Friday, September 26, 2008

Make slide shows, BLOG critics, book finder, database searches, and Textbooks

There has been a lot of press, lately about textbook costs.  I'm aware of it, as an educator and student.  There ARE alternatives.

-Make slide shows on line: http://280slides.com/Editor/

-BLOG critics: http://blogcritics.org/

-BookFinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/textbooks/
Compare prices on new and used textbooks for sale.

-CompletePlanet
http://aip.completeplanet.com/
Discover over 70,000+ searchable databases and specialty search engines.

-CourseSmart
http://www.coursesmart.com/
CourseSmart LLC is a new venture founded and supported by five higher education textbook publishers. Our mission is to improve teaching and learning by providing instructors and students better exposure and access to digital course materials.

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