I am gradually building my personal learning network on the web. This funnel of perfectly important current information has me doing mental calisthenics whenever I have time to read/watch/write/participate. My Google Reader educators bundle, along with Twitter have been
The excitement of the new school year continues after developing a very successful structure for my classroom with free technology. Ice breaking, social/professional network building, goal setting, and identifying important shared class policies flew by and I feel like we
Prezi.com has free accounts, some specifically for educators, which allow you to use their web-based interface to create amazingly attractive presentation that can be saved online and to your computer.
The arrangement of ideas are linked on a large “playing
“I was inspired by life hacker.com to check out their list of best iPhone apps and download dragon dictation this message right now is being recorded with my voice and transcoded into text then copy and put it onto the
Click here to watch the video.
My favorite interview was Dr. Ellen Langer from Harvard who discussed the power of uncertainty. The advancement of technology brings about an uncertainty and re-evaluation of everyday problems and curriculum. I also agree with
Steve Jobs:
“The ones that are crazy enough to want to change the world are the ones that actually do.
He goes on:
“We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.”
I’ve been privileged to
Richard Byrne posted this article on his blog.
This is a great explanation of each type of web document. There are some great examples at the bottom of the chart (Google Spreadsheet).
Here is a direct link to the chart:
Google Goggles lets anyone with a camera-phone take a picture of text and use it for searching the web. It’s awesome for storing business card information, without having to manually enter in the text. It also identifies a variety of
Link:
Free Technology for Teachers: 140 New Things Being Tried In Classrooms This Fall
Richard Byrne asked his readers (http://www.freetech4teachers.com/) to submit new things they were trying in their classroom this year. In 72 hours there were 140 genuine responses.