Gamification is a great tool, if you use it right. Here are four steps to help you properly gamify your next marketing campaign.
Via Pekka Puhakka 
Yesterday I was unusually intrigued by a little yellow notification in a Google Doc I was working on. It informed me of a new Google Doc feature called “Research Tool.” Who could resist playing with a feature so named? Not any regular reader of ProfHacker. And so I tested it. Here are my thoughts:
The new feature puts a new option in the Tools menu within a Google Doc called “Research.” To use it, you first highlight a word or phrase (or, as in the image below, a large chunk of text like a poem) in the document you’re writing, then click Tools –> Research (or use the keyboard shortcut: Command+Option+R on Mac; Control+Alt+R on Windows). This performs a Google Search on the highlighted words, the results of which pop up in a right-hand sidebar. 
What if you could get up to 30% more traffic by using a special code on your pages? This code ties directly into Google’s new Knowledge Graph.
A new Algorithm aimed at narrowing the “Thing” you are looking for.
This whole new code was developed between the three major Search Engines – actually three new codes were developed and they are all supported by Google, Yahoo and Bing.
The three main types of code or “mark-up” are called: RDFA, Microformat and Microdata. Continue reading: http://bit.ly/LdJSjB Via maxOz, John van den Brink, janlgordon 
Robin Good: Clesh is a web-based professional video editing system which can be run from any Mac, PC or Linux computer without the need to install any software.
Key features include:
Requirements: 1Mbps Internet connection
Pricing info: http://info.clesh.com/about/
Free 30-day trial available: http://clesh.com/register?promocode=cleshtrial30
Via Robin Good 
Google+ Hangouts, our favorite free video chatting service, is rolling out the ability to broadcast your Hangouts live and save them directly to YouTube with "Hangouts on Air." A handful of content creators have been testing out the service for... Via Bucky Dodd 
"Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox, and the newly introduced Google Drive all focus on storing your data in "the cloud" (i.e. in massive data centers) instead of on a physical hard drive in your home or office. That means not only can you free up some valuable internal storage space, but enjoy the piece of mind that comes with solid off-site backup, and the convenience of accessing your files from all your computers, many of the your devices, and almost any web browser. While Dropbox, Skydrive, and Google Drive will all get the job done, which one is the best choice for most iPhone and iPad users?"
Via JennyP 
Now officially available to everyone, the Silk project lets you build your own Web site and view those of others using information linked together from different sources. Read this blog post by Lance Whitney on Webware. ... You can now build and view a Silk Web site that combines lots of information into one single spot, sparing you and others from searching different places for all that data. ... ... ... 
Clipgenerator – create your personal music video with well-known pop music for free... ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Robin Good: Memplay is a free web service which allows you to collaboratively upload images, video and audio files, and then to edit these into a final video.
Images and other media files can be imported directly from your computer as well as from your Facebook galleries.
Once you have uploaded all of your audio, video and image resources you can use the web-based video editor to assemble easily your final video.
Memplai provides integrated effects, transitions and video templates.
Free to use.
FAQ: http://memplai.com/Home/FAQ
More info: http://memplai.com/ Via Robin Good 
Grockit Answers : Making Video Interactive My first impressions of this new service is WOW! ... the ability to make any video an interactive learning experience that is student focussed and student driven. They say designed for Youtube videos but also works with Vimeo ... and I wouldn't be surprised if it works with others.
If you are a #FlippedClassroom Fan then this will be a "MUST HAVE" addition to your digital toolbox .. and FREE
I was introduced to this at the #SLS2012 webinar online conference where the 30min presentation will be archived online at http://www.classroom20.com/page/sociallearningsummit ;
Via Shamblesguru, Heiko Idensen 
Google Drive vs. Dropbox, SkyDrive, SugarSync, and others: a cloud sync storage face-off | Google Drive | Dropbox | SugarSync | InSync | LogMeIn Cubby | Apple iCloud | SkyDrive | Mozy Stash | Spider Oak | AVG LiveKive| Wuala by LaCie | Box | Syncplicity |
Via Shamblesguru 
Jahia’s next-generation, open source CMS stems from a widely acknowledged vision of enterprise application convergence – web, search, document, social and portal – unified by the simplicity of web content management. Via Thierry.GEUFROI 
Presentations are not meant to be slide after slide of bullet points. Breathe new life into presentations with engaging videos... The song and lyrics http://www.billselak.com/2012/videokilled
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Learnist is a new great web tool I learned about today on my Twitter. This is basically a pinboard where users can organize their learning materials. It resembles Pinterest except that Learnist is just for sharing learning resources. The website is still in beta but looks really very promising for both teachers and students. ... Here is a set of the main features that Learnist offers to its users :
... Watch this video to learn more about Learnist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PgIkbMVC1do From the official site: "As surprising as it sounds, there's currently no easy and effective way to transfer a file to a friend via Facebook. Pipe has taken a common feature of communication - attaching a file - and turned it into something simple and fun to use. Privacy is guaranteed as it's a direct connection from one device to the other, between friends. Pipe creates a direct, real-time connection between two devices with no intermediary server. Pipe starts as an application on Facebook, and is then migrating to mobile devices and tablets.
