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Learning & Inspiration Coursera $ Varies Provides universal access to the world s best education. Some courses are. www.coursera.org
Learning & Inspiration itunes U Part of the itunes Store that features lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more, that you can enjoy on your ipod, iphone, Mac or PC.
Learning & Inspiration Social Media Examiner Online magazine with strategies on how to best use social media, blogs, etc. to connect with customers and drive traffic. www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Learning & Inspiration Marketing Profs (basic) Top topics: social media, email marketing, marketing strategy. http://www.marketingprofs.com/
Learning & Inspiration Lumosity $ Subscription Customized brain training based on Neuroplasticity. Makes it OK to play games online! https://www.lumosity.com
Learning & Inspiration Headspace Trial, $ Subscription Use an App to teach you how to meditate. Customize your experience to suit your goals. https://www.headspace.com
Communication Learning & Inspiration Productivity Skyview - $1.99 Brings stargazing to everyone. Simply point your iphone, ipad, or ipod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites, and more! https://itunes.apple.com/
Communication Learning & Inspiration Productivity Core77 Website featuring global designs with articles and image galleries. http://www.core77.com/
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Communication & Productivity Evernote (basic) Your notes and ideas on all your devices. Capture and share them. https://evernote.com/
Communication & Productivity OneNote Notes made simple. Compatible across Microsoft programs and more. https://www.onenote.com/
Communication & Productivity Producteev (basic) Makes project management and collaboration simple. https://www.producteev.com/
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Communication & Productivity BOLO: Let s Say Hello Make a commitment to learn to say Hello and Thank You to strangers in their language. http://www.letssayhello.com/index.php
Communication & Productivity Moo $$ Varies High quality printing with Printfinity https://www.moo.com
Social Media & Web Hipstamatic (basic) Vintage cool photo app.
Social Media & Web Flipagram (basic) Create and share your videos to Twitter. Includes free music clips!
Social Media & Web Quick (basic) Quickly add text to images and upload to Instagram. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-add-text-to-photosfast/id574443485?mt=8
Social Media & Web Hyperlapse (basic) Create time lapse videos to share on Instagram
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Communication Social Media & Productivity & Web Sprout Social Social Media image sizes constantly change. Be sure you re always right on. http://sproutsocial.com/insights/socialmedia-image-sizes-guide/
Communication Social Media & Productivity & Web Alexa Website ranking and traffic analysis. Spy what other sites are doing with the Chrome extension. Includes the Wayback Machine to get a blast from the internet past! http://www.alexa.com/toolbar
Communication Social Media & Productivity & Web Smore $ 15/month and up Easy enewsletters (and print too) https://www.smore.com/
Parky Websites Livability 101 from AIA From the American Architectural Association (AIA), Livability 101 is a comprehensive resources detailing the attributes that make our communities livable and lovable. http://www.aia.org/about/initiatives/aias075360
Parky Websites Dr John Crompton, PhD, Texas A&M University, Selected Articles Research and wisdom from our Parks & Recreation guru. http://rpts.tamu.edu/people/crompton-dr-john/
Parky Websites Trust for Public Land The Trust for Public Land creates parks & protects land for people ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. http://www.tpl.org/
Parky Websites Citification An urban world: a global perspective. http://www.unicef.org/sowc2012/urbanmap/#
Parky Websites Project Implicit Project Implicit investigates thoughts & feelings that exist outside of conscious awareness or conscious control. https://www.projectimplicit.net/index.html https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/research/
Parky Websites Step It Up! The Surgeon General s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/walking-and-walkablecommunities/
Parky Websites Designing Healthy Communities Design Healthy Communities with this resource on health, transportation, design, food, and people. http://designinghealthycommunities.org