Recently, I came across a Tech&Learning TL Advisor Blog - 100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration (Part 1) by Ozge Karaoglu. [Although only 20 Web Tools were cited! - maybe the other 80 will be in the next part(s)]

Karaoglu describes the following Web 2.0 Tools that would be of interest to teachers:

• DabbleBoard
  

  
    
• CoSketch - CoSketch is a multi-user online whiteboard designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your ideas as images.
    
• Stixy - an online bulletin board - Free
   
• Grou.ps - "This is an online community site creator - you can have talks, wiki, blogs, calendar, video, files, photos, links, groups, map, chat, music, games, funds, contact & ask." (Source: website) It is free. 
    
• ImaginationCubed - is a multi user drawing tool.
   
• GroupTweet - "GroupTweet turns a standard Twitter account into a group communication hub where members can post updates to everyone in the group using direct messages. When the group account receives a direct message from a group member, GroupTweet converts it into a tweet that all followers can see." (Source: website)
  
    
• Ning
    
• Wallwisher - an online noticeboard maker 
    
• PageFlakes - is a social personalised homepage. You can add Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, photos, music, videos, calendar, to-do list, message board, RSS feed. (Source: Techlearning)
    
• WriteBoard - Writeboards are sharable, web-based text documents that let you save every edit, roll back to any version, and easily compare changes. It is free. (Source: website)
   
• Wiggio - Wiggio.com is a free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups.
  

  
    
• WeToku - is a free tool that allows you to record an interview and insert it into your blog. All you need is a webcam.
  

  
  
• Webnote  - a tool for making notes on your computer and you can share this with others.
    
• PalBee - Free web video conference, meetings & video chat rooms. "You can also use PalBee to record your own presentations and store them online." (Source: website)
    
• Phuser - Personal message boards and private shared discussions for groups, teams, friends. It's free and you can create 5 Phuses." (Source: website)
   
• WikiDot - For site creators, with Wikidot.com you can create your own web projects in minutes. You use a mix of forums, wiki pages, templates, modules, custom themes, add-in packages, and reusable site templates to create almost any collaborative web project imaginable.
  
  
• Creately - allows you to create professional looking online diagrams. Free for 3 collaborators otherwise small payment.
   
• DoingText - doingText is a web based text editor for collaborative writing. 30 day free trial otherwise a small payment depending on the number within a group.
    
• SpringNote - Springnote allows you to create pages, to work on them together with your friends, and to share files. It is free.
    
• MeBeam - create your chat room

Great names aren't they!!!

Let me know if you have used these Web 2.0 Tools within the classroom.