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Bookmarks for February 9th through March 17th

Michael M Grant — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:51:30 +0000

These are my Jumptags for February 9th through March 17th:

Free and legal music downloads – Jamendo – Download and listen to over 20,000 albums, legally. Use BitTorrent or download directly to discover and share new artists. All content is Creative Commons or "Art Libre" licensed.
Philip Hutchison Talks SCORM and E-Learning — Campus Technology – In this candid and eye-opening interview, Philip Hutchison, a household name in SCORM and the man behind Pipwerks, gives his thoughts about the current state of SCORM and e-learning in general, touching on subjects such as how he became one of the go…
BBC News – The web: vital statistics – As part of the BBC's SuperPower season, exploring the power of the internet, BBC News explores how the web works.
The Role of Disruptive Technology in the Future of Higher Education (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE – # Truly disruptive tools will force new thinking and new approaches to ensuring student learning in higher education.
# Technology enables online learning, which potentially qualifies as a disruptive innovation in education.
Free HTML/CSS Template for Download – DesignM.ag – A few weeks ago we published a tutorial How to Design a Blue Marketing Company Layout in Photoshop. Our friends at SnobbySlice have taken that design, coded it, and made it available for free download. The template includes the homepage design that w…
55 Latest Examples of Perfect Slideshow Presentation in Web Design | Inspiration | instantShift – As you already seen in our previous posts about slideshow presentation designs that representing the key information in slideshow presentation is a hot trend , Daily Resource for Web Designers and Developers.
Flickr: The Library of Congress’ Photostream – Images from the Library of Congress' photostream in Flickr.
Two Ways To Remove A Color Cast From A Photo With Photoshop – Removing color casts in Photoshop. Easy techniques.
Color Theory for Designer, Part 3: Creating Your Own Color Palettes – Smashing Magazine – In the previous two parts of this series on color theory, we talked mostly about the meanings behind colors and color terminology. While this information is
UsabilityPost – Does Your Website Suffer From These 7 Usability Mistakes? – Tips and insights into good design and usability
Project Cartoon: How Projects Really Work (version 1.5) – How Projects Really Work (version 1.5) How Projects Really Work (version 1.5)
Malcontent Blogger | bLaugh – Source: ReviewMe Domain: MalcontentBlogger.com
The Whole Internet Truth | bLaugh – Source: Wikipedia Domain: WikisGoneWild.com
Applying Mathematics To Web Design – Smashing Magazine – “Mathematics is beautiful.” This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations. But some of the most beautiful things in nature and our universe…
Here’s How to Add Personality to Your E-Learning Courses » The Rapid eLearning Blog – Tom Kuhlmann offers up advice on how to integrate script fonts into your elearning courses for personality.

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Bookmarks for January 6th through January 7th

Michael M Grant — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:08:46 +0000

These are my Jumptags for January 6th through January 7th:

Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: The Reflective Teacher: A Taxonomy of Reflection (Part III) – Considering teacher and trainer reflection within the framework of Bloom's taxonomy.
Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: The Reflective Student: A Taxonomy of Reflection (Part II) – Considering student reflection within the framework of Bloom's taxonomy.
Soungle.com – Royalty Free Sound Effects (FX) Library for Download – A database of sounds and sound effects that are royalty free.
Open Content Definition – David Wiley offers up the definition of open content with relationship to the 3 Rs.

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Bookmarks for December 16th

Michael M Grant — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:10:16 +0000

These are my Jumptags for December 16th

The Rules | Brain Rules | – Brain Rules by John J. Medina is a multimedia project explaining how the brain works. It includes a book, a feature-length documentary film, and a series of interactive tutorials.
How To Design Custom PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning (Plus 8 Free Templates) » The Rapid eLearning Blog – Tom Kuhlmann offers up more Powerpoint templates and a how to for using a Web site for inspiration.
50 Beautiful Free Icon Sets For Your Next Design – Smashing Magazine – Round-ups of beautiful and useful icons are almost legendary here, on Smashing Magazine. While some readers complain about the annoying list -style of some of our…

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Bookmarks for December 9th through December 10th

Michael M Grant — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:05:00 +0000

These are my Jumptags for December 9th through December 10th:

