Educators interested in using social media to enrich learning will enjoy these 100 ideas for using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Skype in the classroom from Online Universities. The post includes real examples of educators using social media …
CloudCourse: An Enterprise Application in the Cloud
Google releases a new internal learning platform, CloudCourse under an open source license. CloudCourse allows anyone to create and track learning activities. CloudCourse also offers calendaring, waitlist management and approval features. CloudCourse is fully integrated with Google Calendar.
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/05/cloudcourse-enterprise-applicationin.html…
Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers
Poster size guide for teachers, allowing them to compare the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools, adding a column to indicate how tricky the tool
is to set up.
http://www.cats-pyjamas.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/MoodleToolGuideforTeachers_May2010_JS.pdf…
Read the Words – Hear Your Text Spoken
Read the Words converts your text (word, pdf, html, websites, and more) into spoken words. Users of Read the Words can select from fifteen different voices and three languages in which to hear their text spoken. The conversion of text …
iSendr: Send Files Directly To Another Computer Over The Web
So you’ve got a file, and you want to get it to your friend quickly. You could head over to iSendr, and in a few quick clicks give your friend a direct link for downloading the file directly from your …
One Day In – This Day in History on a Google Map
There are plenty of websites that will deliver an interesting “this day in history” fact to you everyday. There are even gadgets for your iGoogle homepage that will inform you of significant events every day of the year. Yet there …
Top 10 Backup Software Solutions For Your PC
Not backing up your files regularly? You really should. There’s nothing worse in the computer world than losing all of your hard work – like your documents and projects – or your collection of fun – like your music and …
4 Netbook Operating Systems Worth Checking Out
Netbooks are fantastic portable devices. They’re portable, lightweight and–perhaps best of all–really cheap. But netbooks can seem hopelessly limited when used with standard desktop operating systems such as Windows or Ubuntu. This is why I recommend every netbook owner look …
Desktop Google Reader – An Awesome RSS Reader Which Syncs With Google
One of the most popular RSS readers comes from the big G – Google – and provides a ton of interesting and unique features. The only downside? You can’t use it when you’re offline. Web based RSS reader apps might …
Top 4 Sites To Access Your Favorite Links From One Page
There are a hundred and one ways to bookmark your favorite websites, whether it’s using your browser’s native bookmarking system or using an online service like Delicious or Google Bookmarks, each of which has its pros and cons. One con …
“Why Computer Science” Project
Ken Fogel (Computer Science Program Coordinator at Dawson College) has been coordinating a project involving the five English language CEGEPs to develop a framework for encouraging enrollment in technology programs using Computer Science as the test bed. The result is …
Future of Virtual 3D Environments for Learning
What do you think of environments like Second Life? Do you think these have a great future in the world of learning for adults? Read this article and take your own conclusions.
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/05/future-of-virtual-3d-environments-for.html…
Canadian Internet Use (2009)
An interesting document from Statistics Canada showing the use of Internet in Canada in 2009.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100510/dq100510a-eng.htm…
Sync.in – real-time collaborative word processing
Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time. “When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone’s screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate with …
Five Ways Students Can Build Multimedia Timelines
Here are five ways students can create multimedia timelines.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/05/five-ways-for-students-to-build.html…