Monday, August 8, 2011

Idea Paint for Instruction Labs or Group Study Rooms

Have you used Idea Paint for Instruction Labs or Group Study Rooms? Students can use the walls to share their ideas and collaborate on their group projects. It is a great tool for faculty to use in their classrooms.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Camtasia Studio 7

Have you used Camtasia Studio 7, to create video online tutorials? There is a free trial going on now. Try it, there are many useful features on it. You can edit your video and add call outs too.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

QR-CODE Generator

Do you want to create a QR-Code for your website. Try the QR-Code Generator .  I created one for this blog qrcode

Friday, April 8, 2011

Cloud computing resources

Check out the cloud computing resources- publications, presentations, podcasts and blogs on EDUCAUSE web site. Useful links to higher education IT staff and administrators. http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/Cloud+Computing/27148

Monday, April 4, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011

Collaborative learning lab

Purdue University has built a collaborative learning lab. It can be used be used with many different learning styles including inquiry based and problem-based learning styles. Check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cb-fSbegQE

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Brainstorming apps for your iPad

Try the popplet and iBrainstorm apps for your brainstorming when you do your next project. It is like using sticky notes and you can share your ideas with others. http://popplet.com/ and http://www.ibrainstormapp.com/

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Do you want to create an online tutorial?

Do you want to create an interacting online tutorial? try using Voicethread. It is a great tool to create online tutorials. You get to create three for free.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Colloboration Tools used in Higher Education

A list of collaboration tools used in higher education is presented in this powerpoint.

Download the app, Pages for your iPad today

Do you want a word processor for your iPad? download the itunes app, Pages today. It is $ 9.99. It has templates for letters, resumes, project proposals, posters, syllabus and flyers. You can also create your photo albums on your iPad. You also have the printing options too.

Do you want to convert your files and share them?

Zamzar.com lets you convert your files to any format. It even converts to Ipad versions. Try it now and share your files with co-workers, friends and family. Zamzar.com

Are you using DropBox?

Do you want to access you files from anywhere, anytime? try using DropBox, then you have access to your files anywhere. Save your presentation file in DropBox and access it at the meeting with no problem.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Adobe digital school collection

Create professional e-portfolios, podcasts, digital stories and video projects using Adobe digital school collection software. Checkout these tutorials to learn more. http://tv.adobe.com/show/adobe-digital-school-collection/ Enjoy your creative projects.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Use LibraryThing widgets to post your library collections on your blog or website

Take the tour of the LibraryThing.com. You can create online library collections for the books you read or wish to read, and post them on your blog using the LibraryThing widget for others to see.

Learning Commons’ Touch Screen Makes “Finding” Easy

Learning Commons’ Touch Screen Makes “Finding” Easy
Read this interesting news of the use of touch screens to find computers and group study rooms in North Carolina State University Libraries. Check it out on the NSCU Libraries News website.