Chapter: 3
Resource Type: Licensing
Resource Title: Creative Commons
Provider or Developer: Creative Commons
Description: A licensing scheme that provides options for how some copyright-protected material can be used, including text, images, and other media.
URL: http://creativecommons.org/

Chapter: 4
Resource Type: Instructional design blog
Resource Title: E-Learning Curve Blog
Provider or Developer: Michael Hanley
Description: Blog from learning and development consultant, Michael Hanley (from Ireland), that includes helpful blog postings and podcasts about e-Learning and professional development.
URL: http://michaelhanley.ie/elearningcurve/

Chapter: 4
Resource Type: Instructional design blog
Resource Title: Social Media for Working & Learning
Provider or Developer: Jane Hart
Description: Jane Hart is the founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) and writes and presents on issues related to social learning.
URL: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/

Chapter: 4
Resource Type: Instructional design blog
Resource Title: Rapid E-Learning Blog
Provider or Developer: Tom Kuhlmann
Description: This is a practical and informative blog that is easy to read and often contains free materials to download and use. The blog’s author, Tom Kuhlmann, works for Articulate, but his blog contains a range of helpful advice about e-Learning policies, practices, and tools.
URL: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: SCORM
Resource Title: Southern Regional Education Board’s SCORE Initiative
Provider or Developer: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Description: Resources developed by SREB around their version of standards for learning object repositories.
URL: http://www.sreb.org/page/1160/digital_contentscore.html

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: SCORM
Resource Title: SCORE Presentations
Provider or Developer: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Description: PowerPoint presentations designed to help you better understand SREB’s SCORE initiative and how it supports developing a learning object repository.
URL: http://www.sreb.org/page/1490/srebscore_digital_learning_content_presentations.html

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: LOR
Resource Title: Kentucky Learning Depot
Provider or Developer: Kentucky Department of Education
Description: A membership-based learning object repository with free digital content aligned to state standards.
URL: http://kylearningdepot.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: LOR
Resource Title: North Carolina LOR
Provider or Developer: North Carolina Community College System
Description: Free online materials in a variety of formats for educators in North Carolina. Guest access is available.
URL: http://www.nclor.org

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: LOR
Resource Title: The Orange Grove
Provider or Developer:
Description: Florida’s digital repository that houses instructional, organizational, and professional development resources for educators in Florida. A guest login is available.
URL: http://www.theorangegrove.org

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: LOR
Resource Title: Utah Education Network
Provider or Developer: Utah Education Network
Description: A digital media service with video and other media free for students, teachers, and “citizen learners” in Utah.
URL: http://eq.uen.org/emedia

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Presentation Tools
Resource Title: Presenter
Provider or Developer: Articulate
Description: Presenter allows you to create Flash-based presentations and standalone course-like elements from PowerPoint.
URL: http://www.articulate.com/products/presenter.php

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Presentation Tools
Resource Title: Captivate
Provider or Developer: Adobe
Description: A powerful tool for creating e-Learning assets, including simulations, branching, and quizzing.
URL: http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Screencasting
Resource Title: Camtasia
Provider or Developer: TechSmith
Description: Software for creating screen recordings, now for both Windows and Mac. A free trial is available for preview.
URL: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Screencasting
Resource Title: CamStudio
Provider or Developer: CamStudio
Description: CamStudio is free, open-source software for creating screen recordings on the Windows operating system. It exports recordings to AVI and Flash formats.
URL: http://camstudio.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Screencasting
Resource Title: Wink
Provider or Developer: DebugMode
Description: Wink is a free screen recording application for Windows and Linux (x86 only) that exports to Flash.
URL: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Screencasting
Resource Title: Jing
Provider or Developer: TechSmith
Description: TechSmith is known for Camtasia, one of the earliest and most popular screen recording applications. Jing is a free, web-based screen recording application for both Windows and Mac. Additional functionality available with the Pro version.
URL: http://www.techsmith.com/jing/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Screencasting
Resource Title: Pixetell
Provider or Developer:
Description: A web-based service for Windows only you can use to create and share recordings from your screen or webcam. The free version is very limited, but subscription-based versions are available.
URL: http://www.pixetell.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Audio editing
Resource Title: Audacity
Provider or Developer: Soundforge
Description: A popular, free sound editing tool for Windows or Mac that allows you to create as well as edit sound files and export them in different common formats.
URL: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Audio editing
Resource Title: Garage Band
Provider or Developer: Apple
Description: Part of the iLife series, GarageBand is free on all newer Macs. Its simple timeline view and drag-and-drop functionality from iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie allow you to quickly create and edit podcasts or vodcasts.
URL: http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Audio editing
Resource Title: Myna
Provider or Developer: Aviary
Description: A free online audio editor built on the common track-based interface.
URL: http://www.aviary.com/tools/audio-editor

