*Web+2.0+Resources




 * Cool Tools for Schools **: A wiki site that provides hundreds of Web 2.0 resources for teachers and students to use including: Presentation Tools, Writing Tools, Research Tools, Video Tools, Converting Tools, and much more. This site is constantly updated and was recently nominated in the Edublog Awards 2010 for the best educational wiki.

**Smilebox**: A free Web 2.0 software download that lets its users create a variety of projects using pictures and videos. It is perfect to use for newsletters, overviews of teaching units, digital storytelling, field trip scrapbooks, classroom activity slideshows, end of the year photo albums, and more.


 * Make Belief Comix **: Allows users to create their own comix strips. Users can create and personalize their comix characters, name their comix and provide their name as the author, and provide dialogue prompts.


 * Cool Text **: A fun site that allows its users to create free word/text graphics.