http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:51:41 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:51:41 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683805 'Share a great idea... Explain a tricky concept... Help kids with their homework...ScreenChomp for iPad helps you do it all.A simple doodling board, markers, and one-click sharing tools make spreading your ideas and know-how easy and fun! Just - Record It. Sketch It. Share It. - to create a sharable, replay-able video that tells your story clearly.1. Touch RECORD to capture your touch interactions and audio instructions on a plain background, or an image from your iPad camera roll.2. SKETCH out your ideas and talk the viewer through the "how" and "why" of it all.3. Stop and SHARE your video snack to ScreenChomp.com to generate a simple web link you can paste anywhere - or - post it to Facebook with one-click! Why share to ScreenChomp.com? Because… … it serves up a short URL that’s easy to share anywhere. … you can download your video as an MPEG-4 file. … there’s a Twitter sharing button. … there’s no account to manage. Just post and go (perfect for schools and teachers)!Users at every skill level can create bite-sized teaching morsels they can share online, again and again, with this delectable app. STUDENTS: Help each other with homework and work together on projects.TEACHERS: Tutor kids while away from school, or record a few tips to send home with them.MENTORS: Tutor youngsters from afar, without buying desktop recording software.KIDS: Share doodles and ideas with friends.Some of the most innovative teachers helped create ScreenChomp with learning and idea-sharing in mind.'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=393582 Diigo is a personal research tool allowing one to keep highlighted portions and sticky note comments on web pages of personal/professional interest. The collaborative element allows users to conect with others sharing similar interests. The site also offers educator accounts that support accounts for an entire class. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=562931 This is a web-based application with which you can save articles that you want to read later. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=518840 ״Posterous Spaces is the easiest way to share photos, video and ideas safely with family, friends and groups.★ Easily control who you share with, every time.★ Post anything – combine photos, video and text in seconds.★ Follow friends and favorites, keeping up on their posts while commenting, liking and more on-the-go.★ Create as many Spaces as you want (make them private or public.)★ Automatically broadcast your public posts to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.★ Create a Space for your group in minutes, letting everyone involved contribute.״Free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=526773 This site has several links and attachments that are helpful in teaching with clickers, or personal response systems. Links go to the author's blog as well as the first chapter of his book on using clickers and there are also useful attachments provided, such as case studies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=585534 This website was designed to help teachers learn more about vodcasting and answers any questions or concearns they may have about using this technique. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=411449 ProfHacker delivers tips, tutorials, and commentary on pedagogy, productivity, and technology in higher education. The insights are provided by a variety of individuals and it is regularly updated. Instructors will find a variety of discussions about technology, teaching, and just general helpful hints. Each Wednesday, there is an Open Thread discussion for any questions from anyone. 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BoardTabla allows for sharing of slides through email, text messaging, and Facebook. The sharing function could be helpful for students to send notes to classmates who are absent from class.״BoardTabla will automatically crop unwanted areas from the image and let you annotate the presentations with more content. When you're finished, share it via email, MMS, Facebook etc. Store a series of images as a session so you can quickly and easily find a specific presentation or lecture. Take pictures of anything and everything then annotate freely: if you are unhappy with auto-cropping then use manual cropping and select the corners of the presentation area. Features: . Autocroppping . Freehand annotation . Whitebalancing . Sharing . Sessioning and individual image capture.NOTE: FREE, but in gamma version. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=714145 'Bump two phones together to share photos, contacts, and apps!NEW: Bump photos from your phone to your computer! 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