Free or almost free emerging technologies for educators and students that was published by the brilliant Bill Burkett.

• http://docs.google.com share and interact with large documents
• http://www.yackpack.com connect voice groups
• http://www.freeconferencecall.com setup and run free conference calls
• http://www.audacity.com free audio editing software for use with podcast
• http://www.fraps.com free video editing software for use with vodcast
• http://www.vyew.com Free Breeze type sessions using voice, video, presentations
• http://pbwiki.com Free Wiki
• http://blogspot.com Free Blogs
• http://www.youtube.com Post your vidoes free
• http://www.skype.com World wide free VOIP
• http://www.zipgenius.it Excellent free archiving tool that reads & writes all formats

Instant Messaging:

• http://www.msn.com/defaultc.aspx IM Messenger - Free text messaging
• http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Messenger - Free text messaging
• See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_message for a complete listing
• http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Manage all IM and Skype type connections with one software - Trillion
• http://www.gmail.com - Google text and email - Free
• http://www.hotmail.com - Hotmail text and email - Free
• http://www.yahoo.com - Yahoo text and email - Free

Virtual Worlds:

• http://www.secondlife.com A virtual world
• http://www.there.com A virtual world
• http://www.whyville.com A highly acclaimed children’s oriented virtual world
• http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/ A compendium of many available virtual worlds
• http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/05/virtual-world-hangouts-so-many-to-choose-from/ A compendium of many available virtual worlds

Alternative Internet Browsers:
http://www.apple.com Safari
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ Foxfire

The Virtual Reality platform of Second Life is being utilized in educational and business institutions. Students and educators can work together on the Second Life Grid from anywhere in the world as part of a globally networked virtual classroom environment. Using the Second Life Grid as a supplement to traditional classroom environments also provides new opportunities for enriching an existing curriculum. Many universities and educational institutions are already using the Second Life Grid, and you can find an updated list at http://secondlife.com

-Rescue Pinklady

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