Web+2.0+research

=Lecture Tools - [] (signed up for an account)=

Edit Grid - online collaborative graphing site (similar to excel) []

Online collaborative whiteboard sharing - [] (free, awesome!!!!)

1. Organization

 * [|College Ruled] - This site allows you to create a class schedule and a private message board for classmates that you can link to from Facebook.
 * [|Myschoolog] - Web 2.0 app that lets students create schedules and organize their school life online.
 * [|30 Boxes] - This easy to use online calendar from 30 Boxes gives you the ability to plot your calendar and track RSS feeds in one spot.
 * [|Groupvine] - Great organizing tool for study groups and other campus organizations.
 * [|Backpack] - Award-winning web 2.0 app that lets you prepare schedules, calendars, files and information that you can share with other people.

2. Note Taking

 * [|SyncNotes] - Create, manage and synchronize your notes with SyncNotes' free service.
 * [|The Awesome Highlighter] - This time-saving web 2.0 app lets you highlight text on web pages, and then generates a link to a new page that shows the same text with highlights.
 * [|Note Mesh] - NoteMesh is a web 2.0 app that allows college students in the same classes to share notes online using a wiki set-up.
 * [|mynoteIT] - Take notes, upload notes, scan notes, share notes and access notes from your mobile phone with mynoteIT.
 * [|Short Text] - Create, share and store notes online with ShortText.com.

3. Homework

 * [|Gradefix] - A quick and convenient homework management system from Gradefix.
 * [[[]<mpl=homepage&nui=1&rm=false|Google Docs]] - Create, upload, share and store documents, spreadsheets and presentations with this beta tool from Google.
 * [|OttoBib] - This site will automatically configure your bibliography using one of five styles: APA, Chicago, MLA, BibTeX or Wikipedia.
 * [|Calcoolate] - This web 2.0 app is for students who need help calculating complex mathematical equations.
 * [|Flashcard Exchange] - Print flashcards, create flashcards and study online with Flashcard Exchange, the world's largest flashcard library.

4. Research

 * [|Diigo] - This web 2.0 app is a research tool, an online highlighter and a knowledge-sharing community.
 * [|Zotero] - Zotero is a Firefox extension that allows you to collect, manage and cite your research.
 * [|Scholarpedia] - A free encyclopedia written and reviewed by scholars around the world.
 * [|del.icio.us] - One of the most popular bookmarking tools on the web, del.icio.us lets you bookmark websites and tag them for easy retrieval.
 * [|WhatsOnMyBookshelf] - This site allows you to meet people with similar reading interests and trade books using a simple point system.

5. Networking

 * [[[]<mpl=homepage&nui=1&rm=false|Facebook]] - Facebook was started for students and is still one of the best social networking sites for students on the web.
 * [|YackPack] - YackPack lets you record and store audio messages that only a select group of people can access--a great way to communicate with fellow classmates.
 * [|The Campus Center] - This social networking site is great for students who want to connect with other people in their major and create study groups with people around the world.
 * [|Campus Bug] - Campus Bug is a social learning network that provides education and social networking tools.
 * [|The Student Center] - A networking and student resource site just for students from Student.com.