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Technology Videos "In Plain English"
Did you recently hear about another new technology and are wondering what it is about. Commoncraft put together some amazing 2-3 minute "In Plain English" simplified instructional videos that explain how a technology works and its benefits. Check out all these great tutorials!
Quickly Share Large Files - Drop.io
Do you ever need a secure way to quickly share a large file? Or quickly gather many files from many places at once? Drop.io is a free service that allows you to share up to 100MB for free without even signing up!
AcademiX 2009 - Evolving Teaching & Learning
Recently Jeff VanDrimmelen and Zachary Fisher were able to attend AcademiX 2009, a "conference focused on spurring change in teaching and scholarship through emergent digital learning environments" put on by Apple and hosted by Duke. It was a great day full of thought provoking technology and teaching theory. This article has some highlights of the day.
Map Your Walks
Want to take a walk but not sure how far you're going? Sure, its time spent walking that counts, but there is something so satisfying about being able to say "I walked 20 miles this week." Wonder no more, MapMyWalk.com is here to help.
Keep Informed from OASIS
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Oasis Research Computing Happenings and News Snippets (Vol 2 - Issue 6 - June 2009)
Data Storage, VCL Update, Data Deduplication, Citrix Happenings, Psychology Data Migration, News Snippets
Make your notes follow you, for free
Ever had the unhappy experience of looking for that sticky note with the phone number you need to call TODAY only to find you left it at home? Or have you ever looked for a bookmark to a website you know your spouse would really find useful only to realize it is on your office computer? Well, do I have a solution for you! Introducing Evernote, the only note system you’ll ever need.
Visual Thesaurus Expands Exploration
Have you been trying to find a computer-based tool to help students expand their vocabulary? With its highly interactive, hyperbolic tree, Visual Thesaurus offers up every possible meaning of nearly any word. Simply playing with it is fun. As a learning tool it is phenomenal!
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