Why use icons? Design is all about communication: it doesn't matter how important or exciting the information that you're sharing is if you fail to hook your visitors. When initially viewing a
Web design consists, for the most part, of interface design. There are many techniques involved in crafting beautiful and functional interfaces. Here's my collection of 10 that I think you'll find useful
There are always challenges in the actual use of technology in instruction, not only in practical terms with familiarity with the technology itself but, more importantly, in a pedagogical sense as the benefits to teaching and learning are examined more th
Most Web 2.0 tools are discussed at length in terms of their application to the learning process. While there is much that can be learned from using these tools in instruction, there are also principles upon which that use rests that have long been the g
An article about the importance of one of the most innovative social media tools at the moment, providing some useful information about how Twitter can be used for business purposes featuring concrete negative and positive examples.
The results of our poll on how Online Marketing Blog readers use Twitter are in. We had over 220 responses, which isn't a bad sample considering this blog
Businesses use the Twitter ecosystem to pre-announce new products, get feedback, share upcoming deals or for tracking buzz around their products and services.
Several educators suggest in the newest issue of Science that schools use video games to simulate the real-world situations in the classroom to help students develop critical-thinking skills and enhance their understanding of science and math and, perhaps
With the new school year fast approaching for us in England - and well on its way in other parts of the world - I thought I would share 10 ideas for using Forms in the classroom.
A great directory of tutorials for a variety of technology integration topics, including Powerpoint, Word, using digital cameras, using digital images and making games.
A great post on how to get started using Edublogs as well as blogs in general. Links out to tutorials and others' great posts about using blogs in classrooms.
This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Produced by the Center for Social Media at American Unive
Using www.MyStudiyo.com you can create quizzes and embed them easily in any website or blog. Create interactive quizzes in minutes and then easily embed them on your page using 1 line of simple HTML (an IFRAME).
A easy to use guide for web evaluation. Lists
evaluation criteria with links to actual pages that illustrate each point. The examples page can be used by teachers for an in-class activity. Also includes
a Bibliography and Suggestions for teaching web eval
Today we're going to learn about what the new Google Font is and how to implement it right away in your designs. It's free to use and can be installed in under a minute once you get the hang of it!