What if? What if Google Calendar would allow to show us a lookout or weather forecast for the next 15 days? Sometimes I find myself debating on booking a meeting, attending a sport game, going to a BBQ because I don’t know what the weather might look like. I glance at the calendar and I [...]
web site that lets you (quickly and easily) mix sounds from the site’s library, and it also lets you upload your own sounds. The example below is a quick mixer I made in about 3 minutes. /* PLEASE CHANGE DEFAULT EXCERPT HANDLING TO CLEAN OR FULL (go to your WordPress Dashboard/Settings/Cincopa Options … */ cp_load_widget(“%5Bcincopa+AkEAas67Xi_u%5D”, “cp_widget_4fb8f2a46be26″); [...]
What is faster than rapid learning? Bits of Information. We read every day, and students are no exception. Specifically, a student will pay attention to anything that comes up on their phone. One way to add information retention is to based part of the day’s lesson on the information received students receive on their phones. The are a several [...]
I came across a neat website that offers users a way to “design” their own WordPress site/theme using the WYSIWYG format–sort of–an online app that dynamically changes the code (even though the user doesn’t see these changes) as the user changes the layout. No Code Needed Though with limitations, Lubith does a great job at [...]
Enter a contest. There are many, many different ways to get the same result in Photoshop. Any image effect can be achieved by utilizing effects, layer order, and image manipulation. Professionals tend to streamline work, but that’s after they have done it the same effects over and over, and by doing so, they achieve the [...]
Today, I learned that I can download a backup copy of my Facebook data (posts, friends, photos, videos, etc) –in other words, my digital life on FB. Is this a good idea? Facebook is now allowing users to backup their “data” or history? Privacy Issue Here is yet another venue, another layer FB users have [...]
As as instructional designer, making sure that the learners gets the idea, specially those who are more visual, is vital to the instructional design. Screen capture application choices had been few for years and expensive. There were two options, one on the Adobe side, Captivate at $749.00 which is part of the eLearning suite. TechSmith [...]
I am working on adding more updates. Topics to come are: 1. Joomla is back! 2. iPad 2, really? 3. catch.com, what a useful tool! http://delgadoitec845.wordpress.com/
I am a Google users, I use gmail, calendar, task, wave, docs, webmaster tools, google analytics andI am learning to use the rest of the apps on daily basis. I believe my time logged into Google’s servers makes me an important voice when it comes to suggesting ideas. About a year ago, I submitted an [...]
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Jonathan Delgado
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