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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Use the Scavenger Hunt Documentto help you find important tips. The mission of the USA-SOS Internet Challenge is to promote cybercitizenship among students by engaging them in a fun, age-appropriate,competitive online program where they learn how to safely and responsibly usethe internet. One of the activities is a scavenger hunt.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

In thiscomplimentary webinar, learn about 16 different free tools that can help youwith your media creation and revision. How can you make simple adjustments to images andrecordings without having to spend thousands of dollars on a suite of products?

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JUNE 10, 2011

OnGuardOnline.govprovides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industryto help you be on guard against internet fraud, secure your computer, andprotect your personal information. The Internet Education Foundation, through GetNetWise.org , has contributed videotutorials for OnGuardOnline.gov.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Road Trip offers something new - an entertaining gamingexperience with helpful do's and don'ts for better fuel efficiency! The AmericanPetroleum Institute (API) has a number of cool interactive games. In Exploration Nation, you will have to balance yourtime, money, Mother Nature and unexpected factors while you search forresources.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The best part is Litmos is a hosted training system, which means you'll neverneed help from the IT department to set up. February10th, 1:00pm ET Space isLimited Reserve Your Webinar Seat Now At: [link] Litmos is the Learning Management System (LMS) that people love to use. You can literally get started inminutes.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Olivia Mitchell has written a fantastic free eBook “How to present with Twitter (and other backchannels” to help your speakers avoid the fate. Presenting with Twitter can be challenging. Download a free copy. Check it out: [link] Also, check it Olivia's blog for great presentation tips: [link]

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Download this Internet.com eBook for advice on keeping your users safe, help developing a social networking policy, and tips on how to make the most of social networking tools. While valuable tools for networking and keeping in touch, social networking sites can also expose your users to online malware. Check it out: [link]

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial that helps make searching easier. From Share&Learn: Google Guide. If you don’t have time to work through the whole tutorial, try the Cheat Sheet , which is also available as a printable PDF. A Google a Day.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

This workshop will help participants to organize them to train others. This interactive online workshop introduces you to a simple framework for simulations, which combine one’s work experience and expertise with the power of storytelling. Simulation isn’t a science; it’s just a way of organizing your thinking. Check it out: [link]

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APRIL 26, 2012

I think this book will help anyone who wants to understand how to bring “gamification” into their toolbox –finding methods to improve learning, retention and application of knowledge. The idea is to teach people the basis of binary numbers. The player leans the concepts while playing.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

In this session, we will explore the new technologies that underpin the excitement, cover the opportunities on the table, review a set of useful frameworks to help shift our thinking, and talk about the design process and organizational imperatives that accompany this new opportunity. To truly "get" mobile, we need to shift our thinking.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

CogniFit Senior Driver is an online software program aimed at helping aging adults improve and maintain the cognitive skills that are essential for safe driving. This program provides an assessment and training for 10 key driving-related skills, and can help drivers stay safer into their later years.

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MARCH 23, 2011

SCORE , a nonprofitassociation dedicated to helping small business start, grow and succeed, todayannounced the launch of e-Business Now, a new website providing small businessleaders with "how to" knowledge to successfully usetechnology-enabled applications.

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MARCH 24, 2010

I found the website searching for help to correct a problem in Microsoft Outlook – I synced Outlook with my phone (the wrong way) resulting in the addition of a duplicated list of contacts. Millions of visitors have received help from the over two thousand step-by-step tutorials found on the site.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Since 1997, ABI has developed tools and programs designed to help industry, academia and government recruit, retain and develop women technology leaders. Women hold 24 percent of technology jobs, yet represent half the total workforce. Here's an interesting white paper from the Anita Borg Institute. Check it out: [link]

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JANUARY 21, 2010

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Using animated graphics, each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Autodesk Assistance Program was designed to help displaced workers in the architecture, engineering, design and manufacturing industries maintain and develop their 3D design technology skills and help improve their employability in a down economy.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The agenda: Welcome Panel discussion highlighting strategic models, templates, and research Round table discussion: Personal observations Your organizations' activities towards transforming technical training What help/support would be useful?

