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Konivo is a new site that is great for making slideshows. What it actually does is allow you to upload a powerpoint then record a video of you talking about that slide. It then syncs it all together to share w/ others. This is a great site for making a Pecha Kucha presentation.

Educause monthly newsletter - i finally found the web link for it - they hide it well! Big news - Richard Katz (has LAS ties to BU via Paul Hanson) is leaving Educause

Interesting - a visual and interactive map of tweets; not sure how it is helpful but it is cool!

Moglue is a new program, available for Mac and Windows, that enables you to create interactive ebooks and publish them to Android and iOS devices. Your ebooks created with Moglue can include videos, images, and audio files that you import from your computer. Moglue supports a wide variety of file formats for image and video content. When you have completed constructing your ebook you can publish it to the Moglue bookstore where it can be downloaded onto your Android or iOS device.

I disagree with this article - first, there isn't sufficient data, and I think it all depends in how Twitter is used. I tend to think of Twitter as more of a collection space of ideas and links. What I think is flawed in the research is that Twitter doesn't provide context (source of previous knowledge) or sufficient data for the brain to chunk or organize. I think the author is comparing the effectiveness of a wrench and a hammer while viewing a nail.

I disagree with this article - first, there isn't sufficient data, and I think it all depends in how Twitter is used. I tend to think of Twitter as more of a collection space of ideas and links. What I think is flawed in the research is that Twitter doesn't provide context (source of previous knowledge) or sufficient data for the brain to chunk or organize. I think the author is comparing the effectiveness of a wrench and a hammer while viewing a nail.

Why libraries and IT will always need to be good partners

It can play almost any video file and offers over 6,000 free internet TV shows and video podcasts.

It can play almost any video file and offers over 6,000 free internet TV shows and video podcasts.

This should be added to the image for all computer on campus. jcr

University of California is hoping to become the nation's first top-tier research institution to offer a bachelor's degree over the Internet comparable in quality to its prestigious campus program

"Startup Kno has begun showing its two-display, touchscreen e-reader designed specifically for higher education use."

I love the "Plain English" series on You Tube. Check it out.

Linux based touch screen with optional solar power!!!  Could this be the the answer to affordable technology or is it just a cheap knockoff?

Researchers investigated the impact of podcasting on student motivation in the online environment during fall 2008 and spring 2009. Data were collected from students enrolled in fourteen online courses at a research university in the United States. One hundred and ninety-one students completed a modified version of the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (); it has four subscales: attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Strong positive relationships between all subscales were detected. Results indicate students were moderately motivated by the use of podcasts in their online courses. Only available to Butler

More discussion about the implications of the new copyright ruling as it relates to LMS use and video editing - specifically mentions Kaltura

it has a touch screen :)

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.

Universities are losing their grip on higher learning as the Internet is, inexorably, becoming the dominant infrastructure for knowledge - both as a container and as a global platform for knowledge exchange between people - and as a new generation of students requires a very different model of higher education. The transformation of the university is not just a good idea. It is an imperative, and evidence is mounting that the consequences of further delay may be dire.

Probably seems like an odd post, but so true - you don't gain if you don't risk.

"As Educators we use Digital Storytelling in many ways, from introducing new material to helping students learn to conduct research, synthesize large amounts of content and gain expertise in the use of digital communication and authoring tools. It also can help students organize these ideas as they learn to create stories for an audience, and present their ideas and knowledge in an individual and meaningful way."

Show Me Whats Wrong is a very ambitious site w/ a great idea. This would be a site that is designed for people who need help w/ their computer issues. For example, one would go to Show Me Whats Wrong, type in name and email address and it generates a unique URL.