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GTA Technology Topics, Tips and Tricks: Links to Tools & Resources

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Here are some lovely links to a variety of tools and resources!
 
 
11 Web-Based Polling and Survey Tools from Free Technology for Teachers
 
 
EDUCAUSE has links to hundreds of informational resources browsable by topic (e.g. information systems and services, libraries and technology, teaching and learning, etc.) or resource type (i.e. presentations, blogs, podcasts, publications).
 
 

GTA Technology Topics, Tips and Tricks: Mixed Links on Visual/Digital Resources & Services

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The Pottermore Shop is open for purchase of Harry Potter eBooks. Unfortunately it looks like the eBooks are not available in Canada yet but the digital audio books are. The eBooks are DRM free. For more details see this announcement from Publisher’s Weekly. Checkouts from OverDrive start Thursday (?US only).
 
I ran across the Ogilvy Notes from SXSW 2012. These graphics are pretty cool and visually summarize a wide range of topics such as Digital Debauchery with Anthony Bourdain, Surviving Technology and Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think. Communication using visual imagery always seems to have more of an impact and is very effective for technology related topics.
 
Continuing with the visual imagery theme, here is a post investigating the 20 Great Ways Libraries are Using Pinterest.
 
 
The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory Digital Archive goes live with help from Google (PCMage article).  Also, from earlier this month the Albert Einstein Archives Online is now available.
 
A post from SU Information Space commenting on why LIS students should care about the Digital Public Library of America project.
 
A new Timeline tool is now available for everyone that pulls in media from different sources such as YouTube, Twitter, flickr, etc. Here is a post from Mashable highlighting this new tool.
 
Did you know there are over 100 different tools and resources available about infographics and data visualization? Here is the list.
 
 

11 Web-based Polling and Survey Tools

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Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Web-based Polling and Survey Tools.

GTA Technology Topics, Tips and Tricks: Timeline Tools

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I was asked whether I knew of any good timeline maker tools and I actually have never used one before. I did some investigating into what is available and am passing along the tools I found.
 
This article by makeuseof looks at two easy to use tools Tiki-Toki and Dipity.
 
Tiki-Toki – Looks impressive but basic/free account has restrictions.
 
Dipity – More basic than Tiki-Toki but may not work well for print purposes. Looks great for web purposes and sharing.
 

TimeRime – Create, view, share and compare timelines. Basic account probably has some restrictions.

 
TimeGlider – This one looks more advanced and again may not work well for print purposes. Application moving away from Flash and will use a Javascript plugin. Complicated installation.
 
Timeline – This one is cross platform, free and open source. Requires installation. May be the best to use for print purposes. Mac OSX users may have to install from the command line.
 
Another option is to install a PowerPoint plugin from Office Timeline. This looks like the best option for print purposes.
 

GTA Technology Topics, Tips & Tricks: Tools to Help Support Learning & Organization

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Here are some great tools to think about using to help you learn and organize! There is of course the Google Apps suite but the recommendations posted below are out of the box type of tools!
Quizlets Flashcards help you study for final exams, languages, vocabulary, etc. and they can be shared. Web-based. (Free)
Index Card for Apple iPad lets you write index cards. Useful for those non-linear thinkers! ($4.99)
inClass for Apple iPad and iPhone is basically a digital planner, allowing you to store multimedia notes and organize your schedule (free)
Evernote for PC and Mac OS X. Amazing tool where you can tag notes and save web clips, text documents, pdfs, etc. Can be used in every aspect of your life and I think its a great tool for saving and organizing recipes. Their tagline is “Remember Everything” and there is a browser plug-in. Syncs across devices. (free)
iProcrastinate for Mac OS X and iPhone. Sync calendars, tasks and to do lists. You can break down tasks into components. (free)
bubbl.us is a brainstorming tool. Web-based. (free)
Diigo lets you bookmark, highlight and sticky note (annotate web) pages. Web-based and all platforms. (try for free = limited features)