Virtual Insight

The OSU inVirtual Perspective Technology Team has authored a new article discussing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. “BYGL Newsletter – New Website for 2008 is iPod-Ready!” Educational Update will be published in the May 2008 issue of The Buckeye.
The article discusses the layout and organization of the new website for the Buckeye Yard [...]

The OSU inVirtual Perspective Technology Team has authored a new article discussing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. “Web 2.0: Building Online Communities Using Social Networking Technologies” Educational Update will be published in the May 2007 issue of The Buckeye.

The Ohio State University’s Buckeye Turf portal uses the latest Internet technologies to deliver timely technical information and educational resources to turfgrass professionals who manage golf courses, parks, athletic fields, and recreational facilities. More than a collection of web pages, this newly designed portal brings together an abundance of content produced by an interdisciplinary group of Ohio State faculty and staff who specialize in the study of turf management strategies.

Buckeye Turf Podcasts are the newest e-learning offering from The Ohio State University Turfgrass Science Program, a team that has been using new technologies to better communicate turgrass science management techniques for many years. Through the Buckeye Turf Podcasts blog turfgrass professionals can access, download and watch the latest OSU turfgrass research reports and presentations on turfgrass pests, cultural programs, and case studies delivered as enhanced podcasts.

We’ve started a new Wiki around the concept of the Virtual Branch library. OHIONET-member libraries can use this site to explore different community building programs being offered throughout Ohio. Please contact Tim Rhodus (email:rhodus.1@osu.edu) to sign-up for an account.
One of the goals of this project is to assist OHIONET-member libraries and librarians develop community building [...]

A group of middle school students in Philadelphia have developed an online exhibition about Benjamin Franklin. This Franklin Remixed: Learners Creating Knowledge article by Dana Devon was published on TechLearning.
Access the online resource directly at Franklin Remixed: Ben – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

A new plugin for WordPress has been added that allows me to pull in images from Flickr.