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 * [|Kubbu]** an interesting online test taking module for teachers to set online tests for their students. The basic account is free and allows you to create 15 quizzes and 30 student accounts. There are a variety of question types that can be used to create the tests - true/false, multiple choice, short answer, text box and more. Often students are more motivated to do well when testing on the computer.

Clipart that is free by [|Philip Martin's Clipart]

[|Prezzi] Easily create stunning presentations

Create your own motivational posters, magazine covers, trading cards and movie posters at BigHugeLabs. Upload a picture and you can choose from a variety of fun ways to customize it into a project of your liking. It is easy to do, and could be used in any number of ways in the classroom. In the toolbox at the top of the site click on educator to get your free site.

[|Animoto] is a site for movie making made easy.

[|Ann Zimmer]is a technology coach in Aurora, Colorado. Her website has some great theory and research about data-driven technology best practices. Definitely worth a look!

Thinking out of the box sites - brain games
Although not specifically aimed at education, there are lots of great brain games at [|Luminosity] that would be good to use with gifted and talented kids. 2 million members can't be wrong, right?

Spreeder is a speed reading tool that may have good applications for fluency work with elementary students. You paste a text into a box and set the number of words you would like it to flash up in a minute. Try pasting in some Fry's phrases and let your students practice their high frequency reading words.

Finally, the votes are in, and Jane Hart has published her Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009. How many have you used? How many have you even heard of before?

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[|Presentation tool] for creating a poster like scrapbook (edglogster)