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as of 12/03/08, there are about 40+ locations listed on this chart.

by Joomla Showroom, http://joomlashowroom.com/index.php/E-Learning-Blog/Recommended-E-Learning-Tools.html

FREE TOOLS

• Coursebuilder
  Free plugin extension for Adobe Dreamweaver
• LCDS (Learning Content Development System)
  The Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is a free tool that enables you to create high quality, interactive, online courses. Virtually anyone can publish e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, interactivities, quizzes, games, and assessments—as well as Silverlight-based animations, demos, and other multimedia.

• Multimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool
  This tool enables content experts to easily combine video, audio, images and texts into one synchronized learning object. All assets are configured to be played back in a pre-configured order. Users do not need to perform any programming tasks, but rather going through a graphical user interface to generate the learning object.

• Simple Learning Creator
  This is a very nice little tool. Read the guide to learn how to make it work properly. Great little tool.

• Wink
  Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.

• CamStudio
  CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

• JODConverter
  JODConverter automates conversions between office document formats using OpenOffice.org. Supported formats include OpenDocument, PDF, RTF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Flash. It can be used as a Java library, a command line tool, or a Web application. This tool will convert your PowerPoint presentations into an SWF file.

COMMERCIAL TOOLS
*** We are only recommending these 3 tools as we have used all 3 of them and can personally recommend them.

• Captivate 3 - A Joomla Showroom Personal Favorite
  Adobe Captivate 3 enables anyone to rapidly create powerful and engaging simulations, assessments and scenario-based tutorials without programming or multimedia skills. Based on the industry-leading Adobe Flash® platform, Adobe Captivate 3 automatically generates interactive content for easy online distribution and access. Using the simple point-and-click user interface and automated features of Adobe Captivate 3, learning professionals, educators, and business users can easily record onscreen actions, add eLearning interactions and include rich media.

• Camtasia Studio
  Camtasia Studio gives you the power to easily record your screen, PowerPoint presentations, voice, and Web camera video to create compelling video tutorials, training presentations, and rich sales demonstrations for Web and CD-ROM delivery.

• PowerCONVERTER

• PowerCONVERTER accurately converts your PowerPoint presentation to Flash and retains all of your special effects.

My latest find: great concept “Pandora Radio”

Listen to free internet radio, find new music, buy music.

>>Radio from the Music Genome Project: http://www.pandora.com/

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I love unusual gifts. And what’s even better than surfing at Shopping.calm especially when traveling, relocating, etc.

AGREATERGIFT.ORG Original, supporting developing nations, free and fair trade.

ETSY.COM Handmade gifts, also see THEBESTOFETSY.BLOGSPOT.COM

FLIPCLIPS.COM Turn your 30-sec. home video into a 150-page flip book for $20

SURPRISE.COM Hand-picked gifts from across the web, great ideas

THEFIND.COM Type the item you are looking for and sift through the finds (e.g, I looked for Khet: the laser game. The site organized the finds by “all”, “Boutiques”, Mall Stores”, “department stores”, Ebay/market, etc. Very nice: a feel ebay-tsy and bit amazon-y)

XQUIZZY JOURNALS Funky handmade journals with covers from vintage books and paper

MARIMEKKO MUGS designs for a mix of tastes and styles (search “mugs”)

MINI TREE GROWING KIT A variety of tree types to grow from seed (great under $10 gift. search “tree kit”)

JELLIO: Fun… by Design has great selections of fun furnishings. Check out those gummy bear lamps!

THINGS REMEMBERED adds new gift ideas every day. Easy to personalized a gift to that special someone.

THE BEAUTY BUYBLE is a fun beauty book in a sleek pink box crammed with more than 30 free beauty products inside. (check amazon.com)

IGOURMET is a great idea for your foodie friends.

MYOWNLABELS allows you to personalize wine labels and coasters, or design elegant boxes and bags. Really cool for the wine enthusiast among your friends and family.

For the travelers, ITRAVELISHOP has concise, complete and constantly updated guides that will help you find everything from baby clothes to a favorite T-shirt. You can also get a quick printout of a shopping guide to that Indian city.