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Tips for introducing online collaboration to students (9)
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Tom Barrett is an assistant headteacher at a primary school in north Nottinghamshire, England. We first noticed Tom's blog in May when he gave a week by week account of introducing Google Docs and Google Apps to his Year 5 students. Tom's starting a new term this September and we've invited him to share some best practices for introducing new people (in his case, his 10-year-olds) to Google Docs.Modeling expected behavior and good practices firstAs ...Shared by Aranittara (7) Cindy Kendall (4) clifmims (6) Compuwizard123 (16) Isabelle Jones (2) MFaber (14) mitja_i (0) Richard Bradshaw (12) Skip Zalneraitis (15)Contribute comment -
7 Things You Should Know About Geolocation (5)
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The folks at Educause have put together another of their 7 Things series documents, this time on the topic of geotagging which involves adding location information to an online object such as a photo. The latest brief answers the following questions about geolocation: What is it? Who’s doing it? How does it work? Why is it significant? What are the downsides? Where is it going? What are the implications for teaching and learning?- vforrestal said: for you hank...
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Another Reason To Get A Library Card (1)
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There are lots of reasons to have a valid and up to date library card, but here's one you might not have thought of... In keeping with National Library Card Sign Up Month, the local independent bookstore La Vieille Maison des Livres announces a free book giveaway. Bring your new (dated September 2008) library card and receive a free children's book. This offer is open to all new library sign ups by children of Union ...Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment -
Customer Service on Twitter (3)
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http://abcnews.go... Frustrated, she logged on to Twitter from her BlackBerry and typed “Damn Internet down in my house. Arrrrrgh. Can’t fix until Thursday. Shoot me.” Twitter kicked in. Wallace didn’t know that Comcast had a digital detecting unit searching the Internet diligently looking for unhappy customers who needed help. Frank Eliason heads that unit for Comcast and saw her rant. “She clearly needed help. As soon as I saw her post I started tracking her ...- Amanda Clay said: Amazing.
- Darko said: Now that's one hell of a cool job!
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Reference Areas at CML (1)
onReference Areas at CML, originally uploaded by mstephens7. ONE MORE from Columbus Metropolitan Library. The other thing that knocked me out was this reference area where the library staffer and patron would stand together on the same side and look up information. The desk as “fortress” was nowhere to be seen in this area. I spoke with Jack who told me that both staff and patrons like this new set up. NICE!Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment
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Google Reader in Plain English (4)
onThe Common Craft team has created a one-minute introduction to Google Reader in another of its “in Plain English” videos.Contribute comment
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PETA.org // PETA's Guide to the ABCs (2)
permalinkWrong Meeting? They're devoted to keeping pure bloodlines, labeling "mixed breeds" as inferior, and creating a dominant "master race" that meets their prejudiced ideas of "perfection." The only things that the American Kennel Club is missing are the pointy white hats.Shared by Darko (4) mitja_i (0)Contribute comment
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CNet UK reviews the Cybook Gen3 (1)
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Some people might be offended by calling the Cybook a "budget e-book reader", but if you are still unsure about what's going to be your next reading device, check out this CNet UK review, rating the Gen3 with a 7.5 ("very good"). Their verdict: Quote: The Cybook is certainly not perfect. There's plenty of room for improvements when it comes to ebook navigation and the library functionality. We can forgive it some of these failings, ...Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment -
