Search
- Google
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Google Image Search — click on the camera icon inside the search box to upload an image to use in the search.
Google Advanced Search — gives you control over what you're searching for.
- Wikipedia
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- Wolfram Alpha
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Wolfram Alpha doesn't just search, it calculates too.
You can ask it questions like y = mx + c and it will give you answers like this.
www.wolframalpha.com
- Flickr Image Search
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Respecting copyright: Use Flickr to search for images licensed for you to use (using Creative Commons licenses).
You can use Flickr's Advanced Search for more options.
Presentation & Drawing
- Prezi
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A different way to present ideas and produce visual aids.
www.prezi.com
- SlideRocket
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Powerpoint on the web
www.sliderocket.com
- Draw.io
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A great online diagramming tool with lots of digram shapes and clipart pieces. Export to PNG to save.
draw.io
Collaboration
- Primary Pad
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Real-time shared note pads for writing collaborative documents. Based on EtherPad.
primarypad.com
- Google Docs
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Sign-up for a Google account and get Google Docs. As well as writing your own documents, you can share a Google Doc
with others so you can collaborate on a single document.
docs.google.com
- Tricider
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A great way to pool and discuss different ideas and then vote on the best.
tricider.com
Revision
- StudyBlue
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Flashcards are a really useful revision aid. You can sign up for a free account at studyblue.com and create revision cards. There's a set of ICT-related keywords to get you started. Studyblue also have apps for Apple, Android and Amazon so you can revise on the go.
www.studyblue.com
- Clockster
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Use Clockster to time revision sprints.
20 mins
clockster.net
Search & Sharing
- Del.icio.us
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Delicious is a great way to store bookmarks to things that you find on the web.
In delicious you organise things you store with tags, so you can easily group together
bookmarks for a subject or project.
www.delicious.com
- Bit.ly
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Fed up of typing http://theoxfordacademy.org.uk/News/Galleries/?SSID=4140 ? Instead you can use bit.ly to shorten the link to something like http://bit.ly/YO53Qi.
bit.ly
Programming
Web sites that let you program in your browser — without having to download and install development tools.
- QuiteBasic
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QuiteBasic is basic, but that's in the name
www.quitebasic.com/
- WriteCodeOnline
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A simple way to test snippets of Javascript and PHP code.
writecodeonline.com
- JsFiddle
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Test out your Javascript, HTML and CSS code (including support for a wide range of Javascript frameworks) in one place.
jsfiddle.net
- PythonAnywhere
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Python development in the browser
www.pythonanywhere.com
- Koding
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Awesome Python, Javascript, PHP, Perl and Ruby development environment complete with MySQL and Mongo database support plus a Unix terminal. Currently invite only beta
www.koding.com
Storage & File Transfer
Online storage is useful for backing up your data or so you can work from different locations. You're less likely to
loose it than a USB stick. It can also be useful for transferring large files from-A-to-B.
- Google Drive
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Online storage from Google. Access in a browser or via an app to sync with your device. Integrates with Google docs too.
drive.google.com
- Microsoft SkyDrive
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Like Google Drive but from Microsoft. You probably have it already if you have a hotmail email account.
skydrive.live.com
- Dropbox
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Probably the best online storage and synchronising service, but unlike Skydrive and Google Drive there's no ability to edit documents in a browser.
www.dropbox.com
- WeTransfer
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Need to transfer some big files but not need to store them online? Wetransfer is just the thing. Move files upto 2GB for free.
www.wetransfer.com
Classroom Tools
- ClassDojo
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Feedback for students in the classroom
www.classdojo.com
- Padlet
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A virtual class wall on the web.
padlet.com
- Clockster
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Activity timer.
30 secs |
1 min |
2 mins |
5 mins
clockster.net
Other Helpful Resources
- Online OCR
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Convert images (like scanned documents) into editable text using this
online Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tool.
www.free-online-ocr.com
- Clip Converter
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Convert between different audio and video formats, including some YouTube content.
www.clipconverter.cc
- Music clips
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Free music is not licensed for commercial use. If you would like to use music that is fully cleared for commercial use, check out our Royalty Free Music Library.