I discovered Google’s Fusion Tables tool while preparing for a workshop on Google Tools for Reference Staff at the CT Library Consortium’s Reference Roundtable meeting last week. I’m still exploring all the features!
Fusion Tables is a Google Labs project that lets you work with sets of data uploaded from Google Docs spreadsheets or other .xls [...]
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Google Fusion Tables
Google sky map
I’m having a great time playing with my new Verizon Droid phone and learning how to interact with a phone that is way smarter than me. My old phone was 6 years old, hip for it’s day, but that day is long gone!
My favorite app so far is Google Sky Map. My local astronomer [...]
Zoho Creator for simple, free, online signup
In something for nothing Aaron Schmidt explains how his library is using Zoho Creator for a handy and effective summer reading program sign up form that is embedded on the library’s web site. After the kids sign up, they’re taken to a page where they can download a reading log and get other info about [...]
Wondershare QuizCreator
Free – if you install it today – June 25, 2008.
Wondershare QuizCreator – a robust Flash quizzing and testing tool
that helps instructors easily create Flash-based quizzes and tests as
online assessments to track and manage learning performance.More than efficient edting, QuizCreator can integrate a variety of
multimedia and interactivity to engage and interact with learners.
Owing [...]
Free Screen Shot software – Giveaway of the Day
I haven’t downloaded this software yet, plan to try it later today. I’ve been using the SnagIt for screen captures for years and also use FireShot (free plugin for Firefox). But this TNT Screen Capture may have some additional features worth checking out. And it’s free for today only.
Create screen shots that look better than [...]
