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.

>> Click here to visit Recording & broadcasting video from Second Life <<

That’s all for now!

Cheers.

P.

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.

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:

• Screen Castle has been added to the Screen Grabbing & Recording page.
  
  Another website that let's you record your screen. The unique thing about this site is that there is just one button to press, so it's very easy to use.
  
  
• How Moodle can change a school has been added to the Moodle Guides page
  
  This is the first of 2 videos made by The video was made by Tomaz Lasic author of the excellent Human site & shows how the standard features of Moodle are used by classroom teachers in high school settings.
  
  Part 2 shows the changes that establishment of Moodle has sparked, enabled and encouraged around the school.
  
  
• The PDF Tools page has been overhauled
  
  It now contains links to many different types of PDF tools.
  

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

Hello!

Another update for you:

• Free Reading Tools for Students has been added to the Accessibility page.
  
  A collection of free bits of software designed to help students read the text on a computer screen.
  
  
• A new collection of text to speech converters has also been added to the Accessibility page.
  
  These will take typed text and turn it into a spoken mp3 file that students can listen to.
  
  
• Kick YouTube has been added to the YouTube Tools.
  
  KickYouTube is a very easy way to download videos in various formats from YouTube just by adding the word "kick" to the web address of the video you want to download.
  
  
• Academic Earth has beed added to the Online videos page.
  
  A great "Youtube" style site but dedicated to showing academic talks and lectures.
  
  
• YouTube - Edu has been added to the Online videos page.
  
  YouTube's dedicated Education channel.
  
  

That's all for today!

Cheers.

Paul.

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:

• http://www.moodletutorials.org/ has been added to the Moodle Guides page.
  
  This is another large collection of Moodle How 2 videos & features videos made by people all over the world, it's a bit like YouTube, but just for Moodle.
  
  
• Free Skype Call Recorder has been added to the Video Conferencing page.
  
  This is similar to the previously added MP3 my MP3, it lets you record audio Skype chats and saves them as MP3 files.
  
  
• Teachit Timer has been added to the Essentials page.
  
  This is a great little web page that lets teachers set up a count down timer which can then be projected in class so that students can see how much time they have left to finish their work.

Many thanks.

Paul.