If you are ready to join the blogging revolution in the new year, here are some recommended platforms. WordPress receives high marks for ease of use, and offers both free hosting and free software for those hosting their blogs elsewhere. …[Continue]
Twitter Wants to Know What You Are Doing
“What are you doing?” Twitter is a micro-blogging social networking site that asks that one question, and gives you 140 characters to broadcast an answer to all your friends, family and co-workers. Intrigued by the possibilities? Here are a few …[Continue]
Wikis for the Classroom
A wiki is a website that allows users to add and edit content collectively, as opposed to having central editorial control. In a classroom, this would mean both students and teachers could add content to the wiki website. PBwiki.com and …[Continue]
BuzzDash Polling
Polling is a fun way to take the pulse of a community. And if you have a webpage, blog or profile on a popular social networking site, BuzzDash makes it easy to create and distribute a your own custom poll. …[Continue]
Lorum Ispum
Have you ever landed at a website filled with Latin-looking gibberish that started “Lorem ipsum?” “Lorum ipsum” is dummy text that has been used in the printing and typesetting industries since the sixteenth century when an unknown printer scrambled some …[Continue]
Data Lookup with Google Spreadsheets
One of the advantages Google Spreadsheets has over a client-side spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel, is access to live data look ups. Using the GoogleLookup function, data lookup for many kinds of standard facts is simple. Standard facts include, for …[Continue]
Creative Commons Photos
EveryStockPhoto.com is a search engine for Creative Commons photos. Although it is your responsibility to check the licensing terms at the host site for any photo you wish to use, most of these will be free for non-commercial use, and …[Continue]
Ning.com
Ning.com is a free, online tool that creates custom social networking sites. Possibilities include photo sharing, video sharing, ratings, reviews, bookmarking, blogging, group networking and more. It’s easy to use, fast to setup, and free. Start by registering a username, …[Continue]