Google notebook functions as an online version of the versatile notebook. It allows you to capture and organize pictures, text, and other web content. You can then organize these them into sections, add your own notes, etc. Browser extensions are available that make adding content to your notebook very easy. As with all Google products, you can leverage the power of Google’s search technology to quickly find any note. Another really neat feature is the collaboration capability. Much like Google Docs, you can open up your notebook to others, allowing them to add and make changes. Finally, you can publish your notebook by making it a public web page. Overall, Google Notebook is a pretty slick tool for capturing disparate web content.
Google Notebook
Litsum provides free online literature summaries and study guides. The catalog doesn’t have everything a student might need, but it’s all free. Definitely a good site to keep bookmarked for those last minute papers.
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Zamzar is a pretty slick site that allows you to convert a file from one format to another. You can upload five files at a time and convert amongst 150 different file types.
This is great for converting PDF files to MS Word documents, or turning your iTunes .aac files into .mp3
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Creating bibliographies can be a major drag. It’s not the hardest task in the world, but can require a lot of time if you are dealing with dozens of sources. OttoBib is an easy to use tool that allows you to enter multiple ISBN and get bibliographies in APA, MLA, or Chicago format.
OttoBib
I’ve been known to take pictures of to-do lists with my phone for later reference, but scanR takes the idea even further. After registering with the site, just take a picture of your document and send it to scanR. The picture gets cleaned up and converted to a PDF file for further use. You can also scan whiteboards, great for those archaic drawings your professor throws up. The quality of the scans isn’t real fantastic, but with higher quality camera phones on the way, things can only get better.
scanR
The Wisconsin State Journal has an article discussing the use of podcasts for class lectures at UW-Madison. Currently, there are 76 podcasts being created on campus, mostly audio, but video is slated for the future. Along with the content created by professors on campus, a few professors are taking part in a pilot podcasting project by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. McGraw-Hill is providing audio and video podcasts to supplement textbooks authored by the professors.
Professor in an iPod
No matter your nerdy interests, there is a college for you. Online University Lowdown has compiled a list of the 25 best colleges for nerds. Game design and production, ethical hacking, and cryptography are a few of the many topics covered.
25 Best Colleges for Nerds
Nottr is a new online note application. The site is free and allows you to write notes and then share them with others in a ‘blogish’ style. In typical Web 2.0 fashion you can also tag your notes for easier organization.
Some other promising features:
- Send them to your or your friends’ cellphone or email (coming soon)
- Schedule reminders (SMS/Email) for those important notes (coming soon)
- Add friends so you can easily read their shared notes
- Bookmark (where available) websites, articles, etc directly to your Nottr account
Nottr
Never before in history have so many photos been made on a daily basis. The prevalence of digital cameras, and the low costs associated with their use have created an influx of budding photographers. With so many photos being taken, the next step is showing them off to your friends. The number of photo sharing sites increases constantly, but as with anything else, some are far better than others. Some of the best are listed below.
Flickr
An extremely popular photo sharing site with great social aspects. Much like a social networking site, Flickr lets you set up a personal profile with all your favorite books, music, and movies. Your favorites then turn into links that list other users with the same interests. Tagging images and adding notes provides more ways of linking content together. Friends can add notes and comments to images as well. You can post images to blogs, and create RSS feeds for others to subscribe to. Flickr recently added location tagging of images which allows for browsing based on where the image was taken.
Facebook
While not a standalone photo sharing site, Facebook has photo album functionality built-in. Tight integration with the other social networking aspects of the site is the greatest benefit of this method. Facebook allows you to tag the people in your pictures and automatically adds the image to those people’s profile.
Zooomr
A more recent entry to the photo sharing space, Zooomr has been receiving a fair amount of attention lately. Similar to Flickr, but with added functionality. You can add a lot of metadata about the image, and geotagging (location) of the image is made quite easy. Tagging images is super easy and can be done inline without going to another page. Zooomr also has larger upload limits than Flickr.
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