Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom Use
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Bibme
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Wolfram Alpha
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TED
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Bibme
Bibme is a online tool that helps people properly format entires for a works cited page. It offers the option to format as MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian.
It can be accessed through this link: http://www.bibme.org
If a student is not understanding how to properly cite something, you can tell them about this site to help them out.
In higher levels of education it can be a seious issue if you do not properly cite something, as that can be viewed as plagarism. WIth this site, if someone does not know how to properly cite something, they can easily figure out how and avoid a major problem.
The site is open to everyone but if you are under the age of 13 you require conesnt from your parents.
Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine. It is an online service that answers questions by finding the answer for you from 'curated date', instead of proving a list of documents that might contain the answer like a search engine like google might.
The site can be accessed here: https://www.wolframalpha.com/
The site can answer questions asked in a normal, conversation like way, and provides answers in a very understandable way.
It can be used in education as it allows students to finish homework faster. It even has a step by step method of solving math equations, so that if a student doesnt understand a question while they are at home doing homework, they do not have to wait for class tomorrow for the answer.
It is completly free, and has no user age limit that I have found.
TED
TED talks are an online video service that have leading experts in many different fields giving short lectures.
The site can be accessed here: http://www.ted.com/#
Since it has so many different ideas presented on it, it is quite easy for a teacher to find a TED talk and use it as a start point for a lecture.
Also, if students use it on their own time, the ideas presented on the site can lead to much more interesting and lively group discussions, and since they are quite fun to watch, they don't really feel like homework. Students with lots of homework could even use them as a break.
Again, there is no age requirement that I have found.