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One of the things that I used to use a lot, and that I wish was part of the Flash authoring environment, is the code Snippets feature that’s available in Dreamweaver. Code Snippets is a feature that allows you to name and save snippets of HTML, javascript, or anyother type of code, to a central [...]

Online Objectives Builder Tool

One of the things that some new instructors that I work with struggle with, is writing traditional performance-based course and lesson objectives. I know that for myself it wasn’t until I entered my MA in education that I even became aware of their purpose in instruction, so when you consider that many adjunct and even [...]

I am always on the look out for easy to use apps that students can use to create and publish narrated presentations/slideshows to use in online courses. I recently come across a good one. It’s called Bubbleshare and though it wasn’t designed with this in mind, turns out to be a very powerful online slideshow [...]

Unyte is a skype enabled plugin that allows anyone to share their computer screen, or open application, with up to four guests. What makes it unique is that guests don’t have to install it, or download any plugin to participate, nor do they have to have skype: You can send invitations to non skype users who access your desktop via a secure website provided by WebDialogs.

Skype + Kodak = Kodak Photo Voice

Photo Voice is a Skype plugin that allows two people to talk with one another while sharing a photo slideshow

I’ve come across a great online slideshow presentation builder for OS X called SlidesNow.

Last Day of the Fall Term

Finals ended today, and so other than a few calls and emails it’s been dead quiet.

First podcast in over a year

It’s been a little over a year since I last created a podcast.. I’ve been thinking about doing one, but thinking was the problem. The only way I can get myself to actually sit down in front of a mic - is if I remember that the whole reason I chose to work in .edu [...]

The jump to using Flash Media Server 2

After months of trying to get Flash Communication Server 1.5 up and running on one of our Linux video servers, I finally jumped ship, if only temporarily, and installed the new version Flash Server 2.

So yes, I can say that I am done with “the project”, but as a result, I have felt the emptiness that always follows…