, Audio, Text Chat and Drawing Board tools are available for you to use in whatever way you see fit. Just invite your friends into a Huddle and start interacting with as little as a webcam and a headset/microphone. ||  ||
 * [|Stinto] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/stinto.png caption="stinto.png"]] || Easy to use chat, which you can create with one click and which will be deleted after a longer period of inactivity. Create your own with only one click – no registration required! ||  ||
 * [|Snapyap] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/snapyap.png caption="snapyap.png"]] || Make live video call and send videos. No software to install. ||  ||
 * [|Today's Meet] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/todaysmeet.png caption="todaysmeet.png"]] || Connect with the room in realtime.
 * [|99chats] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/99chats.png caption="99chats.png"]] || Start your own chat room. You can also easily add your chat room to your website, blog and social network profile. || example ||
 * [|TinyChat] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/tinychat.png align="center" caption="tinychat.png"]] || Create your own chatroom. Add it to your wiki or blog. Save your chat. ||  ||
 * [|Mikogo] || [[image:mikogo.com:en:.png width="136" height="41"]] || Easy-to-use cross-platform desktop sharing tool, ideal for web conferencing, online meetings or remote support. ||  ||
 * [|Voxli] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/voxli.png caption="voxli.png"]] || Create a chatroom that allows voice chat. Invite up to 200 of your teammates. No registration required, send a link to anyone. ||  ||   ||
 * [|Chatterous] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/chatterous.com_collaborate.png caption="chatterous.com_collaborate.png"]] || Group chat from anywhere using the web, IM, email or your phone. ||  ||   ||
 * [|Yackall] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/yackall.png caption="yackall.png"]] || Communicate with a group of friends while on the go. A means to have a continuous long running conversation no matter when or where the participants are located. Embed rooms on other sites. Specialized mobile interface, now you can chat from anywhere. Categories to organize rooms. ||  ||   ||
 * [|Gabbly] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/gabbly.png caption="gabbly.png"]] || Add a chat to any page, just add ' gabbly.com/ ' in front of any URL. Also can put a chat feature on your own webpage. ||  ||   ||
 * **[|Babblestream]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/babblesstream.png caption="babblesstream.png"]] || Embeddable large group voice chat. ||  ||   ||
 * **[|Shoutmix]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/shoutmix.png caption="shoutmix.png"]] || A widget that allows you to interact with others instantly. A shoutbox can be placed on your blog or website. Your visitors can then easily post comments in it. They can also use the shoutbox to chat with you and other visitors at the same time. You will be able to customize the sizes, styles, fonts, colors and labels. ||  ||   ||
 * **[|Lefora]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/lefora.png caption="lefora.png"]] || Free, hosted forums. Moderating community tools and anti-spam support. ||  ||   ||
 * ==Collaborative Tools:== ||  ||
 * **AnswerGarden** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/answergarden.ch.png caption="answergarden.ch.png"]] || Minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook. Embed into your website. ||  ||
 * **[|Thinkature]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/thinkature.png caption="thinkature.png"]] || Place instant messaging inside a visual workspace. Use it as a collaboration environment, a meeting room, a personal web-based whiteboard, or something entirely new. ||  ||
 * **[|DotVoting]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/dotvoting.org.png caption="dotvoting.org.png"]] || Design a voting form by entering topics and then distribute access information to participants. You can choose to which extent that vote is public, whether the results can be seen during a running vote and how long the vote runs. Each participants can be assigned more than one vote and is able to freely cumulate his votes. ||  ||
 * ePals || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/epals.png align="center" caption="epals.png"]] || Provider of collaborative technology for schools to connect and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. Makes is easy to connect learners locally, nationally or internationally. ||  ||
 * **[|Gaggle]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/index.jsp.png caption="index.jsp.png"]] || Provide safe, teacher-controlled email accounts for students. ||  ||
 * **[|Glass]** || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/writeonglass.png caption="writeonglass.png"]] || Have conversations on top of any page by using a layer of Glass over the web! Do more than link or bookmark, get the Glass add-on to share experiences. Glass is a browser add-on that lets you share experiences and not just content.
