Daily Diigo Bookmarks from Steve Yuen 03/07/2010

• Twitter: Best Practices and Tips [PDF Guide]

  tags: twitter, howto, pdf, microblogging, twitterfeed, guide, web2.0

• SafeShare.TV – The Safest Way To Share YouTube videos

  tags: youtube, Video, sharing, safeshare, safeshare.tv, tools

• Free Twitter Background Templates With PSD Files | Freebies | PelFusion.com

  tags: twitter, free, background, psd, templates

• How To Integrate Facebook With WordPress – Smashing Magazine

  tags: wordpress, facebook, tutorial, integration, tutorials, socialmedia, api

• 100 Amazing Free WordPress Themes for 2009 – Smashing Magazine

  tags: wordpress, themes, design, webdesign, theme, templates, template, 2009

• 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes – Smashing Magazine

  tags: wordpress, themes, design, webdesign, blog, theme, templates, blogging

• Top 50 Education Technology Blogs

  tags: education, technology, blog, blogging, tools, web2.0, 50

• Social Media for Business: The Dos & Don’ts of Sharing

  tags: socialmedia, branding, MARKETING, media

  • Be transparent and authentic. Be human.
  • A profile pic is worth a thousand tweets
  • Leaving a legacy
  • Don’t be a social schizo
  • Social climbing not the best approach
  • It’s not a one-stop shop
  • Return on engagement
  • Best advice? Don’t take anyone else’s advice

• The 50 Best Free Online Comic Strips You’ve Never Heard Of

  tags: best, free, online, comic, strips

• 70 Awesome Open Source Tools for Graphic Designers

  tags: tools, graphicdesign, graphics, opensource, awesome, open

• How to Setup Your Own Web Proxy Server For Free with Google App Engine [Video Tutorial]

  tags: proxy, google, tutorial, Server, howto, setup, tool, tools

• 3 Cool Twitter & Google Maps Mashups You Should Check Out

  tags: twitter, cool, maps, google

• 5 Cool Apps That Make Dropbox Even More Useful

  tags: dropbox, apps

• Stickr – comment anything on the web and leave a note

  tags: stickr, web2.0, tools

• TypeWith.me – A Quick & Dirty Document Collaboration Tool

  tags: online, typewith.me, EtherPad, collaboration, tool

• Easily Create Awesome Charts & Graphs With Tableau Public

  tags: online, chart, graphs, Tableau

• Screenjelly – records your screen activity with your voice

  tags: screencast, screencapture, web2.0, screencasting, screenjelly, record, tools

• Aviary – image editor, effects editor, image markup, audio editor, color editor, vector editor, and screen capture

  tags: tools, photos, graphics, web2.0, design, software, webapp, aviary

• Make The Perfect Screencast With These 6 Great Tips

  tags: screencast, tutorial, screencasting, tools, web2.0, howto, Teach-Resources

• Comparing 12 Free Screencasting Tools | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

  tags: screencasting, tools, screencast, web2.0, Education, screencasts, comparison

• Which Social Network Is Right For You? – Social Networks – Lifehacker

  tags: twitter, buzz, web 2.0, social, social network, tools, google, facebook

• Social Learning Handbook

  tags: elearning, handbook, socialmedia, education, resources, web2.0, e-learning, learning

• Personal mobile web site convertor – Library 2.0

  tags: web, mobile, personal

  • useful sites to view other sites that don’t have an official mobile version, such as skweezer, Mowser, Baresite and Finch. The way it generally works is that you go to one of the websites above, enter the url of the site you want to see in a mobile web format and you’re presented with a stripped down version that removes a lot of the formatting and extra twiddly bits.

• Twubs

  tags: twitter, Hashtags, tools, twittertools, socialmedia, web2.0, web, trends

• Using Trailmeme – Library 2.0

  tags: trailmeme, library, using

• Trailmeme

  tags: trailmeme, websearch, search, web 2.0

• Social Networking – bridging Formal and Informal Learning

  tags: Informal, social, Formal, learning, bridging, networking

• Your guide to social e-learning

  tags: elearning, education, e-learning, web2.0, social_learning, social, socialnetworking, socialsoftware

• Audio | soundzabound – Royalty Free Music for Schools

  tags: music, audio, podcasting, copyright, education, resources, multimedia, Podcast

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Going Digital without Going Broke

I attended the session “Going Digital without Going Broke” at the 2010 Creating Futures Through Technology Conference this past Thursday and found many free tools given in the session were quite useful.  The session was presented by Craig Jackson, E-Learning Specialist of Research and Curriculum Unit at Mississippi State University.

In his presentation, Craig shared many free tools that could help teachers create engaging e-learning modules without breaking the budget.  Some of the free tools include webinar applications, streaming video sites, video conversion tools, and many other tools and sites that will help teachers at the forefront of training without breaking the bank.  Here is the complete list of free tools presented in Craig’s session:

• iSpringFree
• authorPOINT Lite
• authorSTREAM
• WiZiQ
• Photo Story 3
• TipCam
• TalkShoe
• LiveStream
• Vimeo
• Blip TV
• TokBox
• Eclipsecrossword
• ProProf Schools
• Quizlet
• VoiceThread
• UDUTU
• Adobe Connect Now
• Ning
• Creative Commons
• Freeplay Music
• Wikimedia Commons
• DVD Videosoft
• Faststone Imagine Suite
• ManyCam
• Photoscape
• SendUIt
• FormAssembly
• Indezine

Personally, I have used many of these tools and I like Craig’s selection.  I think Craig did a terrific job of compiling the list.  Also, Craig has developed the DISK (Digital Immigrant Survival Kit) Handbook.  They should be very useful for teachers and trainers.

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