Connected Learning

Darren Entwistle | connecting educators | connecting learners

Entries for August, 2007

Add some zen to your next presentation

Need to present at a conference or in your classroom and hate having dodgy power point shows? Then Presentation Zen is for you! Regular updates on how to create stunning presentations!

My Heritage…connect the dots

MyHeritage.com offers an on-line family tree creation package which allows you and your students to develop and create visual family trees and invite other family members to participate.

What’s your type?

Want to know your personality type, your intelligence type and such? MyPersonality.info provides on-line testing services for you to know more about yourself, and maybe your students.
I took the test…do you think this is true?

Map your mind

Ever need to create a quick mind map, but don’t have any of that expensive mind-mapping software???
Enter bubbl.us a FREE on-line mind map creator.
According to the site you can:

Create colorful mind maps online
Share and work with friends
Embed your mind map in your blog or website
Email and print your mind map
Save your mind map as an [...]

TV or the Internet…what would you choose?

IBM released a report yesterday which conducted an “online survey of consumer digital media and entertainment habits shows audiences are more in control than ever and increasingly savvy about filtering marketing messages.”
No kidding!
Here are some of the street respondents to the question.
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So, if you where stuck on a metaphorical desert island which would you choose, [...]