Find what you want in a library near you with WorldCat, a global catalog of library collections. ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Every time we share info about ourselves across various networks, it is revealed to everyone even though it is meant only for a select few. As a result, people or organizations outside our network could easily exploit such info about us even without us knowing. Must users be willing to pit having a healthy online social presence against a firm hold of their privacy? Via Nik Peachey, Dr Jill Jameson, Jose H. Flores 
As incredible as it seems, it's been over a year and a half since the original iPad was released, forever changing what the world thought of tablet computers. ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
These YouTube channels provide a wealth of entertaining educational content for use in or out of the classroom. Via Giselle Pempedjian, Informatics, Kent Wallén 
Early this morning I logged into Second Life to visit VWBPE locations around the grid and started to collect notecards/freebies which was fun. As you can see today I have updated my blog for VWBPE 2012 which I hope all my readers will like. Via David W. Deeds So, today, Linden Lab launched an area called Premium Wilderness, and if you haven’t taken a look at it yet, you’re probably wondering “does this add value to my Premium account?” Via David W. Deeds 
HootCourse makes it easier for instructors and students to collaborate via Twitter and Facebook. Create your HootCourse today! Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
As part of writing my forthcoming Windows 8 Power Users Guide from Apress and Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out from Microsoft Press, there are... Via Audrey Moreaux, ABroaderView 
New service called the Catlin SeaView Survey is planning to do for the ocean what Google Street View has done for land. Via Philippe J DEWOST, ABroaderView 
Create your own new widget - mix multiple feeds from across the social web and add them to your site... ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Gust MEES, Kent Wallén 
Capture your computer screen and audio with GoView, then instantly share your recording online. It's free! Via Peter Lakeman 
If you can type, you can make movies...
Enhance your lessons with a movie
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Robin Good: Board800 is an interactive multi-user (shared) whiteboard web app providing basic drawing and illustration tools.
Key features include:
-> Multi-user shared whiteboard with simultaneous access and drawing capabilities
Free to use.
A server-based version is available for purchase and installation.
Try it now: http://board800.com/draw ;
More info: http://board800.com/ ; Via Baiba Svenca, Robin Good 
Content is King, you hear it everywhere. It's the most overused marketing phrase of 2012.
But exactly why is content so important to your marketing program? Turns out Google has had a heavy hand in this trend (surprise, surprise).
Here are 7 ways the Big G is pushing quality content to the forefront of the marketing conversation:
1. Google Panda Panda is an ongoing filter that weeds out web pages with poor, superficial content that were previously ranked highly for popular keywords.
2. Fresh Content Ranks Higher In other words, a blog post you wrote yesterday will have a greater chance of ranking higher than a two-year old web page on the same topic.
3. Link Spam Penalties Like Google Panda, link spam penalties will hurt those who are manipulating the system. Conversely, sites with good quality content and natural “editorial” links that have been built up over time, will increase their Google rankings.
4. (Not Provided) in Your Analytics Reports Marketers now have less access to free organic search keyword data. This makes it more difficult to target specific keywords and encourages them to cover all the bases with a bigger content footprint.
5. Over Optimization Penalty If you’re producing good quality content but don’t have the time or budget to pull out all the SEO tricks, you’ll like this one.
6. The Rise of Social Content Sharing Web pages are created to be read by people. If your content resonates with your audience, it’ll get shared through social media. When the search engines see that, they’ll reward you with higher rankings. Win-Win-Win-Win.
7. Rel = Author Support in Search Results This means that for every piece of content that you create, you can take credit for it and have your picture show up next to the content in Google search results. Great resource by Tod Hirsch - http://bit.ly/Hw3OxC ; Via maxOz, ABroaderView 
The majority of us already know what WordPress is, but when you put everything into a visual perspective you can appreciate the numbers behind the world’s favorite blogging software. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers behind WordPress and the more than 70 million web sites and blogs that are currently running of it’s content management solutions. Via Annie Infinite, ABroaderView, Lisa Buben, Jose H. Flores
These YouTube channels provide a wealth of entertaining educational content for use in or out of the classroom. Via Giselle Pempedjian, Informatics, Kent Wallén 
RT @poochiesan24: Top story: Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Ways You Can Use Wikis http://t.co/emW2VX18, see more http://t.co/dwGqMeD3... Via Official AndreasCY 
Infographics are all over the web these days. Now Visual.ly makes it easy to make your own Infographics from Twitter hashtags. To create an infographic with Visual.ly just sign-in with your Twitter ID, enter a hashtag that you want to see visualized, and select an infographic template. Via WebTeachers, Kent Wallén Robin Good: Co-meeting is a real-time text-based group discussion tool.
The key features of Co-meeting are:
1) Live-Typing Chat
2) Multi-Threaded Discussion
3) Notes of real-time share
From Lifehacker: "Remember Google Wave?
...Co-Meeting is a new web service that brings a lot of them back, including real-time, as-you're-typing conversations, document storage, in-line to-dos, notes, and meeting minutes, and more.
As everyone talks, one click turns any posted comment into a to-do item or a progress update to an existing to-do.
...The service even keeps track of where you left a conversation so you can get up to speed quickly when you return."
Full review: http://lifehacker.com/5899346/co+meeting-is-google-wave+inspired-group-collaboration-tool ;
Try it out now: http://www.co-meeting.com/ ; Via Robin Good 
Although YouTube has been blocked from many/most schools, for obvious reasons and not so obvious ones. Via Kent Wallén 
Robin Good: G-Recorder is a downloadable software for Macs and PCs which allows you to record any Skype call.
In addition G-recorder can keep track of your Skype chats even if you use multiple computers and different Skype versions. Since there is no easy way to back up or transfer your saved Skyped chats when you switch to new computer or reinstall your operating system, G-Recorder comes to the rescue by providing you with the possibility to save Skype chats into your email box (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL).
A free version recording up to 10 minutes per call is available and a 14-days trial is available for the Standard ($24.99 one time) and Professional ($39.99) one.
Download and pricing info: http://g-recorder.com/buy-now-en/ ;
Via Robin Good 
Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming - available for Web, iPhone, iPad and Android... ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
SideVibe gives teachers the ability to turn any Web page into an online activity to enhance student critical thinking, online learning, while improving teacher and student productivity... ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
MentorMob is a free platform that allows you to organize the best educational content from the Internet into an easy to use learning playlist. In other words, MentorMob makes online learning acces... |
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