Learning Design Software:

A project out of the U.K.:

LDSE for TEL: Learning Design Software Environment for Technology-Enhanced Learning





posted on behalf of Jan.

Pearson and Google create OpenClass

Interesting article about Pearson and Google working together to create OpenClass, with some commentary by Blackboard mixed in.

Pearson and Google Jump into Learning Management Mix with a New, Free System

Google Translate in Chrome 11: Speech-to-Text Tool for Creating Transcripts

From Jan:

Just in case you don’t know about this speech-to-text option, check out using Google Translate in Chrome 11 for making transcripts.

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20058475-285/how-to-use-chromes-speech-to-text/

I am passing this information along to developers making audio and video clips to create transcripts.

LogMeIn Free Remote Desktop Access

https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/

Remotely access another computer securely over the Web, for free.

Creating Flipbooks using NCESoft

Cheryle demonstrated how to create a Flipbook using NCESoft software, which allows you to convert your PDFs into flipbooks quickly. The catch is that the software is a single license and is on a computer at WW HQ. For telecommuters, you will need to send your files to Kevin or log in remotely using LogMeIn. Ask Cinda for help with set up.

Here's an example

http://www.ncesoft.com/flippingbook-samples/pdf-to-flip-book/pdf-to-flip-book.html

iSpring Presentation Embedding Tool

http://www.ispringsolutions.com/free_powerpoint_to_flash_converter.html

Anna Reese demonstrated how to embed a PPT presentation directly into a module item using iSpring. The link above goes to the free version of iSpring.

Embedded example soon to come

Wikispaces: Introducing Groups

from post:

We’re calling this new feature Projects. Whenever you have a particular assignment or activity, you can create a project for it, then define teams of members, each with its own unique pages, files, and permissions. Team content (that is, pages and files) are grouped together, separate from the main area of the wiki. That way, students in teams can do their group work completely independently from other teams.

As of today, projects are available on all Education-plan wikis (both K-12 and higher education), Plus- and Super-plan wikis that are categorized as Education, and all education Private Label sites. Projects have been built specifically for classroom work, so we are rolling them out to our education customers only.

More information: http://blog.wikispaces.com/2011/08/projects-a-better-way-to-work-in-classroom-groups.html