Monthly Archives: August 2007

Foxy Tunes – The plugin and the mashup

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Elizabeth Pyatt

I’ve been lagging behind in finding cool new Web toys, but I did discover the Firefox plugin Foxy Tunes (it comes alone or bundled with Firefox Campus Edition. It incorporates a set of player controls at the bottom of your… More On: Foxy Tunes – The plugin and the mashup

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Instructor: Teach Thyself

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Elizabeth Pyatt

I’m prepping for a course (along with many other of my ITS collegues) and I’m noticing with a certain amount of chagrin how hard it is for me to break free of the old lecture model. If I’m an instructional… More On: Instructor: Teach Thyself

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Penn State Sample Blogs

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Elizabeth Pyatt

I’ve been asked if there are any good example blogs? Now that the Blogs at Penn State have been in production a few months, I can say there are some good samples out there. COURSES Amigos Hispanos (D. Gill) –… More On: Penn State Sample Blogs

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Changing from .docx to .doc in Word 2007

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Elizabeth Pyatt

For those of you running into compatibility problems with the new .docx format of Word 2007, you can set the default format back to .doc (Word 2003) http://www.ejabs.com/blog/2007/03/change-word-2007-default-saving-format-to-compatibility-mode/ You will have to scroll past the complaints against Microsoft.

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Fractions in CSS

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Elizabeth Pyatt

If you want to use fractions (e.g. “1/2”) the “number slash number” solution is usually fine for most documents, but you can use CSS to make prettier smaller scale fractions…but is a wee cumbersome. Note: This solution was originally developed… More On: Fractions in CSS

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