How To Explain To Clients That They Are Wrong – Smashing Magazine – GIFs of spinning s on the Contact us page. Common usability mistakes for the sake of visual appeal. Splash pages. Fancy search box. No whitespace. Music on page load….
How to Deal with Feature Creep | Webdesigner Depot – If any assumption is safe, it’s that six months after launching a website (or sooner?), its owners will have a list of things they want to change, from minor
Project Timeline (Marine Theme) – Google Docs Templates – This is a template for Google Docs for project schedule tracking.
Cover it Live – TBR08 – Michael Grant – Barry Dahl covered my keynote live and I didn't even know it.
6 Hilarious Social Media Motivational Posters – These posters are not the usual motivational posters you see hanging around offices. In fact, the little quotes we see on them aren’t exactly motivating and might even be insulting to social media users. Any offense is obviously intentional, but it’s…
Sketchy Web Icons: 30 Hand Drawn Icon Pack | Tutorial9 – This Icon Pack includes 30 Hand-Drawn Web Design Icons. This is the perfect set for adding that handmade feel to your own creations online.
Secrets to a Faster and Attractive Web Site Design Revealed | Web Design | instantShift – A web designer has many challenges to tackle. The creation of an attractive web site is as important as sending the message across effectively. After all, a web , Daily Resource for Web Designers and Developers.
Evaluation Wiki – Mlawiki – This wiki is an ongoing project initiated by the MLA Committee on Information Technology (CIT) as a way for the academic community to develop, gather, and share materials about the evaluation of work in digital media for purposes of tenure and promot…
How Getting An F On Your School Paper Makes You A Better Blogger – This guest post was written by Rob Sutton from Ramped Reviews. Image by kharied. This comes to be a surprise …
HOW TO: Manage Successful Social Media Promotions – Retailers are getting more traffic and sales from social media sites. Here are some great tips for turning social media buzz into social shopping buy.
Easy front-end framework – Easy front-end framework is all in one front-end solution. It includes CSS, HTML and JavaScript predefined code that you can easily use and reuse on your projects.
50 High-Quality Free Fonts for Professional Design – Designers love to have a lot of quality fonts available to them, and fortunately there are some very good free fonts out there. In this post we'll feature some of the best free fonts that can be used in your commercial designs. If you're looking for …
22 Latest Exceptional WordPress Hacks | Tutorials | instantShift – WordPress needs no introduction among designers and writers. It’s usually known as a synonym for blogging. Now days every other WordPress blogs look more or , Daily Resource for Web Designers and Developers.
From Blank Screen To Web Design In 5 Easy Steps – Learn a simple, five-step web design process to make sure you include the basic elements every website needs while freeing your mind to be more creative.
New Branding Revealed For Winter Olympics 2014 – The official logo for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was revealed last week. This is the first winter games to be held in Russia and it is the first Olympic logo to include an internet URL.

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Bookmarks for December 7th through December 9th

Michael M Grant — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:01:00 +0000

These are my Jumptags for December 7th through December 9th:

25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers | Webdesigner Depot – Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information. Instead of pouring over figures and long reports to decipher data, an infographic can
Google Wave Explained In Two Minutes (CLIP) (GOOG) – In the spirit of The Common Craft Show, here's an explanation of Google Wave in plain English. It's good enough until Lee LeFever does one better.
Free Icons | Icon Fever – Icon Fever is a new directory for icons. This is the link to the free icons.

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Bookmarks for November 24th through December 7th

Michael M Grant — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:01:24 +0000

These are my Jumptags for November 24th through December 7th:

Instructional Design and Development Blog » Blog Archive » Teaching Frustrations: Why Don’t Students Follow My (Clearly-Labeled, Logically Organized, and Bold/Highlighted/Flashing) Instructions? – Instructors who teach in online environments often devote extensive time and energy into designing a Web space that is inviting and useful to students. But frustration inevitably ensues when, despite the careful consideration given to the most logica…
MIT Uses Social Networking to Win High-Tech Scavenger Hunt – Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won a social-networking scavenger hunt over the weekend, locating 10 red weather balloons tethered across the country in less than nine hours, The New York Times reports. And all it took was …
108 Mono Icons: Huge Set of Minimal Icons | Tutorial9 – This icon pack comes with 108 gray icons, but feel free to customize the color. In Photoshop, use layer styles and apply Color Overlay to customize. In Fireworks, simply apply Filters → Adjust Color → Color Fill and choose your color!
The_Personal_Learning_Environment: A report on the JISC CETIS PLE project – This report details the findings of the investigation into Personal Learning Environments conducted by CETIS between March 2005 and July 2006 and commissioned by JISC. In our work we considered the phenomenon of the PLE from a number of different asp…

