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Capzles - 0 views

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timeline slideshow photos multimedia audio web2.0

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Combne videos, photos, blogs and mp3s into rich multimedia storylines. Think online powerpoint with bells and whistles.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Combne videos, photos, blogs and mp3s into rich multimedia storylines. Think online powerpoint with bells and whistles. </div>

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Quizlet › The End of Flashcards - 0 views

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Written by a brigh high schooler as a vocabulary quiz system, this free online system looks good. Of course you never really know until you depend on it for some quiz needs. Might be worth the risk!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Written by a brigh high schooler as a vocabulary quiz system, this free online system looks good. Of course you never really know until you depend on it for some quiz needs. Might be worth the risk!</div>

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The World's News Forecaster | Hubdub - 0 views

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Stake play money on the outcomes of real news stories and see if you're right. Uses online social interaction to wager on news based near term predictions. The more you know about the news the better your wagers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Stake play money on the outcomes of real news stories and see if you're right. Uses online social interaction to wager on news based near term predictions. The more you know about the news the better your wagers. </div>

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Multicolr Search Lab - Idée Inc. - 0 views

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Using a color chart as the 'search term' find creative commons licenced images from flickr. A great way to keep your presentations or webpages looking good and 'color coordinated'.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Using a color chart as the 'search term' find creative commons licenced images from flickr. A great way to keep your presentations or webpages looking good and 'color coordinated'.</div>

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Dodges' Hodge Podge - 0 views

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Bernie Dodge's choices for new webtools: This session is about low-threshhold applications: tools for productivity, creativity, learning and inquiry that you can pick up and use in no time. Here are links to help you find the sites we demonstrated today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bernie Dodge's choices for new webtools: This session is about low-threshhold applications: tools for productivity, creativity, learning and inquiry that you can pick up and use in no time. Here are links to help you find the sites we demonstrated today. </div>

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Information Fluency Social Bookmarking Resources - 0 views

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These tools let you store and share your bookmarks online. Once you've configured your account and customized your browser it becomes easy to bookmark, describe and tag your Internet discoveries. Just click the toolbar icon and you will be prompted to save your bookmarks (including comments and tags) to the online service you have chosen.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These tools let you store and share your bookmarks online. Once you've configured your account and customized your browser it becomes easy to bookmark, describe and tag your Internet discoveries. Just click the toolbar icon and you will be prompted to save your bookmarks (including comments and tags) to the online service you have chosen.</div>

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Information Fluency Copyright Resources - 0 views

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copyright fair_use annotated bibliography

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Valenza, Joyce. NeverendingSearch Blog. Fair use and transformativeness: It may shake your world [blog]. april 1, 2008 [cites 8 November 2008] Available from the Internet. < http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1420024142.html > We all know that copyright & fair use are 'gray area' issues in this web 2.0 world of ours. It's difficult to teach these concepts without also considering the exceptions and 'what if' scenarios that we bump into daily on the open web. Valenza explores new ideas and definitions that extend the boundaries of fair use.
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Dennis OConnor on 07 Nov 08

Detailed 'webliography' of copyright and fair use resources. Includes links to micromodules and flash games. Annotations give you a solid idea of the content of each website. Prepared by 21st Century Information Fluency Staff

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Detailed 'webliography' of copyright and fair use resources. Includes links to micromodules and flash games. Annotations give you a solid idea of the content of each website. Prepared by 21st Century Information Fluency Staff</div>

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Website Evaluation Wizard (21st Century Information Project - 0 views

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This is a 10 step website evaluation wizard to help guide in-depth investigation of a web resource.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a 10 step website evaluation wizard to help guide in-depth investigation of a web resource.</div>

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Brain Power Math: e-learning software that makes math easy - 0 views

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If you are a teacher who cares about your students and would like to see them do better at math then the following information can help you. By combining your teaching skills with the latest e-learning technology you can give your students unprecedented learning and study support in math.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you are a teacher who cares about your students and would like to see them do better at math then the following information can help you. By combining your teaching skills with the latest e-learning technology you can give your students unprecedented learning and study support in math.</div>

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Copyright Issues for Schools: ECB Surf Report - 0 views

