Wax 2.0 is video creation software that comes from the creator of Wink (which lets you make awesome Flash-based product demos) who is dedicated to ensuring that anyone can start authoring their own videos. You can use Wax 2.0 to
EPearl – an ePortfolio as a Tool to Organise, Structure, Reflect and Grow. A bilingual, hands-on workshop
In this full-day, hands-on workshop, participants will engage in and reflect on the portfolio process while exploring EPearl, an on-line portfolio tool available in many Québec school
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Blackboard Brings Collaborative Tools to Moodle, Sakai and D2L
Following up on a commitment made at the time it acquired the two companies, Blackboard has announced that Collaborate, its new collaborative learning suite that taps into technology from Elluminate and Wimba, will work with competing learning management systems.
Search For Similar Images Online Using Images Rather Than Keywords
The ways we search for information online are constantly evolving. One of the most interesting (comparatively) new methods currently being developed by companies around the web revolves around the idea of using images as a basis for search queries.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/search-similar-images-online-images-keywords/
50 Excellent Open Courses on Teaching With Technology
This is a listing of 50 free online courses that are offered on a wide variety of instructional technology topics. The courses are free, self-directed, and accessible over the internet.
10 Web Tools to Make Learning in Your Class Even Better!
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50 of the Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)
So what are the best ways to use Twitter? How you can use it most effectively? Which tools are most helpful? You’ll find the answers to these questions and many more here in 50 of the best Twitter tools, posts,
School Learning Platforms win over students with ‘Facebook’ approach
Schools are using the latest learning platforms to harness pupils’ appetite for social networks, making learning more engaging and fun in class and at home.
Introducing Google’s WebP, a Faster Web Alternative to JPEG
Google has just released a developer preview of a new image format called WebP. WebP promises to significantly reduce the byte size of photos on the web, allowing websites to load much faster.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/introducing-googles-webp-faster-web-alternative-jpeg-news/
Beyond McLuhan: Your New Media Studies Syllabus
A new generation of scholars is trying to come to new understandings of how technology and society shape each other. Christina Dunbar-Hester is among those young lions from her position at Rutgers School of Communication & Information. Here, she walks
Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool
Can the wildly popular social network be used constructively in the classroom? This student’s story says it can.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/08/facebook-as-an-instructional-technology-tool/
2 Easy Ways to Create a Social Network
There are lots of ways to create a social network that involve scripts and paid hosting, and all sorts of settings that you have to get right before you can get your network up and running. If you’re looking for
Ten Ideas for using Google Maps and Google Earth in the Classroom
Some very interesting ideas to use Google Maps and Google Earth with your students.
http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/2007/11/ten-ideas-for-u.html
MyScriptFont: Easily Generate A Font From Handwriting
There is no shortage of fonts that you can use to compose a document or email. But these fonts are the designs of a developer you do not know. To make your documents, letters, and emails more personal, you can