This document provides a long list of various web tools categorized into areas like presentations, new media, work, kids, audio & music, libraryish, searching/instruction, social media tools, and just for fun tools. It introduces each category and lists multiple tools within each one. The tools range from presentation builders and visual blogging to collaborative to-do lists, audio sharing, ebooks, search engines, social media analytics, and even bizarre oddities like voodoo doll creators. The document aims to showcase a wide variety of free and useful online tools.

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Web Tools to Make You Look Cool
Cynthia Dudenhoffer
Director of Information Resources - Central Methodist University
Good Web tools should be cross platform, (mostly) free, around for a little while, actually useful, intuitive, and sync-able
across devices! Never pay for anything; the internet is like a librarian, it wants to share and save you money!
Google to find the site!
CLASSIC PRESENTATION
SLIDE ROCKET - AN ONLINE VERSION OF PPT WITH INCORPORATED MULTIMEDIA
PREZI(WHICH I CURRENTLY HATE!)
EMPRESSR - ONLINE PRESENTATIONS GEARED TOWARDS THE BUSINESS WORLD
CREAZA– SUPER COOL MULTI-USE TOOLS CREATED FOR EDUCATORS
LOVELYCHARTS– AN EASY TO USE AND ATTRACTIVE DIAGRAM PROGRAM, WITH AN APP VERSION!
NEW MEDIA/PRESENTATION
VOICETHREAD – ADD COMMENTS TO ANYTHING, WITH PHONE OR MICROPHONE!
VOKI– MAKE AN ANIMATED TALKING AVATAR IN SECONDS
GLOGSTER – THE ORIGINAL VISUAL BLOGGING/POSTER TOOL
PINTEREST– WHAT CAN’T YOU USE PINTEREST FOR?
COSKETCH– DRAW TOGETHER! AT THE SAME TIME!
QIK – LIKE FACETIME, BUT FOR ALL FORMATS. STREAM VIDEO INSTANTLY
VISUAL.LY– THE BEST IN INFOGRAPHICS AND VISUALIZED INFORMATION
WORK!
MARKUP OR AWESOMEHIGHLIGHTER– MARK ON ANY WEBPAGE.
TOODLEDO– COLLABORATIVE TO-DO LISTS
WORKFLOWY– THE BEST THING EVER!
POCKET– SAVE ANYTHING AND READ IT LETTER. SUPER HANDY TOOLBAR BUTTON!
REMEMBERTHEMILK- CREATE AND SHARE LISTS!
ZAMZAR– AN EASY TO USE FREE FILE CONVERTER
SCRIBD – LIKE WIKIPEDIA FOR DOCUMENTS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
• FEEDBACKIFY – FEEDBACK ON YOUR WEBSITE OR SERVICES
• TEXTTHEMOBORPOLLEVERYWHERE
• ITRULYCARE– LIKE PAYPAL, BUT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

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FOR KIDS!
HANDIPOINTS– LISTS AND CHARTS FOR KIDS AND PARENTS
STORYBIRD– COLLABORATIVE STORIES, ENGAGING WITH ART
LITTLEBIRDTALES– MAKE YOUR OWN RECORDED STORYBOOKS
Smories– THE CUTEST THING EVER!
REDKID – A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL AGES, LOTS OF TOOLS AND GAMES
AUDIO & MUSIC
VOCAROO – SHARE ONLINE VOICE MESSAGES SUPER EASILYORAUDIOPAL - EMBEDDABLE AUDIO MESSAGES
CHIRBIT – INTEGRATED SHAREABLE AUDIO
HARK - SOUNDBITES!!
SPOTIFY – KINDA THE BEST THING EVER!
DRAGONTAPE– MAKE AUDIO AND VIDEO MIXTAPES!
LIBRARYISH
BOOKLAMP.ORG - FREE NOVELIST, MOSTLY
GENI– MAKE YOUR OWN COLLABORATIVE FAMILY TREE!
STORIFY– LEGITIMIZE SOCIAL MEDIA TO YOUR FACULTY! BUILD STORIES!
SMALL DEMONS - CHECK OUT WHAT FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ARE READING
SHARESOMESUGAR – A LENDING LIBRARY ON THE WEB!
FICLY OR MOVELLAS – COLLABORATIVE SHORT STORIES, SHARING YOUR FICTION
BOOKTRACK–SOUNDTRACKS FOR BOOKS?
SEARCHING/INSTRUCTION
QUIZLET - MAKE A QUIZ ABOUT ANYTHING! INTEGRATED GAME BASED LEARNING!
VISUALTHESAURUS – JUST WHAT IT SAYS, OREYEPLORER – VISUAL CONCEPT MAP SEARCH ENGINE. FANTASTIC!
BOOLIFY - GREATEST TOOL FOR LIBRARIANS EVAH (OR AT LEAST SINCE WOLFRAM ALPHA)!
WOLFRAM ALPHA – COMPUTATIONAL SEARCH ENGINE WITH ENDLESS USES
OLDIES BUT GOODIES
LUCIDCHART – FABULOUS WORKFLOW AND ORG CHARTS, PLUS MORE!
WHATDOYOUSUGGEST – A SMART, IF SOMEWHAT SNARKY SEARCH ENGINE
YTTM.TV – TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT LONG AGO EVENTS LIKE THE COLA WARS!
CRAMBERRY – ONLINE FLASHCARDS, PARTNER UP WITH QUIZLET
GOVTRACK OR OPENCONGRESS– FIND OUT WHO IS VOTING AND HOW!
DOWNFOREVERYONE?
DROPBOX – STORE AND SYNC

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TWITTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS
PRIVATELY – SET UP PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH TWITTER FOLKS!
POSTPOST – SEARCH TWITTER EFFECTIVELY. TAKE RESULTS TO STORIFY!
VIZIFY – AN INFOGRAPHIC OF YOU!
KLOUT – CHECK ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH
TRENDSMAP – GIS FOR TWITTER TRENDS, STILL A FAV
JUST PLAIN WEBSITES
MASHABLE
ARSTECHNICA
MAKEUSEOF
GLEAN.ORG
JUST FOR FUN AND/OR TOTALLY WEIRD!
IVOODOO – MAKE YOUR OWN VOODOO DOLLS! RISE CHICKEN!
BAGCHECK – SHARE COLLECTIONS OF ANYTHING! DEFINITION OF OVERSHARE!
RUN AND PEE – GOTTA PEE DURING IRON MAN 3? THIS APP TELLS YOU THE BEST TIME TO GO!
PLACES I’VE POOPED – JUST WHAT IT SAYS, GIS FOR THE SCATOLOGICALLY INCLINED
KNOWYOURMEME – FIND OUT WHAT ALL THE CRAZY KIDS ARE DOING WITH INSANITY WOLF!
MEMEGENERATOR – MAKE YOUR OWN INSANITY WOLF MEME AND SHOW THOSE CRAZY KIDS WHO’S BOSS!
MINDBLOOM – THEN FEEL BAD ABOUT IT AND PRACTICE SOME MINDFULNESS!
BACOLICIOUS - BACON ANYWHERE, ANY TIME!
Cynthia Dudenhoffer
cyn@librariancyn.com
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