MLA 2010 Conference: Web 2.x Tools to Make You Look Cool: The Internet Strikes Back!

Presenter: Cynthia Dudenhoffer, Director of Information Services, Central Methodist University

Will be discussing all free, web based,.com that require no downloads.

Aviary - image editor, screen capture, audio editor, music creator effect editor, eolor editor, image markup, etc.

Analogue - ondemand, anonymous, multi-user chat interface

Bubbl.US - brainstorming tool, do need to create an account to keep. create flowcharts, etc.

Bounceapp - Let's you comment, share, or post stuff to any website, great for comments for webdesign

Cramberry.net - make your own flash cards, also available as an iPhone and Blackberry app

Crappygraphs.com - can make a graph of whatever you want, really just for fun.

Dragontape.com - lets you stream videos together so you can string them together to watch all at once, instead of watching in sections can watch all at once.

Followupthen.com - Time management system that sends emails and reminders to do your work.

Heapr.com - aggregated search engine that allows you to search social networking as well as search engines

Kwout.com - Can highlight and quote a webpage and email it out to someone

Librivox.org - free audio books, or create your own audiobook and share it with others

Lynda.com - free tutorials on anything you can think of.

MyWeboo.com - manages everything that you do on the internet.

Prettygraph.com - lets you make professional graphs for free, and provides the source code so you can put it anywhere you want.

Paper.li - allows you to read twitter as a daily newspaper.

Redkid.net - a safe, educational website for all ages, for tweens, does have image generators, upload image and make into a sign

Replyz.com - People asking and answering questions in real time. Caution: may not always be appropriate.

Scribblemaps.com - Let's you write and more on top of any google map and then share. Can search any google map or google earth.

Sciencestage.com - Includes science tutorials, demonstration videos, lectures, etc. Starts at middle school and then goes up.

ShareSomeSugar.com - Allows you to borrow items from others within your zip code. Allows you to share items without having to buy something.

Smories.com - Original stories for kids, by kids, and read by kids.

Totspot.com - A safe place for kids that allows you to create a safe website for and about your child to share with those you want to see.

Visualizing.org - A creative commons infographics.

XSketch.com - Online pictionary, realtime virtual.

YourFonts.com - Does require a scanner, but allows you to create a font from your own handwriting.

YTTM.tv - YouTube time machine, goes back all the way to 1880 up to current day. You can choose a year and pick a video from that year. Can filter subjects such as commercials, current events, sports, etc. Great for the assignment of students looking to see what happened the year they were born.

ZamZar.com - convert files from one format to another.

This is a great presentation. Lots of websites I want to go home and play with. I can't wait.