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Web 2.0 productivity tools


A roundup of apps & resources to make your day go easier

Target audience: educators, students, nonprofits, social benefit organizations, NGOs, journalists, general public Following are Web 2.0 tools we’ve come across that have increased our productivity. Part of the early adopters creed is to share discoveries with others. Hat tip to Office 2.0 for initially compiling this roundup (which is not meant to be a comprehensive directory). Please add your own recommendations in the comments!

scholar
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weblog
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bookmarks
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calendar
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contacts
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document manager
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email
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feed reader
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IM
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microblogging
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personal pages
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photo editor
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photo manager
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polls
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presentation
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scheduler
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spreadsheet
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video editor
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video podcast player
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word processor
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development-tool
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drawing
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event-manager
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expense-tracker
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fax
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feed-processor
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file sender
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file manager
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form designer
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group manager
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mind mapper
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music player
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notepad
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OS
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outliner
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personal organizer
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printer
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project
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scanner
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sound mixer
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task manager
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time tracker
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utilities
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voicemail
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web conferencing
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wikis
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Sites and links of note

Classroom 2.0 Classroom 2.0 (on Ning) is the social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education.

Classroom 2.0 blog Blog entries about Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in the classroom.

Education 2.0 A good directory of Web 2.0 teaching tools and resources.

Free Music Directory Where to find legal, copyright-free music and sound clips for your site or presentation.

Free Photos Directory Where to find images you can reuse and include in your work or on your site.

Free Video Directory Where to find video footage you can reuse and include in your work or on your site.

Glossary A quick, thorough guide to social media terms.

Creative Commons A quick guide to Creative Commons.

Blog platformsA comparison of different blogging platforms.

Social media essentialsEssential tools for social media from Essential Keystrokes.

Video translation Everyzing uses voice recognition technology to tease rough transcripts out of videos, making them more searchable and indexable by search engines.

Rich search transcripts

This page may be used for educational purposes only. Collected from various sources on the Web, particularly the Office 2.0 website. Icons designed by Jakub Steiner for the Tango global linux desktop look. What other cool tools have you discovered? Please add them in the comments.


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