Voicethread is a great way to share an image or a video clip or an audio track, and have class discussions and conversations. It's a pretty powerful piece of technology that attempts to enhance classroom connectivity. Check out my first attempt at making a voicethread:http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=541020To try out Voicethread, leave a comment or check out the … Continue reading VOICETHREAD →

In what's predicted to become the Google of digital dictionaries, a new website marries the definitions of 1.7 million words with relevant information, images and multimedia plumbed from Web 2.0. Wordnik contains over 1.7 million words and 130 million examples of using the words including a dictionary, theasaurus, etymology, audio pronunciations, and related words. A … Continue reading WORDNIK →

Check out Microsoft's new search engine, Bing. I mean, I'm not sure why even bothering to put forward the money and time into this thing with Google and even the new computational knowledge engine, Wolframalpha, has taken a different tact with its usage so its not even competing with the big guy.

Teens and text messaging:anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation--and that's only half the problem. Check out a recent article in today's New York Times that says texting is complicating the lives of teens. Any surprise?

Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. Check out the features in the works: a timeline machine, short cuts, preferred sites capability, wiki searches--all in the experimental (or beta) stages. Note: you can only try one out at a time.

It just can't get any easier than this! Check out easybib.com the free automatic bibliography and citation maker for all styles--including MLA style--the kind LVR uses. No more excuses for improper citations...

WolframAlpha, a powerful new service that can answer a broad range of queries, has become one of the most anticipated Web products of the year. But its creator, Stephen Wolfram, wants to make something clear: Despite the online chatter comparing it to Google, his service is not intended to dethrone the king of search engines. … Continue reading WolframAlpha: A New Search Engine with a Different Purpose →

Compare and contrast anything with web-based search engine, Diffen. Check it out!

The new invisible Web: on searching wikis and tweets and blogs and more Face it. We are faced with a new invisible Web. These days, when we search, we miss so much of the stuff that appears in new Web format.