Sometimes life doesn’t unwind the way you hoped; take for example these holidays. It all started well enough but then came the scratchy throat, the stuffy head, and finally the cold from hell! Now in a world where there is much want and suffering a head cold is hardly a tragedy, but it did change my plans. Instead of doing a lot of work I spent time surfing (and sniffing). Through the dull haze I found a few sites to share.
Here is a source for a ton of royalty free music http://mashable.com/2008/06/30/free-legal-music-sites/, great additions to any multimedia project.
As mentioned in the last post, I have been experimenting with Twitter http://twitter.com/OakesMedia . I found a couple of articles about its educational use 3 scenarios for using Twitter with your students at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk and Can we use Twitter for educational activities?
Ning is a hot social networking site which allows you to structure social networks how you choose. Here is a short article explaining the basics of Ning http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7036.pdf.
And finally, to any of you who are beginning to write blogs, Daily Blog Tips provides a wealth of well written insights into the process of creating useful and accessible blogs.
Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Ken
