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From Nicole-Records audio from iPad while taking notes, time-stamps audio to notes. You can click on a word in your notes and hear the audio from right when you typed the word

From NTEN-This is a subscription-based online infographic creation tool that provides users with the ability to create and publish a variety of different infographics. The site currently offers five templates to use as a starting point, or you can create your own from a blank page. While there are a number of options for customization, there are fewer backgrounds than Easel.ly. Venngage does provide the ability to choose from a variety of chart types, and you can upload data as a CSV to create charts. The finished product can be embedded on a blog or website, downloaded as an image, or accessible online. The company provides a variety of pricing plans, along with a 14-day free trial for new users.

Inspired by a "Read Freely" philosophy and a passion for innovation, Kobo is one of the world's fastest-growing eReading services. Read Freely stems from Kobo's belief that consumers should have the freedom to read any book, anytime, anyplace - and on any device. As a result, Kobo has attracted millions of readers from more than 170 countries and features one of the world's largest eReading catalogues with over 2.5 million eBook, newspaper and magazine titles.

From Nicole-A great Free app that let's you remotely access your desktop from iPad, meaning you can get to any document or application on your computer.

"Continuing from last week's post about "The Gamification of Education", this week we bring you a guest post from Justin Marquis, who examines the why's and how's of incorporating game based learning elements into the higher education curriculum."

The library research tutorials have been updated, and the revised versions are available on the new library web site. Each tutorial can be accessed from MediaSpace/Kaltura. They are listed under the Dayton Memorial Library collection/channel. (From Paul Betty-8/31/13)

Metta (www.metta.io) is a digital storytelling tool that allows you to create lessons using audio, videos, and images from your computer or from the web. It is a great online app for creating short flipped or blended lessons for students to help them learn outside of the classroom. With this outstanding web application, teachers can easily create a digital content based story, supplemented with images and text. Teachers can also include poll questions in order to test the knowledge of students. So, with Metta, you can easily combine multimedia elements together to produce an awesome digital lesson.

SymbalooEDU is FREE! Symbaloo is a simple start page that allows you to store and share all of your favorite bookmarks and resources visually. Organize websites, Google Docs, videos, lesson plans, and more! Create a free account and store your bookmarks in the cloud. Your resources will be available to you on any internet-connected device, from anywhere in the world! The Advantages of SymbalooEDU Save time by eliminating the need to type in web addresses Avoid typos in web addresses Use the Symbaloo Bookmarker to save your favorite sites with a single click! Share your page with colleagues, students, and friends Access Symbaloo on-the-go from your smartphone or tablet! No ads!

ZebraZapps has partnered with the eLearning Brothers to produce high quality photographic character packs available in the Gadget Shopp. Conveniently integrated in the ZebraZapps cloud, these new character packs help authors instantly connect with their audience. Starting at just $3.50 you can choose from several multi-pose sets of unique characters. There's no need to search for and download art online, as the character packs live in the cloud with your account and can be used in every project.

University of Victoria Counseling Services provides an excellent overview of Bloom's Taxonomy written from the student's perspective that provides a list of demonstrated skills and question cues for each level. The site suggests that students who know more about the types of questions that are likely to be asked can better prepare for exams.

"Idealware's new report, Infographics for Outreach, Advocacy, and Marketing: From Data to Design, is a guide to help you think through the process of understanding and creating infographics. In it, we cover what defines an infographic and help you create one that presents your data in a compelling and easy-to-understand way. We've also included a number of examples of infographics, both good and bad, to make the point clear."

"Personal 3-D printers are getting more powerful and more advanced every year. The latest models, on display last weekend at New York's annual Maker Faire, can crank out everything from model Eiffel Towers to wearable high-heeled shoes"

Simple, Secure Sharing from Anywhere Box offers secure, scalable content-sharing that both users and IT love and adopt."

Go live from your laptop:Now live broadcasts are only a few clicks away. Stream your hangout publicly on your Google+ profile, your YouTube channel, and your website. "

"By 2015 more end users will access the Internet through a mobile device than a PC, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC)."

Case study of a School who used Google Hangouts for teacher observations. Summary of "pros" follows: "Maynard, the observing teacher in whose class Grubb worked, believes Google+ Hangouts offers a lot of potential for student teachers. "They could sit down with professors and supervising teachers and analyze lessons much easier," she says. "I like how multiple people can be invited as well. In the past there has been just one professor from the university sitting in the classroom observing." With Hangouts, multiple people could participate in the observation--including other student teachers. Plus, she added, the recordings could be useful for new teachers; they could simply take it to a job interview and share it. "That could be a huge part of interviews in the future.""

"So you're managing digital projects but don't know your from your ? Do you ever need to just change something small but can't wait for the geeks to sort it out for you? We know that feeling! That's why we made this cheat sheet for ourselves and we thought we'd share it… Enjoy!"

"Want to listen to your website visitors, customers or readers? Set up a voicemail widget on your website or add the voicemail application to your Facebook page This allows your customers and visitors to leave voice messages right from a browser. No phone calls are required! "

There are methods and models for implementing blended learning -- from the flipped classroom, to the flex model. All of them are on the continuum of just how much time is spent online and in the online classroom. Blended Learning can provide a unique way of not only engaging students in collaborative work and projects, but also personalizing and individualizing instruction for students.