Mashpedia is an interesting service that matches reference articles from Wikipedia to materials from other sources like YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Digg, and the web in general. The purpose of drawing materials from multiple sources is to provide users with a …
The Semantic Web (Web 3.0): What It Is and Why It Matters [Video]
If you’ve ever struggled to make sense of terms like “semantic web,” “Web 3.0”, we’ve got a fascinating, entertaining and informative video for you.
The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whiteboard
There are still some educators that don’t seem to know the no nos for teaching with a projector or interactive whiteboard (IWB). Perhaps it’s easier to notice when you’re sitting as an audience member or an observer which is not …
Udemy Launches free Online Teaching Platform
Udemy, a free platform for teaching online has officially launched for public use. Udemy offers a variety of tools for delivering content online. Course creators can publish slideshows, publish videos, and create mash-ups of slideshows and videos synched together. Course …
Technology in the Classroom: Are We Moving Too Fast?
In order to be able to envision the future, we have to be willing to examine the present. It is easy to observe the preponderance of technological growth in today’s society. Children have cellular telephones; we can simultaneously view and …
Are e-books good for studying?
Three universities (Princeton, Arizona State University, and Northwest Missouri State) pilot two e-readers (Kindle DX, Sony Reader), to see how well students could use them for studying. The results were at best mixed, and at worst negative. There were problems …
More Apps Coming to Google Apps for Education
Google has announced that beginning this summer administrators of Google Apps for Education and Google Apps for Enterprise will be able to incorporate Blogger, Picassa, iGoogle and other Google products into their existing roster of applications in Google Apps. Put …
Augmented Reality in Plain English (Video)
Augmented reality is a very new idea for a lot of teachers and therefore a lot teachers may not understand what augmented reality is and what it can be used for. Fortunately, Common Craft has a video to explain augmented …
Open Source Web Conferencing / Videoconference Tools
A list of free open source desktop conferencing tools for online courses.
http://efronters.blogspot.com/2010/05/open-source-web-conferencing-tools.html…
20 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
20 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers is the title of a nice slide presentation created by Simon Ward. Ward’s presentation contains some very familiar sites like Delicious and also includes some lesser-known sites. In fact, there were a few sites …
Top 7 Semantic Search Engines As An Alternative To Google Search
There are other ways (besides Google and Bing) to search the web, using what are known as semantic search engines. Using a semantic search engine will ensure more relevant results based on the ability to understand the definition of the …
Google Invests in App that Predicts the Future
Google Ventures has just invested an undisclosed amount in Recorded Future, a company that is working to accurately predict the future.
10 Most Downloaded Software for Images
This week we will be looking at digital photo software. These are the apps that we use to modify, organize or enhance our digital pictures. There are some awesome applications on this list.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-downloaded-digital-photo-software-movers-shakers/…
Microsoft Mouse Mischief: Increasing Student Engagement in the Classroom
Microsoft Mouse Mischief is a solution that lets teachers create interactive presentations making classroom learning more engaging. Mouse Mischief integrates with PowerPoint 2010 and 2007, allowing teachers to create multiple-choice, matching and drawing question slides that students, each with their …
There’s an Educational App for that!
The iPod Touch®, iPhone®, and iPad®, are a great innovative technology tools for educators and students to use in the classroom. These devices all have access to the App Store, which now contains a wide array of easy to use, …