FAQICA stands for Frequently Asked Questions I Can Answer and is where you can find Andrew's notes on all sorts of things, including more guidance on some of the applications featured here.

http://faqica.blogspot.com

Use Facebook Pages to create a subject page or even something like a course page, where you can share information, links, photos and, of course collaborate and get some conversations going. There is a lot more here than pure social networking.

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I have to include this as so many people are raving about it! It really has caught the imagination and survived where others have fallen by the wayside. You or students can get answers, or a sort, with Twitter and collaborate, sort of.

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

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Learn on-line with this excellent resource. Thousands of courses with experienced tutors communicating through live video sessions. Students get to rate the tutors and, if you have the skills, you can create your own courses too! Whilst most do have a fee for enrolment, there are always some free sessions available and these can be a great way to get an introduction to a new topic or can give you ideas for how to present your own sessions in future.

If you have ever added yourself or colleagues to a chain letter or received some dire warning of viruses then you need to find out about the hoaxes, scams and other urban legends collected here. McAfee also have an excellent virus information section.

http://snopes.com

If you or your students are using the web to research a subject, and who isn't nowadays, then a trip through this well-designed and informative site is a must. It can be a few sessions in itself and even experienced users may find this Intute tutorial and quizzes valuable.

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/crimescene.html

Lots more Web2.0 goodies here, including alternatives to many of the webtools featured here and, if you need one, explanations about just what Web2.0 is!

http://www.shambles.net/web2/

Anyone using MoodleVLE simply has to visit this wonderful Moodle site with free guidance on virtually everything you need to know.

http://moodle.coleggwent.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=42&topic=14

NLN Materials have been very popular for several years now. LSC may have removed the team of NLN Mentors but they have made some redress by funding the creation of this new site, now much easier to navigate and crisper all round, although still not quite right, design-wise. If you haven't been there for a while, go now.

http://www.nln.ac.uk/

This replaces the Software for starving students item. Does the same thing, being a collection of free applications of all shapes and sizes with links to downloads and a DVD containing the lot. You won't need them all but there are useful explanations of what they do and you can take your pick. Don't forget to tell students about them too. There's a list on the wiki. There are notable exceptions however - but you can find them on webtools!

http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/

If you'd like to test your or your students' ICT skills but don't want to pay for an ECDL licence, or just need some free course material then use the Open Source version instead and avoid the Microsoft bias. [Link now updated!]

http://www.openicdl.org.za/courseware.html

Nice crossword-construction tool. You enter the words and the clues. It makes the crossword and either puts it in web format or you can print it.

http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/

The Xerte Project provides a full suite of tools for elearning developers and content authors. Xerte is a fully-featured elearning development environment for creating rich interactivity.
Xerte Online Toolkits is a server-based suite of tools for content authors. Elearning materials can be authored quickly and easily using browser-based tools, with no programming required. Looks like an update of ReLoad, for those who remember that. JISC-supported and being much publicised at the moment, including being given away on a USB stick.

http://www.reload.ac.uk/background.html

Use this tool to 'write on' web sites, photos, brainstorm etc. It's called 'co-browsing' I believe. I think of it as drawing on screen with others but you'll get the point.

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This tool can collect a series of web sites and present them in a sequence with your text commentary. It's similar to the Nethernet game but not called a game. Quite useful if you want to show just a range of sites with your comments on each. I suppose I could have used it for this but I didn't.

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You've seen those clouds of words - now you can create your own from any site or document. Very easy to use and nice results which effectively show the importance pf various terms. Recently used to show how often UK Chancellor of Exchequer used the word Financial in national news.

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Another collection of words represented in an appealing way. This isn't so much a cloud but more of a collage. Very effective - you have to use it to appreciate how good it is. Seems popular in schools I've visted with great-looking work by pupils on display utilising this tool.

Two web sites that offer to convert your file formats - valuable if you need a pdf in a hurry or are struggling to work with a video or music file. No download required - all done on-line.

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