I don’t know what has sparked my recent fascination with color blindness but here is a tool I found that blows my previous suggestions out of the water.
To see a fascinating example (unless you are color blind) set the foreground to bright red and the background to black.
Have you heard the story about the student who created a fake MySpace page of one of his teachers? How could you miss it? It seems like it is happening everywhere.
Maybe the folks at ClaimID can help. Their website states, “ClaimID is about letting you have some say in what search engines say about you.”
ClaimID lets you take credit for the information that search engines associate with your name. It also lets you state what things are not about you. (learn more)
See an example.
NPR’s Science Friday covered the topic of Net Neutrality last Friday.
Host Ira Flatow interviewed:
Listen to the interview:
This is off the topic of professional development but a little humor as we move toward the school year’s end can’t hurt.
Do you have a friend or relative who loves to forward you every little quip from their inbox?
Check out www.thanksno.com.
Plagiarism Today has posted an article title The “New” Plagiarism.
It brings up several great points about plagiarism in the blogosphere. I’d share some quotes but the article suggests that I shouldn’t. You’ll just need to check it out for yourself.
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Flash based video has been popping up everywhere in the past few months. With popular sites like YouTube and Google Video giving this format lots of exposure, I’ve decide to do a mini roundup of what is out there.
First things first—what is it? Flash based video uses Macromedia Flash to play video clips. Several websites have created services that allow you to upload, view, and share your clips. None of these sites will display great video quality but because of the Flash format, your videos can be easily embedded in blogs and other websites.
I’ve uploaded the same clip to each of the following websites:
Take a look at the results.
Google Video: Despite Google’s new web-based uploader, the process was slower than I expected. Also, there is something just ugly about the whole Google Video experience. However, Google’s popularity may give your video clip more exposure.
Approximately one out of every twelve males has some form of color blindness. Take a look at how they see the world.
Should you think about this disorder while creating your next presentation or website? That depends on your audience. If the majority of your audience is male, I would let color blindness influence the design of your next project.
Here are a few things to consider when building a presentation or website:
Some resources:
After writing his article, The Good in Email, Isaac Garcia has written a follow-up article— The Bad in Email. The article explains why email is not the best tool for collaboration.
Below are the reasons. Read the full article to see an explanation of each.
The Nielsen Norman Group has conducted an eye tracking study that has shown that most users read in an F shaped pattern when visiting a website.
What should web designers learn from this study?
Read more about the study.
I’ve been playing with Google SketchUp— a free and easy-to-use 3D modeling tool. It allows you to make a model of just about anything. I think it is a great tool for drawing science equipment.
Below is one of my first creations– it’s a ringstand.
Go to CNET to read their review or watch their video of Google SketchUp in action.
Before you start playing with Google SketchUp, I highly recommend that you watch the three tutorials that Google offers– they were a big help.
Don’t have time to create 3D models? See what others have done. Google allows SketchUp users to share their creations in the 3D Warehouse. Happy modeling!
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