Zoho Notebook - create, aggregate, & share content
Zoho Notebook is an online content creation tool that boasts the following features:
- Create different types of content
Create content of type text, image, audio, video, etc. - Aggregate your information in one place
Embed content of any type from multiple applications. - Fine grained collaboration
Share a whole book, page or just an object on a page by granting read/write permissions. - Version control
Keep track of changes not only at the book or page level but also at the object level.
After reading Jeff VanDrimmelen’s review via Stephen Downes’ OLDaily posting, I signed-up for a free account and I’ve started experimenting with Zoho Notebook. The educational applications are endless, especially considering the ability to embed content from Zoho Notebook into other Web tools and LMS’.
Here’s a video describing the features of Zoho Notebook:
Frappr! - online guest book, hit log, and map mash-up
Frappr! Maps are like a triple mash-up of an online guest book, a hit log and a map, giving Web site owners and visitors an easy and unique way to visualize and interact with each other. Visitors can add their name, photo and message directly on a Web page embedded with Frappr! Maps, and the Web site owner gets real-time stats on where visitors are coming from and how often they visit.
Frappr! Maps is free and can be embedded on any Web page, blog or online community that supports flash embeds. Many learning management systems (LMS), such as Blackboard, support such embed capabilities. Therefore, a tool such as a Frappr map can easily be created and then embedded within the LMS, expanding the collaborative capabilities of the system.
For example…a Frappr! map embedded within the LMS could facilitate a great icebreaker activity for an online course in which learners could add themselves to the class map, add a photo, and even a message about themselves to the rest of the class.
There undoubtedly are countless new Web 2.0 tools that can be utilized to enhance the online learning experience. I’m starting to bookmark such tools I come across with the tag web2.0tools via del.icio.us. Anyone who is also interested in adding to this collection is welcome to use this tag feel free to do so by using the same tag.
The ongoing collection of tools can be found at del.icio.us/tag/web2.0tools
Get started with your own Frappr! map at http://www.frappr.com
BibMe - online bibliography generator
BibMe.org is a new automatic bibliography generator that uses a multitude of web services to auto-fill bibliography info for a works cited page. It then lets you download the bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago formats.
NoteMesh
NoteMesh is a free service that allows college students in the same classes to share notes with each other. It works by creating a wiki for individual classes that users can edit. Users are free to post their own lecture notes or contribute to existing lecture notes. The idea is that users in the same class can collaboratively create a definitive source for lecture notes.
To learn more, take the tour.
Second Life International Best Practices in Education Conference
The first Second Life International Best Practices in Education Conference will be held on May 25, 2007 in venues all over the Second Life world, with exciting presentations, vendors and exhibitors, and everything an educator needs to know to get started exploring the possibilities for teaching, learning, and research in Second Life!
Register here to attend the conference.
Here’s the link to Glidden Island, the NIU campus in Second Life:
secondlife://Glidden/236/173/0
To access the virtual world to either participate in the conference or visit Glidden Island, sign-up for a free account on Second Life.