Expand Your Brain with Evernote (191)
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A new school year is just around the corner, but this semester you're looking for a safer way to enhance your brainpower than getting all hopped up on caffeine pills Jessie Spano-style. This year, the robust note-taking software Evernote is your answer. Let's take a look at how you can use your computer, cellphone, and digital camera in conjunction with the free, cross-platform application Evernote to remember everything for the rest of your life—or at ...Shared by AaronTN (24) adam (715) Alec Peden (6) Alex (3) Alex (8) Alex Carpenter (18) Alex Pachikov (0) alfred westerveld (24) AlphaPapa (11) Andre Siregar (1) ani625 (60) arkiver (0) Armando Alves (24) Avi (444) axemclion (3) Babychen Mathew (251) baron (3) Benjamin (788) Benjamin Shyong (7) Brandy (5) Brian (26) Bryan (4) Bwana (62) Bwood42 (8) Captain Heart Nibbler (10) Casper (44) Chris (8) Chris (5) Chris (3) Chris Corwin (0) Chris Heuer (0) Chris Ryall (4) Christopher (47) Christopher (21) Christopher Harley (11) Christopher Martin (60) Chuck Lawson (6) Computer Tips and Tricks (0) Compuwizard123 (16) ConcertfreakJJ (5) count.dokument (13) Coze (8) Creeva (30) CtrlBreak (11) Dan McCall (5) Dan Russell (12) Daniel Kirk (10) Darkwookiee (1) Dave (2) Dave (15) Dave C. (11) Dave Huston (3) David (6) Deborah Petersen (1) Derek (3) Derick Valadao (12) deusdiabolus (58) digits12 (614) dobata (324) docbaily (28) DVD (0) Eliacin (19) Erik (30) Ethan (0) Frederic (3) Future-Forest (0) Gary (3) gastaoss (6) Gemstar38 (52) Gienah Ghurab (14) Haripako (0) hasamba (33) Hasan (21) iammikeb (17) IanMcKenzie (1) Ingar (5) izensun (3) James Dorminey (6) Jamie (9) Jamie (38) Jason David Pelker (8) Jeffrey (4) Jeremie Lariviere (4) Jeremy (0) jim crossley (6) Jimmah (9) jimmysessions (12) joel (5) John (1) John (2) John (16) Jon Erickson (7) Jon Host (0) Jonathan Sterling (8) Jonnie (1) Jorge (18) jose (2) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (9) jv (3) jvoorhees (10) Kai (268) Karie (2) Karthik (0) Kenneth (6) kerim (5) Kim (16) KingBee (4) Krisalis78 (30) Leena (806) Leo (10) Leo (6) Link of the Day (1) LmZr (0) Maddy Lou (12) Manuel (2) Matt (7) Matt Chandler (6) Matt Hall (4) Matthew Bischoff (29) MDRoz (10) Miguel Wickert- Pineiro (13) Mike (8) Mikey (30) Misciel (18) mitja_i (0) Mohammad Behdad (6) motionless (1) mr94 (10) MrGuff (76) munir (5) Nathan (4) ndench (10) neal (352) Net (2) Nico (4) Niguel Valley (2) Noah J (6) ntutak (11) oneAustin (26) Pat (53) Paul Chapman (0) Pedro Markun (5) philayres (5) Pierce (1) pixites (3) pk (1) potentato (23) Puja (5) rajan (1) Rick (1) RJO (14) Rob (0) Robert Shellson (0) Ronald Wielink (2) RossW (2) Roy (3) Ryan (46) Ryan (11) Ryan (5) rzklkng (60) Sai Gudigundla (9) Sam (4) Sara (6) schmiddi (11) Sean Blakey (10) Sean McBride (50) Selwin (14) Shawn (10) Simon (4) Simone (10) Sridhar Katakam (17) Stacy (36) Stuart F (10) Super Mario (0) timmins (3) Tj Nelson (0) Todd Mundt (50) Tony (6) Tony (11) Tony S. (5) Travis Cannon (3) Vandywolfer (0) virtualcourtney (4) warrior007 (213) yasha.sozo (12) Yinka (9) yooper1019 (13) Ýtuš (19) Zenith (13) Zsolt T (1) 異塵行者 (20)Explore read 16 notes- CtrlBreak said: Absolutely stunning.
- Sean Blakey said: Maybe I should give evernote another try. My first few attempts resulted in application crashes and lost data, but that was months ago...
- Derick Valadao said: Yes, this is a very amazing service. I've been using it for about a month now and I've got hundreds of notes stashed away. The possibilities are limitless.
- potentato said: I still haven't tried using Evernote, but this makes a pretty compelling argument.
- Derek said: I wish I felt comfortable using evernote, but it would mostly be for work and I just can't bring myself to do it
- yooper1019 said: Been using it for a while and Evernote is AMAZING!!
- ndench said: I wish I could love Evernote. I've tried really hard in the past. Perhaps this new version is worth persevering with.
- Noah J said: I loves me some Evernote!
- Matt Chandler said: I use the heck out of this.
