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My Alien Plasma

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  My Alien Plasma I made two digital artworks, each with a different approach. The first, Alien Plasma Neo, uses advanced digital editing to show a highly detailed energy being. The second, Plasma Alien, is a gestural painting that focuses on raw emotion. My interest in the 'energy being' theme comes from a lifelong curiosity about forces and life forms beyond what we usually see. I find energies and unseen phenomena fascinating because they represent transformation, vitality, and the mystery at the centre of my creativity. I want to explore how to visually convey inner power and life force, using both digital tools and painting techniques. I like experimenting with different tools to change an artwork. Comparing these two pieces shows how my intent shifts, much as a traditional artist might try out new media and methods. My first piece, Alien Plasma Neo, was all about hyper-definition and symmetry. I wanted to show this being at its highest energy, even down to the smallest en...
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Top 100 Tool for Learning 2009

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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009

This is a list all educators should be aware of.

As at 09 July 2009 136 Learning Professionals have shared their Top 10 Tools

This is the 3rd year learning professionals from all over the world have shared their top 10 tools for learning to help build the annual Top 100 Tools for Learning.

Note, by "learning" we mean both formal and informal learning

This list was used to produce the 25 Tools: A Toolbox 2009
25 Tools: A Toolbox for Learning Professionals 2009
View more presentations from Jane Hart.


Summary of the list:
1 Web browser Firefox | Google Chrome
2 Social bookmarking tool Delicious | diigo
3 Blogging tool Wordpress | Blogger
4 RSS/Feed reader Google Reader | Bloglines
5 Micro- blogging tool Twitter | Tweetdeck
6 Email gMail/Google Mail | Outlook
7 Instant Messaging Skype
8 Personal productivity tool Evernote | Google Calendar
9 Mind mapping Freemind | Bubbl.us
10 Presentation tool PowerPoint£ | Prezi
11 Presentation sharing tool Slideshare | VoiceThread
12 Online office suite Google Docs | Zoho
13 Web conferencing Dimdim | Adobe Connect£
14 Course authoring tool Articulate£ | Lectora
15 Screen capture SnagIt | Jing
16 Demo/Screencasting tool Camtasia | Adobe Captivate£ | Jing
17 Web authoring Dreamweaver | Google Sites
18 Wiki tool PBworks | Wikispaces
19 Image/photo tools flickr | Adobe Photoshop
20 Audio/podcasting tools Audacity | iTunes
21 Video tools YouTube | Flip
22 Personal dashboard iGoogle | Netvibes
23 Course management system Moodle
24 Social networking Ning | LinkedIn | Facebook
25 Integrated social media platform Elgg

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