Cloud Apps

The following is a compilation of free cloud applications. Many of these are useful online learning tools. If you know of a free cloud app you would like to recommend, please let me know and I will add it to the list.

Audio

Myrna (Aviary) (audio editor)

SoundCloud (share audio/music)

Blogging

Blogger

Edublogs (for teachers and students)

TypePad

WordPress

Cartooning & Animation

DoInk (draw and Animate)

GoAnimate

ToonDoo

Charts, Diagrams, and Data

Cacoo (create diagrams)

ChartGo (create charts)

Google Public Data Explorer (Create charts and visualizations form public data)

Documents

Google Drive (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, forms)

Zoho (docs, presentations, spreadsheets and more)

File Sharing

Drop.io

Dropbox (file sharing and convenient way to share a portfolio)

Graphics

Flickr (photo sharing)

Phoenix (Aviary) (Image and photo editor)

Photoshop Express (photo editing)

Picnik (photo editing)

Sumo Paint (image editor and painting tool)


Infographics

Infogr.am 

Polling/Survey

Survey Monkey

Vorbeo

QR Code Generators

Kaywa

Snap.vu

YouScan.me

Quizzes

ClassMarker

ProProfs Quiz Maker

Screencasts

Screen-o-Matic

Screenr

Social Bookmarking

Delicious

Diigo (research and knowledge sharing)

Linkpad.me

Social Media and Networking

LinkedIn (professional networking)

Plaxo (networking)

Storify (create stories using social media)

Twitter (microblogging)

Yammer (corporate microblogging)

Video

TeacherTube

YouTube

Misc.

Cometdocs (convert files, including to PDFs)

Online-ConVert (media conversion - video, audio, images...)