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=Software and Online Tools for Education=

Search Tools:
[|Google] (Maps, Photos, Video, Groups, etc.) [|Yahoo!] [|Ask] [|MSN Search] [|Dogpile] [|Google Scholar] [|Skreemr] (audio search) [|Creative Commons Search] (open access materials) [|ChaCha] (human powered search) [|SearchMe] (visual search) [|Mahalo] [|Blinx] (video search) [|Tafiti] [|Answers] [|Clusty] [|Polycola] [|Kidsclick] [|Kartoo] (visual) [|Vivisimo] (visual) [|Addict-o-matic]

Software:
[|Tux Paint] [|Tux Math] [|Tux Type] [|Google Earth] [|Picasa] [|Open Office] [|Jing] [|Google Sketchup] [|Google Earth] [|Audacity] [|Gimp] [|Freemind] [|CMAP Tools] [|Skype] [|Zotero] [|Picasa] [|Skitch] [|NVU] [|Scratch] [|Neo Office] [|CMap Tools] [|Paint.net] [|Promptoria]

Productivity/Writing/Communication
[|Google Docs] [|Google Notebook] [|Zoho Suite] [|SlideRocket] [|Dandelife] [|Buzzword] [|Remember The Milk] [|SlideShare] [|Yugma] [|Gliffy] [|Mind Meister] Wikispaces [|Wet Paint] [|PBWiki] [|Voicethread] [|Scrapblog] [|Blogmeister] [|Podcast People] [|Podbean] [|Kwout] [|CoverItLive] [|Tumblr] [|Zentation] [|Vyew] [|Qlipboard]

Graphics/images
[|Picasa Albums] [|Flickr] [|Picnik] [|FotoFlexer] [|PhotoShop Express] [|Dynamic Images] [|FD's Flickr Toys] [|Comiqs] [|Blabberize] [|SlideFlickr] [|Rock You!] [|SketchCast] [|Flauntr] [|Mixbook] [|ToonDoo] [|Comiqs] [|Aviary] (artistic suite)

Research/KM
[|BlueDot.us] [|Delicious] [|iGoogle] [|Google Reader] [|NetVibes] [|NoteMesh] [|Thinkature] [|Yahoo! Answers] [|Definr] [|BackPack] [|Diigo] [|Son Of Citation Machine] [|EasyBib] [|Zotero] [|Bibme] [|Wufoo] [|Bubbl.us] [|Mindomo] [|Mind42] [|Exploratree] [|Swivel]

[|Wayfaring] [|Frappr] [|Community Walk] [|MapWing]
 * Mapping**

[|YouSendIt] [|Box.net] [|Drop.io]

[|LastFM] [|Musicovery] [|Nutsie] [|The Sixty One] [|Pandora] [|Skreemr]

Video
[|Youtube] [|TeacherTube] [|SchoolTube] [|Blip.tv] [|Jumpcut] [|Animoto] [|Viddler] [|Vimeo] [|Seesmic] [|Ustream]

Communication
[|Ning] [|Twitter] [|WizIQ] [|Tokbox] [|Yakkle] [|Vaestro] [|Jott]

Content:
[|Creative Commons] [|Wikipedia] [|CCMixter] [|Scribd] [|Youtube] [|Viddler] [|SparkNotes] [|WikiHow] [|ProductWiki]

Many more [|here] and a great resource from Ben Wilkoff [|here].