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This month we bring you a list of sites to help teach students about copyright and deal with copyright issues at your school.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This month we bring you a list of sites to help teach students about copyright and deal with copyright issues at your school. </div>

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Web 2.0 for content for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education : JISC - 0 views

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Web 2.0 will have profound implications for learners and teachers in formal, informal, work-based and lifelong education. Web 2.0 will affect how universities go about the business of education, from learning, teaching and assessment, through contact with school communities, widening participation, interfacing with industry, and maintaining contact with alumni.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Web 2.0 will have profound implications for learners and teachers in formal, informal, work-based and lifelong education. Web 2.0 will affect how universities go about the business of education, from learning, teaching and assessment, through contact with school communities, widening participation, interfacing with industry, and maintaining contact with alumni. </div>

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smush.it! - 0 views

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Smushit.com is a service that goes beyond the limitations of Photoshop, Fireworks & Co. It uses image format specific non-lossy image optimization tools to squeeze the last bytes out of your images - without changing their look or visual quality. You'll get a report of how many bytes you can save by optimizing your images and all the changed images as a single zip for download.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Smushit.com is a service that goes beyond the limitations of Photoshop, Fireworks & Co. It uses image format specific non-lossy image optimization tools to squeeze the last bytes out of your images - without changing their look or visual quality. You'll get a report of how many bytes you can save by optimizing your images and all the changed images as a single zip for download.</div>

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e-learning 2.0: All You Need To Know - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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we're pleased to bring you this overview of e-learning 2.0, including the leading web apps and sites in this niche, and predictions for its future.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">we're pleased to bring you this overview of e-learning 2.0, including the leading web apps and sites in this niche, and predictions for its future.</div>

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Apple - Education - iTunes U - Overview - 0 views

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iTunes U puts the power of the iTunes Store to work for colleges and universities, so users can easily search, download, and play course content just like they do music, movies, and TV shows.*

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">iTunes U puts the power of the iTunes Store to work for colleges and universities, so users can easily search, download, and play course content just like they do music, movies, and TV shows.*</div>

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Grammar Girl :: Top Ten Grammar Myths - 0 views

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At last a way to make grammar hip! Podcasts with style and substance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At last a way to make grammar hip! Podcasts with style and substance. </div>

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Media Education Lab: University-community partnership for media literacy under the dire... - 0 views

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Media-literacy media

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The Media Education Lab at Temple University improves media literacy education through scholarship and community service.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Media Education Lab at Temple University improves media literacy education through scholarship and community service. </div>

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Writing Matters - 0 views

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Comprehensive Writing Instruction: Improve student writing with: Genre studies & lessons, Animations & web tools, Professional development

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Comprehensive Writing Instruction: Improve student writing with: Genre studies & lessons, Animations & web tools, Professional development</div>

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Virsona: create the virtual you.. - 0 views

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Virsona, Inc has developed a highly specialized, innovative, next-generation social media web-service with far-reaching applications and benefits. This unique "Online Community," gives you the ability to create, store and then interact with the entirety of your life experiences. Once saved in your "LifeArchive," we create the "Virtual You" - a Virsona that can Remember, Reason and React just like you can!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Virsona, Inc has developed a highly specialized, innovative, next-generation social media web-service with far-reaching applications and benefits. This unique "Online Community," gives you the ability to create, store and then interact with the entirety of your life experiences. Once saved in your "LifeArchive," we create the "Virtual You" - a Virsona that can Remember, Reason and React just like you can!</div>

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Fair use and transformativeness: It may shake your world - NeverEndingSearch - Blog on ... - 0 views

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Fair use and transformativeness: It may shake your world Joyce Valenza on fair use in a web 2.0 world

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» 239 Tips for Producing Flash-Based e-Learning Content - Articulate - Word o... - 0 views

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The eLearning Guild has released the free ebook, 239 Tips for Producing and Managing Flash-based e-Learning Content, and in it you'll find 6 pages of Articulate-focused authoring tips submitted by our customers on making the most of our tools.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The eLearning Guild has released the free ebook, 239 Tips for Producing and Managing Flash-based e-Learning Content, and in it you'll find 6 pages of Articulate-focused authoring tips submitted by our customers on making the most of our tools. </div>

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