HarperCollins and Overdrive

For those in library settings, here is major issue currently facing the eBook format that you may or may not have heard about already.

Introducing The Mouse! (revolutionary new tool)

Tired of having to do stuff?

Having trouble turning lights on and off?

Do you wish you had a tool to help you with every aspect of your life?

Introducing the mouse!

The revolutionary new device that can do just about anything!

Use your mouse to

Challenge # 2.11: Humour Has It...

Thank you Shona, the winner of last week's challenge, for your awesome Reconnect Documentary Link! I know that Joanne saw the link and loved it - watch out for it maybe popping up elsewhere!

This week, we have a fun, less serious challenge.

Dan posted a video on his Facebook yesterday showcasing the difficulties some less-experienced technology-users may have identifying technology gadgets (i.e. a Wii remote, I-Pad, or GPS). If the technology hasn't been described to the audience via commercials or manuals, it truly can look like bizarre alien gear.

This week, post a picture of a technology gadget, and write up a humorous adverstisement description of an alternate use it could be mistaken for. Give it a name, etc. Really pitch it to us like it's an informercial!



The point of this exercise is to take the perspective of someone on the opposite side of the Digital Divide, with a funny spin.

Excited to see what hilarious things you come up with!

Almost the End

Here at the Terence Bay ROC Hillary and myself are almost finished our internship with the C@P. We're sad to leave, but hope to be here again in the summer at some point. This was a great experience for us to have, working with the kids, having Facebook workshops, and helping out at the Prospect Road Community Center. We hope the next interns will have as much of a great experience as we had. :)

CRTC decision

Apparently a Big Telecom-friendly compromise is being pushed behind closed doors. Industry Minister Clement told Parliament he will not allow the same decision to be passed by the CRTC, but has not specified whether he will accept a watered-down version of that decision.

Go to http://openmedia.ca/crtc

All you have to do is click. It's ...easy. Please copy and paste this if you care about your internet bill. This decision will effect C@P sites across the region.

tYpOgRaPhY @ St. George's YouthNet

This week at Youthnet we focused on hand rendered type that could be transferred to a digital media based program and manipulated back to paper and onto canvases to give as thank you's around the north end community within halifax for their support. In order to transfer the type: we taught each child individually how to use the scanner and bring it into a digital format.

The future of hard-copy books?

Here at Woodlawn over half of my training sessions are for the eReaders and eBooks. I teach a lot of seniors and although a lot of them are skeptical about using this new technology for reading, they quickly see the benefits of having an eReader versus buying/borrowing physical copies of books. Because of this recent shift towards digital reading, it makes me wonder about the future of physical books - especially in retail environments. For example, Borders has already filed for bankruptcy protection and is reporting large decreases in revenue. Your thoughts on this shift?

some readings I wanted to share

a few readings I wanted to share with you. . .

I have found a lot of interesting links on here already so thank you! Let's make a habit of sharing research, I love learning something new...even if it has nothing to do with anything

http://ruralco.org/

http://ruralcommunities.gov.uk/2010/08/16/the_rural_challenge/

http://books.google.ca/books?id=p1MIAQAAIAAJ&dq=changing%20places&source=gbs_book_other_versions

http://books.google.ca/books?id=kZH6AwTwZV8C&pg=PA46&dq=Entering+the+Green+Room+by+Edgar+Schein&hl=en&ei=H4FvTfyHGsG1twe8_7SEDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=31001

Tutorial Winner

Really, really impressed with the tutorials! Great job, all!
You are making it really hard for me to choose a winner... and I know this challenge took a lot of work. So, because there are only three of you, you ALL get a point in the Challenge roster!

Thank you so much for your participation.

Kids camp

Check out the little video we made at the kids camp in Hubbards! They were such sweet little kids to work with. The audio's a little tricky to pick up, I'll post the script this evening if anyone's interested in following along :)

Julie

Challenge response: Reconnect banner ad

Here is an animated banner I made for the website (www.spencerhouse.ca) to link to the movie preview:

Copy this code to embed it in your site or blog: <img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTkwOTA5MjUwNzMmcHQ9MTI5OTA5MDkzMTM*NSZwPTQ1NTkzMiZkPSZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><object data="http://files.bannersnack.net/app/swf2/EmbedPlayerV2.swf?hash_id=bc4388c3c345d9e70a336192b1833308&amp;watermark=1&amp;clickTag=null" height="250" id="embededBannersnackFlash_bc4388c3c345d9e70a336192b1833308" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://files.bannersnack.net/app/swf2/EmbedPlayerV2.swf?hash_id=bc4388c3c345d9e70a336192b1833308&watermark=1&clickTag=null"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object>

Challenge response: Photoshop tutorial

Hi all,

I have just uploaded by tutorial to YouTube as  a part of last weeks challenge. It is a super-quick and painless tutorial of photoshop that briefly explains working with layers and masks. I made it with "Snapz Pro X" and then edited it in iMovie. In the future, I would like to use Adobe Captivate, which is a free program specifically designed for these types of video tutorials, but it is only compatible with really up-to-date versions of Mac/Windows.

I do not know why a small part of the top of the screen cut off when I converted it to imovie, still trying to figure that out.

EDIT: I have figured out why the screen cut off and have uploaded it now, so it should be easier to follow.

Keyboarding Tutorial

Hey guys,

Here's my youtube tutorial. It covers keyboarding and basic computer components.



Yes, I made the music myself. Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep.

Challenge # 2.10: Link It

The Tutorial Challenge was a huge success ! A great resource to have for our CAP sites. Consider making more if ever you're looking for something to do ! *Just waiting for the final postings to announce the winner*

This week, in spirits of the upcoming Documentary release, we want you to spread the word.

Create a visual (i.e. photo & text mix) link to the documentary page. www.hrcap.wordpress.com to display on your CAP site/community/blog homepage.

Very simple, very fun!

As always, post your products here before next Tuesday! (And make sure to display it as a link on your site)!