Stephen Downes comments on this presentation by Steve Wheeler: “Good presentation and let me be the first to name the new web: Web eXtended (or just Web X). Can’t wait for Tim O’Reilly to claim he owns the name now. …
On Facebook, Telling Teachers How Much They Meant
Facebook has drawn more attention as a platform for adolescent meanness and bullying, and as a vehicle for high school and college students to ruthlessly dissect their teachers. But people who are 20, 30 or 40 years beyond graduation are …
AudioExpert: Online Sound Editor & Converter
Audio Expert is a free online sound editor that helps you to edit audio, convert it from one file format to other, merge different tracks and record sounds. Using this tool, you could quickly crop audio files, merge multiple files, …
Controlling your digital identity is as easy as 1-2-3
While many users of the internet have accepted a passive digital footprint over which they have not taken control, Dean Shareski recently presented at #BLC10 on ideas for managing and manipulating what Google says about us.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/07/controlling-your-digital-identity-is-as.html…
Imagine courses that take place in wikis, blogs, social networks…
Teemu Leinonen introduces EduFeedr, “a web-based feed reader that is designed specifically for following and supporting learners in open blog-based courses. ” He explains, “typical RSS readers are not very suitable for following this kind of courses. Most of the …
Eduglu: A Drupal-based social learning platform
Eduglu is a social learning platform that helps learners connect with one another and form learning communities. Eduglu provides online spaces for groups to learn together. And because it’s built on the powerful open source CMS Drupal, creating your own …
Secure Passwords in Plain English (Video)
Common Craft recently released a new video that everyone who banks, shops, or just uses email should watch. Secure Passwords in Plain English walks viewers through the pitfalls of weak passwords and how to create strong passwords.
PLE 2010 Conference – what did we achieve
Graham Attwell summarizes what was achieved at the recent PLE conference in Barcelona, Spain.
http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/07/ple2010-conference-what-did-we-achieve/…
The Essential Guide To Digital Photography
You may think that picking up a digital camera, turning it on, and taking the photo is all that you need to know about digital photography. Think again, as there is a whole heap more to learn that you might …
The iPad for Academics
After having used an iPad shortly since its release I can safely say that the device — or another one like it — deserves to become an important part of the academic’s arsenal of gadgets. Choosing to plop down the …
FreeVideoLectures: 740 + Free Online Video Courses From Leading Universities
This website has a great motto: “to organize the world’s educational videos and make them universally accessible and down-loadable”. They offer 740 + free online video courses from leading universities universities. All courses are categorized by Subjects and Universities.
Smart.fm: Helps To Learn Stuff Quickly & Remember Longer
Who said learning and social networking cannot come together? Smart.fm is a fun website that combines education with social networks. The web app serves as an online academic assistant that offers courses to anyone who wants to learn about any …
Into Tomorrow: Looking at the Extreme Future (Video)
This is about the extreme future 10 to 20 years out. It’s not a crystal ball but an informed look ahead at the good, bad, and ugly. A great presentation by Ian Jukes at ISTE 2010 Conference.
ImageBase: Public Domain High Resolution Images
The internet is filled with pictures on any topic and you can easily search for them. But your search results will usually display a random collection of pictures. ImageBase can be a new image source if you are looking for …
An introduction to social media – for learning and performance enhancement
Pretty nice table-of-contents style post that is in effect a handbook on social media. This is a social resource as it also provides the opportunity for you to provide your own experiences of using social tools for learning.