Google Wave could be a great way to have a backchannel discussion in a course. In Wave you can play back the entire course of a conversation. This option could be useful for students who were absent from a class …
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.
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 …
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 …
Martin Dougiamas outlines the new Moodle 2.0 in a conference in UK
The creator of Moodle shows how Moodle 2.0 (to be released by July) will be.
Free Guide – Making Videos on the Web
This guide was created for those teachers who would like to have their students make videos but don’t have access to editing software and or video equipment. All of the resources in this guide are completely web-based.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/05/free-guide-making-videos-on-web.html…
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 …
ExoPC: the Quebecker iPad
An interview with Jean-Baptiste Martinoli, CTO Of ExoPC, the creator of a tablet PC some are calling the “Quebecker iPad”.
http://www.alltouchtablet.com/articles/interview-the-story-behind-exopc-with-video-1973/…
PLE vs VLE
Video on personal learning environments (PLEs) in the spirit of the Common Craft ‘plain English’ videos. “In this presentation,” write the students who produced it, “we aim to explore these ideas and enable teachers to begin thinking about how they …
Make A Lasting Impression With TokBox Video Messages
Email is boring. It has its place and it’s an important method of communication, but if you really want to stand out, it can be hard to do that through a simple email. Text and emoticons can only accomplish so …
What the Vook? – Future Classroom Tool
Vook is a relatively new tool Internet entrepreneur by Bradley Inman. With the idea to combine books and videos, Vook brings these media forms together. A vook is simply defined as a “new innovation in reading that blends a well-written …
20+ Ways to Use Flip Cameras in the Classroom
Great ideas to engage your students in using flip cameras in the classroom
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/20-ways-to-use-flip-cameras-in.htm…
Sprdword: The Best Controversial Documentaries
This website indexes documentary videos that offer alternative perspectives and worldviews. You will find a collection of best controversial documentaries that you wouldn’t normally find in traditional media.
Auto-captioning Available for All YouTube Videos
There are some good tools on the web for captioning videos and even a video sharing site, DotSub, created for the purpose of captioning videos. Today, YouTube made it easier than ever to caption videos. Earlier today YouTube announced that …
Imagineering iPad Educational Apps (video)
The video below doesn’t show real working applications, or even prototypes – more they are imaginings of the things we think we might be able to do and perhaps will be doing. Look out for them in an app store …