The web offers a plethora of free tools which can be used to support teaching & learning, but locating and evaluating these tools can be daunting. The purpose of this wiki is to organize and explore FREE Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance teaching and learning. Visitors are encouraged to join this wiki to add their own contributions about free online tools used for instruction. We've also added a new Mobile Applications section to share our favorite apps for education.

The tools are organized by category type on the Ed Tech Tools pages. Visit the Open Learning Resources page for a list of some excellent open educational resources. For the latest news about Ed Tech Tools, visit and/or follow http://twitter.com/EdTechTools.

Follow @EdTechTools to learn about the latest updates to the wiki.

Word of Caution: Remember that free sites may not provide you with advance warning of changes in services or even discontinuation. Make sure to keep back-ups of your Web 2.0 presentations or documents. I just heard today (1/27/12) that one of my long-time favorite FREE tools is being discontinued. Picnik, an online image editor, will be missed but the good news is that there are several great alternatives.

Note: This wiki is also used to present information about Web 2.0 tools for the designer's conference & workshop presentations.

Resources

• 2011 Annual Horizon Report - research report that introduces emerging technologies that are likely to enter mainstream use in higher education and have an impact on teaching & learning. The report is a collaborative effort between The New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.
• Why Web 2.0 is Important to Higher Education - 2009 Campus Technology article that argues that "Web 2.0 technologies create a landscape of learning -- collaborative, problem-based, experiential, instead of the traditional "single voice" classroom."
• 7 Things you should know - Selected articles from Educause's Learning Initiatives series which provides brief explanations of emerging technologies and whey they matter to teaching & learning.
  
  

Note: This site is also used by the Educational Technology Tools creator, Kathy Keairns, Director of Web-Based Learning at the University of Denver to organize materials for workshops andpresentations about free Web 2.0 tools. This wiki was inspired by the e-Learning Tools wiki developed by Dr. Patricia McGee from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The "Word Cloud" below represents the tools referenced on this site. The image was created at wordle.net.