UA DDS

"Use the power of WordPress to transform online content into an electronic book."

"Serendip-o-matic connects your sources to digital materials located in libraries, museums, and archives around the world. By first examining your research interests, and then identifying related content in locations such as the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Europeana, and Flickr Commons, our serendipity engine helps you discover photographs, documents, maps and other primary sources. Whether you begin with text from an article, a Wikipedia page, or a full Zotero collection, Serendip-o-matic's special algorithm extracts key terms and returns a surprising reflection of your interests. Because the tool is designed mostly for inspiration, search results aren't meant to be exhaustive, but rather suggestive, pointing you to materials you might not have discovered. At the very least, the magical input-output process helps you step back and look at your work from a new perspective. Give it a whirl. Your sources may surprise you."

OCR scanner app for iOS.

tips for working with HTML5 on Safari in iOS 7.

As the name says, free vector maps. Great if you need limited info (outlines and capitals). Premium versions of some maps have greater detail.

A short blurb on how one author recorded an audiobook using only Quicktime and iTunes.

"We evaluated student perceptions relating to the significance of producing an introductory video to introduce the instructor to students in both a fully online course and a hybrid course. From the results of this study, we concluded that introductory videos can help to establish the instructor's teaching presence with the students, regardless of the method of delivery of the course.""

A free tool to create 3d graphics

A nifty web-based (with desktop option) writing tool that helps you edit by identifying sentences that may be hard to read. Also identifies use of adverbs, passive voice and words that can by simplified.

 a web-based tool to create eBooks from your Google Docs.

A list of stock-photo sites that provide free photos.

A list of tools used to create calculus videos for IntegraCALC. 

An animated map of ocean currents.

Some good tips on making links accessible.

Good tip for testing and trouble-shooting.

A group of creative-commons & copyright-free images from Miami University Libraries' Digital Collection. Includes historical images that range from MU to the Gutenberg Bible.

A fast and simple document collaboration service. Start a document and share the link. Good for "quick" collaborations where the text will be copied and pasted into a more permanent location.

Tweeting the Night Away: Using Twitter to Enhance Social Presence, describes use of Twitter to enoucrage free-flowing just-in-time interactions that can enhance social presence in online courses.