Category Archives: General
Digital Storytelling |
The definition of “Digital Storytelling” has expanded over the last couple years. It used to refer almost entirely to projects from a first person point of view created in IMovie. These could be either simple skits and dialogues done with … Continue reading
Delicious |
Delicious may very well be the single most effective utility for finding and sharing resources on the web. Stated simply, Delicious is public bookmarking service. Once you’ve created an account on Delcious and installed a Firefox plugin, you save your … Continue reading
Language Exchanges |
As the semester gets under way, we’ve already had quite a few language exchanges via Skype. Some of the languages have partner classes with whom the students communicate throughout the semester. Others schedule events in the Mixxer and thereby invite … Continue reading
Dictionaries |
Dictionaries are certainly one of the most heavily used online tools. Most simply head to old-fashioned WordReference.com or something similar. There may, however, be better options. In the Arthur Vining Davis classroom (room 209 in Bosler), Babylon is probably you’re … Continue reading
Europeana Launched |
Europeana aims to gather and digitized the collections of some of Europe’s largest libraries, archives, and museums. Their website is still in beta; however, the collection is already quite extensive. http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ It’s well worth the time to do some quick … Continue reading