Print out documents as PDF files, create collaborative note walls & make free online webinars.

Hello!

3 more updates for you today:

Added to the PDF Tools page:

• PDF Creator
  
  Another tool that does the same job as Cute PDF & PDF Forge - this is the one I use on a daily basis.

Added to the collaborative whiteboard page:

• Wallwisher - This lets you create an online notice board that students can leave messages on as virtual "post-it" notes.
  
  The notes can include images and movies as well as text and once a message has been posted it can be moved around the board easily - well worth a look!

Added to the presentation tools page:

• Zentation - This is a nifty website that lets you synchronise powerpoint slides with youtube videos to create free on demand webinars.
  
  Using this site you can video a lesson or lecture and then combine it with the powerpoint that was used during the session so that students can experience the lesson again any time they like.

Cheers!

Paul.

More guides & support for using Delicious, Google Reader & Skype

Added to the Delicious page:

A video showing teachers & students how they can get the most out of Delicious.

Added to the Google Reader page:

“How to use Google Reader

There is an excellent series of video tutorials at e-how.com that show you how to get started and then get the most of Google Reader - Click here to access them.”

Added to the Skype page:

A nice new video explaining what Skype is and what it offers:

That’s all for today!

Cheers.

Paul.

New Second Life Resources

Hello!

I've added some new resources to my Second Life Resources mini site:

Added to 'Further Reading' page on the Second Life Mini Site

• UWN School of Health & Social Sciences' Introduction to Second Life - A free on-line guide I put together for colleagues and students who are new to Second Life.
  
  
• Second Life for educators - A great online presentation created by Dr Ashley Tan of the National Institute of Education, Singapore for the purposes of introducing Second Life to teachers.
  
  
• Education Case Studies - A collection of case studies showcased by Linden Labs on how Second Life is being used to enhance education all over the world.

Added to the 'Essentals' page on the Second Life Mini Site: Run Second Life in "Text only" mode.

If you have trouble running the main Second Life viewer you can visit Ajaxlife.net or try downloading and installing Metabolt, both are "text only" Second Life clients - especially useful for students who do not have PCs or Macs powerful enough to run the main Second Life client.

Ajaxlife will run from a web browser where as Metabolt needs to be downloaded and installed before you can use it.

• Click here to go to the AjaxLife Website
  
  
• Click here to download & install Metabolt

That's all for today.

Thanks for reading!

Paul.

Jing added to the "Essentials" page, Dropbox added to online file storage & a new JISC guide to teaching in Second Life

Hello!

Some more updates for you.

Jing Added to the "Essentials" list

After using Jing almost everyday for over a year I've decided to move it onto the "Essentials" list on the site. for those of you who don't know, the essentials list contains the websites & software that I believe every teacher should be aware of.

• Click here to view the whole "essentials" list.

Dropbox added to the "Online File Storage" page

I must thank both @Pixelcult and @evanrichards for letting me know just how useful Dropbox is - thanks guys!

Dropbox gives you 2 gigs worth of free online storage which should be more than enough for most people (although you can purchase more via one of their paid plans).

The nice thing about Dropbox is that it works on Windows, Linux & Mac systems and integrates itself seamlessly into your desktop - making it really easy and intuitive to use.

• Click here to get a Dropbox of your own

Added to the "Further Reading" page of the Second Life mini site:

• JISC's "Getting Started in Second Life" - A guide written by university lecturers for university lecturers explaining how they can enhance their students learning by making use of Second Life.

My thanks go to Helen Hodges at RSC Wales for letting me know about this guide via the RSC Wales Teaching & Learning blog - Thanks Helen!

That's all for today.

Thanks for reading!

Cheers!

Paul.