timeline

I was all set to start working on a timeline generator flash component for online course material, but decided to see what other examples might be out there first. Naturally, MIT is way ahead of me. And all without using any Flash at all! So, I'm shelving my timeline creator project, and recommending anyone with timeline needs just use this remarkable open-source tool. Granted it doesn't have a nice teacher-friendly user interface yet, but with an example file or two, you will be in timeline heaven!

Bb Greenhouse Grant

Blackboard announced it's annual Greenhouse Grant project today. Applications can be found on their website. If you have an initiative that will contribute to the greater e-Learning community that might cost about $25K, here is your chance. And for the first year in the history of Bb, they are welcoming clients using their Learning Systems CE and other versions previously called WebCT.

WikiSpaces K-12 Give Away

This is rather generous of wikispaces.com -- giving away 100,000 free fully paid versions of their hosted wiki to K-12 educators or institutions. Nice. If you work or are in K-12, click on the image above and grab yourself a wiki before they are sold out!

The Scout Report

Once again, I have to thank the Instructional Technology Council for bringing a nice resource to my attention. The Scout Report at University of Wisconsin Madison located and annotates educational resources on the web. In the most recent edition, they point to Charles Darwin's Complete Works, A fetal pig dissection, A Spanish learning site, immigration research and more. With so much on the web, if you are not looking for it, you might be missing it. This report is a nice place to stay current on some of the research and web highlights.