TweetMic - inexpensive Twitter app for tweetcasting

About TweetMic: "TweetMic is a simple and intuitive Twitter client app for the iPhone that allows you to make high-quality audio recordings or 'Tweetcasts' and publish them directly to Twitter. There is no limit to how much you can record and you don't need to sign up for any additional service to start using TweetMic. ... Just link TweetMic to your Twitter account and start publishing. You don't need to sign up for any additional service or give any information about yourself. It's that simple. You can easily create recordings and review them before publishing. From within the app you can review and listen to all the audio tweets that you have published. Your recordings are securely hosted on our cloud servers and are not removed unless you delete them. You can manage your published tweets by logging into tweetmic.com using your Twitter credentials."

Note: from TweetMic Google Group, Twitpocalypse thread (Jun 13, 7:36 pm):

"TweetMic is currently experiencing problems due to the Twitpocalypse bug. Publishing from Tweetmic may give time out or connection errors due to the bug. For the most part your recordings are being successfully received by our TweetMic servers but are unable to publish directly to Twitter. Where possible we will be sending affected users a copy of their lost Twitpocalypse recordings from our account @tweetmicSAVE. This way you have your recordings and you can retweet them from your account if so desired. We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you we are doing everything to remedy the situation with all possible speed. Please update TweetMic as soon as an update is available in the App Store. More info on this bug is at http://www.twitpocalypse.com/. Follow @tweetmicapp for news and updates."

While my first tweecast hasn't been published yet, I have confidence the problems will be resolved soon. Visiting a TweetMic user's page on the Web, I can see how recordings can be embedded and shared. Very cool:

 

Stay tuned!

CrowdEye - tracking discussions on Twitter

About CrowdEye: " Real time ... Social ... Search ... That's what those of us at CrowdEye are obsessed with. The internet has been evolving for years into a place where information flows quicker and quicker. Now it is becoming increasingly possible to tap into that stream of bits and bytes and use it to draw conclusions and make informed decisions based on the 'wisdom of the crowds'. CrowdEye is a new generation of search engine which looks at the worldwide web in a new way. By tracking discussions on Twitter, we can help our users find out what’s important to them right now in real time. CrowdEye has created innovative technology to scan through tweets, retweets, twitter links and more. We then provide you with powerful yet easy ways to slice, dice, summarize and categorize the data to answer your questions. Whether you’re interested in following your brand, baseball, celebrities, movies, or anything else people are talking about – CrowdEye can help you know what people are thinking."

xtimeline - free web-based timeline you create

About xtimeline: "xtimeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos." Here's a sample (grab and drag the timeline to scroll):

Brupt - Google-like doc, ppt, xls, pdf search

About Brupt: "Brupt.com is based on Google Custom Search Engine, it uses Filetype parameters offered by Google to filter the information and show the pages according. Brupt exists because not everyone is aware of filetype which is one of the most useful operators offered by Google to restrict the results to documents and not WebPages."

meeting24.tv - web conference, 24 users, 24/7

About meeitng24.tv: "meeting24.tv is a web conference system for up to 24 users for 24/7. (We have a pro account option menu.) Only a meeting host user needs to create a user account. Other members can join the meeting by web browser without registration or login. It's so easy. (If you use your browser in English, all texts convert in English automatically and you can use it at international conference.) If you're a free account, you can use your meeting room for 24 hours after crating it. After that, you can recreate a new meeting room by deleting the old one. If you upgrade your account, you can use the meeting room for more than 24 hours. (You can use the same meeting room anytime.)"

Notes: The Terms of Service are in Japanese (?) and there are many typos in instructions. This leads me to believe that this public beta wasn't quite ready for public beta. However, the platform could be promising if it receives some attention.

Tweetmeme - a Twitter aggretator and more

About Tweetmeme: "Tweetmeme is a service which aggregates all the popular links on twitter to determine which links are popular. Tweetmeme is able to categorize these links into categories and subcategories, making it easy to filter out the noise to find what your interested in.

Using the TweetMeme button you can discover new content and tweet about it. The button provides a fully integrated URL shortener and the story or pages title. Each link which is posted on twitter adds one link to the link count on that story. Once the story has reached a critical mass of votes is makes it into the top 10 on the front page and gets tweeted by our Twitter account.

Each tweet on TweetMeme has a TweetMeme button which integrates both the current number of links that story has and also the ability to easily retweet the link. Giving you the ability to discover new media on tweetmeme."

Sclipo - a social learning network platform

About Sclipo: "Sclipo is a social learning network. Sclipo helps people learn and teach better through eLearning apps (course manager, doc & video library, webcam-based classroom for live teaching, a live meeting room for tutoring) integrated with social features.

Learning interests: We want to learn from you what you like and what you miss at Sclipo. We'd also like to learn about topics related to education, Internet, technology and social networks.