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Audio editing
Resource Title: Levelator
Provider or Developer: The Conversations Network
Description: A free application that helps to balance the volume levels of audio tracks in WAV or AIF files.
URL: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Video editing
Resource Title: MovieMaker
Provider or Developer: Microsoft
Description: Free software for Windows computers that allows you to create or edit video and video-like presentations incorporating still images and audio.
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Video editing
Resource Title: Photostory
Provider or Developer: Microsoft
Description: Easily import images and create animated slideshows with audio using this easy-to-use application on Windows.
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Video editing
Resource Title: iMovie
Provider or Developer: Apple
Description: Part of the iLife series devoted to creating and editing video. Includes support for transitions, titles, and other common video effects.
URL: http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Blogging tools
Resource Title: WordPress
Provider or Developer: WordPress
Description: Popular free blogging software that you can get up and running, literally, in minutes. Requires a hosting service.
URL: http://wordpress.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Blogging tools
Resource Title: Blogger
Provider or Developer: Google
Description: Google’s free blogging service. Part of Google’s suite of free applications that they host, therefore requires a Google account.
URL: http://www.blogger.com

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Blogging tools
Resource Title: b2evolution
Provider or Developer: b2evolution
Description: A powerful blogging tool you have to host on a server, but it provides management of various media, multiple “skins” to give different looks to parts of your blog, and plug-ins.
URL: http://b2evolution.net/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Blogging tools
Resource Title: Nucleus
Provider or Developer: Nucleus CMS
Description: A blogging tool that allows for multiple authors. Many features common to blogs with many additional plug-ins for added functionality.
URL: http://nucleuscms.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Wiki tools
Resource Title: Wikispaces
Provider or Developer: Wikispaces
Description: Popular wiki application that provides free wikis for individuals and educators as well as for-fee enterprise services for organizations.
URL: http://www.wikispaces.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Wiki tools
Resource Title: Wetpaint
Provider or Developer: Wetpaint
Description: Free wiki site with premium services for-fee that eliminates ads and allows you to customize your web address.
URL: http://www.wetpaint.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Wiki tools
Resource Title: Sites
Provider or Developer: Google
Description: Free wiki application from Google that allows you to create pages from templates that you can choose to share or limit access to.
URL: http://sites.google.com

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: Connect
Provider or Developer: Adobe
Description: Powerful, multifunction webconferencing application available for-fee. Because it’s from Adobe (or their resellers), it relies on Flash-based technologies.
URL: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: Wimba
Provider or Developer: Blackboard
Description: Webconferencing application that was purchased by Blackboard and will be a part of Bb’s delivery platform.
URL: http://www.wimba.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: iChat
Provider or Developer: Apple
Description: Part of the Mac OS X operating system, iChat is Apple’s videoconferencing application that supports text chat, multipoint videoconferencing, desktop sharing, and integrates with Keynote, Apple’s presentation software.
URL: http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: Skype
Provider or Developer: Skype
Description: A popular commercial application that supports audio- and now video-calling between two people.
URL: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: ooVoo
Provider or Developer: ooVoo
Description: Point-to-point videoconferencing, with the option for multipoint videoconferencing up to six people for subscription.
URL: http://www.oovoo.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Conferencing tools
Resource Title: Scribblar
Provider or Developer: Scribblar
Description: Online collaboration tool based on an interactive whiteboard interface. Includes audio and chat with a cost break for schools.
URL: http://www.scribblar.com/pro.cfm

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: BigTent
Provider or Developer: BigTent
Description: Free, social networking application for groups. Includes ads and is designed primarily for social groups, but supports subgroups and can support open or closed groups.
URL: http://www.bigtent.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: BuddyPress
Provider or Developer: WordPress
Description: The social networking application from the makers of WordPress. Requires hosting but can be installed and up and running very quickly.
URL: http://buddypress.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: Elgg
Provider or Developer: Elgg
Description: A free, open-source social networking engine that requires hosting. Hosting organizations are listed on the elgg website.
URL: http://www.elgg.org/index.php

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: GoogleGroups
Provider or Developer: Google
Description: Free software from Google for organizing groups that allows you to edit the look and feel of your pages and supports discussion and file sharing.
URL: http://groups.google.com

