This idea was developed by Alan Levine and Brian Lamb.  Let’s take a look at what it is – http://splot.ca – It is a combination of wordpress and “Splot” which is a simple way to post on the open web. In essence, it is a very simple way for students to share posts, images, etc. […]

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Slides.com For presentations slides.com works much like one might think.  If you are not concerned about your slides being public, then you can sign up for a free account. Depending on one’s context this may be a good option.  For example, many post their conference presentation slides or make them available to participants and many […]

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Appear.in This is quite possibly one of the easiest apps you’ll come across.  As a video collaboration tool, www.appear.in  couldn’t be much easier. On the website simply create a new room with any name you’d like – it might be www.appear.in/purplerhino or www.appear.in/strangebrew or whatever you’d like.   Once you create that room, simply share […]

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The Big Blue Button Like a lot of things in Moodle, the Big Blue Button (BBB) is one for which the name is not terribly clear (other like Bootstrap are similarly oddly named), but it is a powerful tool that we have available on the Moodle server and as a plug in. To Create a […]

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