Many people use Twitter as a backchannel, but there are some people who would prefer a different solution – because, otherwise, audience members must obtain Twitter accounts participate, which they may not want to do, and the conversation may be …
How To Back Up Data From Computer That Won’t Boot
Great article teaching how to back up hard drive data on your computer when the operating system won’t boot.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-back-up-data-on-your-computer-that-wont-boot…
50 educational games for higher education
The How To E-D-U Your How-To guide for Higher education has just published a list of 50 educational games, including 13 aimed at college or adult students.
http://howtoedu.org/2010/50-free-online-educational-games-that-are-more-fun-than-youd-think/…
Pedagogical Foundations For Personal Learning
In this talk Stephen Downes outlines the differences between learning using a personal learning environment (PLE) and learning in a CMS (Course Management System, like Moodle for example). He argues that a PLE does what an LMS cannot do – …
How to Learn Just About Anything Online… For Free
It’s pretty basic, but if you want to convince people about open learning, this will do the job. After a short introduction, the author surveys a wealth of free learning resources, beginning with the basics, then to the how-to section …
What Are the Top-10 Ed Tech Priorities for 2010?
Which issues in education technology should drive policymaking in 2010? Start with establishing technology as the “backbone of school improvement,” and we’ll be on the right track, according to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), which published a …
Top 50 Blogs for e-Learning Tools and Tips
If you want to learn a new language or if you want to know how that e-learning tool works, you have plenty of online help to reach those goals. The following list of fifty top blogs for e-learning tools and …
Predictions for 2010 (from eLearn Magazine)
At the start of each year, eLearn Magazine’s contributors predict what changes are afoot for the coming 12 months. Here are our predictions for 2010.
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=106-1…
Google Docs Becomes Google ‘Any File’ as Cloud Wars Heat Up
Google is now offering a small virtual hard drive in the cloud so you can access all sorts of files anywhere — the latest salvo in an arms race to become the dominant player in cloud services.
5 PowerPoint Search Engines To Seek Out Publicly Available Presentations
Some estimates put the number of presentations on the web close to 30 to 50 million. But we have to search them out. Using a general search engine with PPT as a filetype query is one way. But if you …
How To Find Your Favorite Movie Scenes In Seconds With MovieClips
If you’ve ever tried to find your favorite movie scenes on YouTube or other video networks, you’ve probably noticed it’s not always the easiest thing to find the direct quotes you’re looking for. Not only are these classic scenes hard …
Did You Know Moodle 2.0 Will…?
Hans de Zwart surveys what to expect in the new version of Moodle. The most interesting thing about Moodle 2.0 to me is that it will import external blogs. “Blogging should be done on a platform that is as open …
Google’s Nexus One Smartphone Revealed
The Google Phone has been officially revealed. After weeks of leaks and revelations, the search giant is finally telling the story behind its self-branded smartphone, which Google calls a “Superphone.” The cellphone is not available in Canada yet.
http://mashable.com/2010/01/05/its-official-googles-nexus-one-phone-revealed/
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Sprixi – The Easiest Way to Find and Use Free Images
Finding and using free images can be a real hassle. Searching for free content is hard enough, let alone crediting in accordance with the license. End result? Most people just don’t bother doing the crediting bit – which is kind …
What Teachers Need to Know About Creative Commons
Copyright and Creative Commons can be confusing topics for a lot of people. Fortunately, there are people like Rodd Lucier to help remove that confusion. Rodd created an awesome audio slideshow about Creative Commons called Creative Commons: What Every Educator …