Sunday, March 29, 2009

OpenEdWeb

OpenGoo Web Office | openedweb.com
My search for a decent online word processor has led me to another potential solution: OpenGoo. OpenGoo is an open source web office suite that also has some characteristics off a project manager. Version 1.3 has just been released. It includes the following tools:

* Word Processor
* Presentation
* Task Lists
* E-mail client
* Calendars
* Web Links
* Contacts


E-Books

E-Books Directory - Categorized Books, Short Reviews, Free Downloads
E-Books Directory is a daily growing list of freely downloadable ebooks, documents and lecture notes found all over the internet. You can submit and promote your own ebooks, add comments on already posted books or just browse through the directory below and download anything you need.


Social Learning Network

Sclipo: the social learning revolution
Sclipo is a social learning network.

Sclipo helps you to teach and learn just about everything, from technology to languages or cooking, and connects you with people of common interests.


Friday, March 27, 2009

Yodio - time to replace gcast

Yodio - Add voice to photos
gCast announced today that starting next week they will charge - time to find an alternative - is Yodio the solution?
Yodio


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

SimplyBox

SimplyBox - Think Inside the Box

Looks like an interesting service - now to find time to explore


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Creative Commons - WEMTA

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Video Toolbox - WOW

Video Toolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources
Online video is a huge trend - so huge that’s it’s proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we’ve brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy.


Digital Literacy

elearningpapers
Digital Literacy – the evolution of the 21st century Literacies
In the beginning of the 21st century, we are experiencing an interesting evolution of the demand for learning both by individuals, societies and education authorities. Evidently, the acrimonious relation between the education provision and the social mandates of growth (performance) and social inclusion is becoming extremely complex. Economic globalization and the emergence of what has been identified as the Knowledge Society go, hand-in-hand, with a gradually changing set of key competences. They have been feeding in the dialogue about academic and policy implementation of what some thinkers and stakeholders already have named as the Literacies of the 21st century.


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Google Video for Google Apps

Official Google Enterprise Blog: 10 Gigs of Virtual Class (or Virtual Talent Show) for Free
10 Gigs of Virtual Class (or Virtual Talent Show) for Free
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 9:15 PM
In the past week, we've released some cool new features in Google Video for education in Google Apps, including captioning of audio tracks, and ability to upload videos up to 1GB in size for users with Google Gears-enabled browsers. We mentioned that both of these features may be useful for schools, and now we'd like to make them easier to try.


Monday, March 16, 2009

Kosmix - A Google Alternative

Kosmix: The web organized for you

I discovered this search engine as I was reading the New York Times - worth a look.


Thursday, March 12, 2009

Learning Technologie Centre

Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning - Emerging Technologies for Learning
This Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (HETL) has been designed as a resource for educators planning to incorporate technologies in their teaching and learning activities.