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Comic Life

Decided to check out Comic Life because TIES is offering training on the product, and it is included in our new Atomic Learning tutorials as well. It is similar to other online comic strip tools and is a very easy-to-use template driven program.

I probably should clarify that one of my assistants, Ms. Thompson, was having a little fun on our Halloween Dress Up Day. Perhaps, next year we will all dress up as the three witches from Macbeth!

(Comic Life does require a download.)

http://comiclife.com/

Nook from Barnes and Noble

I have had my nook for four months now and love it. While I was skeptical at first about whether or not I could give up the "feel" of a "real" book, I have found the reading experience on my nook to be great. And, the portability for vacation travel is wonderful. Before I left on a spring break trip, I loaded my nook with a bunch of books and put it in my purse. I read in the car, at the airport, on the plane, by the pool, on a bus, standing in line, and more.  I also love that I can purchase books over the their 3G network no matter where I am or what time of day . . . a convenient feature that could have significant impact on my credit card statement. I won't give up purchasing books for my home library, especially children's books and those with pretty covers, but will use my nook for much of my reading.

Fold and Play "Recycled" Speakers

A colleague showed me a pair of "fold and play" speakers last week. Very clever and green idea . . .

http://gadgetsin.com/origaudio-fold-nplay-recycled-speakers.htm

My New Reading Glasses

My granddaughter loved the reading glasses that I received as a Christmas gift. Yes, I know that this isn't a technology tool, but I thought it might be "geeky" enough to post here anyway. They have a built-in LED light on the side of each lens (and come with various magnification for those of us who might need it for reading ; - ) Perfect for planes, trains, and automobiles . . .

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Slideshare Example

Offers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe pdf files. This is also a great tool for finding some PowerPoint presentations from experts in a variety of fields. I love the work of Joyce Valenza and found many of her presentations had been uploaded to Slideshare.

http://www.slideshare.net/

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My Shelfari Bookshelf

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

Sample Voki

Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.

http:www.voki.com