Stock Photo Images

 Via Tony Karrer comes this big list of resources for photos and images. Unless I missed it that list didn't include my number one source; Microsoft's Clip Gallery Live Here are my top three. What are your's? MS Office Online Sxc.hu Flickr Stock Photo Image and Other Media Sources : eLearning Technology

VectorMagic | Web-based image tool

VectorMagic might be a pretty handy tool to add to your bag of tricks. I know there have been times when I've wished I could enlarge a non-vector image but couldn't without it becoming so pixelated it was no longer useful. If you don't know why a vector image is different; they can be enlargedContinue reading "VectorMagic | Web-based image tool"

Clive on Learning: e-Learning and the Science of Instruction

http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/2007/04/e-learning-and-science-of-instruction.html Use of media Use words and graphics rather than words alone (89% gain in learning). Keep graphics and text that relate to each other near each other (68% gain). Where possible, describe graphics using audio narration rather than text (80% gain). An exception here would be text (unfamiliar terms, instructions, etc.) which require timeContinue reading "Clive on Learning: e-Learning and the Science of Instruction"

Sharedview: New take on NetMeeting?

 Via Webworker daily I see that Microsoft now has a beta of SharedView. My 1st question is how is this better/different than NetMeeting? Other than aesthetics, etc? Yes, it looks nicer but it actually takes extra steps to get someone into Sharedview as compared to NetMeeting. Am I missing something? If you don't already useContinue reading "Sharedview: New take on NetMeeting?"

eLearning Examples

If imitation is truly the finest form or flattery these folks should get ready to be flattered. I'm always on the lookout for examples of what others are doing in elearning; specifically what their design looks like. First Cathy Moore and now Tony Karrer have provided lists of links to elearning content. eLearning Examples :Continue reading "eLearning Examples"

Embed Kyte.tv in WordPress.com

How to embed video in your WordPress blog. [kyte.tv appKey=MarbachViewerEmbedded&uri=channels/6118&embedId=10002423] Link to How do I embed Kyte.tv? « WordPress.com

Need To Do Something Online?

This should keep everyone busy for awhile. Need to do something online? Here's a good first place to look via Mashable.com 5000+ Resources to Do Just About Anything Online

Splashcast

This is embedded via Splashcast - another presentation type service that handles, audio, photos, documents, recordings, etc. A little more robust that others. [splashcast MUHB5495FC]

Removing a Picture from it’s Background using extract in Photoshop

This is one of those things that I've always known was possible but just assumed was too difficult or would take way too long to figure out how to do in Photoshop. Today someone asked me if I knew how to remove a background from a photo and I remembered that Tom Kuhlmann's recent article mentioned thisContinue reading "Removing a Picture from it’s Background using extract in Photoshop"