ISTE 2011

June 25, 2011

Over the next few days, I will be in Philadelphia attending the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference.  This is the premier educational technology conference in the country and attracts over 10,000 educators from around the world.  On Tuesday, I will be presenting a session entitled, Tradigital History.  This presentation will demonstrate how to take traditional topics like using primary sources in the classroom and bringing them into the 21st Century.

Stay tuned for updates and be sure to follow me on Twitter.

 

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My 5 Favorite Web 2.0 Tools

June 6, 2011

I have previously posted about my Top 5 iPhone apps, so I thought I would take a moment and share my Top 5 Web 2.0 Tools.  This is probably more like the tools that I use everyday and how I use them.

 

Wikispaces - This site allows you to quickly and easily way to setup a webpage to collaborate share links and resources. I use it for everything from resource sharing, graduate courses and for presentation outlines.  Teachers be sure to use the EDUCATORS link to create ad free wikis
Glogster - a great tool for creating and sharing multimedia-rich posters that can easily be embedded into your wiki or shared online.  Teachers be sure to use the GLOGSTER EDU website for you and your classroom.
Animoto - is a nice little tool for creating a photo slideshow.  By incorporating music into your slideshow, Animoto uses it to create a really cool effect with your photos this is almost choreographed to your music.   Teachers be sure to use the Education Version for you and your classroom.
Prezi - Tied of boring PowerPoints?  Give Prezi a try to jazz up your presentations by incorporating more movement and multimedia.  Teachers be sure to use the Education Version for you and your classroom.
Slideshare – Share your PowerPoint presentations online or upload them so they can be embedded into your wiki or website.  You can also search for other PowerPoints to use (depending on the copyright).

 

BONUS TOOL!!

Toondoo – Because everyone needs to have a little fun once in a while, what better way than to make your own comics.

 

What are your favorite Web 2.0 Tools?

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A Memorial Day Story

June 6, 2011

On May 30, 2011, my family and I attended the 144th Annual Memorial Day Parade in Gettysburg (after the boys marched as Cub Scouts in the Carlisle parade).  While it was EXTREMELY hot that day, I had a terrific time with the family touring the battlefield and watching the parade. You can check out some [...]

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Improving Productivity with Google Forms

June 2, 2011

Have you ever wanted to quickly create a web form to survey or collect information from your students, faculty, staff or stakeholders?  If you answered yes, then you will definitely want to check out Google Forms. I use Google Forms for my graduate courses to collect contact information for my students which I can then [...]

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My Top 5 Free iPhone Apps

May 23, 2011

As I use my new iPhone more and more, I have actually noticed that I am using a few applications all day everyday.  So, I thought I would take a minute and tell you about my top 5 iPhone Apps and how I use them. Evernote – is an online system that allows me to [...]

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Creative Commons Searching

May 21, 2011

If you are doing a presentation, movie, website or project you are at some point going to be looking for images or graphics to put into your work.  Now, you could do a Google Image search, find the image(s) you want, save them to your computer and then post them to your website or presentation.  [...]

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Non-linear Powerpoint Presentations

May 18, 2011

Linear versus Non-linear PowerPoint If you think of most PowerPoint presentations that you have seen, I would venture a guess that most (if not all) have been linear.  In other words, the presenter went from Slide 1 to Slide 2 to Slide 3, and on and on until you probably fell asleep somewhere in the [...]

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5 Free SEO Tools to Help Your Website

May 10, 2011

SEO or Search Engine Optimization should be a vital part of your internet strategy.  SEO means configuring your website in order to improve the way search engines see your site and rank it on a search results page.  If you have a website, then you probably want to know how to get to be #1 [...]

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Managing Projects with Technology

May 8, 2011

What is a project and project management? So, organizations (large and small) all have “projects” going on all the time. I put the word projects in quotes because people define the word project differently and what one person calls a project, another would call a task or operations.  The Project Management Institute (PMI) states that [...]

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Creating training videos

May 5, 2011

The Need for Creating Training Videos As educators, we are always looking for ways to help our students. I frequently hear teachers saying things like, “I wish I could record what’s on my screen for my students” or “I wish I could show a video of me using this software” or something along those lines. [...]

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