After quite a few days of tweaking, I have officially launched my first social network using Ning. This is a social network for users of Logos Bible Software, the primary software I use for Bible study, teaching preparation, research, and anything else to do with biblical studies. I have been a Logos user for 10 … Continue reading New Social Network Launched
Author: Chris Eller
Christ Follower, Husband, Father, Pastor, Geek, Writer, Photographer.
Google Enters Virtual World
PCMag.com is offering a preview/review of Google Lively (Beta). This is the online giant's entrance into the virtual world dominated by Second Life. Here is the summary of the article: Lively gives you a 3D chat world with a very clear interface, and it makes getting into virtual worlds much easier than it is with … Continue reading Google Enters Virtual World
Google Enters Virtual World
PCMag.com is offering a preview/review of Google Lively (Beta). This is the online giant's entrance into the virtual world dominated by Second Life. Here is the summary of the article: Lively gives you a 3D chat world with a very clear interface, and it makes getting into virtual worlds much easier than it is with … Continue reading Google Enters Virtual World
The Great Paradigm Shift
John Loeffler provides a good summary of the coming paradigm shift heading at Americans at an increasing speed. For several years, Loeffler has been talking about a window from 2009 to 2012 as the critical years when all the pieces begin to fall into place to create what Jim Pulplava has dubbed, "The Perfect Financial … Continue reading The Great Paradigm Shift
OoVoo is Ooooh Sooo Cool
I just came across a new tool for video conferencing. It's called ooVoo. I've experienced MeBeam during a classroom chat, and besides its ugly interface, it works OK. (How's that for a raving review?) On the surface, ooVoo looks better than MeBeam. Moreover, in the podcast video I watched where ooVoo was used, it has … Continue reading OoVoo is Ooooh Sooo Cool
Recording with Skype
Skype is a wonderful tool. A couple of weeks ago in my Emerging Instructional Technologies class at UNI, I witnessed the power of Skype when we had the opportunity to interview guest experts via Skype. Since that time, I have wanted to experiment with Skype and see how it worked to create a podcast. For … Continue reading Recording with Skype
Transferring Blog
I am in the process process of transferring my blog from WordPress.com to a hosted WordPress account with GoDaddy.com. I am doing this so I can have more control over the content I use and will be able to employ Java Scripts within my site. WordPress.com is a great tool, but it does have its … Continue reading Transferring Blog
Resource Hogs
Is your computer running sluggish? Take a look at the task manager and see what programs are using your system resources. In this case, BeInSync is the culprit and wins the Resource Hog of the Day award. I appreciate what BeInSync does for me: it keeps my three main computers in synch (automatically) so that … Continue reading Resource Hogs
Just when it was getting fun…
Are we losing our enthusiasm for blogging? Just when it starts to get fun, there's a suggestion that blogging is entering into its sunset. Rob Peters suggests that blogging may be losing ground to microblogging. He states, Blogging malaise might be due to the myriad of options now available to the traditional pleasure blogger. A … Continue reading Just when it was getting fun…
Updated EIT Links
Emerging Instructional Technology Links To give you a flavor of the technologies introduced during our Emerging Instructional Technologies class, here's my del.icio.us links tagged EmergingIT. Welcome to Shelfari! Read, Share, Explore! - Shelfari Dangerously Irrelevant Amazon.com: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms: Will Richardson Amazon.com: Classroom Blogging: 2nd Edition: David Warlick … Continue reading Updated EIT Links
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