Posted on April 9, 2008 by joanvinallcox
People decide about what to read, on paper or on the web, before they de-code a single word. If the page looks dense and/or difficult, readers, unless they are highly motivated, will just move on. When people learn to write or to create a web page, they should, IMHO, learn about readability as the same [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2008 by joanvinallcox
Last night I gave the first of two workshops on how to use a wiki to board members of a non-profit organization. I had equipment problems. I discovered I should have done some more checking ahead. I had left the Mac dongle for connecting my laptop to the projector at home. My [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2008 by joanvinallcox
It seems to me that for teachers and entrepreneurs, one of the most useful, and the easiest, web2.0 applications is the wiki. Many people who are new to web2.0 aren’t sure what a wiki is. It is an interactive website that can be edited without using HTML, just by using a set of icons, [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2007 by joanvinallcox
releasethehounds - http://releasethehounds.wikispaces.com/ is a wiki aimed at teachers and showing what can be done, by teachers and by students.
Among the tools it showcases are VoiceThreads, - www.voicethread.com - YouTube, - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZfqOTWQCuA - and SlideShare, - http://www.slideshare.net/charbeck1/scribepost-119097 - all free and fairly straightforward to learn how to use. All both audio and visual.Courtesy of [...]
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