- Jeremy said: @eingy I've been playing around with and love it as a concept. I keep trying to work it into my workflow and haven't been able to get it in completely. I keep telling myself it is because I don't have an iPhone so I can't take and note photos with it. The OCR is amazing!
- Nico said: evernote regelt.
- Andre Siregar said: Try it if you haven't. I've used Evernote for a few months and have been very happy with it.
- munir said: I'm a big fan of Evernote, though I don't use it nearly to its fullest.
- Jon Host said: ive heard good things and am giving it a try, starting with firefox and iPhone. if i like it, i'll blog about it.
- Jamie said: Anyone have any personal experience with Evernote? It sounds good ...
- Vandywolfer said: I think I would like Evernote...just gotta make the leap...
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Social Book Sites (1)
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This is interesting. "Shelfari, a social network for bibliophiles, has been acquired by Amazon for an undisclosed amount. Amazon has been a longtime supporter of the Seattle based startup, having invested $1 million in the site in February 2007. The move comes less than a month after Amazon’s acquisition of AbeBooks, a vendor of rare and used books from independent publishers. As part of that acquisition Amazon also got a stake in Shelfari’s competitor LibraryThing, ...Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment -
How to Subvert Your House: Buying, Designing and Building Cargo Container Homes (27)
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What’s involved in buying, designing and building cargo container homes that are more than just art projects? Cargo container homes are a perfect example of thinking outside the box while living inside one, but thinking is one thing and doing is another. Careful planning is required before building and moving in. (image via: Midwest Storage Containers) There are several fun and practical reasons to live in a cargo container home. First of all, it’s cheaper ...Shared by Ben (9) Brad (2) brokekid (117) chills (1) Chris (8) chrisbrogan.com (24) Christian (52) Daniel (5) Eban_C (2) Eric Rice (24) FiZ (0) Greg (8) grow (4) Guillermo (2) Jase (13) jezarnold (11) jose (2) Justin (2) Klemo (11) lghuffman (5) marcell (12) mitja_i (0) Rachyl (1) radarqnet (13) Richard (18) Roger (4) Sonny Cloward (5)Explore read four notes- Sonny Cloward said: My next home
- chills said: Nice concept, not sure whether I'd actually want to live in one though.
- lghuffman said: What’s involved in buying, designing and building cargo container homes that are more than just art projects?
- jezarnold said: Always liked the idea of using Cargo containers to build my own home.. great share Chris!
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IOGEAR's Wireless USB to VGA kit extends your monitor sans wires (30)
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Filed under: Displays, Peripherals, Wireless Wireless VGA? Been there, done that. Wireless USB to VGA? Hello, IOGEAR. Said outfit has just revealed the world's first Wireless USB to VGA kit that enables users to extend or clone their desktop to another monitor sans wires. Certified by the USB-IF, this unit enables any machine with a spare USB port to stream video to a TV or projector with resolutions as high as 720p. So long as ...Shared by Alex Cheng (9) Augmented Web (26) azlon (4) Brenton (5) Charles (0) Charo (11) docbaily (28) fabrizio (0) fmcpherson (0) gergi (10) Hamid11771 (12) Imran (4) James Tenniswood (3) Jared (19) jerry (11) JR A (2) jsuplido (0) Kevin (5) lurker (9) Matt (5) merkurov (13) mitja_i (0) newmediologo (2) phrakture (3) Razzu (11) roedward (27) Travis (9) webdotx (8) Yvette (9) zemlanin (16)Contribute comment -
The Butterfly Effect: A man's one-in-a-million... (18)
permalinkA man's one-in-a-million close encounter with an insect convinces him that the theory is true: The fluttering of gossamer wings can change the worldShared by Adam Singer (3) Darko (4) Felix (9) Jane Burt (11) Jenner (5) Kim (2) Maggi (5) Mark Dorgan (4) Matt Crutchfield (1) maxyRO (390) mitja_i (0) Nick Barber (21) Pedro Silva (8) Rene Rattur (0) Ruben Santiago (1) Sarah Snoddon (53) Sun Tzu (313) Warwick (0)Contribute comment
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Woman Arrested for Not Returning Books (Ignoring Summons, Really) (1)
