I am the Director of Educational Technology at the Khartoum International Community School in Khartoum, Sudan. We are an K-12 IB World School of approximately 370 students. My blog, which I am just starting, can be found at Ed-Tech in Khartoum, Sudan

Jason's Top 10 Tools as at 24 February 2008

1. Moodle: Powerful, easy to set up, free, and engaging for students and teachers. It is my favorite LMS by far, and I have used many.

2. Gmail: I couldn’t do without it. I use it to archive all of my mail, and I can search for specific emails in seconds.

3. Google reader: Let’s me keep track of all of my RSS subscriptions, is very easy to use, and I can access it anywhere.

4. Firefox: The ability to customize Firefox with add-ins is what makes it so powerful. I couldn’t do without it.

5. Wordpress: It has a great interface, it is quick, reliable, and open-source.

6. Del.icio.us: Sharing educational web sites and resources with other teachers is painless with del.icio.us.

7. Skype: Connecting with others from Sudan can be expensive. Skype allows our teachers and staff to connect with others around the world for free

8. Audacity: Amazingly powerful for such a small program. I use it almost everyday, even though I have access to much more powerful audio editing software packages.

9. Google Search: It is my preferred search engine by far, quickly retrieving results that are relevant and useful.

10. Ning: Setting up a Ning group is quick and easy, and allows me to keep in contact with colleagues from all over the world.