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Monday, November 23, 2009

Using Mixbook for Education

Mixbook http://www.mixbook.com/edu
Looking for a way to get your students more engaged? Mixbook is proud to present Mixbook for Educators, a program that allows educators even easier access to the most powerful suite of digital storytelling tools on the web.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What is WatchKnow?

http://www.watchknow.org/
What is WatchKnow?
Imagine hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. Imagine them rated and sorted into a giant Directory, making them simple to find. WatchKnow--as in, "You watch, you know"--is a non-profit online community devoted to this goal.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Demo xtranormal

Testing Xtranormal | Text-to-Movie
Words frm Mrs. Chasson (embedded code below)


*Note: do not show playlist at end
OR link

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Attending Classroom Live session WIDGETS

Widget Workshop and Resources: Creating Widgets for Instructional Purposes
November 14, 2009, 12:00 PM
Classroom 2.0 Live
Buffy Hamilton

Sample widget from EdTech
http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Ed_Tech_Widgets.html

Links
Favorite Widgets and Widget Resources
Examples of Instructional Pages with Widgets
Examples of Students Embedding Widgets
Video Tutorials/How Tos

Thursday, November 12, 2009

VoiceThread Demo

Keeping up with Student Culture: Preparing Higher Education for Web 2.0 and Student Conduct Online

Popular internet technologies are interacting with higher education communities, creating new opportunities and challenges. Faculty and administrators can prepare through this session's discussion of practices at diverse institutions.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Google Teacher Academy - Apply Now

Google Teacher Academy Application
Applications are now open for: GTA DC - Location: Washington, DC
Event Date: December 9, 2009
Applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been accepted on or before November 18, 2009.

Backchannel with Coverit Live

I am back to testing Coverit Live as a backchannel and linking to my blog. CoveritLive: Live Blogging 2.0 is a web based Live Blogging tool that allows you to broadcast live commentary to your readers.
Link http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=playaltcast&altcast_code=54898d5174