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Fonts can be stored in the cloud and then implemented in designs. There are paid companies such as Typotheque and Typekit but if you don't want to pay you can take advantage of the excellent Google Font Directory. Today I'm going to show you how to use it and how to install and use the fonts on your WordPress website.

I've put sticky notes on the Google Terms of Service page to use as talking points during my Google Apps workshop series.

Microsoft Powerpoint is an immensely powerful suite, and can be used for much more than straightforward presentations. It can be used to create website mockups, and even interactive learning tools.

QR codes are small squares made up of tinier black squares. When a smartphone scans these codes it is redirected to a website. To make use of QR codes check out the online service Likify. Likify is an online service currently in public beta and free to use. Likify then generates a Facebook-like page and generates a QR code for it.

Video IS this generation's myths & stories. Some linguists say visual symbols are the basis of language and that's why we dream. In English, an instructor could engage students by interspersing video clips of "Prospero's Books" with "The Tempest." Most instructors in science for non-science majors know a movie is de rigueur just before evaluation day! ;-)

"Vook is an intuitive and easy-to-use cloud-based eBook publishing platform. Quickly create, edit, style and publish your eBook-no special software required. You can use Vook to build an eBook out of a Word document or an existing ePub file. Once you've built your eBook to your satisfaction, you can distribute to our Vook Store - where we pay you 85% of the net royalty of any transaction - and, if you'd like, pay a one-time, $99 fee to distribute your eBook to Amazon, BN, and iBooks  through our Vook account. For eBooks we distribute for you to Amazon, BN and iBooks, we pay you 100% of the royalties we receive back from the distribution channel."

While you would usually need to go to a badge creating professional to design and create custom badges, now you can do it on your phone thanks to a tool called My Badge, a phone app for iOS devices. You can use the app to design 1-inch badges using photos and texts.

YouTube is the most popular online video sharing network but it does not offer the privacy many of us would prefer. In order to better control who gets to see your videos, log on to VidMe. The difference between YouTube and VidMe is that videos shared using VidMe work only for the intended recipient and cannot be forwarded, downloaded, or made viral without the video owner's approval.

Wikipedia's not the only project brought to us by Wikimedia. A number of ongoing experiments are offered by the not-for-profit, all aimed at making it easier for human beings to share information. There's a database of free media, a collection of public domain books and the ultimate quote book, to name a few. All of these projects represent the Internet at its best: people from all over the world getting together to build something useful for mankind. If you're not familiar with these tools you're missing out on a great deal of the web's inherent awesomeness, so let's take a look.

  DropItTo - is a great utility for saving and transferring files and DropItTo makes it even better. Using DropItTo, you can create your personal web-based utility that anybody can use to send you a file. Once you register, you get a unique URL like www.dropitto.me/abc. Anybody who needs to send you a file can then go to the URL and upload the file. The file will be directly uploaded to your Dropbox account and be easily accessible.

ReadTheWords.com is a free, web based service that assists people with written material. We do this by using TTS Technology, or Text To Speech Technology. Users of our service can generate a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material. We generate a voice that reads the words out loud, that you request us to read.

To overcome these challenges, and in order to develop a sustainable model for OER production and use, UWC is planning to shift its OER publishing strategy to more closely involve students. We are intending to use the model of "dScribes" that was developed

This website provides key examples in trade areas of the use of point-of-view video from many differing walks of life and differing ways to impart knowledge using digital media. This website also contains links to products for sale which enable POV resour

Ookaboo is an intelligent image search engine that uses the Semantic Web API to intelligently categorize your results."All pictures on Ookaboo are available free under public domain or Creative Commons and can be used on web sites and for classwork and other creative projects. "

40 ways to use iPad in the classroom.

How to use QR codes in the classrooms.

W3C Working Draft: author conformance requirements for use of the alt attribute in HTML5 and best practice guidance for authors of HTML documents on providing text alternatives for images

A Platform for Good (PFG) is a project of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) designed to help parents, teachers and teens to connect, share, and do good online!  At FOSI we work with leaders in the field of online safety and, regularly, we hear about incredible stories and exciting opportunities in our digital world. We hear stories of parents, teens, and teachers using technology to raise social awareness, encourage activism, enhance our education system, and of course, have fun!