A new education-based social networking site, Diipo.com, has launched in beta form. The site provides a free service for collaborative blogging and networking among teachers and students.
Over 20 Free Digital Classroom Tools… Customize… Plus No Log In!
You will find descriptions of each tool, an overview of and samples of specific tools (if provided), and any related video (if provided).
Zipcast from SlideShare Makes Web Presentations Oh So Easy
SlideShare, the popular presentation hosting, sharing and perusal website, launched a new feature that allows users to host a live one-way video presentation right next to the deck they are discussing. The feature, called Zipcast, allows users to do video
Topicmarks: A Cool Web Tool To Help You Summarize Long Documents
Have you ever tried to summarize long documents about topics you don’t really understand? If you want to use the good old way of extracting the facts and figures, Topicmarks can be your friend in need.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/topicmarks-cool-web-tool-summarize-long-documents/
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IBM Researchers Discuss the Technology Behind Watson
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Symbalooedu: A Student Friendly Web 2.0 Tool
SymbalooEdu is a very important web2.0 tool. It is a “new way to organize, share your online life and discover that of others”. Teachers will no longer need to worry about long urls being broken when copied by students.
http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2011/02/symbalooedu-student-friendly-web20-tool.html…
Horizon Report 2011: Discover New Areas of Emerging Technology
Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education and creative expression over the next one to five years.
What Are The Best Free Hosted Course Management Systems On The Internet?
What options exist for teachers who want to try using a Course Management System, but don’t have one available in their school? Fortunately, there are many free CMS/LMS tools available on the Internet.
100 Incredible & Educational Virtual Tours You Don’t Want to Miss
The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball
Seven Free Platforms for Teaching Online Courses
More and more schools are embracing online courses to reach more students and all times of the day. While you can spend a lot of money for online course software, you don’t have to. Here are seven free platforms for
Linux Live USB Creator: Easily Boot Linux From Your Flash Drive
Trying out Linux should be easy; with the help of Linux Live USB Creator it is. Quickly get any Linux distribution to boot from your USB key, complete with a persistent mode for keeping applications and documents in place. You
How to Make an Interactive Lesson Using Youtube
This is an excellent tutorial on how to make a Choose Your Own Adventure video on YouTube.
Plagiarisma – A Plagiarism Checker
Plagiarism, as teachers we see it a lot. Sometimes it’s done intentionally, sometimes it’s done accidentally. Either way we can’t allow our students to plagiarize other people’s works. Plagiarisma is a free tool that teachers and students can use to
Directory of Learning Tools 2011
Over 2,000 tools for learning and working in education and the workplace.