Beyond Google

Here are a list of new search engines that are popping up across the Web to make searches faster, smarter, more personal and more visually interesting. Unlike Google, where anyone with access to an Internet-connected computer can use the search tool, a few of these newer search engines require a free subscription before searching can begin, at least while still in BETA.

1) Twine
http://www.twine.com/



2) Kosmix
http://www.kosmix.com/
This search tool acts like a ‘mash up’ site with which you can have selected text inserted on your page and re-arrange your page to fit your needs.


3) Wolfram Alpha
http://www.wolframalpha.com/index.html
“You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.”




4) The iTunes-like interface of SearchMe [http://www.searchme.com/] will be appealing to those already familiar with the Apple interface which will let users shuffle through photos and images instead of the standard list of hyperlinks.



5) Cuil
http://www.cuil.com/
Cuil searches for and ranks pages based on their content and relevance.






6) Scoopler
http://www.scoopler.com/
“We aggregate and organize content being shared on the internet as it happens, like eye-witness reports of breaking news, photos and videos from big events, and links to the hottest memes of the day.’

7) OneRiot
http://www.oneriot.com/

8) Tweetmeme
http://tweetmeme.com/
Both ‘OneRiot’ and ‘Tweetmeme” launched new or updated real-time searches recently.

Best Web Apps

Here are some sites that have collected the 'best' web applications for students.









1) Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php


2) Back to School: 10 Great Web Apps for College Students
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_web_apps_for_students.php

3) Best Web Apps for Education
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/09/11/the-best-web-20-applications-for-education-2008/

4) Best Home Page Creators
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/11/26/the-best-personal-home-page-creators/

5) WebHeads - PageFlakes BLOG
http://www.pageflakes.com/webheadsblogs/23366834

Web Conferencing Tools

I have decided to place all of the web conferencing sites on one page so that I can access them more easily. I have already tried: Skype, Elluminate, Yugma, Tokbox, and DimDim.

1. Abode Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze) http://www.adobe.com/acom/connectnow

2. Ustream.tv http://www.ustream.tv/
3. WiZiQ.com http://www.wiziq.com/
4. Skype http://www.skype.com/
5. Flashmeetings http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/index.html
6. Elluminate http://www.elluminate.com/
7. Wimba http://www.wimba.com/products/collaboration/
8. GoToMeeting https://www.gotomeeting.com/
9. ePath Learning Live http://www.epathlearning.com/content/live-web-conferencing-for-lms-lcms.html
10. Oovoo http://www.oovoo.com/
11. Vyew http://vyew.com/site/
12. Unyte http://www.unyte.net/
13. VMukt http://www.vmukti.com/
14. Paltalk http://www.paltalk.com/en/
15. Meebo http://www.meebo.com/
16. Yugma http://www.yugma.com/
17. Tokbox http://www.tokbox.com/
18. MeBeam http://www.mebeam.com/
19. Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/
20. Webex www.webex.com

Embedding in Websites

How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website from Digital Inspiration

IT on Kosrae

My article about integrating technology into the curriculum with teachers on Kosrae has been published:

International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning

http://www.apacall.org/ijpl/v4n4/

Here is a presentation about the integration technology research that was created for PDK (Phi Delta Kappa, an education service organization) for one of the research workshops.


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by jcyrus

General Firefox Tips

Here are some general tips for using the current version of the web browser, Firefox. There is bound to be at least one tip that will be new to you.


http://sites.google.com/site/soetechteacher/Home/firefox-tips

Create Class BLOG

Here is an instructional slide presentation for creating your own class BLOG.



Uploaded on authorSTREAM by jcyrus

No more 'Lively'

After only 4 to 5 months, the enterprising site, Lively, will discontinue as of 31 December 2008. There are lots of disappointed fans. See the official announcement below.



From the website:
"Lively no more

11/19/2008 05:55:00 PM

In July we launched Lively in Google Labs because we wanted users to be able to interact with their friends and express themselves online in new ways. Google has always been supportive of this kind of experimentation because we believe it's the best way to create groundbreaking products that make a difference to people's lives. But we've also always accepted that when you take these kinds of risks not every bet is going to pay off.

That's why, despite all the virtual high fives and creative rooms everyone has enjoyed in the last four and a half months, we've decided to shut Lively down at the end of the year. It has been a tough decision, but we want to ensure that we prioritize our resources and focus more on our core search, ads and apps business. Lively.com will be discontinued at the end of December, and everyone who has worked on the project will then move on to other teams."