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Joan works and plays on the web and is happy to speak to groups or individuals about the web's communication possibilities
Category Archives: webtools
My Samsung Galaxy Tab
Does it make me disloyal to my love for Apple? I love my MacBook Air, but I bought myself a Samsung Galaxy Tab. My friends say I’m betraying Mac, but here’s what I said to them: Well I do feel a little disloyal, but I’ve always been deeply fond of Google, and the Tab has View Post
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Posted in communication, computers, email, gmail, Internet_use, Macs, reading_online, social media, social_web, technology, Twitter, webtools
Tagged Android, calendar, cloud, email, GalaxyTab, Gmail, Google, Tablet, Twitter
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Sending Audio Feedback: Audacity and gMail
Sometimes it quicker and/or more personal to send recorded audio messages. As a teacher, I’ve sent emails using audio apps on my iphone, but it takes a long time to send and it’s a bit tricky to add email addresses. Today I tried using the free, downloadable audio software, Audacity, and the free richly-featured web View Post
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Posted in e-learning, email, gmail, howto, Internet_use, learning 2.0, mobile_learning, Skitch, tips, web2.0, webtools
Tagged cloud, giving_feedback, Gmail, learning
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The Web is a Creativity Generator generating a Culture of Creativity
Photo by Tabea Dibou, from Flickr We can see more people creating more works than ever before in history. And it’s because of the web and because the web is social. On the web, much is possible. Whether you are finding the right beautiful photo (with the right Creative Commons license) to illustrate metaphorically the View Post
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Posted in blogging, computers, Internet_use, learning, PLE, share, Skitch, socialmedia, social_web, technology, Twitter, webtools
Tagged creativity, learning, Skitch, socialmedia, web, webtools
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Why I Use More than One Social Bookmarking Service
Not that I’m paranoid (or maybe I am but I like to call it cautious skepticism) but I am always aware than any of the free web services that I use, or even ones I’ve paid for, could go belly up and my stuff on it (them) could vanish into a black hole. So when View Post
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Posted in backup, bookmark, delicious, howto, Internet_use, learning, organizing_information, PLE, references, research, share, social_bookmarking, tagging, tips, webtools
Tagged communication, delicious, Diigo, learning, PLE, social_bookmarking
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The Web is a Bottomless Toy Chest
I like to play on the web, and my biggest problem is my “I-can’t-catch-up” anxiety. There is always more to explore. And for free, either for the basic version or for a month. I can never try everything out. I can’t catch up. Ever. I make things even more intense by following people who suggest View Post
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Posted in communication, e-learning, howto, Internet_use, Jane_Hart, learning, PLE, reading_online, Steve_Rubel, tips, Top10Tools, webtools
Tagged communication, learning, PLE
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Twitter Means Business
I’m ambivalent about my title because I use Twitter mainly for learning, communication, and entertainment. I recognize, however, that business is becoming increasingly a part of Twitter. I recently posted a picture on TwitPic … and commented that it reminded me of a Liberty print. (I have fond memories of a dress made from material View Post
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Posted in ads, business, communication, digital economy, learning, socialmedia, social_web, Twitter, web2.0, webtools
Tagged business, learning, socialmedia, Twitter, WorkLiteracy
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MagNet '09
I GO-trained into Toronto today to attend some sessions at the MagNet ’09 Conference. I was really impressed with the excellent level of organization and with the high quality of the two sessions I attended, a session with a panel of literary agents answering questions and a session with Harry van Bommel on self-publishing. Both View Post
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Posted in communication, PowerPoint, research, Search, Skitch, social_bookmarking, tagging, tips, webtools, Zotero
Tagged MagNet09, PowerPoint, research, Toronto
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