https://blog.sewardinc.com Internet innovation for training, education, and marketing Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:17:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The First 4,000 Words is a program that Seward Incorporated has developed for first- through fourth-grade students to help build vocabulary for struggling readers and English Language Learners. The web-based lessons use interactive reading activities and games to teach the 4,000 most frequently used English words. The site can be ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/12/08/the-first-4000-words-license-giveaway/ I'd like to think we have a little bit of summer left here in Minnesota before we make our grim descent into winter, but already someone is wrapping up the year.  ReadWriteWeb is one of my favorite blogs and recently posted a series of articles under the title "Top 5 Web ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/09/17/359/ In my last post, I wrote about the necessity of a detail design document that captures the smallest details of the project and how they interrelate. The creation phase concludes with the eLearning product development. The work you do during analysis and design takes shape during the development stage. This ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/07/30/developing-a-successful-elearning-product/ We love when there's content on the internet that we can actually use in our work! Here are some blogs and sites that have captured our attention in the last week or so: Great Websites are Boring to Manage In this blog post, Gerry McGovern helps you analyze, "Who is your website ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/07/14/what-were-reading-this-week-2/ One of the biggest challenges for a web development company is developing its own web site. First, there’s the “shoemaker’s kids” excuse – never time to work on our own site because we’re busy developing sites for clients. Then there’s the list of cool programming, design, and content things we’d ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/06/30/how-we-did-it-the-story-behind-the-new-seward-inc-web-site/ In my last post, I wrote about the importance of conducting a front-end analysis for eLearning products. So, what is next in the eLearning creation phase? Design—most importantly the writing of the detail design document. A detail design document is necessary before eLearning development can begin. This document must capture the ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/06/16/writing-successful-detail-design-documents-for-elearning/ This week, I'd like to share some informative articles, resources, and opinions about measuring the value of social media. Besides death and taxes, I think the only other sure thing in life is your own opinion, so I'm going to exercise the blogger's prerogative and start by sharing my own ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/06/03/measuring-the-value-of-social-media/ In my last post, Hidden Treasure: How Faculty Can Be Your Source for Fresh Web Content, I told you how to use your faculty’s knowledge and research to create fresh web content, which increases traffic to your site. So, you’ve started the conversation with faculty, and you've gotten some great ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/05/19/writer-killer-content-for-your-higher-ed-web-site/ In today's blog post, I'd like to tell you about two great tools for capturing, organizing, and sharing content on the web.  These social bookmarking sites allow you to save content without being shackled to your computer's browser. First, a couple of definitions: Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/05/12/the-power-of-social-bookmarking-tools/ I recently returned from a trip to the Sultanate of Oman where I led a seminar on using social media tools in teaching. The questions I received prompted today’s blog article, which I hope will be of interest to educators and others interested in social tools. Sources of Information about Social ... https://blog.sewardinc.com/2009/04/28/social-media-tools-for-educators-why-should-you-care/