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Link to VideoDownloadX.com YouTube receives 65,000 videos and serve 100 million videos a day! WHAT?Unfortuneatly YouTube doesnt allow you to download these videos. VideoDownloadx.com allows you to save videodownloadx videos and download videodownloadx videos easily using only your IE or Firefox browser. HOW? Browse for the videos at YouTube.com Copy and Paste the URL of the YouTube video into the...

This weeks tutorial is one that a lot of people ask me about!  It can be so frustrating to make a PowerPoint on your computer at home, then head to your work computer and have all of your hard work with fancy fonts and giving pictures transparent backgrounds go to waste! I do want to forewarn you that this tutorial does NOT copy over videos or sound effects, so those will need to be reinserted. ...

YouTube CatcherFree FLV Player YouTube Video - Did You Know 2.0Via Jane Knight YOUTUBE CATCHER?YouTube Catcher is another tool that allows you to download YouTube videos easy and fast!I am still wondering why YouTube does not allow users to download videos directly. It would probably take their software engineers approximately 5-10 minutes to add this feature, but something seems to stop them from...

Does it leave a little bit too much space in between your lines when you double space it?  If so, you may want to 1.5 space your text!  This keyboard shortcut works perfect in Microsoft Wo...

THE STORYThe admirable Dr. Archana Singh Sikarwar (IMU lecturer) invited Dr Martha Herbert (a prominent Harvard Medical School researcher and clinician) to give a Keynote talk for the AUTISM: Insight and Interventions seminar at IMU on 21 -22 September, 2012. Due to Dr. Marthas busy schedule, she could only agree to do a webinar or Skype session with the participants.Dr. Archana needed help to make...

Alhamdulillah, 2012 was an exciting year with many inspiring learning adventures and memories! For those of you who missed some of them, or are new to ZaidLearn, here is a compilation of the learning adventures and ideas explored in 2012. The compilation is organized into themes, rather than just a bunch of links archived according to chronological order.    IMU WEBINAR SERIES The IMU...

"Every blog has a story behind it." - Teenage Advisor THE STORYIn late October 2010, Sheba DMani, the coordinator (facilitator) for the A Critical and Reflective Response to Media (Medical Humanities Selective) course (at IMU) explored with me the idea of assigning students to work in groups to develop blogs addressing important issues and promoting a healthy lifestyle.Of course that made me excited,...

Link to article"More companies are helping employees to speak freely -- and bond with customers ""...In the past year, employee blogs have begun to multiply across Corporate America -- and a growing number of companies approve...Increasingly, execs see employee blogs as a way to transform a transaction with a faceless behemoth into a personal relationship with an employee. Blogs are also hyper efficient at driving product innovation. And they create loyal audiences....Microsoft has been...

Facebook - Study GroupsVia Jane KnightWhen we think of Search, we think of Google!When we think of LMS, we think of Moodle!When we think of Food, we think of Noodle?Having a tough time getting everyone on the same page in your study group or group project (Yeah, especially in a formal LMS!)? Study Groups, a new Facebook application lets you quickly and easily collaborate with your classmates and plan...

(Originally posted in ELC on the 3rd December, 2004)Assalamu Alaikum wrt wbt & Greetings to ALL!Welcome to the November issue of ELC ?Knowledge Sharing? newsletter. This issue contains several excellent sites, articles, and research papers found from various online resources during November, including the real story behind the failure of U.K. eUniversity, a virtual drummer school, and two excellent free educational games that can perhaps be integrated into some management and business...

This trick is so simple but so handy!  If youre working on a document in Word or PowerPoint and you want to jump back to the very first page in your document, this is going to help you do it so quick...

If you used one of the past two tips to double space or 1.5 space your text and you want to make your document single spaced again, this tip is perfect for you!  Again, this tip is meant for Microsoft Wo...

So... you know that moment when youre sitting at your computer promising your husband that youre doing work and he looks over and sees you shoe shopping?  Well... this quick little trick is just what you need if that happens to you all to frequently!This tip is also great if you constantly open up programs on your Mac to find a million windows open from the last time you used the program!Its...

Its official... I am OBSESSED with this QR code designer!  Ive made QR codes for nearly everything this year!!! ve done it for our class website, videos that Ive made, games that I found online.  Its cute, quick, and easy to get addicted to!This was a clear winner on the poll... and Im sure youll be even more excited by how quick and easy it is!!!  Heres the link to the website I use...

Free Resources from Bryan ChapmanBryan Chapmans BlogWHO?"Bryan Chapman is Chief Learning Strategist at Chapman Alliance, LLC; a provider of research-centric consulting solutions that assist organizations in defining, operating and optimizing their strategic learning initiatives. As a veteran in the industry, he has over 20 years experience and has worked with such organizations as American Express,...

Looking forward to facilitate a 1-day OER and MOOC workshop at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) on the 25th March, 2013. It will be interesting to see how many that actually turn up. I do hope Insya-Allah for a full-house, because this time around I will start by exploring 16 Learning Trends, We Simply CANT Ignore! (for 30 - 45 minutes), before zooming in on Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive...