Learn By Doing

A Lifelong Learner Shares Thoughts About Education

Category: Resources

  • Google Apps for URL Short Links

    Google Short Links allows users to easily create descriptive shortcuts to web URLs. This makes it easier for users to recall and share the locations of important documents and web sites. Simple integration with Google Apps control panel Easier for users to access & share information Self-service web redirection system Google Solutions Marketplace

  • Blogging for Mobile Devices

    I just added the WordPress Mobile Edition as a result of my recent road trip across the country.  Think of this as a must have for your platform in today’s world.  Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone.  Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.

  • ScribbleLive

    About ScribbleLive which I am considering using next year comes this: ScribbleLive is the next gen of live blogging and it’s happening right now. Broadcasters, publishers, educators, corporations, social groups, writers, students, bloggers and individuals are becoming instant publishers in three simple steps. Create. Invite. Blog. Logging in is a snap. We seamlessly integrate with…

  • 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom

    From OnlineColleges.net this great article on 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the College Classroom.  A great deal of these would also work within a high school classroom, I am especially taken by PollDaddy as a tool to use inside a classroom.

  • Talk Shoe

    One of the more interesting services that I forgot to use in my classes this summer was Talk Shoe.  Anyone with experience using this one? TalkShoe™ – About the TalkShoe company that creates Community Calls TalkShoe is a service that enables anyone to easily create, join, or listen to Live Interactive Discussions, Conversations, Podcasts and…