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21Classes

21Classes is a free hosted service that allows teachers to easily set up and manage a multi-user blog environment for students. A variety of teacher options for moderation and control make it an appropriate tool for all age levels. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students.

blip.tv

blip.tv is a platform for web shows that offers hosting, distribution, and advertising. Age restriction with parental consent is 17 years. Refer to the terms of service for details.

Blogger

Blogger is a free, online blogging tool that is particularly useful for inexperienced or first-time users because of its ease of use. It has many features that are conducive to classroom use, such as the choice of using HTML to allow for different skill levels, and the ability to restrict who can view the blog. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students.

Class Blogmeister

Class Blogmeister is a free, online blogging tool specifically designed for classroom use, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment. Age restriction with teacher consent is 5 years. Refer to the terms of service for details. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students.

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Delicious

A social bookmark manager. Using keyword tags, you can categorise your list of favourite websites, and have access to other people's lists. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students.

Edmodo

Note: This links directly to an external website.

Edmodo is a free, secure, private micro-blogging and social network environment. Students and teachers can share ideas, files and assignments and generally facilitate communication and collaborative learning between students. You can register, very quickly and easily create security codes, and establish groups and classes that students can sign in to. It is possible for teachers to create and manage multiple groups of students, change group passwords and archive the group at the end of a term or year.

Twitter offers further details and information on microblogging.

Edublogs

Edublogs is a free, online blogging service created specifically for educators, with no advertising and a host of customisable features. Age restriction with parental/ teacher consent is 5 years. Refer to the terms of service for details. Always read the terms and conditions of software and manage the privacy and safety of your students.

Embedplus

EmbedPlus lets you add enhanced playback and relevant content to the videos you embed. You can add it your blog, wiki or school website.

Etherpad

EtherPad is a free web-based word processor/whiteboard that allows people to work together in real-time, with each contributor assigned a different colour to help keep track. There is a chat area integrated into the page so you can discuss the topics as you construct a joint document, with any changes instantly reflected on everyone's screen. It is a productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, brainstorming, and programming. It produces an URL that can be sent to the collaborators, which remains indefinitely. It is also possible to import documents for your computer before you begin and then export in a number of formats once you have finished.

Due to Etherpad being discontinued from the 14th April 2010,Google have released the code as open source. This has already generated the release of many similar services: