Tools+&+Resources

**Tools and resources referenced and used during the conference sessions.**

 * Collaborative tools used in sessions:**
 * **Poll Everywhere** - online polling tool supporting text messaging and web page responses
 * **Wordle** - easy to use word cloud generator
 * **iEtherPad** - online collaborative writing tool with no account needed to access (also PiratePad, eduPad and collabedit)
 * **TodaysMeet** - backchannel resource supporting direct interaction and hashtags from Twitter


 * Recommended tools and resources to consider:**
 * **Classroom 2.0** community network
 * **Edmodo** - free private social platform
 * **Wallwisher** - online notice board maker
 * **VoiceThread** - collaborative, multimedia slide shows
 * **The Learning Event Generator** - randomly generates learning events and ideas (also in an **iPhone version**) (**and a wiki development area**)


 * Suggested readings:**
 * **2010 Horizon Report** on emerging technologies for education
 * **Advantage: Cyborgs**, //**Wired**//, April 2010
 * **"A" is for App - the Real Smart Phone Revolution**, //**Fast Company**//, April 2010
 * **IBM - Smarter Planet** - Welcome to the Decade of Smart
 * **Wired** magazine
 * **Fast Company** magazine
 * **Ars Technica** online new technology journal


 * Videos**