(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

Social Tools (communicating, connecting, sharing)

BELOW each site, list an integration idea (task, assignment, project, activity, etc.) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Videoconference/VoIP/Free Phone Calls

• SightSpeed – http://www.sightspeed.com leave voice/ video messages or call/videoconference
• Skype – http://www.skype.com
• iChat (Mac only) - http://www.apple.com/ichat

IM (Instant Messaging)

• Meebo – http://www.meebo.com
• Google Talk – http://www.google.com/talk (also does VoIP - computer to computer calling & file transfers)
• iChat (Mac only) - http://www.apple.com/ichat

Online Surveys

• Zoomerang – One of many "free or fee" online survey creation and deployment tools; up to 100 responses of 30 or less questions; data stored for 10 days -- results can be copied/pasted into Word or Excel

http://www.zoomerang.com

• Survey Monkey – up to 100 responses of 10 or less questions; data stored for ??? days -- results can be copied/pasted into Word or Excel (good pay-for rates/options)

http://www.surveymonkey.com

• PulsePoll – add polls or surveys to your webpage or blog

http://www.pulsepoll.com

Social Networking Sites

• Ning – http://www.ning.com - create your own for a group, class, or organization
• LinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com - connect people in your professional network
• Facebook – http://www.facebook.com - popular w/ college students & some faculty
• MySpace – http://www.myspace.com - popular w/ HS students & general public

Do-It-Yourself Publishing

• Lulu – http://www.lulu.com (see EDUCAUSE – 7 Things You Should Know About Lulu)
• Blurb – http://www.blurb.com

OTHERS

Del.icio.us – social bookmarking; put bookmarks online for just yourself or others to view/explore; see what others choose
http://del.icio.us/ or http://www.delicious.com

SlideShare – share your presentation online (public or select audience); with or w/out audio
http://www.slideshare.net

Twitter – answers “what are you doing?” – aka “microblogging” or “public IM-ing”
http://www.twitter.com

Second Life – a virtual world for social, visual, and auditory (as well as virtual kinesthetic) learning opportunities, which are only just beginning… much more to come along this front…
http://www.secondlife.com

“Clickers” (Student Response Systems, Audience Response Systems…)

• TurningPoint – used by BGSU, Ohio State, and other Ohio institutions;

http://www.turningtechnologies.com

• Other vendors include eInstruction, Qwizdom, etc.