Monthly Archives: July 2008

ITunes U: Find college lectures next to pop stars

I thought some of you might find this article of interest. iTunes U: Find college lectures next to pop stars By John Boudreau, Mercury News At Apple’s iTunes online store, Britney Spears and Shakespeare are separated by just a few … Continue reading Continue reading

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FlowingData

FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, computer scientists, and others are using data to help us understand more about ourselves and our surroundings. more…

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Merlin Mann – Worst Website Ever – SXSW 2008

Have you ever wanted to be a “thought leader?” Find out about Merin’s new website FlockedUp. See the video Merlin Mann – Worst Website Ever – SXSW 2008 Merlin is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster who’s based in San … Continue reading Continue reading

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Write & Listen @ Same Time: Livescribe

The Lightscribe Smart Pen is a advancement in the common ball point pen. Think of it as a pen with built-in voice recorder & tagging. When you write, it records what is spoken at the time and links it to … Continue reading

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Students Struggle with TAKS’ Short-Response Written Test

Dallas-Fort Worth students struggle with TAKS’ short-response written test 09:16 AM CDT on Sunday, July 20, 2008 By LAURIE FOX and HOLLY K. HACKER / The Dallas Morning News Kids today are whizzes at text-messaging. But when they’re asked to … Continue reading Continue reading

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iSpring

Free PowerPoint to Flash converter Accurately converts animations, transitions, videos, new styles, SmartArt and 3D objects introduced in PowerPoint 2007. Works fine with PowerPoint 2000/XP/2003/2007. Windows only See more: iSpring Continue reading

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Adobe Ovation – Enhance your PowerPoint presentations

Ovation turns lifeless PowerPoint slides into a stunning visual experience in seconds. Sensational themes called PowerLooks add subtle motion, high-resolution text, and dynamic TV-style transitions to plain PowerPoint slides. Ovation also offers built-in presentation tools that help you deliver a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Get A Date: Online Interactive Timelines

If you have ever wanted to create an interactive timeline for your students to use and reference, TimeToast might be for you. This free online app allows you to easily create and share your timeline data. Once the timeline has … Continue reading

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Need an Icon?

Try ICONLOOK This site will find most any icon you might need for your desktop or web site. Be sure to see the Tag Cloud. Continue reading

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Get Assets Back Out of PowerPoint

Have you ever needed to get pictures or a movie you’ve imported into a PowerPoint back out to use in another presentation or on a web page? I might have an easier way when copy-and-paste just won’t cut it. Apple’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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