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How To Convert PowerPoint Presentations To HTML or Flash With Open Office

thanks will use this one for sure

The Evolution of the LMS It seems as though the education world is still reeling from Monday's surprising news that Blackboard is acquiring Moodle support services Moodlerooms and Netstop, launching an open source initiative, and purportedly shifting its focus away from just its own LMS to support services for the entire ecosystem.

Engineers from Twitter, Facebook and MySpace have created an open-source plug-in that they hope proves their worst fears about Google's decision to fold its social results into search - that Google is moving away from its mission to be a neutral directory of the Internet.

Morningside Analytics discovers and monitors online networks that form around particular ideas and identifies thought leaders with standing in these audiences. M.A.'s focus is blogs (short for weblogs), the Internet's fastest growing information source. Morningside Analytics discovers emergent communities of bloggers and readers attuned to similar information.

I am learning very slowly, just a little bit at a time

As I slog through APA formatting, I found their guidance on how to source wkis very interesting: "Please note that the APA Style Guide to Electronic References warns writers that wikis (like Wikipedia, for example) are collaborative projects that cannot guarantee the verifiability or expertise of their entries." - It sounds like Purdue doesn't overly value connected knowledge!

Thanks for sharing Joanne - I have used the purdue owl quite a few times over the years but have never had to reference a wiki. Our of interest I think I'll take a look at the APA style guide tomorrow and see if they are similarly sceptical...

Thank you for posting Joanne, you beat me to the punch. I use this site often for paper writing and was wondering why it wasnt posted sooner.