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"Sophie is software for writing and reading rich media documents in a networked environment. Sophie's goal is to open up the world of multimedia authoring to a wide range of people and institutions and in so doing, redefine the notion of a book or academic paper to include both rich media and mechanisms for reader feedback and conversation. Sophie 2.0 is being rewritten in Java, and the Sophie Reader will be browser-based, offering even easier access to - and sharing of - Sophie projects. Sophie 2.0 will also allow the embedding of Sophie Books as applets on any Web page, and the new version will support Adobe Flash. In addition, Sophie 2.0 will be accompanied by full-scale support for an emerging Sophie user community."

" * Sophie Author allows users to create complex networked multimedia documents without specialized training. * Sophie Reader allows readers to read Sophie books in a browser without downloading a separate application. * Comment frames allow easily constructed spaces for discussion inside of books. * Browser frames allow embedding fully functional web browsers in book pages. * Sophie can import, embed, and export PDF files. * Easy to use embedded books: Sophie books can open inside other Sophie books. * Frame-based timelines present an easy way to create animations. * Sophie Server allows uploading, managing, and downloading books on a server. * Sophie Server allows simultaneous collaborative creation of books."

Same site content is mirrored at several locations.

From company in India. Windows-only system. Has most expected language-lab functions but may not be as fully-featured.

The most visual free service to Capture, Organize, and Share anything you find on the web. Simple, yet powerful, collaboration around the content YOU find!

Using WireTap Studio, you can record the discrete audio output of any application, as well as all system audio, or record audio input from any microphone, line-in, or audio input hardware.

How it Works: 1. Make your timeline about anything 2. Collaborate with family and friends 3. Share it with whomever you want 4. Add your timeline to MySpace or your blog

Bubblr is a tool to create comic strips using photos from flickr.com. Begin searching images and add bubles to them. So easy! Just type a tag (or leave it blank for 'me') and press go!

Offers the language lab-type functions (for either Mac or PC) but NO classroom management functions. Recommends partnering with GenevaLogic for classroom management on Windows, and says will work with Mac classroom management systems also. Students can access the client both in the lab and over the Internet, so gives unique options for homework.

Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL) is a Web-based video analysis and communication system created by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and Professor Herbert Ginsburg of Teachers College, Columbia University. VITAL comprises tools for video editing and annotation and for the creation of multimedia reports, embedded in the context of an course syllabus with topics, videos, and activities, all housed within an online community space. Students who use VITAL learn to observe closely, interpret, and develop arguments using cited video content as evidence.

Itoh, R. (2006). Handwriting Technology and Future of Writing Instruction for Japanese Language. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (pp. 609-612). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Professorial podcasts Colleges, museums and other institutions are contributing content to iTunes U, for free. How is this reshaping the role and place of the university?

New MIT Center Will Explore New Forms of Storytelling (Including Holographic Ones). The Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced yesterday that it had signed a contract with a budding film-and-television studio to create the Center for Future Storytelling.

Useful resource with instructions for creating accessible documents in multiple formats and using many of the most common software (e.g., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Google Docs, Acrobat, iWork, etc.)

"Your Field Guide to the Internet. Online video education and training. 24-hour access to hundreds of tutorials. Take quizzes to earn certifications. Use it for free! "