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Evernote allows users to collect information from anywhere into a single space. From text, to websites, to images, to files, Evernote allows users to organize many types of information and access the information from any computer, phone, or tablet. Evernote is a one-stop storage and organizational hub for any type of research imaginable.

Getting Started with Evernote

HootSuite is a social media management system and is more sophisticated than TweetDeck. HootSuite allows users to manage multiple social profiles including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+, schedule messages and tweets, track key words or trends, and analyze social media traffic.

Hoot Guides HootSuite Help Center

IFTTT (pronounced like "gift" without the "g") is a tool that builds connections. Users can specify triggers and actions, creating recipes they can share or keep private, that make things happen. For example, if you take a picture with Instagram, you can create a recipe using IFTTT that automatically saves your photos in Dropbox. There are 64 social media tools that can be used with IFTTT. Check out some of the great recipes others have made, and start making yours today!

IFTTT Basics

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that allows users to organize their research, collaborate with other users, and share research. Mendeley allows users to automatically generate bibliographies, import articles from other research software, find articles relevant to your research, and access articles from anywhere online.

Mendeley Basics

Pinterest is an organizational tool that allows users to create boards where they pin items of interest. Great for organizing everyday items or for planning projects with a group, Pinterest allows users to collaborate and share publicly or privately. Users can follow other boards, comments on boards, and "Like" items within boards.

Pinning 101

Ideas for Using Pinterest in the Classroom

Springpad is an organizational tool that allows users to take notes easily and curate other materials around topics. It is great for organizing day-to-day items, such as To Do lists and recipes, but also allows collaboration with others working on a project or event. Similar to Pinterest, users create Notebooks and instead of "pinning" items, they "spring" sites, images, and text to their Notebooks. Users can follow other Notebooks, comment on Notebooks, and "Like" items within Notebooks.

Getting Started with Springpad

Ideas for Using Springpad in the Classroom

Scoop.it! is a publishing platform that allows users to curate relevant articles, blog posts, pictures, or websites based around a topic and then turn the collected items into a digital magazine easy to share with others.

Scoop.it! Basics

Ideas for Scoop.it! in the Classroom

Other Ideas:

Can use to screen websites or other resources for student use while researching for a paper or collaborative project
Educators could use scoop.it! to create a place where students may read about current events directly involving the content knowledge of the class (ex: a science teacher could create an entire curated magazine on volcanoes)
Students could use scoop.it! to create a different type of presentation on an assigned topic or use to keep track of research resources

Trello provides boards, lists, and other items that enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a flexible and collaborative way.

Trello Tour
Trello Help

TweetDeck is a social media dashboard application for the management of Twitter accounts. It interfaces with the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view user profiles. The interface has multiple customizable columns that can display a user's Twitter feed, direct messages, created lists, trending hashtags, and tweets by others. Columns can be filtered to include or exclude tweets from others.

Getting Started with TweetDeck