Tag: images
Wordle Fun
Just because it’s Wednesday (silly excuse) I wanted to post something for fun. In this day and age of tags, keywords, IDs and categories, why not have a little fun with all those words and create a visual. If you haven’t heard of Wordle.net, take just a second to check this site out. You can [...]
Flickr Creative Commons
Need images to include in your presentation or blog? With copyright infringement issues, it can be hard to find images that look great and are allowed for personal or commercial use. Enter – Flickr Creative Commons Member of the photo sharing site, Flickr, now have the ability to add a Creative Commons license to their [...]
Future of Video in Education
The New Media Consortium in conjunction with Kaltura Inspire is hosting a free webinar for educators and technology enthusists on the “Future of Video in Education.” Tuesday, January 26th, at 2:00 pm EST If you are interested in attending, you must preregister by following this link where you will receive a personalized link to use to [...]
Creating Powerful PowerPoint Templates
One of my favorite educational blogs is The Rapid E-Learning Blog written by Tom Kuhlmann This particular post talks about finding inspiration for your templates from websites that you like. It is a great place to find simple color palettes to really make your slide pop or have consistancy. Some of the tutorials include creating that [...]
Ask IT Q&A with Leatrice Mendelson on Museum Podcasts
“Ask IT” Question: I would like to know how to configure a walking tour with an i pod through the metropolitan museum. It would be similar to the headphone type of guide that the Museum provides but would be geared to FIT students who wish to go independently because they are not able to go [...]
Google’s Image Swirl: new beta image search
Google has recently released a beta version of an image experiment called “Image Swirl.” According to Google, “The service “organizes image search results based on their visual and semantic similarities and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface.” The search capability is pretty limited right now, but the idea behind it is quite interesting. It [...]
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