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Learn or Teach Online with WiZiQ

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Nelba Quintana.

It is not always easy to find the right time to learn additional skills, or if you are a teacher, teach additional skills.   Everyone is so busy these days with work, family and all the other activities you find yourself doing.  Learning and teaching virtually is becoming more and more common, because you can learn or teach at a time that fits your schedule.

One service that can help learners and teachers get together is WiZiQ. WiZiQ is a web based education platform that “enables teachers and learners to collaborate.”

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Publish Your Work Online with Issuu

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Nelba Quintana.

For more than 500 years, humanity has disseminated information in the forms of printed books and journals. Printing implies a delay of several months after an article is written before it is published in a paper journal, and this makes journals not an ideal format for disseminating the latest scientific research.

But now with the Internet, people can express themselves  by electronic publishing or e-publishing which combines text, images, video, and sound to create dynamic expressions of their thoughts and knowledge in minutes.

Since online publishing is usually free, it is perfect for writers, teachers, students, photographers, composers and musicians who can bring their creations alive and reach a global audiences. According to Wikipedia “There is statistical evidence that electronic publishing provides wider dissemination than printed one”.  Moreover, an e-published writer has the possibility to correct an error of fact or judgment because e-publishing is a fluid medium where the user can change content.

If you are looking  for an online publisher, you might want to try Issuu where  you can explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. You can also collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their best.  Issuu is a popular destination for quality publications on the web, and it allows you to post parts or all of your work.

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Access All Your Bookmarks Online with Diigo

Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by Nelba Quintana.

One day, I got  a virus on my computer, which led to a technitian having to  re-format it. I took for granted all of my saved bookmarks in my web browser.  Those got deleted along with everything else in the reformat. All the bookmarks I had collected during a year were now gone.

If you work online or are a big web surfer, you understand how devastating this is.  Once I calmed down, I decided to explore Diigo.  Diigo is a social bookmarking service which allows you to store all of your bookmarks online.  It also stores any notes or highlighting you may do on your saved pages.

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