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Zentation.comWebshots VoiceThread (Group conversations around images, docs and video) Viewbook Spresent.com Slide shwup Rock You Picasa Web Albums PhotoShow Kaltura Photobucket A N I M O T O280...
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Life Changing Information for Presentation Creators (and Viewers)
If you are ever going to create a presentation again (and COME ON, you know you will!), you must read at least this article. Wow. My life will never be the...
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Jing changes Everything
The Jing Project by TechSmith (one of my favorite software creators, makers of SnagIt, which I don't have any desire to live without), is utterly amazing. Until I found, viewed, and understood it...
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One to One Computing is Already Passé
Ubiquitous access to the Internet is the way of the future NOT "one-to-one" computing. We do not believe in the "on-to-one" theory. We believe in access via the Internet to one's files and programs...
View ArticleThe Web Ate my Weekend
Check out this Web 2.0 tool: Capzles (Personal Example). Great educational potential. Reminds me of VoiceThread but with that cool look of SearchMe (and the Ipod Touch, of course).Remember to check out...
View ArticleHow to use Photo Story on Vista
I've spent a lot of time trying to find a program/web 2.0 tool like Photo Story that will work on my Vista OS computer. There are hundreds of great web 2.0 slideshow tools out there, but none of them...
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Cooliris is REALLY Cool . . .
Credit for this find must go to Dustin Hornsby who told me about this MONTHSago. I looked at it and thought "yeah, that is cool," but it wasn't until today when Iused it on the big screen with a Mimio*...
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Check out the "Newseum"
The Newseum: Today's Front Pages Thanks Mr. Tooke from Wilkerson Intermediate for sharing this great find: Aninteractive map with the front pages of newspapers from around the world. See how it works...
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Students have a BLAST practicing Math Facts athttp://www.worldmathday.com(From urenglishteacher who never enjoyed math much . . . )See them on the EDGES of their seats?This student is waiting to see...
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Why do adults and kids have such different ideas about learning?
From Apple's Digital Kids site.
View ArticleIn Defense of Technology for the Sake of Education not AS Education
Many well-meaning educators have a long-held belief that we must "teach technology" (learn to use Excel by following this 9 week course outline) as opposed to integrating technology (work with your...
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Never Kill Another Poster Board Tree: Glogster.com ROCKS
UPDATE: A Real Glog made by a REAL CISD student is embedded below. The features are really amazing.Glogster allows your students to create free, protected digital posters.This tool blows my mind! I...
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Why Wordle Matters, Educationally Speaking
Wordle about WordleAt first glance, Wordle feels cute. It IS cute and a little game-like, but months ago, Assistant Princiapal Angela Griffith showed me why it is a powerful educational tool. Since...
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Differentiate using VoiceThread and Inspire Kids Who Need Inspiration
Below you'll see an embedded VoiceThread (made by an educator named Michelle) that shows some educational uses of the tool. Look at some of the slides by clicking the arrow on the bottom right. Michell...
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You're going to LOVE eyeCamD!
I needed to conduct an iPhone training a month or so ago, and I could NOT get my Avervision 150 document camera to display on the computer so that I could show the phone to the audience. I finally gave...
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We call ours eyeCamD; you can call yours BETTER and CHEAPER! Stop paying $400, $500 or more for document cameras right now. Using a few supplies from your local hardware store, you can use a high...
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Make Stuff Online for the Dad(s) in Your Life for Father's Day
I can't take credit for this idea, teacher Amina Bradford told me about it right after Mother's Day this year, and one of her colleagues thought of it: Use Wordle to create (or have your kids create) a...
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