Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou
KeepVid is the current good choice amongst video tools to download streaming videos.
Which websites does KeepVid support? YouTube, 4shared, 5min, blip.tv, Break, Clipfish.de, Clipser, CollegeHumor, Current, Dailymotion, eHow, Facebook, Flickr, Google Video, MegaVideo, Metacafe, MySpace, Ning, Photobucket, RuTube, Stagevu, TED, Tudou, TwitVid, VBOX7, videobb, VideoWeed, Veoh, Vimeo, watchme.tv.
Along with MakerBot and RepRap printers, this has got me excited about building 3-D models and this one you don’t have the equipment, PhotoFly from AutoDesk (makers of AutoCAD and other great CAE software).
There is an article in the NYTimes here
Excerpt
Since Photofly, a service that turns uploaded photos into three-dimensional models, was introduced in May, it has received an average of 80 uploads an hour, for a total of 70,000 images, according to Autodesk, the service’s creator.
Along the way, it has also spawned its own YouTube mini-genre.
Among the dozens of videos of 3-D models on the site are representations of stuffed animals (like Eeyore), battleships, Lego men, kitchen tables, fruit dishes, remote controls, vacation souvenirs, crab arms, Nerf guns, sneakersand remote controls. If anything, it’s notable how mundane the objects are, an indication of how easy this modeling process — once mainly the purview of laser scanners — has become.
MakeUseOf had a recent post on 7 Great Uses for QR codes that is worth considering for our projects. They list their useful QR generators (below) as well as tools for reading and some interesting things to think about.
There are plenty of good, free QR generators out there with some offering more advanced options than others. Between them, the following four manage to cover most bases, including contact cards, URLs, text messages and even access to wireless networks (including security codes):
The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.
Find out more about the National Jukebox project
First Time Here?
Find out about playlisting, what “matrix” means, and other ways to get the most from the National Jukebox.
Using Google MapMaker we can build a detailed map of our school campus. Let me know if you are interested in doing this for independent study: updating up our digital footprint in the universe.