Teaching interests: We teach about Sclipo. In our Academy you will find tutorials, courses and live web classes that teach you everything you want to know about Sclipo... from how to set up a Course and scheduling a Live Web Class to adding documents and videos."

Encyclopedia of Life - contribute your photos via Flickr

About The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): "The Encyclopedia of Life is a place for information about all of organisms of the world. Soon, anyone will be able to add pictures and information. Expert curators will ensure quality on our authenticated pages. Together we will make EOL the best, most comprehensive source for biodiversity information. We are committed to providing information for free, with as few restrictions on re-use as possible. We are committed to clearly crediting the sources of the information we serve and urge our visitors to cite and visit the original sources. We have set up an Encyclopedia of Life group at the collaborative photo-sharing site, Flickr . Be sure to scroll down and read the instructions about how to license and tag your images so we can easily index them on our site. Our harvesting program checks the group every night and updates based on additions and changes. It's also important that the images you share through Flickr are your own and NOT images you found elsewhere."

Streampad - "pad your bottom" blog audio file player

About Streampad: "It automatically detects and displays artist information and cover art. You pick the color, and choose from other customizable features. Or just leave it black. Black's cool. Streampad's cake to install on Blogger, Tumblr, Wordpress, Typepad and lots of other platforms."

MyBannerMaker - your banner maker

About MyBannerMaker: "MyBannerMaker is a mostly free banner maker that allows you to create an image banner. While we don't place any real restriction on how you use your banner, many people use them for the following: * Marketing a small-business or boutique. * Advertising a musician or a concert. * Styling a website or social network profile."

LearnHub - communities of edu experts

About LearnHub: "This community is the ideal place for new and veteran users alike. Right at your fingertips is a large cache of information to help you learn all about LearnHub’s many features. Use discussions to ask questions, spread your wisdom, add comments, report bugs, or share your wishes for future development.

Your experience on LearnHub is based around Communities, they are the central hub for all the aspects of your educational experience. This lesson is perfect for anyone who wants to join, participate or create their very own community!

If you're looking to bundle a course together, you'll be surprised with the depth of the courses application and what you can do with it. To get started creating, inviting, and teaching a host of students, this lesson is ideal for you."

NineHub - free Moodle hosting

About NineHub: "Based on Moodle Course Management System, enable educators to share, communicate, collaborate and administer in an Virtual Learning Environment. Educators can use activity modules such as Forums, Wikis, Databases, Blogs, SCORM, Quizz and many more.

Site Management - Administrators can fully configure themes, language and layout. You can easily edit text with built in WYSIWYG editor.

Unlimited Disk Space and Bandwidth - You can upload unlimited course contents and files. You can upload up to 200 MB for each file. There is no restriction on number of teachers and students.

Web Based Access - Upload or share syllabus, lecture notes, files, video, audio, assignments and articles for students to access anywhere anytime, through your web browser.

Forum Discussion & Web Chat - Students can discuss on some topics online or chat in real time across geographic boundaries. It is useful for project discussion between groups of students.

Quizzes - You can create Quizzes which can be automatically graded. Quizzes are available in multiple format such as true/false, multiple choice or calculated.

Online Assignments Submission & Reviewing - Your students can submit their assignments online. It is an easy way to track and grade student assignments. The system will record the result directly to grade book.

Grade Book - Students can review their performance in real time. Teacher can download the grades in Excel format for advance calculation."

Juicy Geography - free sharing of idea and resources

About Juicy Geography: "The aim of Juicy Geography is to share some free ideas and resources. That's it really. (Except you won't find any endorsement from DFEs, Specialist Schools Trust, Ofsted, Somerset LEA or anyone else. So it's probably all wrong!) Teachers in Somerset schools are very welcome to free INSET advice on the ideas and materials presented in this web site."

CAST - Universal Design for Learning

About CAST: "CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning. Founded in 1984 as the Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST has earned international recognition for its innovative contributions to educational products, classroom practices, and policies. Its staff includes specialists in education research and policy, neuropsychology, clinical/school psychology, technology, engineering, curriculum development, K-12 professional development, and more."

Effective Educational Social Software - Terry Anderson

ECEL Copenhagen 2007 Terry Anderson

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Flag Day (US) - with broad stripes and bright stars

From the Smitsonian National Museum of American History: "On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those 'broad stripes and bright stars' inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem. Key’s words gave new significance to a national symbol and started a tradition through which generations of Americans have invested the flag with their own meanings and memories."

From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History: "The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will commemorate the U.S. flag's 232nd birthday with its annual 'Flag Day Family Celebration.' With its 'broad stripes and bright stars,' the American flag is the symbol of our nation. The free festival, Sunday, June 14, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., will feature music, theatrical performances and other activities."

