Wednesday, 22 April 2009

YouTube tools, a Doodle Wall, more online videos & broadcasting live video from within Second Life.

Additions to the YouTube Tools page.
  • KeepHD - KeepHD lets you download videos off Youtube in both HD and mobile phone (3GP) formats.

  • YouTubeReloaded - Similar in function to Mix Tube however I prefer it's cleaner interface and resulting playlist which can be embedded into another web page or blog.

  • Youtubetime - This is similar to the previously added Splicd, it lets you link to a specific point in time in a YouTube video.

Additions to the Collaborative Whiteboards page

  • DoodleWall - This is a nice site that lets you create an online "wall" that your students can draw on.

  • Additions to the Online videos page
    • Lectr - This is a knowledge sharing community where members and visitors alike can watch lectures online as regards a wide variety of topics.
    Additions to the Second Life mini site

    A new page has been added to the Second Life mini site. On this page you will find resources that let you video events in Second Life and either broadcast them "live" to a web page or save and edit them for later playback via your institutions VLE or blog.


    That’s all for now!

    Cheers.

    P.


    Monday, 20 April 2009

    ZamZar added to "Text to speech" tools

    Hello.

    Just a quick update to let you know that
    Zamzar has been added to the "Text to speech" converters.

    Zamzar now lets you upload Ms Word documents and text files and will convert them into spoken mp3 sound files which your students can then download and listen to.

    To access the Text to speech tools, please click here.

    Cheers

    Paul.

    Tuesday, 7 April 2009

    One click screen recording, How Moodle can change a school & the PDF tools page has been revamped

    Hello.

    Some more resources for you to check out:

    Monday, 6 April 2009

    Accessibility tools, text to speech converters, a new YouTube downloader & 2 new online video sites

    Hello!

    Another update for you:
    That's all for today!

    Cheers.

    Paul.

    Saturday, 4 April 2009

    30 free image resources, a new mind mapping tool, another diagram making website & the return of the Office 2003 toolbar in Office 2007.

    Hello!
    • 30 Free Image Resources have been added to the Royalty Free Images page.

      This page on About.com lists 30 of the best websites where you can download free images for use in your resources or on your institutions website, blog or VLE.

    • XMind has been added to the Mind Mapping page.

      Another piece of open source mind mapping software.  This is very similar to the previously mentioned Freemind and so it's just down to personal taste as to which one you should use.

    • Draw Anywhere has been added to the Diagramming Software page.

      Another alternative to 
      Lovely Charts & Lucid Charts, it lets you create and share diagrams online, for free.

    • UBitMenu has been added to the MS Office 2007 page.

      UBitMenu lets you restore the old style Office 2003 menus to Office 2007 so that you aren't slowed down by 2007's new 'ribbon' interface when you first start using it.
    Cheers!

    P.

    More Moodle tutorials, Skype call recording & an in class countdown timer.

    Hello!

    The following resources have need added to the site:

    Many thanks.

    Paul.