Links of interest 06/11/2011

• Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction | Connect all Schools

  "Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction" was developed to help teachers use the Internet to "reach out" globally. These materials were initially prepared as part of the US Department of Education's inaugural International Education Week in November 2000 and were hosted by the US Department of Education.  This is the third version of this Guide.
  
  

  tags: globaleducation global kimcofino collaboration

• Brown University’s IT Dept uses Apps Script to manage Vacation Calendar - Google Apps Developer Blog

  Example of script at Brown University that checks vacation schedules

  tags: GoogleApps tutorial scripts code google

• Google Apps Script - Google Apps Script - Google Code

  tags: GoogleApps tutorial scripts code google

• BigBlueButton -- Open Source Web Conferencing | www.bigbluebutton.org

  BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system built on over fourteen open source components to create an integrated solution that runs on mac, unix, or PC computers. In the true sense of open source, we invite you to try out and participate in our project.

  tags: opensource videoconferencing collaboration conference

• Twitterfountain

  tags: twitter streaming

• Developing Apps for iOS (HD) - Download free content from Stanford on iTunes

  Tools and APIs required to build applications for the iPhone platform using the iPhone SDK. User interface designs for mobile devices and unique user interactions using multitouch technologies. Object-oriented design using model-view-controller pattern, memory management, Objective-C programming language. iPhone APIs and tools including Xcode, Interface Builder and Instruments on Mac OS X. Other topics include: core animation, bonjour networking, mobile device power management and performance considerations. Prerequisites: C language and programming experience at the level of 106B or X. Recommended: UNIX, object-oriented programming, graphical toolkits Offered by Stanford’s School of Engineering, the course will last ten weeks and include both the lecture videos and PDF documents. A new lecture will be posted each Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to this course, and automatically receive new lectures as they become available. Released with a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license.

  tags: ios apps iphone ipad

• Copy of Global Links

  tags: international collaboration globaleducation global appsct gct

• YouTube introduces Creative Commons option for uploaders, remixers - Boing Boing

  tags: youtube creativecommons

• Backchannel (and Me) in the New York Times | Teaching with Classroom Response Systems

  tags: backchannel

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