At the ISTEC meeting we had the session that I usually enjoy the most.  It is a time when people come up and show a thing or two they find nifty.  It is usually the cutting edge stuff that no one has seen before.  For example:

Search for kids

• Google – Advanced Search (basic reading age)

Go to Google – Advanced Search

Choose Reading Level:

Another great Kids Search example was:

• simple.wikipedia.org – wikipedia for kids

Some of the latest resources mentioned are listed below:

• dropitto.me – a dropbox add-in allows others to send files to your dropbox
• edmodo –  an excellent, free (course management system) CMS for teachers and students
• packrati.us – adds twitter feed URLs to your delicious account
• calibre – e-books library management system
• epubread – allows you to read ePubs in Firefox
• posterous.com – fun ways to share and collaborate online

Concerning e-portfolios, these items were presented:

• livebinders – eportfolios
• mahara – works with moodle
• yakapaca – mentioned, but not well regarded
• google sites – portable, excellent resource for creating websites

A noteworthy site to work in conjunction with those listed above:

• topicmarks – summarizes text documents for you electronically