Moving blogs!

Hello!

I'm moving the updates blog into the main website itself so this blog will no longer be updated.

I've updated the Feedburner subscriptions to point to the new blog, so if you are subscribed via Email you should continue to get the new updates without having to do anything.

You can also get updates via Facebook & Twitter if you like, the links to do that are all on the "Stay Updated" page.

Cheers!

Paul.

A mobile blogging tool, some comic strip makers & how to force publicly shared Dropbox files to download, rather than just open in the web browser.

Added to ipod/iphone resources:

Tumblr - another mobile blogging platform similar to Posterous

Thanks to Enzo Rossi for the tip!

New page added: Comic Strip Generators:

On this page you'll find free resources that let you and your students create comic strips.

Added to the Dropbox page:

• Make Dropbox Public Links Download Files Instead of Viewing Them In-Browser

Don't forget that you can now listen to & subscribe to my podcasts by clicking here.

That's all for today!

Cheers!

Paul.

E-portfolios & using the iPod to blog and broadcast audio & video AND a new site podcast!

New section added: e-portfolios

I've finally added an e-portfolio page to the site, originally I left it off because I couldn't find a solution that met my needs, i.e. a free open source scalable soloution that allows students to create and manage their own online portfolios easily.

However,I recently came across the Googlios project and it's exactly what was looking for so I've added it to the site.

Added to ipod touch page:

• Justin.tv - Stream live video from your ipod touch to the web.
• Twitcasting - Stream live video or audio from your ipod touch to the web.
• Audioboo - Create podcasts from your ipod.
• Posterous - Create a blog and post to it via the ipod.

Finally I've decided to start using Audio Boo to create little podcasts that, I hope, will provide give a little bit more of an insight into why certain websites and resources have been added to my website & also explain how I hope to use them with staff and/or students.

You can subscribe to the podcasts here: http://audioboo.fm/Pauls_elearning

That's all for today!

Cheers!

Paul.

An online podcast maker, a tool to annotate web pages & 2 more Moodle resources

Added to the Sound Recording page:

• Voisse - This is a free site that lets students create their own recordings either via their computer or by phone and then share those recordings with you. Very handy for audio journals!

Added to web page annotation:

• Markup.io - This installs a neat little bookmarklet into your web browser that you can click on at any time to start annotating whatever web page you are on at the time. Your annotated page is then given a unique URL which can be shared with students so they can view your notes.
  

Added to the Moodle page

• Moodle tutorials by educators for educators - A collection of tutorials on moodle.org written by the Moodle community.

• Creating the perfect Moodle course by Mark Drechsler - A nice presentation that gives tutors some hints and tips on how they can make their Moodle courses better.

Right click a file to send it to your dropbox, 3 new sites for free sound effects & music and hold meetings online with join.me

Added to the Dropbox page.

• Droppub - Send any file to your public Dropbox folder & copy the resulting URL to your computers memory, ready for pasting.

Added to the Sounds Effects & Music page:

• Soungle - A Royalty free sound effects & music search engine.
• Jewelbeat - Website offering free effects & music.
• FreeSFX - A uk based side where you can download lots of free sound effects.
  

Added to the Multimedia Broadcasting & Conferencing page:

• Join.me - Best used when you need to run "live" computer training to many people who can't actually be in the same room as you.

Create your own 3D animated movies, a video showing how staff and students can make use of Twitter & more Moodle training resources.

Added to the Twitter page:

• Video: The Twitter Experiment - UT Dallas

Added to the Moodle page:

• MyMoodle Books - A collection of HTML books providing staff training on using moodle.
  

Added to the Video Editing & Creation page:

• Muvizu - This lets you make 3D animated movies, it's well worth a look!

Cheers!

Paul.

Twitter for ipad, ipod touch resource page added & allow students to upload files into your Dropbox.

Added to the ipad resources page:

• Twitter - Access multiple Twitter accounts from your ipad.

New page added:

• ipod touch & iphone Resources

Added to the Dropbox page:

• AirDropper - Lets you securely request files from anyone and have them be uploaded straight to your dropbox