Find out more: www.usepipe.com Via Robin Good 
I like shiny new toys. The only thing I like better than shiny new toys are shiny new toys that make my job easier and improve the value and service Angie’s Copywriting provides to our customers. ... 
SpeakPipe is a service that allows visitors to your blog to leave you voice messages without picking up a phone. With SpeakPipe installed on your blog anyone can click on the "send voicemail" button and leave a message for you. When a visitor clicks the "leave voicemail" button she will be prompted to allow access to her computer. Then the visitor can start recording a message for you. Visitors can, but don't have to, enter their names and email addresses for you. You can listen to and download the messages left for you in your SpeakPipe inbox. .... SpeakPipe has easy-to-install plugins for Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr. It took me about two minutes to install SpeakPipe on a Blogger blog. For use on other blogging platforms SpeakPipe has a script that you can install manually. .... Applications for Education ... "Install a voicemail widget on your website or your Facebook-Page and your visitors will start to talk to you" ... 
A balanced look at Prezi, its pros and cons. EP looks at the Prezi presentation software system and sees potential. Launched in 2009, Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software system that has opened up an exciting new dimension beyond exhibit boards and slides. Via Baiba Svenca 
Robin Good: Facebook has just announced that it is enabling across all accounts a "file sharing" feature inside Facebook Groups. From the original article: "The social network has revealed to Mashable that all Groups will now offer the ability to send files. This update rolls out to a small percentage of groups Thursday, and will become available to others during the following days. If you don’t have the feature already, Facebook wants you to know you’ll have it “soon.” Facebook Groups for Schools, launched last month, incorporated the file-sharing feature — but you needed a .edu address to use it. Users can upload most file types up to 25MB — the same file size limit as Gmail. The exceptions: music files (sorry, old-school Napster fans) and executable (.exe) files (sorry, hackers). But e-books, comics, music videos and other small movies are fair game." Full article: http://mashable.com/2012/05/10/facebook-groups-3/ Via Robin Good 
Try STORYBIRD with EFL TEENAGERS... They were ENGAGED in the task, they had fun, they were writing, they were asking for vocabulary and most importantly, they were QUIET!!! Read more on my blog. Via Susan, Juergen Wagner From Google's official announcement: "Today we're excited to launch Hangouts On Air to Google+ users worldwide.
With just a few clicks, you’ll be able to: Broadcast publicly. By checking "Enable Hangouts On Air," you can broadcast your live hangout—from the Google+ stream, to your YouTube channel or your website—to the entire world.
See how many viewers you’ve got. During your broadcast, you can look inside the hangout to see how many people are watching live.
Record and re-share. Once you're off the air, we’ll upload a public recording to your YouTube channel, and to your original Google+ post. This way it's easy to share and discuss your broadcast after it's over.
Of course, launching millions of live stations takes some doing, so we're rolling out Hangouts On Air gradually, over the next few weeks."
Some very good news, that many of us in education been waiting on for quite a while. Having facility to combine video conferencing with broadcasting and publishing will really extend what is possible in collaborative learning spaces for schools, colleges and educational projects around the world.
Official announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-hangouts-on-air-broadcast-your.html
Find out more: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair. Via Robin Good, theo kuechel 
"I’ve been completely obsessed with Google’s new mini-site devoted to finding better ways to incorporate proper web searches into the classroom. Dubbed ‘Search Education,’Google’s new site has an array of lesson plans, videos, concept maps, and other tools designed to help any educator properly integrate Google." Jeff Dunn provides just some of the many lessons available. Check it out. Via Anne Whaits DROPitTOme : A free service that works with Dropbox Together with Dropbox you can setup an unique upload URL with password protection. Via Shamblesguru 
A great site for finding sound clips for to play and download. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts Via ICTmagic 
These HTML5 WordPress frameworks are stripped back and mostly include little or no styling which provides a perfect HTML5 framework for you to build your new WordPress site on. Via Thierry.GEUFROI |
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