CALL Tools

Call Tools

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This list includes both web-based services and downloadable programs.  It is not a comprehensive list, but aims to provide a selection of reliable tools for various CALL related tasks.

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Activity & Quiz Creation

• Quizlet
• Proprofs
• Hot Potatoes
• QuizStar
• Script-O!
• Contentgenerator
• QuizEgg
• The Study Place
• Superteachertools.com
• Jeopardy
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
• Hangman
• Jeopardylabs.com
• Discovery Education PuzzleMaker
• CrosswordPuzzleGames.com
• ArmoredPenguin.com Crossword Maker
• Cloze Test Generator
• EclipseCrossword Puzzle Maker
• Charles Kelly's Online Quiz Generato

Audio Recording/Editing

• Audacity
• Lame Encoder - required to export mp3 files from Audacity
• MP3 Skype Recorder (recording skype calls)
• Audio Hijack (mac)
• WiretapPro

Blogging

• Blogger.com
• Tumblr
• Edublogs.org
• Wordpress.com
• Wordpress software

Browsers

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Opera
• Torch
• Iron
• Maxthon
• Safari
• MSIE

Chat Rooms

• Todaysmeet.com
• ChatWing
• Addon Chat
• Chatzy
• Xat

Comic Generators

• Makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
• Bitstrips.com
• ToonDoo
• Comicmaster.org.uk
• Stripcreator.com/make.php
• Wittycomics.com
• Blank Cards
• Goanimate.com  

File Storage/Transfer

• Archive.org
• Dropbox
• Esnips.com
• Google Drive
• Box.net

File Conversion

• Cloudconvert.org
• Zamzar
• Vixy
• MediaConverter
• Mashable 80+ File Conversion Services And Tools

Graphics

• IrfanView
• Photoscape
• Flickr
• Picassa
• The Gimp

HTML Editors

• Kompozer
• Seamonkey
• Front Page
• Dreamweaver

Interactive Media

• Voxopop
• Voicethread
• Vaestro

Live Desktop Sharing

• Mikogo
• Yugma 
• Vyew
• Mashable List

Mapping

• Google Maps
• Windows Live Local
• Yahoo! Local Maps
• Mashable list of 50+ Online Map Tools and Resources

Media Players

• VideoLan VLC
• WinAmp
• iTunes + Quicktime
• GomPlayer
• Windows Media Player
• Real Player

Mindmaps

• Gliffy
• MindMeister
• Bubbl.us
• Creat.ly
• More at: http://www.learningcall.net/2012/06/mind-mapping-tools.html

Photo Manipulation Tools

• Photofunia
• Funtasticface.com
• Dumpr.net
• Loonapix.com
• Funphotobox.com
• Cartoonize.net
• Apps:  Picsart  PhotoLab  Lots More:  Iphone  Android

Presentations

• SlideShare
• VoiceThread
• Slideboom
• SlideRocket
• Zoho Show
• AjaxPresents
• OpenOffice Impress
• Powerpoint

Recording Telephony Calls

• Free Skype Recorder (Windows)
• Call Recorder (Mac)
• CallGraph
• PrettyMay
• Evoca
• Freecorder
• Hot Recorder
• Pamela
• PowerGramo
• Total Recorder
• VoiceChum
• SoundTap

RSS Readers

• Bloglines
• Feedly
• The Old Reader
• Feedreader
• RSS Bandit
• FeedDemon
• NewzCrawler
• Omea Reader

Rubric Builders

• iRubrics
• Rubistar
  

Screen Capture (image & video)

• Screenr
• Screencast-o-Matic
• Camtasia - Media Recording
• Camstudio - free screencast software
• Jing Project - easy screencast publishing
• SnapZPro - Media Recording
• Wink

Security

• AVG Free
• Avast
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• Firefox NoScript Add-on

Social Bookmarking

• Delicious
• Diigo.com
• BlinkList.com

Start Pages

• Netvibes
• Pageflakes
• Protopage
• Mashable list of start pages

Streaming Tools
Audio

• Shoutcast
• Simplecast
• SamBroadcaster
• Oddcast
• Winamp
• Nicecast

Video

• Google Hangouts on Air and YouTube Live
• Ustream.tv
• Livestream.com
• YouNow
• Justin.tv

Surveys

• SurveyMonkey.com
• InstantSurvey
• Zoomerang

Telephony

• Google Hangouts
• Skype
• ooVoo
• Gizmo
• Jajah
• Yahoo Messenger
• Freeconferencecall.com

Time Services

• 24TimeZones.com
• ClockLink.com
  
• TimeandDate.com

Utilities

• CDBurnerXP
• FileZilla FTP
• 7-Zip
• PC Wizard
• NetMeter

Video Tools

• Dotsub
• YouTube
• Blip.tv
• Windows Media Encoder
• Mahable 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources

Virtual Environments

• Second Life
• Minecraft
• OpenSim
• There
• ActiveWorlds

Website Buildes (free)

• Snappages.com
• Yola
• Webs
• Weebly
• Google Sites

 Wiki's 

• PBWorks
• WikiSpaces
• WetPaint
• Zoho Wiki
• MediaWiki

Word Processing

• Google Docs
• ZohoDocs
• Open Office
• NeoOffice