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June 16, 2012 8:41 AM
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Ezvid is an easy to use free software for recording screencasts and slideshows with narrations. It can be used to import both static images and videos, which can then be used for creating attractive slideshows. Furthermore, you can record a screencast in just a click... Ezvid homepage http://www.ezvid.com/ Via Baiba Svenca
dilaycock's comment,
June 17, 2012 1:07 AM
Looks great. We've just created a library You Tube channel, so this will be useful for kids to make book trailers with. Thanks :)
From websites that offer discounts on drugs to ones that tell you the actual cost of surgeries, here’s a look at four sites that may help you and your bank account a little bit healthier.
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
Biomes are large regions of the world with similar plants, animals, and other living things that are adapted to the climate and other conditions. Explore the links to learn more about different biomes.
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Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.
We present 17 historical cases studies in a guided inquiry format. We have aimed to address several proposals for reforming science education. Textbooks teach biological content. We want students learn more: about the history and nature of science, about science in practice — about doing biology.
The most relevant and controversial issue facing the university is one of its raisons d'être: formation, the teaching-learning process.
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Google Maps and Google Earth are my favorite tools for creating maps, but not every school allows teachers and students to download it. And creating Google Maps does require you to have a Google account which is an obstacle to use in some schools too. In the list below you will find some map creation tools that don't require registration. And, of course, all of the tools on this list are free for teachers and students to use.
Actualmente la nube es uno de los objetivos que tienen los desarrolladores, por eso cada vez es más frecuente encontrar herramientas que nos ofrecen la posibilidad de almacenar y compartir nuestros ficheros en la nube.
Via Juan Jesús Baño Egea, Ramon Aragon
SitePal is a web service and MS PowerPoint add-in that allows creating, customizing and adding (speaking) animated characters to your website or presentations. This can help you narrate text from your website or presentation to grab the attention of your audience with a talking avatar... Via Baiba Svenca
Ezvid is an easy to use free software for recording screencasts and slideshows with narrations. It can be used to import both static images and videos, which can then be used for creating attractive slideshows. Furthermore, you can record a screencast in just a click... Ezvid homepage http://www.ezvid.com/ Via Baiba Svenca
dilaycock's comment,
June 17, 2012 1:07 AM
Looks great. We've just created a library You Tube channel, so this will be useful for kids to make book trailers with. Thanks :)
Western Governors University, an experiment in online higher education, is now trying an experiment with a textbook company.
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Explore chemistry games, videos, experiments and other resources for primary and secondary students.
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The best presentation helper software with 20 tools to highlight, zoom, spotlight, magnify, and annotate anything on your computer screen.
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WASHINGTON -- At a time when federal and state politicians seem happy to cut and reluctant or unable to increase spending on higher education, a long-awaited report from the National Research Council, the policy arm of the National Academies, argues that the country cannot maintain its position as a leader in research without sustained investment in its public and private universities.
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/15/nrc-report-calls-greater-investment-and-improved-efficiency-research-universities#ixzz1xtauJAsK Inside Higher Ed
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National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency supporting artists and arts organizations and bringing the arts to all Americans...
Created by Keith A. Johnson and J. Alex Becker of Harvard University, the Whole Brain Atlas is a wonderful resource for physicians and others in the allied health sciences. First-time visitors may wish to start with the "Neuroimaging Primer," a nice introduction to process courtesy of Dr. Johnson. After this introduction, visitors can compare the "Normal Brain" images to those that display the results of cerebrovascular disease and neoplastic disease. The site also has an area of "Inflammatory or Infectious Disease," which includes images of brains affected by multiple sclerosis and Lyme encephalopathy. Along with images, each sections features a written overview of the topic and updates on new medical procedures and the like.
I'm doing a course in an on-line institution that uses Moodle for offer the on-line courses. I migrated recently from IE to Opera and Opera is amazing. But when I use the HTML editor form Moodle the full functionalities is not ...
Cada vez se pone más peso en las TIC para que impulsen la economía, creen empleo e innoven en nuestro país para poder superar la crisis económica.
Si tenéis miles de archivos en vuestro disco duro o en servicios de alojamiento en la web, documentos que necesitan ser organizados en directorios o clasificados por etiquetas, Doo.net os puede ayudar.
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AraBoard AraBoard, cuya finalidad es facilitar la comunicación funcional, mediante el uso de imágenes y pictogramas, a personas que presentan algún tipo de dificultad en este ámbito. Dada la versatilidad de estas herramientas, AraBoard también puede ser utilizado para crear tableros con rutinas sencillas y tableros para anticipar la realización de cualquier tarea prevista. Via Mariano Fernandez S.
"Nothing will hone your iPad skills quite like rising to a creative challenge. I wanted to get a better understanding of GarageBand's new Smart Strings section, plus I still felt that there was more to explore with the new iPad's camera." Via John Evans
LittlePPT is a free powerpoint processing program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. It runs on many different operating systems including, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux... Via Baiba Svenca
The members of the Association of American University Presses have a lot to think about as they gather in Chicago next week for their annual meeting. There’s the fresh momentum behind open access; the implications of the recent decision in the Georgia State University e-reserves case; and the imminent demise of a respected state university’s press, to name three of the more burning topics on the agenda.
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