WackWall is a service that anyone can use to create a social network. Some of WackWall’s key features are message boards, customizable user profiles, private messaging between community members, and Facebook connect integration.If you’re looking to create a small network …
Applying 3D Virtual Worlds to Higher Education
Nice and clear Master’s thesis describing the applicability of 3D worlds in higher education. Good synthesis of various materials, including tables of didactic approaches to environment, problem categories of using Second Life in education, etc.
http://www.vmwork.net/material/Palomaki_-_2009_-_Applying_3D_virtual_worlds_to_higher_education.pdf…
11 Techy Things for Teachers to Try This Year
The new school year is here for many teachers. For those who haven’t started school yet, the new school year will be here soon. If you’ve set the goal of trying something new in your classroom this year (shouldn’t that …
Tips for Managing Social Media Information Overload
Useful tips for dealing with the information overload that results from participation in social media.
http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/08/06/tips-for-managing-social-media-information-overload/…
MyTube60: Easily Combine YouTube Videos Into One
There is often a need to play several YouTube videos and MyTube60 lets you easily combine multiple Youtube videos into one. After you sign up for a free account, you can search for YouTube videos using keywords and add them …
The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers [UPDATED]
Busy teachers may feel that taking the time to learn how to use Twitter isn’t worth the return for the students benefit, so that’s why this list of 100 tips, apps, and resources is worth browsing. Find out how to …
Iorad: Easily Make Instruction Manual For Any Application
Iorad is a web service that lets you create a comprehensive instruction manual for any application. It is more like a web-based version of PowerPoint but with lots of extra features. You can capture and insert screenshots and video clips, …
How To Transcribe Audio & Video Files Into Text With The Help Of Express Scribe
Those who do a lot of audio to text transcriptions know only too well that even with the help of a digital player, digital word processor, and the ability to type using ten fingers at an amazing speed, transcribing is …
Moving to Moodle at Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University is moving from Blackboard to Moodle and thought it did a good job of highlighting some of the reasons Moodle is fast becoming the VLE of choice for educators around the world.
http://www.synergy-learning.com/blog/moodle/moving-to-moodle-northwestern-state-university/
Search, Google, and Life: Sergey Brin – Google
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Harvard Releases OpenScholar 2.0
Harvard University has now released version 2.0 of OpenScholar, an open source software package that lets scholars build personal and project-oriented web sites in a matter of minutes. It’s a quick, easy, and free solution that allows academics to build …
How The INTERNET Works
Almost everyone nowadays uses the Internet. Stuff like Facebook, email, chat, Twitter and YouTube wouldn’t be there without the Internet. But while the web is so useful and easy to use these days only a few understand how it functions.If …
Scitable: The Social Research Network For Science Geeks
The idea behind Scitable is a journal-quality, free science library. It’s peer-written and reviewed, and funded behind one of the largest science publishers in the world, Nature Publishing. But beyond the piles of information, there’s a social network of a …
Flip Your Instruction with Flip Video Cameras
You can begin creating a 21st century learning environment today with one of the easiest and least expensive to use technologies out there. A Flip Video. This $150 investment can go a long way in helping digital native students create …