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Dealing with Copyright

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Ian Aberle

Technology & Learning has a helpful article on Dealing with Copyright. As teachers are responsible for helping these media savvy students to understand and follow copyright guidelines, this quick guide to copyright will be of assistance. The guide also covers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Archives aided by anti-spam tools

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Ian Aberle

Crumbling texts and books are being digitised thanks to anti-spam tools. To thwart spammers many websites force visitors to transcribe obscured words or characters before they get access. Now instead of random words many sites are taking text from old … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fixing video with Photographs

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Stephen Snider

From Crunchgear: Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo. This system, by students at the University of Washington, uses still photographs or one single frame of a video scene to automatically improve video. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Periodic Table of Videos

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Stephen Snider

This is from Neatorama: Periodic Table of Videos is neat beyond belief. Martyn Poliakoff, a professor at the University of Nottingham, and video journalist Brady Haran, put together a periodic table where each elements is a link to a video … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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FlowingData

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Stephen Snider

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

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Stephen Snider

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

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Ian Aberle

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

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Ian Aberle

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

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Stephen Snider

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

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Stephen Snider

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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