An EndNote Teaser

This summer, I'm teaching as an adjunct. The class is the first in a fully online Master's degree. At the end of their program of study, these folks will be required to complete a capstone project. This class seems like the perfect time to introduce the students to EndNote. At their university, EndNote is available for $50 - worth every penny. I made this teaser movie to post on the course web site. This one is posted on YouTube. I have to figure out how to improve the quality. Until I do, I'll post the original. I hope it catches their attention!

Carbonmade - Portfolio tool

Today's blogs had another treat in store for me. This one is from Alan Levine. He points to Carbonmade, a free tool to build online portfolios. CogDog points to a link with icons for presentations. This looks like fun!

iSquint - Cool, free, and entertaining

By way of Trey Martindale, iSquint is a cool free Mac utility to convert videos to iPod format. I gave it a quick test and it seemed to work well. As a bonus, the developer added some amusing dialog boxes and tool tips, too.

What's it like to be done?

A friend sent me a note this morning asking, "What's it like to be done?" So, I told him that someone had assigned a book for me to read for a workshop I'm attending in two weeks. I've got to start a literature review for a grant application. I'm completing paperwork for an online class I'll be teaching this summer. (Okay, I'm pretty excited about that one) I need to turn the dissertation into a publication or two or three soon. I have to find a job. This feels strangely familiar.

A couple of weeks ago I sent the paper copies to the bindery. They should be done in two or three weeks. Today, I shipped the master to have the DVD duplicated. If all goes as planned, it should look like this.

Saturday Morning, May 6, 2006