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Kinetic Typography

Here’s a product of research in “motion of text” and how that motion can add an emotional element to the text even when no sound is present. I spend a lot of time talking with my students talking about motion … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #31 – Details View

Back in Tip #3 I talked about using Windows Explorer.  Here is an extra tip that will help you locate what you are looking for even quicker. In addition to using the Folder button, also select the Detail view.  This … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #30 – Pay at the Pump

It takes approximately three minutes to go into a gas station and pay for gas.  The same transaction at the pump takes only ten seconds.  If you fill the tank just once a week, paying at the pump will save … Continue reading

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One-to-one Lashback

Alan November has a good post on one-to-one laptop program lashback.  Here is a quote: First of all we should never call any program a “Laptop Program”. We certainly do not have pencil and paper programs. As soon as a … Continue reading

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Scholar by Blackboard

If you are a Blackboard user, here is a del.icio.us/Scuttle social bookmarking service that plugs right into the learning management system.  It’s called Scholar.  You must have Blackboard to add bookmarks to the system.  Without a Blackboard server you can … Continue reading

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