TED Talks provide viewers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary and ideas. The contents of many TED Talks can be directly or indirectly applied to your classroom practices. While you’re on holiday break, you may want to watch one or all …
University of Arizona Team Seeks To Construct International Internet Classroom
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona is working on a project to develop an “International Internet Classroom” as a way to centralize information and resources that could be of value to teachers.
A cheap tablet: CTL 2GO Convertible Classmate PC 8.9”
The CTL 2go™ Convertible Classmate PC with Intel Atom processor has a rotating screen which easily converts from traditional Intel Classmate PC netbook format with keyboard entry to a resistive touch netbook tablet. The included stylus allows control of the …
Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010
Now that the aughts are behind us, we can start the new decade with a bang. So many new technologies are ready to make a big impact this year. Some of them will be brand new, but many have been …
9 Great Document Collaboration Tools for Teams
With cloud computing continuing its reach into areas once dominated by desktop applications, it’s a great time to consider how you could benefit from online collaboration tools for producing great documents. Whether it’s a proposal, press release, manual, or other …
Make a Podcast, Become Internet-Famous
These days, it seems like everyone and her dog has a podcast, and it’s easy to see why: Modern tools have made audio recording and editing a snap for any amateur broadcaster. While there’s no guarantee you’ll find a huge …
Top 10 Resources For Computer Troubleshooting Advice & Remote Help
What happens when you need that one on one computer advice as you have no idea why your computer does not work?The first thing most people go and do is to Google it, but when you can’t find a solution, …
Google Adds New Features to Help You Search Faster
Google is officially obsessed with speed. If real-time search didn’t convince you of that fact, then take note of two new features with speed also at their core: universal search features in Google Suggest and Quick Scroll for Chrome.
http://mashable.com/2009/12/11/google-suggest-quick-scroll/…
Should Netbooks be Required?
When schools will make netbooks required materials, much like calculators for a math class, or gym shoes for gym class? With netbooks selling for $150 or less from time to time on sites like woot.com, I can’t help but ask: …
EdTech trends for 2010 .. it’s started!
I’m useless at making predictions (haven’t even won a tenner on the Lottery yet!) and I’m not going to start now. But plenty of people have, so I’m going to mention some the better ones I have come across:
http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/edtech-trends-for-2010-its-started/…
Digg Labs: Bigspy & 365
The Digg front page moves stories very quickly down the archives and many interesting stories may never be found. Digg Labs is busy creating interactive visualizations that look beneath the surface of the Digg community’s activities like Stack and Swarm. …
Google Phone’s Existence Confirmed; It’s Unlocked, Thinner Than iPhone
At last, the Googlephone has appeared. Forget the Droid, the G1 and all those other Android wannabees: Google is testing its own handset, the search giant confirmed over the weekend.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/google-phone-in-january-unlocked-thinner-than-iphone/…
10 Web Tech Innovations That Have Improved Our Lives
In the 20 or so years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee conceived of and launched the World Wide Web, a lot has changed. Innovations in Web technology since then have continued to improve the way we communicate with each other. Here …
Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will Play in Education
A whitepaper on the role of social networking in education by Steve Hargadon.
5 Online Photo Sharing Sites Which Are Free Alternatives To Flickr
The free version of Flickr (www.flickr.com) is nice but really lacks if you want to use it as your main photo storage. Only the last 200 photos will be shown for instance and you don’t get to view and share …