Don Shymanski's Page

I just wanted to say that I learned a little bit from each groups presentation today. Everyone did a really nice job and it was nice to see how everyones site evolved and just got better and better.

Good job by all, have a great spring break! It was nice to meet everyone.

- D

A quick tutorial on how to add Google Analytics to your current Ning site.

I hope this helps anyone that would like to have this feature installed on any Ning social networking site. Continue

The potentials for podcasting higher education

The eruption of the internet as a means for communication around the world has given us the ability to share knowledge in ways never imagined. The potential for podcasting use in higher education is a good example of this. With so much research and recruitment going on in higher education, sharing that information efficiently is crucial. A few examples of using podcasting in higher education are as follows:

Recording lectures/supplementi… Continue

Google Maps
Category of web 2.0 award: Maps
Google Maps is a very powerful tool and can be used in many different ways. For instance, if you are looking for a particular location, you can just input the address Google Maps will find it for you. It is also possible to use this tool to get directions to and from a particular location. In addition, locating specific businesses i… Continue

As technology continues to find ways to enter even more aspects of our daily lives, one interesting trend that is becoming more popular is the idea of GPS farming. Using global positioning systems helps farmers save money by being more efficient with seed planting, fuel use and preventing overlapping (covering the same area of field more than once) in the fields. There are many ways that a GPS system can help farmers, but the most common utilization is using what they call precision farming. Pre… Continue