This very useful article asks two experts, Sarah Robbins (aka Intellagirl), of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University-Bloomington, and Mark Frydenberg of Bentley University, to pick their favourite web 2.0 tools for instruction. Here’s their choices (read the …
Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook
Are people headed for the Facebook exit door? It’s too early to call it a trend, but I can sense a gathering momentum. The author of this post explains why he is closing his Facebook account. “This is part altruism …
iPad 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [REVIEW]
The iPad 3G hit stores and customer mailboxes on Friday afternoon (US), but how does this slightly modified model compare against the original? Is the ability to use 3G worth the extra $130 per model?
Which is Better: Buying Apple Products, or Buying Apple Stock?
That Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 you’ve paid $2999 back in 2002 is now collecting dust somewhere. If you had spend the same amount on Apple stock at that time, it would now be worth $94334.40. As you go farther in …
Google Earth View Now in Google Maps
Today Google unveiled Earth View in Google Maps, a feature designed to bridge the gap between the popular map application and Google Earth. The new view — available to those that have installed Google Earth — is a remarkable next …
How to Share a Presentation
You spent countless hours preparing the perfect presentation, but what good will it do you if only a small group of colleagues gets to see it?
Board800 – web based Interactive Whiteboard
Board800 is an interactive white board that can be used by multiple users at the same time.Tools include shapes, free drawing, and text. Your session can be saved as an image for later retrieval, archiving, or to embed in a …
Make Your Own 3D Animated Movies with Moviestorm
Moviestorm helps amateurs write, produce, direct and edit their own digitally animated movies. Built on software-as-a-service (SaaS) principles, Moviestorm supports YouTube 3D output, advanced virtual camera controls, filters and effects typically found in high end, professional animation packages. Moviestorm’s 75,000 …
5 Great Tutorial Websites To Learn How To Do Something
The internet can be a very powerful tool to learn how to do things that you might need to do but don’t really know how to do it. Finding how to do something on the internet is as simple as …
California school first to use iPads in classroom
The iPads were introduced to advanced placement students who will participate in a pilot project. If all goes well, Headmaster Stephen Sharp anticipates replacing heavy and expensive textbooks with cheaper, interactive e-versions.
Microsoft releases an Office add-in for Moodle
If you are a teacher using Microsoft Office for Windows to produce content for Moodle, then you might be interested in Microsoft’s latest product for Moodle. They’ve produced an Office Add-in that allows you to open Word, Excel and Powerpoint …
Openness is the only means of doing education (TED video)
Open education, open educational resources, and open source software should be household names. I just finished watching David Wiley’s TEDxNYED talk on YouTube, and I am inspired as a result. David argues, “The most successful educators share most thoroughly with …
Did You Know…? – Technology and the Classroom
With the ever-growing world of technology, many people are aware of the popularity and uses of it in today’s classrooms. What many people are not aware of is the intensity of that usage. Some of the facts can be almost …
Oregon makes Google Apps for Education available statewide
Oregon becomes the first American state to offer Google Apps for Education to all of its schools. Adoption is voluntary, but could save more than $1.5 million per year.
Google for Teachers: Books, Docs, Maps and More!
A free guide for those starting using Google Apps.