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Here are a few sites I’ve found useful when choosing colors for everything from my bedroom to websites…
COLOURLover
Color pallets for websites, magazines, etc.
Color Pallet Generator
Generate a color pallet based on a photo. very cool.
Well Styled Color Schemes Generator 2
Pick a color and find complimentary or contrasting colors.
Adobe Photoshop Express is a streamlined, browser-based photo editing and sharing site that currently gives you 2GB of storage just for signing up. You can browse through other people’s galleries already. The editing capabilities are pretty good for the average human. Of course, there’s no comparison to the actual Photoshop, but who uses all of those features anyway? (Other than my lovely designer friends.) Here’s what it can do…
These days I’m sorting through online course development software. I’ve been using Lectora, and frankly, its clunky, “we only support Windows” approach to both course development and learner accessibility is so stubbornly 1990s that I’m breaking up with them. On my short list of tools to consider are, of course, the Adobe tools (Captivate, Presenter), Articulate, and Softchalk Lessonbuilder. The problem with the Adobe tools is that I like little components of each of these tools, but there isn’t one that does everything I want. I think they are hoping Captivate will be the eLearning development tool of choice, but really it’s best for screen capture. And if I’m going to just do screen capture, I’d prefer Camtasia. Articulate seems cool, but it’s a bit pricey and it looks like to get a real person to do a demonstration for me I have to pay $199 for a training. Softchalk Lessonbuilder seems to be pretty cool. They have a new version coming out that supports multi-language development and adds a few more activities. It was originally developed for K12 teachers, but looks like it might be useful for us. It also has the benefit of being only one tool, not four (like all of the others).
All of my flickr images are licensed under Creative Commons, and it’s always fun to see where they end up. Thanks Dave for leaving me a note and letting me know where and how you’ve used my photo.
There was a Star Trek episode where Geordi La Forge (the blind, but brilliant engineer) was kidnapped by smallish round people who looked like weeble-woobles. They took him because, in their own words, “You’re smart. You make things go.” Good job Creative Commons. You made my picture go. (and please don’t tell my that I like Star Trek. He already thinks I’m a sci-fi nerd because of Firefly).
Marion has brought me out of blog writing funk by showing me Whereigo…
Wherigo is a toolset for creating and playing GPS-enabled adventures in the real world. Use GPS technology to guide you to physical locations and interact with virtual objects and characters -Whereigo site
This allows for legitimate crossover interactions between humans, locations, and literally anything a person can imagine virtually. I can see this being big with virtual gamers, but also with people like my mom who takes tours to Europe every summer. My mother can take a tour of people to the Louvre where they go on a treasure hunt for famous artwork. There are very cool applications with history, as well… Imagine taking a 6th grade class to an Anasazi ruin in the Four Corners area. As they walk through the ruins, they encounter a 12 year old Anasazi boy going through a coming of age ritual and become a part of his experience.
Location anchored virtual experiences. Cool. Marion put together a tour of Temple Square in Salt Lake City. If you are traveling this way, download it and enjoy!
I have a few friends from Idaho Falls. They never told me just how fun their youth activities were. Apparently, there was quite a counter-culture. This site displays rave/club flyers and other artifacts from 1992-1995.
via Justin via boing boing
The United Nations has pulled together a pretty good list of open source learning management systems. I’m drawn to dotLRN, it supports collaborative engagement among learners and has Blogger support along with all the other expected learning management system features.
The free and somewhat open movement continues… Adobe is handing out Flex Builder 2 licenses for students and faculty. Noble, and self-serving… the best, most sustainable model as far as I can tell.
The Flex Builder 2 integrated development environment (IDE) is part of a powerful toolset for designing and developing rich Internet applications (RIAs), an essential part of Web 2.0. link
See a pretty cool demo of how religion has spread over the last several thousand years in 90 seconds
