google births presentations September 19, 2007

google docs has been a recent favorite app. I share docs and spreadsheets and love the fact that I no longer have to email attachments, and then have version 1,2, 95… and now I can share presentation too. Hooray!

As blogged on the Official Google Blog 9/17/2007 08:38:00 PM by Attila Bodis, Software Engineer :
Starting today, presentations — whether imported from existing files or created using the new slide editor — are listed alongside documents and spreadsheets in the Google Docs document list. They can be edited, shared, and published using the familiar Google Docs interface, with several collaborators working on a slide deck simultaneously, in real time. When it’s time to present, participants can simply click a link to follow along as the presenter takes the audience through the slideshow. Participants are connected through Google Talk and can chat about the presentation as they’re watching it.

Hooray!

National Distance Ed Week September 17, 2007

Sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association, the 2007 National Distance Learning Week, will be held on November 12-16, 2007, to promote and celebrate growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental departments.

During the week of November 12 -16, schools, colleges, and other organizations will be showcasing their programs, and USDLA will be conducting a series of free webinars during NDLW, showcasing various types of distance learning providers.

Government and educational leaders throughout the country will be voicing their support for NDLW, including Mass Senator, Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.