Posted in Fun, OER/FREE, Papers, learning tools, teaching and learning, videos on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Link to SciVee & Overview of SciVee (Video)
Via Tom Hanson through e-mail (Editor – Openeducation.Net)
SciVee?SciVee is an online science research sharing portal that invites scientists to make their research known by combining their published scientific article with a corresponding video into an online presentation called a “SciVee pubcast.”
FEATURES & BENEFITS?
“Pubcasts enable scientists who view [...]
Posted in Fun, learning tools on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Link to CustomSignGenerator.com
Via Jay Cross
“CustomSignGenerator.com offers thousands of free dynamic JPEG, GIF and PNG image creators (you can make FREE logos, blog headers, parody photos, buttons, banners, email sigs, comics, signs, blinkies/glitters, avatars, support ribbons, wallpapers, labels, celeb spoofs, animations, MySpace/TagWorld clipart, fancy 3D text, presentation clip art, 3D text pics, userbars, barcodes, 3D pics, [...]
Posted in Fun, Learning Series on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Blackle
FAQS about Blackle
Blackle Energy Saving Tips
Blackle = Energy Saving Search!
WHAT?Blackle was created by Heap Media (Founded in Sydney, Australia in 2005) to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search.
HOW?Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly [...]
Posted in Fun on November 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Blog Readability Test
Reference – Blog readability test (Harold Jarche)
WHAT?What level of education is required to understand your blog?Click here, Enter your blog’s URL, and within a few seconds you will get the results. I am not sure what formula or criteria they are using (US High School level?), but it is always fun to explore [...]
Posted in Fun, learning tools, teaching and learning on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Link to ToonDoo
WHAT?ToonDoo is a reasonably easy-to-use FREE comic-creating tool (from Jambav), enabling basically anyone to create their own cool comics (or graphics).
JUICE?I discovered this interesting comic-creating tool from Patricia Donaghy’s JUICY blog. What I like about it is that you can create your own comic strips, share them or insert them in your [...]
Posted in Fun, Learning Series, teaching and learning, videos on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
YouTube – Eric Schmidt Public Speaking Class
Wikipedia – Eric E. Schmidt
Portfolio.com – Dr.Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D.
WHO?Eric Emerson Schmidt, Ph.D (born 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is Chairman and CEO of Google Inc and a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. In contrast to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, he has [...]
Posted in Fun, teaching and learning, videos on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
YouTube – Information R/evolution video
YouTube – Web 2.0…The Machine is Us/ing Us
INFORMATION R/EVOLUTION?There is no shelf. Links alone are more than enough. Together we create more information than the Experts. We no longer just find information… Together, we can make it find us (Digg This!). There is a blog born every half second (Hmm, this [...]
Posted in Fun, videos on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Link to video
Other Kenichi Ebina videos
WHO?A self-taught dancer combining freestyle hip-hop with mime and contemporary dance, Kenichi Ebina incorporates visual illusion into his performances, making the impossible seem real. His agile, athletic and razor-sharp moves push the limits of human capability. Each of his performances is a mini-drama that draws from kinetic and thematic inspiration [...]
Posted in Fun, Learning Series, learning tools on October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Link to Google Labs
Dear Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt,
First, I would like to congratulate you all for playing a revolutionary role in literally transforming the way mankind search, find, access and create knowledge in the 21st Century. Yes, without Google Blogger I would probably not be writing this online letter (Instead I would [...]
