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Archive for April, 2008

30 Apr, 2008

Make Cloud – Add a cloud to any site

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: Mind Map| Web 2.0| Widget| Word Cloud

 
Add a tag cloud to any site.
Tag Cloud from an RSS Feed
Make a tag cloud from any RSS feed, then add it to your blog or site
Tag Cloud Widget
Turn your favorite RSS feeds into a tag cloud widget for Netvibes, iGoogle, Dashboard, or Opera.
Tag Cloud from Search
Generate a tag cloud based on a search [...]

29 Apr, 2008

Keybr : Practice Touch Typing Online

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: Fun| Games| Top Pick| Web 2.0

http://keybr.com 
Features

No registration or sign up is required.
See typing charts: typing speed, number of errors, top speed, average speed, etc.
Supported keyboard layouts: US, US (Dvorak), and UK.
Supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian.

28 Apr, 2008

Spresent – Online Flash Presentation Builder

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: Podcast/ Vodcasting| Video| Web 2.0

Spresent is a free online alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint. Using Spresent you can create and share quality Flash-based presentations online. Dead simple to use and comes with more or less same visual interface.
Feature Overview

Create PowerPoint-like presentations online (Flash based).
Add audio files, drawings, add shapes, charts, clip art animations, tables, etc.
Share created presentations via URL or [...]

25 Apr, 2008

MyBloop – Online File Manager

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: Fine Arts| Math| Online Database| Web 2.0| World Languages

MyBloop is an online file manager and storage service. Here you can upload, store, share and manage all kind of files in a fast and stylish Windows Explorer like interface. In adddition to online storage, it also allows users to organize and stream uploaded music files, watch stored videos remotely, view pictures, and more.
MyBloop Features:

Upload, [...]

24 Apr, 2008

Bubbles – web apps on your desktop

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: Widget

Bubbles
http://www.3d3r.com/bubbles/index.php 
How about running your favorite web applications as any other desktop program? Bubbles is a free Windows client that lets you access web services from within the desktop. Open services like Gmail, Flickr, Google Calendar… and pretty much any web application without launching your browser.
Features

Launch favorite web apps with a single click and keep them [...]

23 Apr, 2008

i-Safe newsletter

Posted by: Michael George - Instructional Technologist In: News

i-Safe

The March / April issue of the i-EDUCATOR Times is now online and ready for downloading.  Here are a few of the highlights of this month’s issue –
i-EDUCATOR Insider – The New World We Live In – blogging and wikis are entering education and the workplace
Did You Know? –
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