Average Pricing for Learning Management Systems in 2009
LMS pricing for low-cost systems for different sizes of implementations. I've seen complaints on the eLearning Guild discussion board that $50K for 100K users for Moodle was too high. Considering that the average price for that size is over a million dollars, $50K seems quite reasonable to me.
Presentation Zen How to Design & Deliver Presentations Like a Pro (pdf)
Basic concepts for using PowerPoint effectively for delivering presentations, using multimedia learning principles from Richard Mayer. Includes a list of selected readings and example slides.
Free resources for teachers with information on visual literacy, focusing on visual sources of information like maps, diagrams, timelines, and storyboards
Lots of different ways to visualize content and create graphics. Good place to go if stuck on how to represent something visually and create relevant graphics.
Copyright-free images from the Library of Congress and a number of museums and other organizations. Primarily historical photos, with lots of great primary source material.
Are your visuals saying what you want? Part 1 Visual Elements » VisualsSpeak blog
Part 1 of a 3-part series on visual communication, focusing on dominant lines and shapes. Even though this is specifically about images on blogs, the principles can be applied to any visual communication.
An interactive exercise where you create a story to go with the pictures in the storyboard, which change every time you load the page. It's a good way to show how the images alone aren't enough to explain the action in a storyboard; you have to have text and directions.
Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally, Andrew Churches
Connects levels on Bloom's taxonomy different types of actions with technology. For example, this categorizes tagging as an analysis skill, reflective blogging as an evaluation skill, and podcasting or animating as a creation skill.
Sample chapter from a book by Jamie McKenzie on essential questions, explaining how they differ from traditional "school" questions. Examples for different age levels are provided.