Monthly Archives: July 2011

Placing a single podcast entry onto your blog

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Craig
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MeasureIt

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

MeasureIt is a browser add-on that lets you measure sizes on your screen.  This can be incredibly useful when laying out a new blog or deciding how big an image needs to be in order to fit correctly onto your … Continue reading →

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Design around the island

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

I was up in Valldemossa for lunch today and took a few snapshots that reminded me of our discussion on design the other day.

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Synchronous Communication Tools

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

Meebo is a synchrnous chat tool that lets you type across all the major IM platforms.  Where Meebo really shines is in its ability to embed a chatroom directly onto your blog.  Check out the demo chat room I set … Continue reading →

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Using Audacity

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

Audacity is an audio editing program that allows you to record, mix, and add special effects to your sound files. It is completely open-source, and is available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. Here’s how you can get started with a new audacity project: … Continue reading →

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Yahoo Media Player Widget

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

The Yahoo Media Player Widget allows you to let visitors to your blog play any audio files that you choose to upload to your site. Here’s an example MP3 file – just click the play button next to the link … Continue reading →

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Twitter Resources

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

Twitter in Plain English Using Twitter in the Classroom

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Google Analytics

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

Here’s how you can incorporate the “Google Analytics” feature into your blog. This feature will allow you to easily track who is visiting your blog, where they are coming from, what browsers they are using, etc. Here’s how to get … Continue reading →

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Learning and Leading with Technology

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Craig

For those of you interested in keeping track of what’s going on in the world of Ed Tech – check out the most recent edition of ‘Learning and Leading with Technology’ magazine.  Shameless self promotion: turn to page 35 Look … Continue reading →

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Open Educational Content

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Craig

Creative Commons is an organization dedicated to creating a simple way for content creators to share their work with the rest of the world. Check out this quick video about the Creative Commons project for more info: Flat World Knowledge: … Continue reading →

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