Want to help me create a podcast video for every Georgia Performance Standard? [background here] I’ve posted notes from today’s GaETC presentation to help you get started. The notes will help you on the how. After you’re comfortable with the basic tools for recording yourself teaching a standard element, go to the GPSCast Wikispace and [...]
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Neato: this site allows you to write subtitles for any video from the You Tubes. I subtitled a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail for use in a logic lesson (Law of Syllogism, anyone?). The subtitled version: http://yt-subs.appspot.com/view?video=agd5dC1zdWJzcg0LEgVWaWRlbxjOxn4M The original: Unfortunately, I cannot embed the subtitled version on a WordPress.com blog. I see several [...]
I’m a huge Wikipedia fan. An xkcd comic this week caught the sentiment of a lesser-known part of Wikipedia perfectly. Haven’t heard of “Simple English”? Oh, it’s a wonderful concept. Simple English Wikipedia uses “only basic words”, perfect for non-native English speakers — and for my younger students. As might be expected, Simple English Wikipedia [...]
American Maglev Technology makes magnetically levitated trains. My physics class and I had the opportunity to learn from the engineer and CEO today during our visit to their test track about an hour from our school. We had an amazing time! The tech tie-in is that we set up in advance to use Twitter to [...]
My friend and colleague, Dana Huff, has a presentation highlighted on Slideshare.net today! A huge congratulations to her for being recognized for a great slide deck. “Using Blogs and Wikis for Professional Development” provides a wonderful introduction to more than just blogs and wikis. She also covers professional uses for Facebook and an addictive little [...]
I love this flickr feature! Using my cameraphone, I can send a picture message (MMS) directly to flickr. At right is one I uploaded during my class’ visit to a labyrinth in nearby Alpharetta. From the flickr help pages: Can I send a photo to Flickr from my camera phone? Absolutely! You can upload photos [...]
I wrote the following for students because it’s too exhausting to keep track of the forgetful kids’ passwords. This way, they can keep track of passwords and links from a central location. (I encourage the forgetful kids to write passwords down, which security guru Bruce Schneier says is ok.) If I was setting up a [...]
A new feature in one of my favorite web tools has me really excited: with Jott, I can now add events directly to my Google Calendar. The feature is one of several Jott Links the company offers — which are connections to other web services, including Twitter and Blogger. What’s Jott? Jott is a transcription [...]
Don’t remember where I first heard of the Gearfire Student Productivity blog I’m thrilled for the referral. One post this week really impressed me: “4 ways to use Wikipedia (hint: never cite it)“. When I hear Wikipedia bias, the less damaging type usually goes something like “high school students shouldn’t cite an encyclopedia in research [...]
I quite enjoyed “Become a Del.icio.us Power User” over at Web Worker Daily; especially the power tip to use a “review” tag for stuff you want to look at soon. I’d add a power-power tip: use the tag, then subscribe over RSS to your own reminder tag. The review+subscribe combo is a lot like what [...]
