Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

My Favorite Thesaurus

Posted on October 13th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Cool offer:  go to www.MyFavoriteThesaurus.com and you can get a free trial for a month.  Use the email address trial3@visualthesaurus.com and the password of hyena551 – this is a tool I can’t live without (good through October).  Remind me and I’ll put up a new code for November (as long as they keep sending them to me, [...]

AudioAcrobat vs. GotoMeeting

Posted on July 25th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

During a recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza, I was asked the following question:
I am still mulling over Audio Acrobat vs. GoToWebinar. Due to limited resources I prefer not to buy both. It seems to me that GoToWebinar does everything Audio Acrobat does, plus it allows you to record the desktop. Why Audio Acrobat  over [...]

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Information Marketing – What the Heck Is It?

Posted on April 21st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

MANY folks are talking about *information marketing.*  And many people are wondering what in the world it is.
Here’s a definition: 
Information marketing is getting your knowledge, expertise, and experience ‘out there’ where others can find it and benefit from it.  (Meggin McIntosh)
Anyone reading this blog knows a great deal, has expertise in one or more areas, [...]

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Find Your Great Work

Posted on April 7th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

If you aren’t familiar with Michael Bungay Stanier, I recommend you access his site:  http://www.findyourgreatwork.com/
I just ordered a 6-pack of his new book – and downloaded some of his latest interviews (all available on the site for free). 
Take a peek.  Lots of learning and inspiration.
Meggin

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Use Lists of Descriptors For Your Workshops, Meetings, and Group Warm-Ups Activities

Posted on February 19th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Several years ago, I wanted to make a list of words that I could use in a workshop I was doing for teachers – a list from which they could choose words that described them. Well, at first I had about 50 words and then it kept growing and growing and growing. I took on [...]

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Mac Software – So You Can Use Windows Media Player

Posted on February 13th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Julie-Ann McFann, Life of E’s member, Mac user, and the Fairy Godmother for academic women sent me this resource:
http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm 
Since I record webinars in Windows Media Player format, Mac users need an option to allow them to download the webinar recordings…and apparently this is one such option.
Check it out if you are a Mac user.

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Saving Money on Books (and Shipping)

Posted on February 1st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

A question that came in from a Life of E’s member:
I will be purchasing many books this coming year.  I have already bought a number of books from Amazon.com.  I have seen different offers from them where you pay a yearly fee and then get free shipping (for example). I’ve seen other promotions from them, [...]

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Formatting Utility that Works Great for Formatting Plain Text

Posted on December 21st, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Earlier this year when I taught a teleseminar/webinar series on “Teaching & Reaching/Learning & Earning with Cool Tools” (and another on using KickStartCart, the shopping cart system that I use), we talked about using the Broadcast and AutoResponder functions in a shopping cart.
One of the frustrations I’ve had is that when something is sent in Plain Text, [...]

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50+ Fabulous Prompts for Writing Activities & Assessments

Posted on November 15th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

All Life of E’s members got an email yesterday announcing this new item (which they then were able to download for free).  For everyone else, it’s a bargain, too at only $4.95 for an immediately downloadable resource.  Just go to http://www.meggin.com/50PlusWritingPrompts.php where you can learn more about it.
It is not intended for teachers of young children [...]

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CD Duplication Resource

Posted on November 11th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Excellent Resource from Billy Simms (and I plan to contact her, based on Billy’s recommendation)
Billy says:
Here is some pricing info. from an email she sent me.   
Here is the pricing for the Black on Silver duplicated bulk CDs with the cost to add tracks to your CD:  

50 Qty: $1.39 each = $69.50
100 Qty: $0.99 each [...]

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