Forvo can best be described as an audio wiki for word pronunciations. One of the problems with learning to speak a language that is not phonetic is trying to figure out how to pronounce the words. Forvo hosts hundreds of …
Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On (Article)
The Web is no longer a collection of static pages of HTML that describe something in the world. Increasingly, the Web is the world – everything and everyone in the world casts an “information shadow,” an aura of data which, …
FollowUpThen: Free and Easy Email Reminder
Some people respond to emails on time and some don’t. If you’ve a friend or contact in the latter category it’s worth giving FollowUpThen a shot. You don’t need to sign up for an account to use the service, either: …
How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement
Professors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle. Not only is it a logistical impossibility for 200+ students to actively participate in a 90 minute lecture, but the downward sloping cone-shape of a lecture hall …
Teaching and technology: presentations and resources for educators
During the last six or so years I have created a number of ‘how-to’ documents and presentations for a variety of web based and related technologies. They are available from the various workshop web pages however I thought it might …
Hungry? How About An Open Source Restaurant
Ever get a great dish at a restaurant and imagine making it at home? At the world’s first open source restaurant you can.
How To Search Emails In Gmail Efficiently
When Google launched Gmail they revolutionized emailing. Until then, the focus of email clients and services had been on sorting emails. Google is a search engine. Consequently, Google’s email service provides many different ways to search your Gmail emails, while …
Puniz: Listen & Easily Download Free Audio Tracks
There are tons of sites that offer you free music, the problem is that the number of songs available is quite small. Puniz changes that by offering over 500 million audio tracks and claims that all of them are free …
Moodle Cool Courses Competition: Winners
Here you can see the winners of the “Moodle Cool Course Competition”, divided in many categories: Best application of Moodle activities, Best use of media, Primary (ages 6-12), Secondary (ages 12-18) and Tertiary (ages 18+).
Crocodoc – Share and Mark-up Documents
Crocodoc is a simple service that allows users to quickly share and edit PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint files. Using Crocodoc does not require you to register for an account. To use Crocodoc just upload your file, select your marking …
100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark
It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran teacher or a newbie just now taking college courses — finding new ways to get students engaged in the classroom is always a great thing. One way many teachers are reaching out is …
What Is The Difference Between 32-bit & 64-bit Windows?
People ask me on a daily basis, “What is the difference between a 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating system?” Most of you are running Windows XP or Vista in its 32-bit iteration. But as hardware gets cheaper, people are curious …
Easy YouTube Caption Creator
If you are looking to quickly and correctly add captions to the videos you upload to YouTube, then Easy YouTube Caption Creator could come in handy. It makes the entire process of adding captions really simple and easy.
http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/accessibility-tools/easy-youtube-caption-creator/…
Web 2.0 & Students With Disabilities
Many web2.0 sites have great potential for students with disabilities. Many of these sites help meet the concepts of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a framework curricula that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for …
Zentation: Combine & Sync Presentation With Video
Powerpoint has changed public speaking, in that those listening to a presentation have visual cues and point forms to glance at. These cues and points often give context to a speaker. Zentation aims to bring the advantages of a PowerPoint …