http://ltoulon.edublogs.org Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:30:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google is adding to their arsenal of tools by purchasing Writely (see January 7, 2006 post on Web-Based Word Processors and Collaborative Writing for information on Writely).  See Writely's Blog on this aquisition. http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/03/10/google-purchases-writely/ Originally posted to the Illinois Technology Conference for Educator's Blog - March 1, 2006 I had the pleasure of spending the day with Susim Munshi and Susan Switzer at their Read, Write, and Blog workshop. They have a wonderful support website using 21publish.com at http://learn2blog.21publish.com/ Excellent blog examples are included under ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/03/06/19/ Listservs are a great way to keep current in Education.  One such listserv I belong to is the Friday 5 hosted by Lucy Gray.  Five sites, based on a theme, are emailed to participants every Friday.  The most recent one was on Firefox.  Lucy listed sites with useful information on ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/01/09/firefox-15-and-adblock/ I have discovered some wonderful free Web-Based Word Processors which support Collaborative Writing.  The three I have loooked at so far are: Writeboard, Jotspot Live, and Writely.  They have the following features in common:1.  free service2.  Available from any Internet connected computer - no software needed3.  Collaborate with others - enter their email address ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/01/07/web-based-word-processors-and-collaborative-writing/ So how did Mike, from BlinkList, find my posting on my blog so fast? (see Jan. 4th post)  I went straight to the source and asked him myself.  He used technorati, a blog search engine.   How does this search engine work?  According to their site, "Because Technorati automatically receives notification from weblogs ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/01/05/technorati-blog-search-engine/ Just hours after I posted my first entry on this weblog, I received an email from someone asking me to check out their social bookmarking service BlinkList.  I was amazed that he was able to find my post so fast.  I then remembered there is an RSS button on my ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/01/04/web-feeds-and-readers/ For years, I have been using an online bookmark manager called iKeepbookmarks to manage and access my Internet favorites.  I have always liked the simplicity of the interface and the ability to access it from any Internet connected computer.  At a recent conference in Alabama, I was introduced to del.icio.us  At first glance, ... http://ltoulon.edublogs.org/2006/01/03/online-bookmark-managers-and-social-bookmarking/