What's Your Favorite Application? Here at ProfHacker, we’re not shy about professing love for the things we love—especially when they are tools to get our work done. That’s why you’ve seen past posts about favorite browser extensions, your favorite podcast, your favorite underused feature in an application, your favorite academic tools (which for Amy included Google Docs, a small magnetic whiteboard, and a Rollabind notebook), and even your favorite classroom. And don’t forget our series of “5 [Things] I Can’t Live Without (and Why),” which began with a post by Ethan on his five most important applications. As many applications as you may have seen, there are always more that you haven’t. And while it’s important to be chary of productivity porn, you also never know when someone else’s favorite tool might do solve a problem that you’ve been having. Read It Later: The Tivo of reading, this browser plugin, which also has various mobile device apps, is the one that I use every day. How about you? Return to Top
15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration No man (or woman) is an island – and this statement can’t be any truer if you’re a designer or developer. Though paid/subscription services like Basecamp and Zimbra are great, individuals strapped for cash have a ton of alternatives that provide similar (if not better) features. In this article, you’ll find 15 free tools to help you facilitate remote/web-based collaboration. Whether you need basic whiteboarding/brainstorming tools or fully-featured project management applications – you should be able to find a tool or two that’s worth checking out. Google Docs Google Docs is an excellent application for collaboration. Stixy Stixy is a flexible, online “bulletin board”/drawing board. Project2Manage Project2Manage is a fully-featured, free, hosted solution for project management and collaboration (similar to Basecamp). bubbl.us bubbl.us is a free, web-based application for collaborative brainstorming. Dabbleboard Dabbleboard is a robust, online whiteboard that’s easy to use. Protonotes Twiddla
Makerbot Constructions --- George W. Hart This is my very first model being made as a test, a simple tetrahedron. I soon progressed to open-faced forms of polyhedra. Above is how an open-faced dodecahedron should appear. When you build it, some ooze connects across the open areas. But it cleans up nicely by scraping it with an exacto knife. As a tougher challenge, here is an open-faced rhombic triacontahedron nested inside another one. It could use a bit more cleaning up, but I was surprised at how well it did come out. This is a connector for making icosahedra. You need twelve hubs and thirty sticks to make a complete icosahedron. This is an Apollonian gasket designed by Vi Hart. that you can read about on her blog. This is another form of tetrahedron. But if you take the same idea and apply it to a cube or octahedron, you can make a very nice 12-stick puzzle. Above is a hyperboloid. My first Makerbot version ran into some errors when the stepper motors lost registration several places. It came out well.
WebAIM Section 508 Checklist You are here: Home > Articles > Section 508 Checklist Part 1: HTML The following standards are excerpted from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, §1194.22. The pass/fail criteria in this document represent an interpretation of Section 508 web standards. This checklist is NOT official Section 508 documentation. Note 1: Until the longdesc attribute is better supported, it is best to use it in conjunction with a standard link to a longer description. Note 2: Standalone media players are usually more accessible than embedded media players. Note 3: A PDF file can be made accessible to screen reader users, but it may be best to include an accessible HTML version of a document instead of or in addition to PDF. Part 2: Scripts, Plug-ins, Java, etc.
Protagonize: collaborative story & creative fiction writing community Preventing Plagiarism - Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism - University of Alberta Library Guides at University of Alberta Libraries Plagiarism has been around for as long as there have been students. However, the advent of the Internet has dramatically increased the opportunities and ease to plagiarize. The phenomenon of plagiarism is affecting universities all around the globe. The purpose of this guide is to examine the issue of academic integrity and explain what faculty can do to prevent, detect, and report plagiarism.
Mind42.com - Collaborative mind mapping in your browser Online vs. Traditional Learning: Time to End the Family Feud - Online Learning October 31, 2010 Illustrations by Randy Lyhus for The Chronicle Enlarge Image By Mark David Milliron Online learning tools and techniques—including fully online courses, blended learning, mobile learning, game-based learning, and social networking—are some of the newest and rowdiest children in the family of higher-education resources. They hold the promise of expanding, improving, and deepening learning for our students. About Sakai A vibrant community creating technology that enhances teaching, learning and research. Sakai is a community that exists to enhance teaching, learning, and research. The global community comes together to define needs of academic users, create software tools, share best practices and pool knowledge and resources in support of this goal. Each day community members share thousands of interactions – building and improving the software, requesting help, collaborating on projects, and enjoying the relationships that result from this work. While we acknowledge that it is sometimes difficult to find the right engagement point to enter the community, please reach out. Learn more about our community Sakai is a suite of software developed by the community. Historically, the community has aligned around a single project, the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE). There are many different ways to engage with these product teams to learn more and to contribute to the current work.
Association for Educational Communications and Technology In an effort to encourage additional discussion, planners also have been advised to create panel presentations aligned with the conference sub-themes. This will facilitate a greater sharing of ideas and discussion. How to Submit a Proposal Electronically To be considered, a complete proposal must be submitted electronically no earlier than December 12th, 2013 and no later than February 24, 11:59PM (EST), 2014. A complete online proposal submission consists of: 1. Presentation title 2. Failure to comply to the word limit will result in proposal rejection. Procedure: 1. You will receive an electronic confirmation message within 24 hours indicating your proposal has been received. Notification of results of review process: You will receive notification from the designated Division or Affiliate Convention Planner whether your proposal has been accepted or rejected within two months after February 24 2014.
SALT Miami University Lilly Conference Due date: June 16 Please read the information below to learn how to format and submit your proposal. Topics and Categories for Proposals: We invite proposals for paper presentations on any topics related to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of college teaching and student learning. Research: Reports important results from own experience or research; describes problem clearly; gives context and references; provides baseline data; explains what researcher has done and why; and provides results. At this time, you need submit only a proposal and not a completed paper. Presentation Formats for Sessions at the Conference: You will be assigned one of three formats for the presentation of your paper: Notification of Acceptance: We will notify the primary presenter via e-mail by August 31 as to whether your proposal has been accepted and, if so, the presentation format you have been assigned. Important Reminders: Note: Submitting a proposal does not register you for the conference.
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