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=Web-based Applications= toc

=Definition=

Web-based applications allow groups to virtually share and collaborate on documents and other media no matter what platform or operating system is used. These tools are usually free, and require collaborators to establish an account. Such Web-based applications are an essential component to the social Web.

=Tools=

Office Applications

 * [|Google Docs and Spreadsheets] - A word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers.]]

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 * [|Zoho Office Suite] - Similar to Microsoft Office Suite, Zoho offers a word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database tool. Planner, chat, wiki, and virtual office features, are also available.
 * [|Writeboard] - Write, share, revise and compare documents

Spreadsheets

 * [|Editgrid] - Features real-time-update and extensive collaboration features.

Diagrams & Drawing

 * [|Gliffy] - Draw and share diagrams online using Gliffy.
 * [|Imagination Cubed] - Create and share drawings
 * [|99 Mind Mapping Tools]

Bookmarking
Social bookmarking sites allow users to save links and annotate them. The process of tagging, a[| folksonomy], is used as a means of categorizing and organizing bookmarked sites. Tagging enables users to find other who share their interests and search for sites others have labeled with the same tag.
 * [|del.icio.us] - remind users of previously deployed tags, suggests some tags, and notes tags used by others.
 * [|ma.gnolia.com] - saves a copy of every bookmark you make
 * [|Furl] - "Furl it and forget it."
 * [|TagCloud] - A concept map used to display selected tags.
 * [|ZoomCloud] - Similar to TagCloud

Photo & Movie Sharing

 * [| Flickr]
 * [|PhotoBucket]
 * [| YouTube]
 * [|Animoto] - create a video from digital pictures

Fun & Handy

 * [|Doodle] - a collaborative calendar for determining meeting times, scheduling events
 * [|Twitter] - staying in touch with your community
 * [|Library Thing] - catalog what you're reading and share it
 * [|Top 25 Web 2.0 Apps to Improve a Student's or Professor's Productivity]
 * [|Directory of Learning Tools]

Tutorials

 * [|Zoho Writer]
 * [|del.icio.us]
 * [|Creating a Flickr Account]
 * [|Uploading photo to Flickr]
 * [|Using Flickr]
 * [|Explore Flickr]
 * [|Flickr] - Tutorials on several features
 * [|Gliffy]

=Examples & Scenarios=

A student takes a walking tour of a historic district and takes photographs of various architectural elements. These photos are organized into a Photoset and then viewed in a //Flickr// generated slideshow during an oral report to his class. He later uses them as a reference resource for his coursework. From [|Derek Baird]
 * [|Gliffy diagram]of "Why Teachers Blog"

Flickr
 * [|Using Flickr as a discussion prompt]
 * [|Adding hotspots/ notes to a photo]
 * [|Another Flickr hotspot example]
 * [|Visual Storytelling with Flickr]
 * [|Fliction]
 * [|Spell with Flickr]
 * [|Using YouTube for interview techniques]
 * [|Creative Commons] - Licensing explanations for Flickr
 * [|FD's Flickr Toys]
 * [|Flickr Bits and Pieces] - Even more unbelievable Flickr tools
 * [|Third party Flickr tools]

Classroom Examples
More from Kuropatwa
 * Flikr - [|Darren Kuropatwa]
 * [|Pre-calculus 30S]
 * [|Russian Multiplication]

=Additional Resources=


 * [|Details the features of Zoho]
 * [|Beginner's guide to del.icio.us]
 * [|Several habits of wildly successful del.icio.us users]
 * [|Simply Del.icio.us: Online bookmarking, tagging, for teachers]
 * [|Seven things you should know about social bookmarking]
 * [|Using Flickr in the Classroom] - Ideas from [|David Jakes]
 * [|The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users]
 * [|A teacher's tour of YouTube]
 * [|The Complete Web 2.0 Directory]