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250+ Tools and Resources For Coding the Web HOT STORY: Google Reader Stats are Bullshit (With Proof) We're all living on the web, and we all seem to be starting our own websites, so it's time we all learned the languages that make it run. We've gathered over 250 resources to help you get going. This list is aggregated from previous Mashable posts. Flash Classroom Welcome to the Flash Classroom. There are heaps of great flash sites on the web but this is the one that's devoted to using Flash in P-12 classrooms. Our goal is to provide educators and students with the support, resouces and inspiration they need to exploit the full potential of Flash in the classroom. On this site you'll find a large collection of learning materials covering how to create animations, games and learning objects using Adobe Flash. You'll also find examples of how Flash has been used across a range of P-12 learning contexts.

D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition Welcome to the D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition 3.0, a series of approximately one hundred free productivity forms designed for printing onto index cards (a.k.a., the Hipster PDA). Designed especially for the D*I*Y Planner project by Douglas Johnston, the package includes a wide array of cards covering life management, project planning, calendars, notetaking, business development, and creative uses like writing, storyboards, mind mapping, and photography. These are a subset of our regular D*I*Y Planner forms, completely re-designed for the smaller size, and may be used in conjunction with a full-sized planner, alongside a notebook like a Moleskine, or as a stand-alone system. Although chiefly inspired by David Allen's Getting Things Done, an emphasis has been placed upon tweakability, multiple methodologies, and tinkering (endlessly!) with ideas. The package includes:

StoryTools 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (return) Note! 50+ Ways is no longer being updated here but over at the new site for 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story-- It has more organizational features and includes ways for you to add content to the site once you join the new wiki. Below you will find 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story. Again, the mission is not to review or try every single one (that would be madness, I know), but pick one that sounds interesting and see if you can produce something.

The 9th Annual Independent Games Festival DEVICE 6 Simogo (iOS) Finalist: Excellence in Audio, Excellence in Narrative, Excellence in Visual Arts, and Seumas McNally Grand Prize Honorable mention: Excellence in Design and Nuovo Award A surreal thriller in which the written word is your map, as well as your narrator. DEVICE 6 plays with the conventions of games and literature, entwines story with geography, and blends puzzle and novella, to draw players into an intriguing mystery of technology and neuroscience. D*I*Y Planner 3.0 (Classic/A5 Edition) Welcome to D*I*Y Planner 3.0 (Classic/A5 Edition), a set of free do-it-yourself templates, covers, documentation and other gear for creating your own highly customised paper planner system. A year in the making, this new version includes nearly 200 pages of forms covering life management, calendars, project planning, note-taking, health, finance, and even creative uses like writing, storyboards, and web design. With some basic supplies, the handbook, and a little elbow grease, you can create an ideal low-cost productivity system that meets almost every need. This release is formatted for both Classic (5.5"x8.5", half letter-size) and A5 sizes. (For those interested, a Hipster PDA version is slated for late March.) Some highlights of version 3.0:

3 Kinds of Value in Networks** In my work with social network development, we're talking about 3 kinds of value people bring to their networks, that shape the quality of their connections. Asset value is talent and resources. Positional value is awareness of the network and access to assets. Group conversations around images, docs and videos Ken Tothero · University of Texas at Austin VoiceThread conversations are media-centric, which keeps the discussions focused. They also provide an opportunity to reflect, resulting in higher quality input. And finally, the system just plain works. Ken Tothero from the University of Texas at Austin shares his experience using VoiceThread (3:04 Min)

mental_floss Blog » 10 Ways to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online It's Monday. You've had a nice, long, idle weekend, and—what's this? Someone who says they're your boss wants you to do work?! Well, we'll have none of that, will we? 2007 Web Predictions Written by Richard MacManus, Ebrahim Ezzy, Emre Sokullu, Alex Iskold and Rudy De Waele. Also John Milan wanted to contribute, but unfortunately got caught up in the Seattle storm - so best wishes to John and all our Seattle readers. In our previous post we reviewed the Web trends of 2006, noting trends such as the hyper-growth of social networks, the push of RSS into the mainstream, consumerization of the enterprise, and the continued rise of the read/write Web. In this post we look forward to 2007 and ruminate on what trends will be important over the coming year.

The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now This is how the world felt before Crackberries. (LeoLuigi)“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance. The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do. Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate.