iterativelearning » Scribd http://iterativelearning.org/iterativeblog Random reflections on teaching, tech, and instructional design Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:43:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Random reflections on teaching, tech, and instructional design iterativelearning no Random reflections on teaching, tech, and instructional design iterativelearning » Scribd http://iterativelearning.org/iterativeblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://iterativelearning.org/iterativeblog Collaborative Doc Sharing http://iterativelearning.org/iterativeblog/2008/08/31/collaborative-doc-sharing/ http://iterativelearning.org/iterativeblog/2008/08/31/collaborative-doc-sharing/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:05:25 +0000 Phil T http://edubits.wordpress.com/?p=33 TechCrunch reports on improvements to Scribd — the collaborative, document-sharing site. In a quick skim of the features, there are a couple that seem pretty appealing such as embedding documents in any website and creating secure work groups for sharing documents. Scribd uses what they call iPaper, which runs on Flash, and so users can upload docs or presentations created in nearly any type of format (e.g., Mac, OpenOffice, Windows). While we all know Flash has its detractors, it can be nice for online learning contexts in which there are students coming from Windows, Mac, and increasingly Linux-based platforms.

Here’s an example:

Emerging Technologies for Learning
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