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Resources from March 2, 2012

 * Pros and Cons of Using Tablets in your classroom**

**Resources from November 16, 2011**
@http://library.wlu.ca/visualresources/videos/online Laurier's collection on online videos
 * Laurier Library Online Video Resources**

[] Youtube's index of education-tagged videos
 * Youtube educational area**

[] Videos made and shared by users. Contains tips on creating videos
 * Vimeo:**

[] Allows lots of different kinds of searching (time frames, excluding words, languages, etc.)
 * Google**:

[] Allows you to search in different ways
 * Exalead**:

[] Search for a common item across a number of sites. Could use to compare different network spins on the same story
 * Blinkx:**

[] search video and archives of WGBH
 * OpenVault:**

[] features video from NOVA, Nature, Frontline, WideAngle, American Experience and Religion and Ethics. Somewhat K-12 focused, but could be useful for review materials, or prior-learning refresher ([]) video can be streamed or downloaded, and also includes some learning objects ([])
 * Teacher’s Domain**:

[] List of video sites that are deemed intelligent by this site.
 * Open Culture**:

[] 18-minute videos of speaking events to get you thinking: e.g., []
 * Ted:**

[] Video programs that can be incorporated into your course or used in supplemental way: [] Usually consists of a number of videos which will teach about a specific topic.
 * Annenberg Media/Learning.Org:**

[]. Old movies, though scattered what you’ll actually find: []
 * Internet Movie Archive:**

Video from ‘significant public events’ held at MIT []
 * MIT World:** []

- Wildlife films and photos - View films based on: - Everyone’s favourite, the Pig-Footed Bandicoot: []
 * ARKive**: []
 * Species: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, etc.
 * Eco-regions: Arctic, Eastern deciduous forest, Mediterranean Basin, etc.
 * Geography: Africa, Asia, Europe, etc.
 * Conservation Status: Extinct, Critically Endangered, Vulnerable, etc.

- Preserve of documentary films about American roots cultures - The Art of Ironworking: []
 * Folkstreams.net**: []

- Record your own stories and watch stories that others have recorded. User-driven database of stories and reflections. - Collection of videos labeled, “A Great Discovery”: []
 * Web of Stories**: []
 * Contains stories of great discoveries across the breadth of human experience (Discovering Key West, The Importance of the Discovery of DNA, The Discovery of Nuclear Fission, etc.

- Collection of “all forms of the avant-garde and beyond”—mainly spoken word poetry, podcasts, some videos. - Salvidor Dali – A Soft Self Portrait (1967): []
 * Ubuweb**: []

- Videos and images about Art (painting, photography, contemporary art, architecture, etc.) - Picasso: Guitars 1912-1914: [|http://www.artbabble.org/series/picasso-guitars-1912-1914\]
 * ArtBabble**: []

- Global access to knowledge about life on Earth - Night Blooming Cactus: [] - Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises, and whales): []
 * Encyclopedia of Life**: []

- Articles about Earth’s natural environments and societies written in non-technical language. - Climate Change: [] - Energy: [] - Hazards and Disasters: []
 * Encyclopedia of Earth**: []

- More than 300 Presidential campaign commercials from 1952-2008.
 * The Living Room Candidate**: []

**Resources from October 19, 2011**
Adobe Connect is an online web application which allows for real-time, synchronous communication between individuals or groups. The software allows individuals to connect, regardless of location, to view PowerPoint presentations and other documents online (pacing controlled by instructor), communicate via audio/video chat, and the use of a whiteboard among other tools. These sessions can also be recorded for both offline and online viewing at a later date. @http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html?promoid=DINSD
 * Adobe Connect:**

Adobe Captivate is a screen-capture tool that allows users to record anything that takes place on their computer screen. These screencasts can be edited to include elements such as voice narration, interactive buttons, and captions. This tool has a variety of applications, including creating online lectures and interactive tutorials. @http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate.html?promoid=DJDVX
 * Adobe Captivate:**

Please contact Paul Kleinschmidt (pkleinschmidt@wlu.ca) or Stefan Todoroff (stodoroff@wlu.ca) with inquiries regarding Adobe Connect or Captivate.

**Resources from November 16, 2010[[image:wluwritingcircle/resource_logo.jpg width="226" height="257" align="right"]]**
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 * [[file:FRIED research article on Laptops.pdf]]
 * [[file:Multitasking study Hembrooke.pdf]]
 * [[file:Nass Article Aug 24 on multitasking.pdf]]
 * [[file:Nov 16 Teaching With Technology Slide Deck.pptx]]
 * Poldrack on Multitasking Podcast - click on 'play' button below

Resources from January 11, 2011

 * Roman Makarov shared his work with screencasting, tablets and youtube.com to get us in the mindset for the next meeting. Download resources here:[[file:Beamer_Sample_Lecture.zip]]


 * Resources**

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8
 * An Interesting Video on a Professor's Twitter Experience in a large class*