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Bookmarks for November 19th through November 20th

Michael M Grant — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +0000

These are my Jumptags for November 19th through November 20th:

The Wired Campus – ‘The Last.fm for Research Papers’ Tops 100,000 Users – The Chronicle of Higher Education – Mendeley, a Web service that lets users organize and share research papers, recently announced that it has surpassed 100,000 users, and that its database now includes some 8 million works.
Principles Of Good Design: Balance – In a typical web layout, a designer needs to place a logo, text, photographs or illustration. By making a conscious effort to work on the relationship between these elements to produce an eye catching design.
16 Intelligent Sites For Application Review | Showcases | instantShift – Web based applications have many advantages over software that you have to download and install it on your computer. First, You don't need to install or update , Daily Resource for Web Designers and Developers.
Designing CSS Buttons: Techniques and Resources – Smashing Magazine – Buttons, whatever their purpose, are important design elements. They could be the end point of a Web form or a call to action. Designers have many reasons to style…
GoAnimate – Create your own cartoons and animations easily. Our tools are free and you don’t need to learn Flash. – GoAnimate is a way to easily create animations and share with friends.

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Bookmarks for November 18th

Michael M Grant — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:26 +0000

These are my Jumptags for November 18th

Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009: The Final List – Here is the final list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009, compiled from the contributions of 278 learning professionals – from education and workplace learning – worldwide. Thanks to all who contributed their Top 10 Tools for learning. Below is …
Christmas Dock Icons by ~chicho21net on deviantART – 20 icons for the holidays available in PNG.
The Real Christmas 2005 Icon Set – 20 icons for the holidays available in Mac, PC and PNG.
Free Icon Pack: November Seasonal Icons | Tutorial9 – Today we share a free icon pack by the designers over at IconShock inspired by Fall and Thanksgiving: 5 Icons in total including a Turkey, Pumpkin, Pilgrims, and the changing color of leaves.
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell – A short, understandable, and highly visual explanation of the history of the Internet.

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Bookmarks for November 16th

Michael M Grant — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +0000

These are my Jumptags for November 16th

LEGO Digital Designer : Virtual Building Software – Lego Digital Designer allows you to build legos with the software and do cool stuff, too. A revolutionary platform for virtual building. The software is free to download for Mac and PC. PowerPC Macs must download a special version.
Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs » Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs
Learning Visions: eLearning Guild Authoring & Development Tools Research Report (2008) – did dig up the eLearning Guild Authoring Tools Research Report (January 2008). It’s a bit out of date (almost 2 years old) and I suspect the numbers have changed a bit. My guess is that Articulate represents a larger market share than two years ago…
Coding a Web Design for Speed and Quality | Webdesigner Depot – The beauty of being a web designer is creating a detailed, creative, and original web design in Photoshop, without having to (for the most part) think about how
Design Basics: Repetition To Create Visual Themes | Van SEO Design – Last week we talked about alignment as one of the four design basics. We looked at a web page who's elements were randomly strewn across the page and by
Design Basics: Contrast To Stand Apart And Call Attention | Van SEO Design – Last week our discussion revolved around repetition as a basic design principle. We saw how adding repetitive elements highlights similarity and how repetition
Cropping Images For Maximum Impact | Van SEO Design – When adding images to your site or blog posts do you take the time to crop them to create a more dynamic and visually interesting image? Here's a simple trick
Whitespace: Less Is More In Web Design | Van SEO Design – Less is more— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe A good friend of mine is moving into a new apartment after being away from the area for a few years. Needing
Is Your Web Design Balanced? | Van SEO Design – Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. — Thomas Merton Balance is important in life. Work and play;
Tagul – Gorgeous tag clouds – Tagul is a web service that enables you to create beautiful looking tag clouds and embed it on your web page

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Skills for elearning professionals

Bookmarks for November 12th

Michael M Grant — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +0000

These are my Jumptags for November 12th

Home – iStoryboards is an app for the iPod Touch and iPhone for creating simple storyboards for film makers.
Google Tutor: Tutorials and Tips for Google Users – Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice.
The Sesame Street Complete Series: Google Celebrates In Style! | Penn Olson – Google celebrates Sesame Streets 40th anniversary with a series of great logos.

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