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AUGUST 29, 2013

It helps prevent misspelling names of important people, businesses and locations, avoiding embarrassing situations while improving accuracy and speed. This tool can be useful for names (using initials as the abbreviations), businesses (such as government agencies), or complicated titles (such as people in the military).

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MARCH 1, 2010

The blog has lots of great tips and tricks - have found many of them to be very helpful! This blog article has some great tips on using Articulate products with a language other than English. Check it out: [link] Also check out: How to remove the Finish button - [link]

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It has helpful information and games as well. Girlstart.com provides online science, math, and engineering lessons directed at girls. Check it out: [link]

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Help create a wonderful legacy that honors the victims and those who rose to service in response to the attacks on America. Please take a moment now to post your personal plan to perform a good deed, volunteer or engage in another charitable activity in observance of the newly established September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

For example, JustAddMoney helps you track travel expenses; TaxiMagic connects directly with taxi services; and Right Signature allows you to sign documents on your phone. When traveling on business, there are some cheap and easy applications to download on your smartphone to make life easier. Check it out: [link]

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

This series explores trends in social learning, mobile learning and leadership development, with an eye toward helping learning professionals separate reality from overheated hype. At the same time, emerging technologies are opening up new possibilities in the design and delivery of corporate learning.

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MAY 28, 2010

Learning leaders have a key role in helping their organizations learn to survive, perform and prosper. Simply cutting budgets isn't the answer.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

To help untangle some of the confusion, here is a simple, somewhat opinionated taxonomy of most of the cables that we deal with in our lives. Cables are important, but they should not be expensive. It’s completely up to date — until the tech industry adds another confusing format to the pile. Check it out: [link]

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Training Peaks has free interactive web based training and nutrition log to help individuals achieve their goals. One of my New Year's resolutions is to stay on task with the New Year’s resolutions I have set! The personal edition is free. Track progress by recording exercise on the computer, iPhone, Blackberry or other smart phone.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

#lrnchat is a place for people interested in the topic of learning who use the social messaging service Twitter to learn from one another and discuss how to help other people learn. The online chat happens every Thursday night 8:30-10pm EST / 5:30-7pm PST. Check it out: [link] (blog)

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MARCH 8, 2011

"The Learning eXPLOSION" by Matthew Murdoch and Treion Muller will help you with moving corporate training to the virtual classroom. It’s packed with lots of great tips, tips and links. If you are thinking about a blended learning approach or have been tasked with creating virtual classroom events, you will find this book a valuable resource.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

After struggling for a couple of days trying to get an old copy of Macromedia Dreamweaver Extension Manager to install an old version of CourseBuilder on a Windows 7 machine, I came across this article in the Microsoft help system.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

[link] NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

eLearning Learning is a community that tries to collect and organize the best information on the web that will help you learn and stay current on eLearning. I am now featured on the eLearning Learning Blog! Check it out: [link]

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MAY 14, 2009

Each online course is sent to you via email on a daily or weekly basis and is designed to help you learn a specific skill or solve a particular problem. A collection of free online courses from [link]. Give students the opportunity to pick how they want to learn - could probably enhance by also offering podcasts ? Food for thought.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The FDIC has an online learning series designed to help people with little or no banking experience. Money Smart is available in two versions: an instructor-led version and a computer-based instruction ( CBI ) version. Both versions consist of the same 10 modules. Check it out: [link]

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

As Community Manager at Articulate, he works with Articulate's e-Learning community, helping users get the most from their tools while finding creative ways to build more engaging courses. His portfolio includes designing custom E-Learning for NASCAR, Mercedes, Tufts University, Delta and America West Airlines.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Even if you have been using Articulate forever (like me), you'll find lots of great tips and ideas to help with your learning projects. Just got my copy of "Essential Articulate Studio 09". The book includes information on each Studio product along with tutorials and projects. The accompanying CD has trial versions of the software.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

For a list of useful shortcuts and tips, text message "help" to 466453. Text "weather houston tx" or wherever you live to 466453. Get tomorrow's forecast as a return text message. That number? It spells Google. Check it out: [link] [link].

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