-
Google
Search -
I
rarely use another
search engine and
can't imagine using
the Internet without
this (but I am sure
I could if pushed).
-
Firefox - I like Firefox for 'doing what it
says on the tin' - most of the time, I don't notice
it except when thwarted by Microsoft to deny
features of the uni web mail to Firefox, and forced
to use IE.
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Moodle -
I have to put this up near the top as it was my
introduction to Open Source software, when we used it to
create
CABWEB.
This is a truly great example of an open source
community with lots of active and helpful users
(very few of whom are programmers). I am honoured to
be moderator of Social forum at Moodle.org
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Netvibes
- I love having an online desktop accessible from
anywhere any machine, as I spend my life trying to cope
with working with differen computers. It
helps me monitor forums
and blogs through RSS
feeds, and my Flickr
feed to new posts tagged
with knitting brings me
joy daily!
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Google Scholar
- I start my literature searches here (citation rating
is especially useful) and just wish it was better
integrated with the substantial digital library that
comes through my university.
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flickr.com
(Pro) - I use this privately as a backup for my
photo collection (worth paying for the pro version) and
publicly for selected personal photos, and images that I
use for work. Top feature is ability to search for
CC-licensed images.
-
Elgg/Eduspaces - My
main blog is at
eduspaces and I work on two projects that are
powered by elgg - another great piece of OSS.
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del.icio.us
- another essential tool that I use through netvibes. I like the network
option
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Facebook
- noone in education can
afford to ignore this, bearing in mind its explosion
in recent months. It brings to life the tensions
between private and public in Web 2.0.
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EndNote (integrated with
Word) - I
can't imagine writing a paper without this reference
management tool. It also appeals to the latent
techie in me that I can write new styles in code
that takes me back about 20 years.
