Lisa is an
online and history instructor at MiraCosta College in
California, as well as head of the Program for Online
Teaching there.
Lisa's Top 10 Tools as at 7 August 2007
FeedRaider
-
All
the RSS feeds I read appear on one page or tabbed pages,
with as many or as few headlines as I want, in any order I
want, and I just run my cursor over to get a preview of each
one. Couldn't
keep up without it!
GraphicConverter -
For Mac, quick to load and resizes
and sharpens quickly, exporting to jpg, gif or whatever I
want.
Moodle -
My current Course Management System
(and probably my last), Moodle has
an intuitive interface and enough web 2.0 features
to keep me happy for now.
QuickTime Pro -
I'm
still adding subtitles the hard way, and each version of QTPro makes it easier.
Plus it's the fastest
way to edit video and
reduce file sizes for
video and audio
Grab - Built into Mac OS
X, it captures screenshots and selections jiffy
quick.
Eudora
- Yes, I use
Thunderbird
for some stuff, but Eudora is still my
workhorse for email. Easy to organize, fast to load,
easy to get into the files and change things around,
clearing out old material. I know, I gotta move
on.
Adium -
Mac IM integration that lets me open
both my personal and work accounts at the same time, even
though they're with the same service. And I like the quack
when someone signs in.
TextEdit - Part of OS X and
super fast, it's just enough word processor for
simple tasks and can save as plain text for coding.
Firefox -
the best browser around, except when
it isn't and I have to use...
Safari -
just to check things when Firefox can't, and make sure web pages or
images are behaving themselves
What are your
Top 10 tools - for
your own personal working and learning
and/or
creating, delivering or supporting others' learning?
Let us know
