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19 Sep

www. whatever, whenever, wherever

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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
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17 Sep

Free and Engaging Solution for Beginning the School Year: Google Spreadsheet, Grou.ps, Wordle

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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
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04 Sep

Zoom, Scale, Twist and Turn, Bring your audience in the presentation with Prezi.

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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
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01 Sep

Dragon Dictation, voice recognition to text iPhone app!

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“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
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01 Sep

Free Wolfram Alpha Webinar Series

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Click here for Wolfram Alpha uses and examples.. From the Wolfram Alpha Blog: We’re pleased to announce a series of free, live Wolfram|Alpha|Alpha Back-to-School Webinars that give K–12 educators and administrators an overview of the utility and features of
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01 Sep

The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make: The Harvard Business Review offers some great advice for leaders.

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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
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29 Aug

“The ones that are crazy enough to want to change the world are the ones that actually do.”

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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
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26 Aug

Blog, Wiki, or Doc? Which Is Right for You?

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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:
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24 Aug

Google Goggles coming to the iPhone late 2010

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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
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23 Aug

Free Technology for Teachers: 140 New Things Being Tried In Classrooms This Fall

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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.
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