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Editor’s Note: In the computer age, handwriting is a lost art

From Computerworld: By Don Tennant October 20, 2008 Last week, I had the good fortune of coming across a column written by Kip Layton Jr., a school administrator in the tiny, remote village of Eek, Alaska. It wasn’t fortunate simply … Continue reading Continue reading

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Intelligent Life at YouTube: 75 Educational Video Collections

This from openculture… Smart video collections keep appearing on YouTube. But rather antithetical to the ethos of its parent company (Google), YouTube unfortunately makes these collections difficult to find. So we???ve decided to do the job for them. These enriching/educational … Continue reading Continue reading

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iPhones go to front of the class at Texas university

Apple devices at heart of Abilene Christian mobile learning project By John Cox , Network World , 10/13/2008 When almost 1,000 freshman students showed up at Abilene Christian University on Aug. 16, they got something more than the usual medical … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dabbleboard saves your sketches, time

This from Webwear… If you’ve been using MS Paint to brainstorm it’s time to upgrade. A whiteboard solution called Dabbleboard is one of the better efforts I’ve seen. It lets you put together a map of ideas very quickly, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Top Five Collections of Free University Courses

From Open Culture… Last week, the launch of Stanford Engineering Everywhere, featuring 10 free computer science and engineering courses, got no shortage of buzz on the net. This led me to think, why not highlight other major collections of free … Continue reading Continue reading

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Free Presidential Biographies on iTunes: FDR and Beyond

From Open Culture Thanks to PBS, you can now download from iTunes a four-hour definitive biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR guided the US through the Great Depression, then World War II, serving as president for an unprecedented four terms. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Learn Photoshop in One Week

Interested in getting good with Photoshop but know nothing about the popular photo editing software? Weblog Elite By Design puts together a crash course for mastering Photoshop in one week that might be a good place to start. Continue reading

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Yet Another Free Photo Editing App – Windows Only

Photoshop Alternative Artweaver Helps Edit Your Images Windows only: Free application Artweaver isn’t just a Photoshop alternative like GIMP, but a fair clone of Photoshop itself. While Artweaver lacks the polish and advanced feature sets of Photoshop, the menus are … Continue reading Continue reading

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If Wikipedia was a Professor, College Would Be Awesome [Citation Needed]

CollegeHumor, kings of turning internet memes into viral videos, have done it again with Professor Wikipedia. It’s pretty awesome, although I take issue with the notion that nobody wants to know the names of all the makeup artists who worked … Continue reading Continue reading

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Picnik

Have you ever wished you had a simple way to edit photos? Is Photoshop too expensive and complex? Picnik is your answer and it’s free. * Fix your photos in just one click * Use advanced controls to fine-tune your … Continue reading Continue reading

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