PostsThis is a bit of a ‘niche’ post, but anyone interested in history and illustrating the relationships between historical events may find it useful!
I was in Norway last week, teaching at the University of Agder in Kristiansand (right down in the south of the country), for the 2008 European Integration Summer School, which has been run almost [...]
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Magic Studio builds timelines in … Norway
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Multiple Labels for Drag ‘n Drop
We’ve added a new feature to the Drag ‘n’ Drop tool which enables authors to use the same label on more than one hotspot.
During authoring you can use a previously created label to place on a new hotspot - either from a list of text labels or by choosing the same image from your content [...] -
Hotspot Display Options for Image Explorer
We’ve added a new feature which enables authors to set different levels of visibility to hotspots to Image Explorers.
You can now choose from Invisible, Low, Medium (default) and High - click on the Settings button to choose your Hotspot Display option.
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Social Networks, Learning and the ghost of Ivan Illich
In Chapter 6 of Deschooling Society, Ivan Illich talks about Learning Webs and Peer-matching (page 93):
The operation of a peer-matching network would be simple. The user would identify himself by name and address and describe the activity for which he sought a peer. A computer would send him back the names and addresses of all [...] -
Nottinghamshire Local Authority signs up to Magic Studio™ Pro
Its a double celebration for Magic Studio™ this week. Not only have we launched a revamped product for teachers and families, but we can also announce that Nottinghamshire Local Authority have signed up to make Magic Studio™ Pro available as a dedicated service to all its primary and secondary schools.
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Seeking collections for creative re-use in schools
Following on from discussions at the MCG MW2008 conference, we would like to follow up with anyone who is interested in making their collection(s) (image, audio and video assets) available to schools free of charge for educational re-use.
The Magic Studio Pro network has been developed as a means of delivering digital assets from the cultural [...] -
new magicstudio.com
www.magicstudio.com officially came into being yesterday on June 30th 2008. We’ve moved all our users from magicstudio.co.uk and magicstudiostart.co.uk to the new service with enhanced tools and features, plus a newly designed interface.
You might think that would be a good excuse to go out and celebrate, but no, we were huddled around a table [...] -
Magic Studio at UKMW2008
We were at UK Museums and the Web 2008 last week. Mia Ridge has done a great job of writing up the event on her blog so there’s no need to duplicate that here! Also, there are some great pictures on Flickr tagged UKMW08.
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Finally doing something with my pictures and videos
I’ve been taking home movies for about 10 years now - but never really done anything with them. Its great to watch them soon after a holiday to show friends, but I just don’t get them out anymore. Plus we’ve now got literally thousands of digital photos just sitting on a hard drive.
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Setting the Standard
Metadata. If you look up the definition on wikipedia, it says “data about data”. Fair enough, I suppose. Why use more than three words when three will do.
However, ask your average user to explain what metadata is and you may well get a much shorter answer, if you get an answer at all. Does this [...]