onWhat story is the Grafton Library telling about its users by forwarding two overdue books to the police? How long will the library be known as the one that arrested the lady for two books? http://www.wisn.c... http://lisnews.or...Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment
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50 Photoshop Tutorials for Sky and Space Effects (87)
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By Steven Snell Humans have always had an infatuation with the air above us and the space around our planet. With Adobe Photoshop we can create new images or enhance existing photos to include the sky and space as a backdrop. There is virtually no limit to what can be done with some Photoshop skills and a bit of creativity. As you will see from the tutorials featured here, some of the most entertaining and ...Shared by adam (1) AJ (154) Alard (5) Alex (8) Anton Raath (7) Arthur (4) assbach (15) Ben Shoemate (4) Benjamin R (4) Bharath Balasubramanian (3) blacktulip (1) Bramanga (0) Brent Hoover (0) btocher (3) Carlos (19) Chris (4) Chris Ryall (4) chris yuan (1) ChrisOfSpades (12) Danielle Brigida (134) Dawn (10) Dimitris (47) Duane (8) elsterama (30) Emon (8) francesco (16) frivmo (0) Fumi (33) gekow (2) George (1) Gerard (29) geyawei (25) Gino (12) Grace (82) graywolf (13) Gregor (9) HIncubus (6) iAdramelk (0) iHao (1) iHuman (16) jaholbrook (5) jhimmelman (4) JJ.Ying (1) Jonathan Fields (12) kara (0) Kevin Cao (16) Leslie McCoy (0) Lindsay (13) Lindsey Smith (23) Lionel Martin (10) MacMoov (2) mahdi (20) Marcel (21) Marston A, SugarStats (12) Matteo (23) mitja_i (0) Moe (4) Monocut (3) Motyla (0) Mox Folder (0) Muhammad Siyab (18) NaFigator (0) nicmcc (11) nizu (0) pearl (77) Rafa (0) Rafa Lacerda (2) Rob Loach (1) Sarav (5) sean carter (49) Seth_ (5) Shane (11) Siva (1) Sofia (1) somenice (1) Srinvard (28) Steven Verbruggen (7) Sumesh (91) Taylor (4) Thai Son (0) Tom Davies (95) voidfiles (11) webfruits (17) Whiz (18) xrx (23) yasuhiro nishioka (18) zsafwan (18)- Rob Loach said: Photoshop continues to be awesome.
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25 Online Readers Advisory Tools (1)
onThe LibrarianinBlack has put together an annotated reference list of her favorite readers advisory spots on the Web with Sarah’s Reference Warehouse: Readers Advisory. This stellar resource provides many out-of-the-way destinations that may otherwise be missed, each with detailed descriptions. Here are her top five suggestions: AllReaders.com Bettendorf Public Library’s Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Picture Book Index Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature Downer’s Grove Public Library Author Read-AlikesShared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment
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50 Awesome Search Engines (2)
onLaura Milligan at BestCollegesOnlin... puts together a mega-list of 50 Awesome Search Engines Every Librarian Should Know About. If you’re looking for a departure from your usual search engine, or just want to add more resources to your search toolkit, you’ll want to check this one out. Search tools are divided into the following sections: Meta Search and Multi Search Engines Multimedia and Interactive Google Search Engines Great Niche Sites for Librarians Custom Searches Reference ...Shared by mitja_i (0) vforrestal (2)Contribute comment
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one hundred free fonts (1)
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Knjižničarske novice 7 (1)
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Izšla je nova številka Knjižničarskih novic (7). V njej si lahko med drugim preberete: Obvestilo, Koledar prihajajočih srečanj, Leónski manifest, RDA in FZBZ, Prvič podeljena Sajetova nagrada za najboljše magistrsko delo, Novica iz Filozofske fakultete, Znanje za vsakogar, Slovenská narodná knižnica, Martin, Slovaška, Intervju z Meo Valens, Najava: Knjižnice—kreatori međukulturalnog dijaloga (prosto dostopno), Anno 1851 in 1849Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment -
Broken Book Brought Together after 1,600 Years (1)
onThe Times has an interesting story of the Sinai Codex, a copy of the Bible written 1,600 years ago. The Bible has been in fragments, with some owned by the British, some fragments by the Germans, some by the Russians and some by the Monestary of St. Catherine in Sinai. After much work, you can now read part of the Codex Sinaiticus online.Shared by mitja_i (0)Contribute comment
