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7 Excellent Twitter Tools for Students

Posted on September 4th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

As number of users on Twitter have reached to millions and a good number of users on it are students.  Following are some of the Twitter tools that students would found to be of great use and utility.

Atlas
This tool is great to explore the world with Tweets that are shown on a map. And in order to learn more about that place you can explore around that geographic location.

Twitxr
This tool lets a student to share pictures through mobile phone to its Twitter account. The tool has not only photo sharing and publishing features for Twitter accounts but also for other social networks and photo sharing sites. More you can tell about your location to your friends supported with pictures for the place.

Twitrans
This tool is quite a helpful for students as they can interact and communicate with students known to other languages by translating tweets into other languages using human translators. It works as a mediator agency where a tweet posted for translation reaches to Twitrans and is then sent back to your account after translation.

Tweet Cube
Developed and managed by Anything Cashable TweetCube let anyone to share files on Twitter. After following some easy and simple steps and couple of clicks the files get automatically posted on Twitter. This is tool is absolutely free for use and can upload a file upto 10mb. Files older than 30 days are get deleted, easily.

Twiggit
This application helps a student to search out news and articles related to his curriculum and even let his friends on twitter to know about the article that he may have dug on internet.

Quote URL
Helpful for the purpose of presentations Quote URL let you to quote different tweets on a single page. By the help of it you can group different Twitter updates on a single page having a permanent URL. That URL can be kept by you on your blog or its interesting conversations can be sent out to friends.

Tweet Scan
This tool makes it very easy to have a search on TweetScan in simple steps by entering keywords. More, it sends an alert every time at your email address if any tweet relating to your tweet has been searched.

Top 7 Open Courseware Links for e-Learners

Posted on July 27th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

The advancement in technology and the desire that people have to get that edge required to remain competitive in the harsh economic climate has created the need for universities and colleges to post learning material on the internet. This material can be accessed by anyone. This new progress is what Open Courseware is all about.  It saves e-learners a lot of money on tuition and allows prospective students to see exactly what goes on in the universities and colleges.

Open Courseware has developed to a great extent and now there are numerous directories, search engines, archives, lists and web tools that are easily available to people who want to learn using the internet. There are many links that an e-learner can make use of on the internet. This article will highlight the top seven Open Courseware links for e-learners.  The links also have other links that will direct you to other websites and pages that can offer you more information on the subject you are interested in. The links include:

1. 101 Killer Open Courseware Projects from Around the World: Ivy League and Beyond
This link contains a list of one hundred projects from across the world that is offered by universities and colleges. The projects give e-learners supplementary material to use. There is no charge for the service and as long as you can access the internet you can use the material. It is important to note that credits cannot be earned on these projects. There is also a list of libraries for various textbooks. The list offers the list of projects in an alphabetical order.

2. 236 Open Courseware collections, podcasts and videos
This link gives you a variety of digital archives, e-books & e-texts, podcasts, broadcast learning, directories and searches that will be helpful for any subject.

3. British Academy Portal
With this link you will have access to the British Academy’s online resources. The directory will give you access to material on the social sciences and humanities. It is suitable for those who are doing research and those in higher learning institutions.

4. American Memory
This is a link that directs you to a directory that has 18 collections from the Library of Congress. It is useful for those who want material on the history of America.

5. MIT Open Courseware
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads when it comes to open courseware. Their directory is very extensive. The courses on the directory are listed according to the department. For each department, you will find the course and when it is being offered.

6. Bard’s Song
This is a link to a directory that has material on literature, photography, various music forms, theatre, drawing and dance.

7. World Lecture Hall
This gives e-learners the opportunity to get access to course material from various countries in the world. E-learners have a chance to get material by searching for the particular course they want, by the area or even to conduct an advanced search for relevant information.

Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees

Posted on June 30th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Online learning has matured over the years, thanks to today’s technology especially the internet which has simplified the job for those willing to earn an online Bachelor’s degree. As the number of online Bachelor’s degree graduates keeps growing all those who are planning to earn their degree online need to know a few things that will guide them in selecting the appropriate Online Bachelors degree programs.

After selecting the degree program you want to partake you should have a look at the different Schools offering such degree programs. The reputation of the Online School or the online bachelor’s degree program should be one of the top guidelines in assisting you to select the right online school or Bachelor’s degree program. Be sure to talk to hiring personnel and ask them their opinion of an online bachelor’s degree from a certain school you are considering. Such people will be of great help to you as they will assist you in choosing the right online degree program.

Other factors which should also be put into consideration include; the cost of the online degree program you want to study, the accreditation of the online school or online degree program and the bachelor’s degrees major offered. The teaching staff caliber, the flexibility of the online degree program and the technology used in the online degree program should also be considered.

Do your homework well, shop like a consumer. If you put into consideration all factors discussed above be sure that you will be able to make an informed decision and you will be on your way to earning the best online bachelor’s degree at an accredited school as you sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor cause for one you will complete your degree in a much shorter time and can earn your online bachelor’s degree while at home. How convenient!