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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags tech & education

December 2006

November 2006

Imagining the Internet

by 1 other
popular site from Pew Internet Project; allows people to make predictions, read predictions from the 90s; nice for kids

LibriVox

by 8 others
goal is to record all the books in the public domain; lots of audio-lit here

Video History Project: Resources

information from/about practitioners and groups of videomakers; technical explanations of early video formats and equipment

The Eye Page

an exploration of eye structures in nature

Center for History and New Media

by 1 other
extensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center

Internet history

by 1 other
on other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal

Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb

by 7 others
The invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.

Fifty Ways to Take Notes

by 31 others
both online and offline, include clippings or your own musings or both

Solution Watch - Your descriptive source of solutions

by 14 others, 1 comment
"reviewing and providing in-depth walkthroughs of today’s best products and services"; valuable because of plethora of new Web 2.0 software; explanation of how to use it gives clues as to if you would want to try new software.

Teach and Learn Online

a large wiki network of people interested in all things eLearning, flexible delivery, online education, networked learning, and web 2.0

October 2006

if:book

by 3 others
a blog from the Institute for the Future of the Book, where much interesting work on screen reading and publication is going on

howstuffismadeblog

manufacturing processes, labor conditions, and environmental issues involved in the production of contemporary goods

academhack

by 1 other
"Tech should make teaching easier and more effective, not harder and more frustrating."

September 2006

the complete idiot's [eejit's] guide to all aspects of filmmaking

clear and witty, useful for practitioners as refresher or for students, especially production teachers

elearnspace

by 1 other
useful to visit regularly, many good tips on education sites worth exploring

July 2006

Clusty the Clustering Engine

by 56 others
This is a top-notch new kind of search engine (Web 2.0). My test case for searches is "film theory" as the search term, and such a search brought me many new resources I was previously unaware of.