Toshiba has announced a dual-display tablet that folds like a book. The company says it’s a “concept PC,” but it will be on sale in limited quantities and is priced at $1,100.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/toshiba-dual-screen-pc/…
Definitions of Personal Learning Environment (PLE)
Interesting set of definitions of the PLE, compiled into a slide show. Via Mohamed Amine Chatti
http://www.slideshare.net/ibuchem/definitions-of-personal-learning-environmentple-4029277…
Ubuntu Multitouch OS Coming For Tablets Next Year
Canonical, the company behind Linux OS Ubuntu, is preparing a touch-specific OS for tablets that it will build on Ubuntu 10.10. The OS should be available sometime early next year.
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/06/11/ubuntu-multitouch-os-coming-for-tablets-next-year/…
SoftLogr: Download Hand-Picked Free Software
Free software sites are dime a dozen so why bother looking into a new one? Well, for starters, SoftLogr is not an average collection of free software where every Tom, Dick and Harry can upload a software. It is a …
Some cool tools for a hot topic: social learning
Slide presentation by Jane Hart at the Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s “Making technology work for you” conference. She mentions some old favourites as well as some new tools that are appearing on the emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010 …
20 Free PowerPoint Templates that Don’t Suck
Want to spice up your presentations a little? Tired of the same old “default” themes that Powerpoint brings along for the ride? Check out these 20 free Powerpoint templates that…well…don’t suck.
http://workawesome.com/software/20-free-powerpoint-templates-that-dont-suck/…
Free eBook – 20 WEBTOOLS Applied to Teaching
Ana Maria Menezes has just published a 53 page free ebook titled 20 WEBTOOLS Applied to Teaching. In addition to some well-known services like Animoto, Ana Maria has included some lesser-known tools that could be particulary useful for ESL/ELL instruction.…
Edistorm: An Individual & Group Brainstorming Tool
Brainstorming is a technique employed to gather ideas about a certain topic. When we have gathered many ideas, we start filtering the good from the bad; as a result, we achieve the best ideas we can think of. Whether we …
Cloud Computing and the Power to Choose
Feature article describing types of cloud computing services, advantages of cloud computing, discussion of future trends, and examples of cloud computing in action. “Many CIOs do indeed view the cloud as a key strategy for the future,” write the authors, …
New Flock, the Social Browser, Ditches Firefox for Chrome, Embraces Simplicity
Social media and networking-oriented web browser Flock has become somewhat schizophrenic today. Touted as “the social browser,” Flock is basically another web browser — previously Firefox now Google Chrome — with a bunch of social networking features on top.
How To Protect Your Email and Still Subscribe To Everything
We’ve all been there. You’re interested in a website or a download, but the site wants your email address before letting you near the goods. But what if you could instead supply a temporary email address that was forwarded to …
QlipBoard: Create How-To Videos Easily
QlipBoard is a free software that lets users easily record instructional videos and add things like annotations, screenshots and other media to them. The resulting videos are produced in .WMV format and known as Qlippits. It’s an all in one …
Testmoz: A Simple Web-based Test Generating Application
Testmoz is a simple test generating application created by Matt Johnson, an undergraduate student at Washington State University, Vancouver.
DocTranslator: Free Tool For Translating Documents Online
DocTranslator is a nice web based translator that can translate your documents, such as Word documents, spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations and text files, to and from more than 50 languages. It uses the Google Translate API to convert documents.
Collaborate, Create, and Collect: Web 2.0 Tools for Class Projects
Project-based learning is powerful because it is student-centered and real world driven. It allows for a more creative, in-depth investigation of a topic with more meaning and relevance for the learner. Whether the students are working on real world problems, …