Posted by perthltc on May 21, 2008
What is bFree?
• bFree is a tool for viewing, searching, and extracting Blackboard course content.
• A course is extracted and presented as an outline that reflects the actual organization of the course.
• bFree is a desktop application that operates on Blackboard archive (and export) zip files.
• bFree is free of charge and can be freely distributed.
Why should I use bFree?
• To convert your Blackboard course into a standalone web site.
• To share course materials with colleagues who do not have access to Blackboard.
• To have your course in a standard, portable format.
• To move your course materials from Blackboard to another online environment.
More details here: University of North Carolina
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Posted by perthltc on April 28, 2008
This piece of software looks interesting for the creation of multimedia items. You can incorporate video, audio, office components, documentation, scripts and just about anything that you can view in a browser.
Could be very useful for creating VLE content, and at £45 a year it looks like a snip.
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Posted by perthltc on March 3, 2008
Often, if you want a short video clip on a common topic, the chances are that it already exists out there. YouTube is always worth a search as is TeacherTube which is obviously a little more specialised.
If you find something you want, you can usually embed it in a web or blog page, or in your VLE, like the clip below from TeacherTube. Embedding it has the advantage that you will have no copyright worries, as you are embedding (hosting) rather than copying the content. Unless the original content is suspect, of course: common sense is required. On the downside, the owner might delete the content without notice.
The video below is about learning styles. Click on the play icon to view it.
from www.teachertube.com posted with vodpod
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