Free online screencasting tool Edit: Click here for a larger version Click the preceding link for a short introduction to our new WebMail using Exchange Server. The video is less than three minutes & covers logging in, creating new emails, synchronization between the web & your desktop, & contacts – including distribution lists. Let me [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tools'
10 YouTube URL Tricks You Should Know About
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogging, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Videocasting, Web2.0
From MakeUseOf.com comes this list of handy YouTube URL tricks. Probably of most use to educators are the ability to post directly to a specific section of a video, hiding the search box, and disabling related videos. They’re all pretty cool, & hopefully some make your life easier. 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know [...]
iPod Educators
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Websites
This Ning site is a great resource for using iPods in class. iPod Educators – Educational podcasters reaching the iPod generation tags: podcasting, ipod, podcasters, ning, education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F06%2Fipod-educators%2F’; addthis_title = ‘iPod+Educators’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Google Tips
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
Google Tips Creating temporary or fake emails for students Embedding Google Calendars in your web space Using Google docs as webspace tags: google, gmail, googletricks, googlehacks Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fgoogle-tips%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Google+Tips’; addthis_pub = ”;
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March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Collaboration, Digital Disconnect, Digital Literacy, Free, Tools, Uncategorized, Web2.0
Even on vacation I’m able to keep up with what some of the leading tech educators are thinking and doing – via Twitter. The video above, from the always great CommonCraft, is a great explanation of a difficult topic. (And if you follow back to ‘Twitter in Plain English’ on the CommonCraft site you’ll see [...]
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Google Earth Goes Under… Water!
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Free, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
With the release of Google Earth 5 beta Google is giving us a heaping helping of watery goodness. The oceans get the same treatment that land has gotten in this update. And why not, since more that 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. Download Google Earth 5 & check it out. Also, [...]
Apple IT & Learning
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tools, Uncategorized
This session is about Apple IT & Learning. Technology as an environment not a tool. Makes a good point & one that I commonly reiterate; teachers want to use technology, but they don’t necessarily how the technology is working. Business Productivity Model – 21st Century Monetary or Revenue Driven – Knowledge Creation & Dissemination Cost [...]
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Visit to the Apple Mothership
January 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Digital Literacy, Tools
This is my live notebook from my visit to Apple’s main campus in Cupertino, California. Mary Kay Stallone & I are here for a two day IT Executive Briefing. Tuesday morning we started out with the typical introductions, so I” just move on – nothing to see here. (BTW – I have a CoverItLive live [...]
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New Solutions, the d62 Guide to Holiday Savings
December 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · District 62 Support, LMC, Tools
New Solutions: Microsoft Office Expect a few new things in district soon. First off, we are licensing Microsoft Office for the entire district. I know this is good news for a lot of you, but wait, it gets better! First, this is an open ended license that allows us to install on as many machines [...]
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Delicious Education
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Collaboration, District 62 Support, Free, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
I was in a meeting today (IIC! – get it?) and Principal Swanson said he had a link that he would email all of us. I saw my chance & I took it. You see, John has blog – but John doesn’t have a Delicious.com account. I said (piped in, really) that if John had [...]
