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Downes links to, and comments on, two articles, each offering tips on choosing among educational technologies. One list is focused on desirable outcomes (e.g., that the technology is scalable, or promotes lifelong learning, etc). The other list (his own) focuses on the properties that lead to such outcomes (e.g., good technology is always on, or doesn't require parts, etc).

Frost and Stommel capture a 14-minute YouTubevideo of a collaborative writing session on Google Docs (now Google Drive). In the accompanying blog post, they offer suggestions for assigning collaborative writing to students, along with persuasive arguments about the pedagogical goods of collaborative writing.

Virtual visits to 3D religious sites and buildings.

Video. Collection of videos covering such topics as Religions of the World, Church History, and interviews with religious scholars.

Ideal for group projects. Similar to Googledocs. Members can work on a project and save to shared cloud space.

CuePrompter is a free teleprompter/autocue service. Your browser works like a teleprompter -no extra software needed.

Allows students or groups create their own graphic novel.

This is a mobile app that allows the professor to award points "on the go" using their smartphone. Obviously aimed at K-12 teachers, but useful as well in higher education.

A website that allows you to create mindmaps: pictures of concepts or a map of a process.

Do you have favorite religion blogs you like to follow? This tool lets you create a dashboard of favorite blogs.