Prezi, Kimya Dawson, and a Long Goodbye to Powerpoint
Michael Gallagher A friend tipped me to Prezi, a new presentation tool that has severed the last feeble connection I had to Powerpoint. I have been experimenting a bit in recent years…
Digital Education
Layer (s) of Reality
In another instance of an item that could indeed be useful for education, at least self-education, I stumbled across an application called Layar via the excellent Ignatia Webs blog. Layar…
e.e. cummings, opening and closing
“somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond any experience,your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they…
Tools for Teachers: Using Primary Sources as Instructional Tool
The Library of Congress is making good inroads into the realm of primary sources as instructional tools. This is a real opportunity area for institutions that have large collections of…
Twinverse: Precursor to Google Waves or IMing for the Google Maps generation?
I have been playing around a bit with Twinverse and I do see some possibility here. As per usual, I am going to don my teaching cap and think of…
African Art Video
This is a video I made to introduce some of our users to the African Art materials available on the Aluka platform. Some of the material itself is pretty stunning,…
Camfed: Educating Women in Rural Africa
Great, great cause and one that seems fully committed to pushing out the word and leveraging online support. According to their website, “Camfed is dedicated to fighting poverty and HIV/AIDS…