 * Tricider || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/tricider.com_en_t.png caption="tricider.com_en_t.png"]] || Online brainstorming and voting. Ask a question and invite friends or colleagues.
 * **Collaborative Annotations and Highlighters:** ||  ||
 * [|Awesome Highlighter] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/ah.png caption="ah.png"]] || Insert a web page address above and click "highlight page". Select the text you want to highlight on the next page. Add a note if you wish, copy & paste the short url, or email your highlights ||  ||
 * [|Wizlite] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/wizlite.png caption="wizlite.png"]] || Allows you to highlight text on any page on the Internet and share it with everybody.
 * [|Annotated Links] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/al.png caption="al.png"]] || This service lets you combine links together with your own annotation. ||  ||
 * **Collaborative Barcodes and QRCodes:** ||  ||
 * StickyBits || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/stickybits.png caption="stickybits.png"]] || Attach photos, video, music, text, pdfs, zips, etc to any barcode. When someone scans it, they will see what you and everyone else has attached. Get notified when a barcode is scanned. ||  ||
 * Tales of Things || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/talesofthings.com.png caption="talesofthings.com.png"]] || Link any object directly to a 'video memory' or an article of text describing its history or background via small printable tags known as QR codes. ||  ||
 * ==Collaborative Drawing Boards:== ||  ||
 * [|Twiddla] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_59.png caption="Picture_59.png"]] || Draw, use text, upload pdf, word or excel docs. Invite others and communicate by text
 * [|Scriblink] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_73.png caption="Picture_73.png"]] || Free digital whiteboard that users can share online in real-time
 * [|Dabbleboard] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_132.png caption="Picture_132.png"]] || A digital whiteboard that's actually easy and fun to use. Draw with flexible tools. Reuse previously-made drawings. Share and collaborate in real-time. ||  ||
 * [|Cosketch] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/cosketch.png caption="cosketch.png"]] || Multi-user online whiteboard designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your ideas as images. ||  ||
 * [|Thinkature] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/thinkature.png caption="thinkature.png"]] || Visual communication to the web by placing instant messaging inside a visual workspace. Use it as a collaboration environment, a meeting room, a personal web-based whiteboard, or something entirely new. Create a collaborative workspace and invite coworkers, friends, and colleagues to join you in just seconds. Once inside your workspace, you can communicate by chatting, drawing, creating cards, and adding content from around the Internet ||  ||
 * [|Groupboard] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/groupboard.png caption="groupboard.png"]] || Interactive website tools for distance learning, online tutoring, collaboration and fun. Add whiteboard, chat, games, message boards, VOIP and web conferencing to your website by simply copying a few lines of HTML code. ||  ||
 * [|drawonthe.net] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/drawonthe.net.png caption="drawonthe.net.png"]] || Draw together with your friends online. Draw on top of any internet image or website ||  ||
 * Skrbl || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/skrbl.png caption="skrbl.png"]] || Simple and easy online multi user whiteboard, start skrbl, give out your URL & start working together. Sketch, text, share files, upload pictures all in one common shared space. Brainstorm, everyone sees the same screen. ||  ||
 * ==Multimedia Posters and Pages:== ||  ||
 * [|Scrapblog] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_133.png caption="Picture_133.png"]] || Combine your photos, audio, video and text to create multimedia pages and mix things up with a bunch of creative elements.
 * [|Edu Glogster] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/edu.png caption="edu.png"]] || Combine images, video, music, photos and audio to create mulitmedia pages. Embed into any webpage. || [|tutorial] ||
 * [|Wix] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/Picture_135.png caption="Picture_135.png"]] || Import favourite pictures and movies from your own computer or from the web.
 * Popplet || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/popplet.png caption="popplet.png"]] || Make your own views of video, images, text and invite others to help you design it. ||  ||
 * [|WebPoster] || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/4teachers.png caption="4teachers.png"]] || This tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to students. Students complete the assignments by creating their own online projects or reports. Teachers and students can even add images and links to their pages. ||  ||
 * WebDoc || [[image:cooltoolsforschools/webdoc.png caption="webdoc.png"]] || Collaborative posters where people can post their own mix of pictures, videos, sounds and cool apps. || Content on this site may be inappropriate. Check before viewing. ||