Star-Spangled Banner by Jordan Shelton, the winner of the museum's online National Anthem Singing Competition (via YouTube):

DimDim - web conferencing and collaboration service

About DimDim: "Dimdim is a very simple to use browser-based web conferencing service. You can show presentations, collaborate via whiteboards, chat, talk and Dimdim, the iPod of Web Conferencing broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required to host, attend or even record meetings. ...And because we really do want to make the world a better place, we also provide Dimdim Free for 20 participants to meet an unlimited number of times."

EduTools - a suite of free web-based tools

About EduTools: "EduTools is a suite of free, easy-to-use Web-based tools that allow users to collect, analyze, and weigh information about a variety of e-learning products, services, and policies. EduTools’ approach is to help the higher education community make well-informed decisions in three primary areas: course management systems; student services; and e-learning policies. The course management systems and student services pages offer three primary components:

* An information component that provides data on specific products, services, their features, and vendor information. Our researchers review each product and service using the producer's Web site resources, a product demo, and a set of standard guiding questions that enable them to evaluate products fairly and consistently.

* A comparative component that lets users analyze product and service offerings in relation to each other.

* A decision-making component that allows users to specify their needs and find the product or service that best meets them.

In addition, the e-learning policies pages informs users on best practices in five areas: funding; intellectual property; quality assurance; transfer and articulation; and tuition and fees."

Thoughts - free multimedia-rich blogging

About Thought: "We are a 100% FREE online conversation community with features that you won't find on other blog sites including unlimited bandwidth, photo, video and podcast sharing, community forums and live news discussions. We started this community as a place for people to explore their inner thoughts, while sharing them with the rest of the world."

148Apps - top iPhone and iTouch app reviews

About 148Apps: "Jeff Scott created 148Apps.com shortly after the iTunes App Store launched. The purpose of this site is to provide you with the very best in iPhone and iPod Touch applications through our numerous reviews and latest news sections. Our goal is to sort through the best of the best and provide you with that information so you don’t have to spend your days in front of an iPhone just to find the perfect app for you. In addition to the reviews and news, we keep track of what’s selling, what’s new and what prices are dropping in the iTunes App Store. We are also on Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed."

Oneeko - screen sharing

About Oneeko: "The Oneeko platform was built on the premise that simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. At its purest form, screen sharing allows anyone to hold a meeting by sharing, in real time and with anyone around the world, any software or documents available on the host’s computer. Now here's a radical breakthrough: a screen sharing tool that's fast, robust and can get you sharing your screen instantly. And best of all, it's so easy to use."

DIGMAP - a georeferenced digital map library

About DIGMAP: "DIGMAP developed solutions for georeferenced digital libraries, especially focused on historical materials and in the promoting of our cultural and scientific heritage. The final results of the project will consist in a set of services available in the Internet, and in reusable open-source software solutions. The main purpose was to develop a specialized service, reusing metadata from European national libraries, to provide discovery and access to contents provided by those libraries. Relevant metadata from third party sources was also reused, as also descriptions and references to any other relevant external resource."

A comparison of wiki software

Wikipedia provides a nice, side-by-side comparison chart of a good number of popular wiki software applications.

25 ways to teach with Twitter by Sonja Cole

"Twitter can feel like a strange new landscape when you first jump in. It is not always clear what its professional uses are, or what to post in 140 characters or less. But when you start to think of Twitter as a micro-blog (and not just a forum for the personal minutiae of people’s daily lives), you will find that Twitter can be a valuable tool for professional development. Here are 25 ways that teachers can use Twitter to ask for help, get lesson plan ideas, book and professional resource recommendations, connect with other professionals, and even host an online book club."

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AltUse.com - creative alternate uses for ordinary stuff

About AltUse: "Don't Lose it. AltUse It. At AltUse.com, we believe that less can truly be more. That's why we set out to create a worldwide repository of alternative uses to extend the utility of everyday products. In an age of financial hardship, perilous climate change, and overflowing landfills, we offer a smart, comprehensive system to tap into the collective intellectual capital of the planet in order to discover and share valuable recycle and reuse strategies. We enable site visitors to save money, and to help save the environment, by putting their stuff to work in new ways.

AltUse.com offers a catalyst for change in the business world by challenging the notion of marketing products for one specific purpose. We seek to increase manufacturing efficiency and product quality, while cutting down on unnecessary waste. Ultimately, the AltUse brand name will become a noun a la 'Kleenex', or a verb such as 'Google', (ie: What's the AltUse?).

The secret sauce of our wiki style site, a proprietary algorithm, simplifies access to the best alternative uses. The code is written in Open Source to facilitate extendibility."

CircuitDB - schematics for electronics projects

CircuitDB is a database of schematics for electronics projects of all types, including alarms, audio, video, automotive, cables, computer, infrared, lighting effects, microcontrollers, motor controllers, telephone, power supplies, radio, robotics, testing and measuring, and more.

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Google Search Options - a video from Google

Tip from Facebook friend Igor Poltavskiy.

Noteboek - a clever video by Evelien Lohbeck

Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo.

Via Very Short List.