Last fall I heard Daniel Pink speak at Westfield State College, Westfield, MA[who BTW have a wonderful Speakers Series, if you are ever in the area during the school year on a given Monday night]. For years, I’ve been a big fan of Mr. Pink’s work and was thrilled to hear him in person. He was promoting his newest book Drive. Here is a fabulous video illustrating Daniel’s point. Enjoy!
Design
Vintage Crafting
For the past few June Tuesday’s I’ve been spending my nights, with some crafty, fun women at the Reclaimed Crafts class.
Wiseman's Wine Coaster
It’s been a fabulous time to just get away from the computer screen and get my hands dirty. It helps me remember ‘The Journey is the Destination’. To see more images and projects we’ve been up to check out The Reclaimed Crafts Blogspot
Social Media in a Digital Nation
If anyone ever asks you why you use Social Media, have them watch this video.
Another something-something I was watching last night is
- Digital Nation, a pbs show about Life on the Virtual Frontier.
- Watch the show online.
- Parents and quiz takers, test yourselves here.
All about the Digital Natives, in their Digital Nation…..where we all live.
More FREE Tools
Three big concepts will be pushing e-learning:
- Clouds
- Mobile
- Wireless
Then there are open source applications and FREE tools to create with. Audacity, Jing, Screencast are a few that come to mind. Today, I learned about:
- Podbean: An ultra simple podcast publishing solution.
- Voki: See sample below.
- Voicethread–Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commentingwhich actually has a free version as well as a pay version. Check out what it can do here. Think threaded discussion, with images, interaction, audio, video….it’s amazing!
Here’s what Voki can do. Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Watch how I follow your cursor……wild. Think of the fun you and your students can have.
Hipstamatic App
Lately, I’ve been playing around with the Hipstamatic iPhone app with some really fun results.
Spring has sprung in the neighborhood of antiques and taxidermy fishes.
Articulate’s Guru Awards 2009
Since I’m always discovering more about eLearning and storytelling, as I create Instructional Designs….the Articulate Guru Awards for 2009 have caught my attention. Then, since I’m always a sucker for anything which organizes…..stuff or systems it was hard for me to tear myself away from Chris Wirick’s Evernote Course.
Chris Wirick Evernote Course
I had downloaded Evernote, about a year or more ago and while I found it to be helpful, honestly, I had some issues with it. Now, having viewed Chris’s course, I’m going back to download both the iPhone and desktop versions. I think you will find so many ways of incorporating Evernote, into your life, once you see this course.
I also listed all the winners of the Articulate Guru Awards for 2009, on my Wiki Exit 18.
Have a peek and enjoy.
