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For the first time ever, you can download the first issue of "Hackett and Bankwell," The Linux Comic. In this premier issue, users learn about the history of GNU and Linux, how to install Ubuntu, and how to get started with the graphical user interface (GUI). "Hackett and Bankwell" #1 helps new Linux users establish a solid base of knowledge that will help them tackle more sophisticated tasks and concepts, such as the command line interface.

An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development

"Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface. Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences."

"Thanks to Android, Linux is well represented on tablets, but there hasn't been a free software tablet, without any proprietary bits, until now. The Spark, which will be based on MeeGo and use KDE Plasma for its interface, will be the first free software tablet."

"Quiz Machine provides a user friendly Windows interface  for creating quiz questions for Moodle."

Opinion blog from Mark Pesce about technology, web 2.0, hyperconnectivity, crowdsourcing etc About Mark PesceMark Pesce is an inventor, writer, educator and broadcaster. In 1994 Pesce co-invented VRML, a 3D interface to the World Wide Web. Pesce has written five books, including The Playful World: How Technology is Transforming Our Imagination, which used toys such as Furby and PlayStation to explain our interactive future.

opinion blog about technology, web 2.0, connectivism, future etc. About Mark Pesce Mark Pesce is an inventor, writer, educator and broadcaster. In 1994 Pesce co-invented VRML, a 3D interface to the World Wide Web. Pesce has written five books, including The Playful World: How Technology is Transforming Our Imagination, which used toys such as Furby and PlayStation to explain our interactive future.

40 2min videos describing how to use Google Docs, spreadsheets and presentations. From 2008 so shows an older Google interface.

Interface for creating and editing Charts in Gioogle

"The simple, open LMS from Instructure: Clean, intuitive interface; Comprehensive feature set; Modern technology."<--something to watch?

"In 2008, HIT Lab NZ released the initial version of BuildAR, which provides the basic functionality required to construct augmented reality scenes. You can load a single 3D model onto each marker, and arrange the models using the graphical editing tools or the simple user interface. This version of BuildAR has continues to be free for non-commercial use. For commercial use, or to take advantage of an updated feature set, check out BuildAR Pro."

NZ mag for schools using technology to support learning.

"... wearable computers allow people to do things like google information straight into their eyeballs while chatting on the street corner - or project a map overlay on the street in front of them, labeling every store. Or turn the local vacant lot into a wonderland filled with Pokemon characters ready to do battle. This is an augmented reality scenario. Now our technology can actually do this, using smart phones as a crude mobile interface. In these demo videos below, we're getting a first glimpse of what happens when the internet comes out of the box and into the real world"

Dan Cohen (Mr Zotero) talks open access and scholarly values. Nice lecture capture interface too!

A run through of the new Docs list interface.

Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience.

Sounds like Blackboard are shifting their game in terms of user experience. Interesting.

this looks well useful, esp the user mngt and gradebook import/export

The MOMO (Mobile Moodle) project is an Add-On to the popular Moodle Learning Management System. It brings the ability to implement mobile learning scenarios with Moodle as a backend. Mobile users install the MOMO client, a JAVA based application, on their mobile phones (or any other JAVA and Internet capable device). Through this client they can access courses wherever they are, which allows completely new scenarios. Administrators install the necessary MOMO extension on their Moodle server which makes the compatible contents available for mobile usage. They can configure and maintain the system through the integrated administration interface all within Moodle. Teachers can design courses with either several mobile elements or complete mobile learning scenarios using the tools and methodologies they know from within Moodle.