Category Archives: Top Pick

Gapminder -

Posted on May 12, 2010 by George, Michael R

http://www.gapminder.org/ [youtube RUwS1uAdUcI nolink] Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, … Continue reading →

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How to create a great PowerPoint without breaking the law.

Posted on May 10, 2010 by George, Michael R

Good video worth watching .. [google -6459516247311936438]

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Scratch

Posted on July 16, 2009 by George, Michael R

http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and … Continue reading →

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Qik – share live video from your mobile phone!

Posted on February 25, 2009 by George, Michael R

http://qik.com/ Qik enables you to share your moments live with your friends, family and the world—right from your mobile phone! Add a new dimension to your online presence with streaming video. Become a reporter—get the scoop with backstage interviews with … Continue reading →

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Wordle – Artistic Word Clouds

Posted on November 20, 2008 by George, Michael R

http://www.wordle.net/ Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color … Continue reading →

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Dim Dim – Free Web Meeting & Web Conferencing

Posted on September 25, 2008 by George, Michael R

  http://www.dimdim.com/   With no software to download or install, Dimdim forever democratizes web- based live meetings. In seconds – right from your browser – you easily host or attend web meetings complete with audio and video conferencing, screen and … Continue reading →

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Jog the Web – building paths to share with others

Posted on September 9, 2008 by George, Michael R

http://www.jogtheweb.com Imagine you know all about ducks (or elephants, or anything in fact) and you have discovered a lot of cool information on the web you now want to share with all the other duck-addicts. The thing is that this … Continue reading →

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Jing – Screen capture and share

Posted on September 8, 2008 by George, Michael R

http://www.jingproject.com/ Think of Jing as a supplement to all your chat discussions, email threads, forum posts and blog entries. It sits nicely on your desktop, ready to capture and share your stuff at a moment’s notice. Simply select an area … Continue reading →

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Go Animate!

Posted on June 6, 2008 by George, Michael R

http://goanimate.com/  About the site – We are a bunch of guys who love animation and want to share our passion with the world! The problem is that animation requires very specific skills. Animators need to learn Flash or other advanced … Continue reading →

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iTALC – Intelligent Teaching And Learning with Computers

Posted on May 16, 2008 by George, Michael R

What is iTALC? iTALC is a use- and powerful didactical tool for teachers. It lets you view and control other computers in your network in several ways. It supports Linux and Windows 2000/XP (Vista support will come) and it even … Continue reading →

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