technologies

If learners are watching an educational video on YouTube, for a flipped learning environment task perhaps, there will times when they need to leave their computer to do something else.
When they turn the computer back on, they locate the YouTube clip, and then try to find where they'd stopped watching. This can be difficult, in particular for long videos.
In steps Video Resumer.
Video Resumer is a free to use browser extension made for the Google Chrome web browser.
This extension is an absolute must for learners accessing course video clips hosted on YouTube; it improves their experience on the video streaming website.
Video Resumer remembers where users stop watching a YouTube video.
Whether learners close the tab or browser window, revisiting the same YouTube video they were watching earlier will begin its playing from the same point that they left off.

Science of Everyday Life is a collection of resources for learners.
Resources include videos and interactives that help younger learners find out about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.

Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation.
Lessons include resources and encourage learners to ask questions and delve deeper.
Note: The resources and interactives on the Science of Everyday Life are, in the main, Java and Flash based. If users are running these resources with an iPad, they will need to use an app like Rover (which allows users to view Flash), Photon, iSwifter, etc.

This post looks at eight Helpful electrical and computer engineering (ECE) Technology Tools For learning environments. Including...
- Screen Readers
- Word Talk
- Word Prediction
- Supernova Access Suite
- Video Magnifiers
- Close Captioning and Subtitling
- FaceMouse
- Sip-and-Puff Systems
These technologies can make an enormous difference to learners by increasing accessibility and academic performance. No matter what programs you decide to implement or suggest to learners, it is important to remember that learners using these technologies may require more time to complete assignments and participate in online forums.

Get your learners excited about learning in a modern, easy-to-use environment with the web tools they know and love. Help students connect with their work and engage with peers, practitioners, assessors and administrators etc.

SnackWebsites Mobile Website Builder is a free to use online web service that lets users create mobile websites.
Today nearly every learner has a smartphone. And learners make full use of their smartphones by using the Internet on them.

This makes it very easy for learning providers, or individual practitioners, to quickly show their learners, their online files that are mobile-compatible.
This can be a great advantage for tutorials, distance learning etc.

Mobile sharing is also beneficial for learners that have portfolios online.
Creating online portfolios of work will not do them any good if the web service they use is not mobile-friendly.
When users start creating a website, they can select which category it falls in; covered categories include...
- personal,
- portfolio,
- community,
- blog,
- product,
- band,
- event,
...and lots more.
Users can also select a template from the various visually appealing options.
The site even gives users numerous extension options to customize the overall URL of the resulting website.
A possible addition to employability courses and/or for community courses e.g. websites for self-employed, community groups, sports clubs, the list goes on.

Hesitant about jumping in to the Google+ social network?
As this post points out Google+ is like Facebook, and it’s similar to Twitter but, One unique feature really makes Google+ stand out is its Hangouts.
Google+ Hangouts are group video chats that can include up to 10 people.
There are many ways that learning providers could make use of Google+ Hangouts So, how do you get started?
The post provides a quick guide to get potential users going.

eReputation is one thing learners are not fully aware of and, as practitioners, it's important we raise their awareness. 

This post provides resources that can be used to improve the eReputation of  our learners.

NOTE: They must not forget the damage friends can cause, especially via SocialMedia.

ChronoZoom is an open-source community project dedicated to visualizing the history of everything. Big History is the attempt to understand, in a unified, interdisciplinary way, the history of cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity. By using Big History as the story line, ChronoZoom seeks to bridge the gap between the humanities and sciences an enable all this information to be easily understandable and navigable.

I use Framer to add dimension to images that I use in blogs,web presences, resources etc..

There are various styles to choose from.

One for Learners as well as Practitioners.

GeoGuessr is a simple game based on Google maps.
An image is provided of an unknown place somewhere in the world and users have to guess where it is and click that place on the map.
As it's based on Google maps street view, users can actually explore around the image and look for clues.
Once they click on the map they will see the real location and how close or far away they were.
Points are awarded depending on how close users are to the real Users have five turns to score as many points as possible.
Using an Interactive White Board, and Triptico to randomly select learners, practitioners can...
- show learners provided images
- ask them to guess where it is and
- ask them to justify their answers by describing what they can see.

A great way to bring the world into the learning environment; good for learners to explore inside the images and pan around to look for clues. Could be used for discriptive language development; get learners to write short descriptions of each of the five places visited during one game.
I found it fun and a little addictive.

Creative crafts to try, videos to watch, games to play and a great interactive map that teaches children about different objects in the museum.

A site for practitioners involved in Family Learning and/or Initial Teacher Training.

The one thing we can all be sure about is change.
More and more learners, of all ages, interact digitally with...
- content,
- one another, and
- various communities.
The concept of digital citizenship has, quite rightly, become increasingly important.
This post look at the Definition of Digital Citizenship.
One suggestion for learners is...
“the self-monitored habits that sustain and improve the digital communities you enjoy or depend on.”

Soo Meta allows practitioners, and/or learners, to combine...
- videos from YouTube,
- pictures from the web or from your desktop,
- text, and
- voice recordings
...to create a presentation.
Soo Meta now also allows users to insert a quiz into their projects.
This means that those viewing Soo Meta projects can watch a short video clip then answer questions about it before moving onto the next part of the presentation.
Soo Meta is an ideal tool for creating short flipped lessons for learners.

All files on this website are completely free, practitioners & learners can use them anywhere in their projects.
However, if they are looking to re-post any freebies on a website, they should link back to the blog.
Wassim, who has provided the resources, prefers an Anchor text link to specific pages and asks users NOT TO LINK DIRECTLY TO THE DOWNLOAD LINK.