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• 5min is a place to find short video solutions for practical questions and a place for people to share their knowledge. http://www.5min.com/
• Blip.tv is a free videoblogging, podcasting and video sharing service. http://blip.tv/
• Google Plus Hangouts allows up to nine “friends”, watch Youtube videos, in real-time, from anywhere. (External Link)
• SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe and free media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards. (External Link)
• TeacherTube is a video sharing website that is very similar to YouTube in layout and function, with one crucial difference: it's entirely devoted to educational videos. The site monitors inappropriate materials, so it's safe to use in the classroom. http://www.teachertube.com/
• WonderHowTo hand-selects and curates the best instructional videos from over 1,700 web sites. Explore the largest collection of free how-to videos anywhere. http://www.wonderhowto.com/
• Vimeo is a video hosting and sharing site. Users can upload as much as 2GB of video a month, including high-definition video that plays in a wide-screen player. http://www.vimeo.com/
• YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through web sites, mobile devices, blogs, and e-mail. http://www.youtube.com/
• TTV (Teacher Training Videos) is a site that provides excellent videos and other resources free of charge for training and links to technology tools. (External Link)

Collaboration portals

A collaboration portal is a one-stop destination, usually on the Web, where collaborators can co-create a page of resources, links, and even tools (also known as gadgets or widgets) to share and manage content. The following are a few popular ones:

• At Pageflakes you can easily customize the Internet and make it yours using ‘”Flakes” – small, movable versions of all of your web favorites that you can arrange on your personal homepage. You can also participate in the Pageflakes community, sharing your page as a “Pagecast” with a private group or with the world, and connecting with other users across the globe. http://www.pageflakes.com/
• Google offers the ability to create a personalized iGoogle page that gives you at-a-glance access to key information from Google and across the web. This page is personal and not shared among others with one exception – iGoogle users can easily create “Gadgets” (see http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/) to share text, graphics, and more with others who install those gadgets on their iGoogle page. http://www.google.com/ig
• Netvibes is a free web service that brings together your favorite media sources and online services. You can share your favorite netvibes content with colleagues, friends, and other netvibes users. http://netvibes.com/
• Ning is a service for developing personalized social networking sites. (External Link)