CommonCraft has released yet another witty video, this one focusing on the basics of social media: new technology that makes everyone a producer and tools that give everyone a chance to have a say.
You can find links to more great videos explaining new technologies in simple terms on theCommonCraft blog.
CommonCraft has released yet another wonderful video explaining a technology in very simple terms. In their latest video, they explain Twitter in Plain English.
This video by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University, creatively and powerfully looks at today’s students and how they are changing the world of learning and education.
What steps should be taken to engage students of the 21st century? Feel free to post a comment with your thoughts and reflections.
As I posted earlier, the NIU campus is reeling from the recent shooting on campus. For those who are interested and weren’t able to watch it live, here’s a video of the press conference featuring comments from NIU President John Peters and NIU Police Chief Donald Grady responding to the tragic events.
In the press conference, Chief Grady discussed the rapid response of the NIU campus police force in response to first reports of the shooting. I can attest personally to the responsiveness of NIU police…they certainly are a highly trained and VERY responsive unit. There’s no doubt that police were on the scene within 29 seconds as Chief Grady noted.
Please continuing praying for the entire NIU community.
If you take digital pictures, you need to watch this 3 minute video that explains the value of posting photos on a service like Flickr for sharing or safe keeping.
Thanks to Adam Pash, this video demonstration from Ask the PC Guide delves into some of the finer points of mastering Gmail. The demo illustrates usage of labels, filters, a few keyboard shortcuts, and vacation autoresponders.
To further expand Gmail, grab Better Gmail 2 and supercharge your Gmail Lifehacker-style.
How to Become a Gmail Jedi Master [Ask the PC Guide]
Ever wondered what exactly a blog is or why someone would want to use one? The folks over at CommonCraft have put together a great video called “Blogs in Plain English” that explains in 3 minutes the premise for and power of blogging.
If you like this video, you might find some of the other “Plain English” videos helpful, like:
Veronica Belmont of Mahalo Daily gives some great coverage of the 2007 California state yo-yo championships. Very cool! If you’ve ever aspired to be skilled at yo-yoing, watching this short video clip. Or, maybe you just need to take a break for a few minutes from the busyness of your day. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be coordinated enough for these tricks 
This video clip happens to be one of the first episodes of the new video podcast called Mahalo Daily. I’ve subscribed and I’m looking forward to seeing what future episodes are released.
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