Create an Online Learning and Communication Environment
Topic: Instructional Design
YackPack can quickly improve communication in training and learning. Give quality feedback with ease and communicate clearly with learners, customers and managers.  YackPack's simple and convenient web browser based interface design allow designers and learners to focus on content and not be distracted by the underlying technology. YackPack offers a range of tools that include, unified communicatios, Walkie Talkie Widget and a Yack Player.

Make Internet TV
Topic: vblogging

This guide has step-by-step instructions for shooting, editing, and publishing online videos that can be watched and subscribed to by millions of people.  Very soon, this site will feature short videos from experienced internet video publishers. If you're interested in sharing your expertise, visit the Make Internet TV (MITV) wiki and find out how.

Animated Slideshows
Topic: General
Use BubbleShare to create slideshows that scroll across your blog/website. Add text and audio captions and special effects.....html code is provided for simple embeding. It's a fun tool with potential for product and sales promotions.

Looking for a Job?
Topic: General

The article and resources at this website will help you get a job? Seeking out an entry level position can be an intimidating task. Resumes and cover letters are a foreign concept to many entry level job seekers. Applying for your new job should be an enjoyable, exciting time. This article and the Emurse resources provide a quick and easy reference guide to help you seize the opportunity and make the most out of your transition to the work force!

Drawing Charts with Google
Topic: General

Google Spreadsheets has added charts. The feature, in development for some time now, is a highly anticipated addition since the application was launched last year. Nearly every type of chart can be created, from pie charts to bar graphs. You can use the new feature in Firefox and Internet Explorer without the need for a plug-in. You can save your charts separately from the spreadsheet (.png format) for adding to your media products.

Recommended Video Host Service
Topic: General
Here is a new video hosting and access service that provides a wide range of "bell and whistles" that include adding comments to vides, exporting to blogs, easy embeding, a big player, etc. Upload your videos in .avi or .wmv format and Viddler converts (as do most video services) to .flv format.

Drag and Drop Website Creation
Topic: Website design

Essentially, you create a free Zude account and start with a blank canvas, where you can drag and drop anything from the rest of the Web. When logged in, you simply open a new browser window and grab any piece of content you would like – a photo, a video, a widget, or even an entire Web page – and drop it on your Zude page. From there, it can be manipulated, resized, or even given functions such as alt text or hyperlinks. Thus, Zude can serve as anything form a simple personal site, to a tribute to your favorite band, or become the “ultimate mashup” where you combine information from all of your social networking profiles, blogs, widgets, and favorite web sites.

Enhance Your Blog/Website
Topic: General
Here is a cool tool to enhance your blog/wiki/website. SnapShots provides the html code that automatically displays a window when a user passes the mouse over a hyperlink. The window displays an image of the hyperlink's website. In the case of an audio file (mp3) link the window displays a player for the file. The window also includes a Snap.com search facility and there are other 'goodies' - give it a try.

File Hosting and Text to Audio Conversion
Topic: General

This web free web service allows you to upload a range of file formats: .pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls, .txt, etc. and provides the html embed code for a player to display them in your blog/wiki. In addition Scribd automatically converts and provides an mp3 audio version of your text documents with the embed code for a player.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Topic: Website design
Here is a really great article on design. Anyone, no matter what level of artistic talent he or she has, can come up with a design that works well and looks good--all it takes is a little experience and a working knowledge of some basic layout principles. The book from which this article is excerpted, The Principles of Beautiful Web Design , covers each of these principles in turn, showing even the least design-oriented of us how to create beautiful, elegant, functional designs -- see the Table of Contents  for details. You can download this article  -- Chapter 1 of the book -- in PDF format to read offline. So get started with the basics and before long you'll have the foundation necessary to design gallery-quality web sites.

Photo Editor - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Topic: General

Wiredness has an easy to use interface that resembles a lightweight version of its desktop cousins like Adobe Photoshop, but the editor is really designed for quick online editing, speed and flexibility. Photos can be uploaded or extracted from web sites easily (up to 5 MB). Wiredness is totally browser-based. The simple menu offers users editing, sizing, exposure, effects and wide range of tool options. You can save your image locally or upload directly to a host site and obtain the html embed code for your blog/wiki.

Multimedia Website Development Tool
Topic: Website design
ZCubes^TM is the world's first website where you can seamlessly browse, search, edit, paint, draw, hand-write, watch, listen, publish, type, print, network, teach, learn, and work. Z/cube is an online editing tool that lets you draw all over the websites you visit. Add notations, sketches and notes . They offer pre-selected portals to choose from when marking up a site. There are several ways in which this can be done, from freehand to text boxes. You can drag and drop images, video and hyperlinks onto your Zcube and publish your ZCube to the web.

Online Training Development
Topic: Instructional Design
Here is a great product for instructional design students and teachers. CourseLab can be used in a variety of learning initiatives including technical training, soft skills training, product support. Watch CourseLab courses in action - you might even pick up a few ideas on instructional design.

Photo Slideshow Creator
Topic: General

Slidez is photo slideshow creator. Slidez is easy enough to use. Uploading multiple photos and editing image details is easy, and adding them to an album is as simple as dragging and dropping them into whichever album you’d like. Slidez offers you a public URL where your albums can be viewed by anyone, and sharing options include email, embed code.

Instructional Videos
Topic: General
Here are two great sites, 5MIN and SUTREE that provide access to a huge range of short instructional videos AND allow you to add your own. 5MIN provides a Smart Player, which offers different ways in which the video can be experienced (slow-motion, in reverse, zoom, watch by frame), and they include a story board as well, so you can get step-by-step textual instructions along with the video. 5min includes an embed feature.

Free Online File Storage and Image Editing
Topic: General

MyDataBus, an online storage and management system for your photos, videos and documents. Links to SnipShot to enable MyDataBus users to edit their uploaded photos online. MyDataBus makes it easier to share information online, granting storage space (5gb) for media content and providing a URL that can be linked to for use on your blogs and wikis. With SnipShot’s ajax powered image editing tool, you can resize, color, rotate and crop an image online.

Free Video File Conversion, Burner, Player, etc.
Topic: General
Here is a web service with a wide range of free applications. "You can convert all your videos to Ipod video format directly. Can process FLV (youtube video format), divx, xvid, mpg, mp4, dvd, vob, avi, wmv ,asf and so more format.  You will be able to download your favorite videos from Youtube and convert it to Ipod video format."

Create a SongSpot in Your Blog/Wiki
Topic: blogs
Use this free web service to create a song spot in your blog or wiki. Select a song from SongSpot's huge library, customise the player and then either send or embed the player in your website. There is also an email option for you to send songs and messages to friends. A good example of the increasing application of audio technologies in web site design and development. 

Manage information and ideas
Topic: General

Corel WordPerfect Lightning  is free software that "makes it easier than ever to capture, use, and reuse ideas, information and images.  It includes: i) a Notes tool for word processing, note taking and copying text and images from email and the Web, ii) a Viewer to open PDFs, WordPerfect and Microsoft® Word documents, iii) a Navigator to organize your ideas and documents,  iv) a free online account with 200 MB storage—plus many more services!

Collaborative Design
Topic: Website design
Use this free web service to obtain or provide feedback on  your TAFE design projects. You can upload your designs, EMBED THEM IN YOUR BLOG,  and others can add voice or text comments and colour annotations. It's a great tool for collaborative design projects, particularly when you are looking for ideas from other TAFE students to help you overcome a 'sticking point'.