JISC Content - QuickSign - Scribie - Typecast - Glass Giant
Welcome to the 2nd Blog for July 2011 (the 28th this year); busy, busy, busy! I don’t think I’m in the office this week at all – working with my colleagues I start tomorrow with 50+ Managers with CEOPs Training – Safeguarding – and so the week continues.
Monday morning at 8:59 I’m trying out the Typecast, included below, why not join me and ask a question about Stakeholder Voice (learners, employers, employees, etc.) Details below...
Today’s 5 Finds (183 posted this year) include…
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Have you tried all the features in new Nitro Reader 2 yet? Check out this video to see how you can best use QuickSign:
An increasing number of learning providers are...
using video and audio to collect evidence; and
using Xerte to produce accessible learning resources - including audio and video clips;
In both cases transcriptions may be required and/or, in the case of accessible resources, is essential to widen access.
is a company specialized in audio transcription services;
enables users to submit audio recordings...
will produce a high quality transcript for as little as $0.99 per minute of audio (approx, at time of going to print, £0.60 per min); with my typing skills and other commitments I find this an attractive ROI.
will have your transcription file ready for download in 1 business day.
Although both audio and video files are supported, using Oxelon, to strip an audio file from a video, will reduce file size and upload time.
Note: Payment is made when users upload files for transcription.
Find out more at http://scribie.com/.
lets users be interviewed by anyone. Invite learners, colleagues & other stakeholders to ask questions, choose which ones you want to answer and start typing.
lets practitioners, assessors, managers, etc., create online events (typecasts) in which people/stakeholders can ask questions, and receive direct replies by those who have created the events; and they will do that in writing.
modify the way in which audiences interact with speakers, lecturers, practitioners etc.;
their actual topics are announced when users create them;
that is also the time they choose a name for them; and specify the exact date they will be held.
Typecasts can currently be created and edited at just no cost - registration to the service is free and simple. A pro version of the service is going to be eventually implemented. Those who sign up now (before Typecast moves out of beta) will stand a chance to win one such account when they are finally announced.
Find out more at http://gotypecast.com/.
Just go to http://gotypecast.com/casts/15/ if you want to join in.
GlassGiant isn't new, it has been around since 2001 as a personal portfolio website and programming "scratch pad" for it's founder, Shawn Wilson. I was reminded to revisit by the...
It's a great website to play with...
type in messages to display on images;
create images to use in...
decorate learning environment walls
Geek stuff; I particularly like the "binary" resources.
Visit http://www.glassgiant.com/ to find out more and have some fun.
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Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.
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