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: grouply
Provider or Developer: iGroup Network, Inc.
Description: grouply bills itself as the free alternative to Ning and offers migration services for other social networking applications. Supports transactions and custom ads.
URL: http://www.grouply.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: Ning
Provider or Developer: Ning, Inc.
Description: An early pioneer in personal social networks, Ning was perhaps the most popular social networking application until it had to start charging. There are some very low-cost plans that limit functionality, but Ning still provides some of the most robust features as well as many third-party plug-ins.
URL: http://www.ning.com

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: TeacherStudio
Provider or Developer: TeacherStudio, Inc.
Description: TeacherStudio was developed by educators in collaboration with media professionals from Disney. The result is like a cross between YouTube and Facebook with many additional features. Available for annual subscription.
URL: http://www.teacherstudio.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Social networking applications
Resource Title: TeamLab
Provider or Developer: TeamLab
Description: A free, open-source social networking application that is geared more to corporations and the business world who are looking for project management software, but it supports blogs, forums, and some media as well as membership management.
URL: http://www.teamlab.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Second Life Educators of Escambia County (SLEEC)
Provider or Developer: Escambia County Schools
Description: Island developed by and for educators in this large Florida district that also includes membership from across the globe. Permission required to join, but educators are welcome.
URL: http://sleec.edublogs.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Discovery Educator Network
Provider or Developer: Discovery Education
Description: Part of a comprehensive suite of services provided by Discovery Education.
URL: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Provider or Developer: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Description: Perhaps the leading educational technology membership organization in the world, ISTE’s island in Second Life is a good first stop for those new to the experience.
URL: http://www.iste.org/connect/communities/second-life.aspx

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Reaction Grid
Provider or Developer: ReactionGrid, Inc.
Description: An alternative to Second Life, ReactionGrid focuses on helping corporations develop virtual worlds for various reasons and a special group for educators.
URL: http://reactiongrid.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Second Life Education Wiki
Provider or Developer: SimTeach
Description: A vast and growing resource for educators interested in Second Life.
URL: http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Virtual Pioneers
Provider or Developer: Andrew Wheelock
Description: A Ning created by Andrew Wheelock to support and promote virtual environments, like Second Life.
URL: http://virtualpioneers.ning.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Virtual environment resources
Resource Title: Virtual Worlds—Best Practices in Education
Provider or Developer: Multiple sponsors
Description: A conference to help participants in virtual worlds to connect and share ideas, best practices, and research.
URL: http://www.vwbpe.org

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Avatar
Provider or Developer: Alchemy
Description: Alchemy calls its solution a professional development management system that includes all aspects of membership management, content development and presentation, and user portfolios.
URL: http://www.alchemysystems.com/products/avatar/overview/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Blackboard
Provider or Developer: Blackboard
Description: One of the first and largest providers of learning management systems first popularized in higher education.
URL: http://www.blackboard.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: BrainHoney
Provider or Developer: BrainHoney
Description: A version of BrainHoney is free for individuals and offers features similar to a classroom website or student information system. More robust course development and delivery features are available with a site license.
URL: http://blog.brainhoney.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Desire to Learn (D2L)
Provider or Developer: Desire2Learn, Incorporated
Description: Learning management software used in K–12, higher ed, and business and industry. D2L includes support for a learning object repository.
URL: http://www.desire2learn.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Edmodo
Provider or Developer: Edmodo
Description: Edmodo has grown from being a communication tool for teachers in the classroom to incorporating more aspects of social networking. It’s free, secure, and can be accessed on mobile technologies, like smartphones.
URL: http://www.edmodo.com/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Moodle
Provider or Developer: Moodle
Description: Moodle is a popular, free, open-source learning management system. If you have the knowledgeable personnel, you can host it yourself, or you can find a hosting organization. Moodle has many supporters who blog, sponsor conferences, and otherwise get the word out about how to use it.
URL: http://moodle.org

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Sakai
Provider or Developer: The Sakai Foundation
Description: Sakai is a suite of software that supports many aspects of content and learner management, including a portfolio. It is open-source and uses a community-based model to inform the development of its products and services.
URL: http://sakaiproject.org/

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: List of LMS
Provider or Developer: Wikipedia
Description: There are many learning management systems that go on and off the market often. This list on Wikipedia is a good one to keep track of changes in the market.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_learning_management_systems

Chapter: 5
Resource Type: Learning management systems (LMS)
Resource Title: Moodelman Blog
Provider or Developer: Julian Ridden
Description: A blog by experienced Moodle expert Julian Ridden, from Australia. Practical tips and issues to consider for this popular, free LMS.
URL: http://moodleman.moodle.com.au/