Sheji Diigo 07/13/2009

• Engage Your Audience | Text The Mob

  Use sms or web page to collect poll data from event or class. Might also be used to collect other info - questions from audience, etc.

  tags: poll, survey, mobile, Tools, sms, feedback, education, quiz

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Sheji Diigo 07/12/2009

• PAR– How moving from LMS to virtual worlds changes instructors’ roles, learner expectations, and non-verbal communication.

  A comparison and contrast for teachers moving from an LMS instructional model to a virtual world instructional model. Some initial thoughts.

  tags: lms, virtual, worlds, secondlife, sl, education, teach, learn

• WebTools4u2use - Audio & Podcasting

  Great list of resources for audio and podcasting creation

  tags: podcasting, podcast, education, tools, audio, technology

• Soshiku › The Smart Way to Keep Track of Your Schoolwork

  Organize courses and assignments online. A simplified LMS of sorts. Could grow into something much larger.

  tags: homework, organizer, education, school, students, Tools, LMS, CMS

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Sheji Diigo 07/11/2009

• Adobe Buzzword online word processor from Acrobat.com - Annotated

  Adobe Buzzword is an online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals and anything else you need to access from anywhere, or work on with others.

  tags: collaboration, documents, tools, word, writing, adobe, education

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Sheji Diigo 07/10/2009

• Screenjelly - Home

  This service allows you to tweet screencasts. Not only tweet them, but also record them - 3 minute time limit. Sign in with your Twitter account. Full screen recording. Perhaps no editing.

  tags: screencast, twitter, screencapture, screencasting, record, tool, education

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Sheji Diigo 07/09/2009

• Robo Rush

  business game. Stay in business - selling robots.

  tags: business, education, game, robot, marketing

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Sheji Diigo 07/02/2009

• YackPack - Simply Connected

  voice communication tools for the web. place these tools within your course pages to allow voice contact within your class.

  tags: audio, collaboration, tools, messaging, voip, voice, social, education

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Preparing Images for the Web

Preparing Images for the Web

Where to find images

• Take them yourself
  
• Flickr
  
• Creative Commons Search
• The Commons Project (Library of Congress images)
  
• Edupic.net  http://edupic.net/index.html
• Clipart ETC http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm

How to prepare the images

• Crop and make it pretty
• Resize
• Usually under the Image menu
• Size depends on the application (WSM & ANGEL width max @ 500px)
  
• Format (jpg or gif or png)
• Width max (ANGEL and WSM) about 500px
• jpg for photos
• gif for clipart (transparency optional)
  
• png for transparency
  

What program will do this

• Plixr http://www.pixlr.com/app/
• Pheonix http://a.viary.com/tools/phoenix (registration required)
  
• Slashup http://www.splashup.com/splashup/
• Sumo Paint http://www.sumopaint.com/app/

Sheji Diigo 06/23/2009

• Action! Get the Cameras Rolling with Digital Storytelling | digitalstorytelling digital_storytelling video_production | Making Teachers Nerdy

  digital storytelling links and resources

  tags: digitalstorytelling, education, MrsSmoke, technology

• BabelWith.Me - Create a Conversation

  Chat tool that can translate conversations on the go. Chat up to 45 participants in variety of language. Powered by Google.

  tags: chat, translation, babel, language, translate, conversation, education

• EduPic Graphical Resource for Educators

  EduPic Graphical Resource is a teacher designed free image resource for use by teachers and students. All images contained within are free for use by educational professionals and the students they serve without permission. All other use is by permission only. All other rights are reserved.

  tags: Clipart, photos, edupic, science, graphics, education, images

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Sheji Diigo 06/20/2009

• SlideSix :: Multimedia Enabled Presentation Sharing

  Online presentation creation and sharing. Share your PowerPoint (PPT), OpenOffice (ODP), and Keynote presentations!

  tags: presentation, slideshow, powerpoint, sharing, slides, slidesix, education, video, audio

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Sheji Diigo 06/16/2009

• Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word

  Livescribe paper-based computing platform includes a smartpen, dot paper and software applications that changes the way people capture, use and share audio and visual information with pen and paper.

  tags: technology, pen, writing, tools, livescribe, education, notes, audio

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