Showing posts with label Elearning tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elearning tools. Show all posts

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Some Elearning Online for Kids

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Elearning online is slowly evolving to become the standard in education. A lot of people are benefiting from the various offerings of elearning online, the post popular of which are features of convenience, ease and flexibility. However, I notice that a lot of the popular information and resources I encounter on the World Wide Web are more applicable to young adults and adults. Shouldn’t there be cool electronic learning for children, too?

I did a little bit of more specific research on the internet in hopes of discovering useful links and sources that direct me towards children-friendly tools, programs or applications. I found that there are in fact a lot of web 2.0 tools that can be incorporated into teaching practices for the younger generation. More research should be done regarding the use or application of these elearning online innovations, but still, it is interesting to take note of their basic function and use for consideration.

• Owl Box – One of the most adorable one so far, this is a live owl cam and a live person cam all in one. Sometimes, the teacher and classroom of kids can interact with the owl box by doing some Q & A activities! It is very engaging, and I believe that many educators will find this extremely useful.

• Orca Lab – During lessons about ocean life, whales, dolphins and the like, this tool can be extremely handy. Some areas of the country are fortunate enough to have orca whales in their bodies of water. This cool tool allows teachers and students listen to orcas live. Children are guaranteed to enjoy using this elearning tool.

• World Without Oil Lives – This is actually a sim game that features a lot of web 2.0 collaborative elements such as blogs, videos and so on. Games are a great way to keep young children interested in lessons or courses. Mission to Learn provides a great list of sim games that can be used for electronic learning.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A Review of TOPYX Elearning Solutions


I really think that elearning will never stop evolving because technology and society continue to evolve and change over time. One of the developments that I certainly find interesting is the use of Social Elearning. I think that developers hit the mark with this one because social networking is currently the top activity of people online. It is clever how they are able to integrate such a trend with teaching and learning strategies. One of the recently released elearning solutions for this is the TOPYX.

What I really like about Interactyx Limited’s TOPYX social elearning software as a service (SaaS) solution is that it integrates the social components we love from resources such as Facebook and LinkedIn and integrates all of it into a neat learning/training process. I think that Social elearning solutions such as these would really appeal to the internet users of today, who are greatly influenced by social networking sites online.

Other features that make it more appealing I think are its affordability and simplicity. It combines the traditional functionality of LMS (learning management system) with integrated social learning tools. It really made electronic online learning more collaborative and engaging—the resulting learning experience is definitely worth the investment.

I concur with the developing company’s claims that their new software is ideal for all environments. It can work well for settings from corporate, academic to non profit. As long as they’re in need of a way to increase collaboration, communication and participation while reducing overall costs, then TOPYX would be perfect for them.



I think that social elearning is taking the online education world by storm. I would not be surprised if more companies develop their own specific software for this latest trend because I am fairly certain that a lot of people will be interested to invest in such solutions, especially now with how the people of today allow themselves to be influenced by social networking and other similar applications online.

Alexander John
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Terminator and Elearning Software Solutions

I was just watching terminator movie marathon. I watched the first one until the fourth. It was a really good movie marathon. And it probably had a big effect on the tone and framework of this post about elearning software solutions. Yep, it most probably had a big effect indeed.

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For those who were living under a rock these past few years or who have simply failed to watch television and movies for most of their natural lives unlike the rest of us normal (albeit television zombified people of the twenty first century) the story of the Terminator creates a large dent on this generation’s collective fear. We have now all become afraid of the future which in all probability will be overrun by robots possessed by artificial intelligence. Incidentally, a lot of other movies have this very same theme. The matrix is another good series that is based on the premise that robots and artificial intelligence will soon enslave if not eradicate humanity. It all stems with the further advancement of our daily activities to the point that everything is computerized – the automation of everything in our lives.

After watching the movie and cursing humanity or the U.S. military for ever inventing Skynet, I soon stumbled upon the concept of elearning. I was just looking for a way to beef up my resume by attending some classes when elearning software solutions came up on Google.

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Naturally, I was horrified. They were essential automating school! We could now say goodbye to classrooms and teachers. What’s next? Are we soon going to attach our brains to a computer and live out virtual lives never having to leave our bio-support pods that feed us intravenously with nutrients, oxygen, and water?

Well, I hope I’m just over reacting. Anyway, elearning solutions seem to have a lot of advantages for busy people who would love to take courses without leaving the comfort of their home.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

E-learning Software Solutions: Behind the Success of E-learning

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I agree when people say that E-learning is the future of training and education. The direction of business, education, health care and government are all towards advancement in technology with reliance on the World Wide Web. This makes it truly inevitable for these industries to follow technological trends such as E-learning. With its popularity and advantages, it seems that E-learning is well on its way to the pinnacle of success.

I think it is therefore necessary to recognize the heroes who’re behind the glory that E-learning companies are currently enjoying. But who are these heroes? In my opinion, the different authors and programmers who developed E-learning software solutions are the ones who propelled E-learning to such great heights, and therefore deserve to be acknowledged.

E-learning software solutions are continuously updated by programmers to provide companies with cutting edge learning technology to oversee the smooth sailing of personal and organizational development, and to provide applications that encourage appropriate and effective learning and teaching approaches. These software solutions are crucial for the future of a lot of industries because it is unavoidable the learning in the coming years would be delivered and received through electronic means. The human element is not completely eliminated since these means are supported by people are who are knowledgeable about the programs and technology being used.

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The service offered by E-learning through these different software solutions make content delivery flexible and consistent at any time, in any place, through an entirely innovatively exciting manner.
Thanks to these developers or programmers and their creative use of technology, the different software solutions are made available to the world. E-learning is thus given the ability to empower learners with independent learning and ease their struggle by its provision of efficiency and convenience. So hats off to the genius behind the success of E-learning, because with it, training and education would be as hassling as they were decades ago.

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