Wild and Wacky Friday: Microsoft's secret tablet

It's not a tablet, it's a booklet. The dual 7-inch (or so) screens are multitouch, and designed for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus, in addition to fingers.

Click the video to see how the device could be used. I want one.

Check it out: http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet

Tweet this! Using Twitter and Social Media to Promote your Project and Yourself

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10a.m. PT / 1p.m. ET.

Visit www.studiodaily.com/store/webinars for complete details.

At this Webinar, you will learn:

• How to extend your film's narrative into social media
• How platforms like Facebook and Twitpic can become part of your plan
• How to sell your work without looking like a salesperson
• Using Twitter to increase traffic to your Web site
• Monitoring what's being said about your work online
• Who to follow and how to attract followers
• Strategies for becoming part of online conversations
• Reaching out to the media - including the critics
• Connecting with collaborators
• Using Twitter tools and resources The difference between self-promotion and conversation

Capture stuff. Find it using any computer or phone

Evernote is ready to collect all of your ideas, experiences, thoughts, and memories into an always-accessible place.

• Take down your inspirations and ideas as they happen
• Capture interesting webpages you see, images and all
• Snap photos of everything from whiteboards to wine labels

Then, find it all any time from your computer, phone, or the web!

Check it out: http://www.evernote.com/

Using Evernote as a learning tool with Screenr videos: http://screenr.com/xw8

Corporate Learning Trends 2009

Three days of online dialog on Convergence in Corporate Learning. Free.

Time: November 17, 2009 to November 19, 2009

Organized By: Jay Cross, Tony Karrer, George Siemens

Check it out: http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/09/learntrends-2009-free-online-conference.html

http://learntrends.ning.com/events/corporate-learning-trends-2009

Office Live Workspace - Address the classroom challenge of H1N1

Microsoft is encouraging teachers to use Office Live Workspace to hand out work and assignments to children with H1N1. Microsoft's Office Live Workspace is a free web-hosted service (currently in beta) available in many countries that lets users publish and share Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.

Check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/education/classworkspace/default.aspx

Blog (VP, Microsoft Education): http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoftuseducation/archive/2009/09/16/h1n1-virus-forces-academic-institutions-to-think-more-aggressively-about-online-learning.aspx

The Benefits of Adobe eLearning Suite for Adobe Captivate users

Webinar - Wednesday, September 30, 200910:00 AM - 11:30 AM US/Pacific

In this session you will learn about:

• Using Adobe Soundbooth for recording and editing pristine audio for inclusion in Adobe Captivate projects
• Leveraging the power of Adobe Flash for supplementing Adobe Captivate projects with animations, as well as for creating and customizing existing Flash Widgets
• Designing in Adobe Photoshop for including high-impact layered images in Adobe Captivate projects
• Using the Emulator in Device Central for testing mobile learning projects developed in Adobe Captivate
• Supplementing informational-based eLearning in Adobe Presenter with Adobe Captivate content
• Expand your eLearning delivery options using Adobe Acrobat and Dreamweaver

Check it out: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=1522457&loc=en_us

Amazing Food Detective Game

Read a good blog article reviewing a fun learning game. The game emphasizes on the importance of healthy eating habits for youngsters. After playing the game for a while, you are stopped and asked to take a break - to do push-ups or other exercises. Interesting.

Check it out:
Blog article - http://blog.thewritersgateway.com/2009/09/18/game-of-the-week-the-incredible-adventures-of-the-amazing-food-detective/

The game - https://members.kaiserpermanente.org/redirects/landingpages/afd/