Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom Generate Your Own Fonts Online Complete Template Use a suitable pen (e.g. a black permanent marker of fine or medium thickness) to draw the characters the way that you normally write. Make sure you draw your characters into the designated cells. Only characters that are written down on the template are added to the font, so if you only need a few characters, then only write those down. If you don't want accented characters, you can skip page two of the template. All cells (except the signature cell) contain horizontal guidelines (actually four little marks on both left and right side of each cell) that should help you write the characters in the right dimensions, and in the best possible position in each cell. The image below illustrates how to get the best results (first row) and what you should avoid (second row).
26 Essential Firefox Add-ons for Web Designers It’s no secret that web designers and developers love Firefox! Firefox provides an endless amount of functionality that you simply won’t find in any other modern Internet browser. One of the greatest aspects of Firefox is the ability to install add-ons to do just about anything and everything a browser can possibily do. As a web developer this functionality is extremely useful to us. Firefox has some cool add-ons which make the job of website designers much easier. Since there are so many different add-ons available to download, it can be a little overwhelming to pick out which ones you should be using. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Feel free to join us and you are always welcome to share your thoughts that our readers may find helpful. Don’t forget to and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. Essential Firefox Add-ons 01. The Web Developer Extension is a extension for the Firefox browser and it’s a great tool for web designers. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06.
My Online Summer: Getting Ready [This is the first in a series of posts about teaching a fully-online course for the first time. -- @jbj] This summer, I’m teaching a world lit survey class entirely online. I’ve taught the course several times as a face-to-face course, both in the summer and during the regular semester, and so I’m pretty comfortable with the material. This, however, will be the first time I’ve taught a class entirely online. Combining those two sources of (personal) novelty seemed like a natural for ProfHacker, and so for the next seven weeks (the five weeks of the course, plus this preview post and a post-mortem), I’ll sort out how the course is going, what I’m doing wrong, and what kinds of things we’re doing well. One week out, the predominant challenge is stress. 1) The online bit: I’m not terribly concerned about re-creating the course content online, including reconceiving face-to-face discussion prompts as online activities. 2) The LMS bit. Click for full-size. How about you? Return to Top
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35 useful Firefox plugins for web webdesigners Firefox is a very popular browser especially among web designers. There are more than 70% of WDB’s readers are using Firefox. There are few reasons which make Firefox so popular compare to others and obviously its plugins had contributed a lot for that. Today, we are going to look into 35 useful Firefox extensions for both web designers and web developers. You are not required to install all extensions, as this will cause your Firefox slow and lag. Without talking much, let’s look into these extensions. 1. Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. 2. The Browser Window Resizer is useful for testing different screen sizes. 3. Provides true HTML validation (HTML 2.0 to XHTML 1.1) using the official DTDs, plus added attribute checking. 4. FireShot is a Firefox extension that creates screenshots of web pages (entirely or just visible part). 5. FireRainbow is a Javascript syntax highlighting for Firebug 1.3+. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Spaced Repetition Finally! An online quiz worth taking | EducationTechNews.com March 4, 2010 by Claire Knight Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Tech Trends Let’s be honest: Everyone loves online quizzes, but they’re just fun and games, right? Not necessarily — here’s one that can help prevent major mistakes with technology. The Institute for Responsible Online and Cell Phone Communication has posted the Digital Risk Spike on its Web site. This free online quiz measures the likelihood of running into a life-altering problem, due to irresponsible online behavior. In addition to the quiz, the site offers solutions that will help reduce digital risks by suggesting changes in online behavior. The link is a sure pass-along to staff and students alike — because everyone needs to know how to use technology responsibly: students will learn how to avoid the digital drama that causes problems, such as sexting and cyberbullying, andstaff will benefit by learning how to reduce the chances of having their identities stolen.
Seavus DropMind | Powerful, highly-interactive and unique online mind mapping tool Free Online MIT Course Materials for High School Welcome to Crypo.com Google-Proof Questioning: A New Use for Bloom's Taxonomy The internet has revolutionized information collection. The answer to virtually any question or problem is at our fingertips. Google has made this possible. While I am a great admirer of Google and an avid user of its products, in a way, Google has made my life as a teacher a LOT more difficult. 1. Now I am a teacher. There are two solutions to this problem: 1. Through extensive research and investigation I have come to the conclusion that option number one will prove to be an ineffective strategy. So, what is a "Google-proof question?" Bloom's is arranged into six different levels of questioning ranging from knowledge (the simplest) to evaluation (the most complex). 1. These questions can not be Googled. We are in an age of information. Google has made my job as a teacher a lot harder, but I'm glad.