Google offers some wonderful tools for teachers, but I’ve learned over the last couple of weeks that while teachers are aware of many of Google’s offerings like search, docs, and maps many teachers aren’t aware of how to use these tools or what th…
Month: March 2010
The Web 2.0 World
So many ways to connect and share…
Videos of My Sessions at UCET Conference 2010
via ucet.org Thanks to UCET for the invitation to present this year and for providing video for two of the sessions that I presented: Speaking Web 2.0 and Thinking in 3D with SketchUp.
ComicLife in Education – Alternative Assessment Method For Your Creative Kids!
via comiclife.com They say that a picture is worth 1,000 words. But what if you could make your pictures talk for themselves? ComicLife is a great tool for bringing a story to life without the need of video. Students can easily create a visual sto…
Interesting Ways to Integrate Flip Cameras into Instruction
Want to use your Flip cameras for more than just podcasts and random happenings around the school? Have a look at many other ways you can use your Flip cameras in the classroom. Some of the slides have YouTube videos embedded, so you may want to b…
Account Recovery in Google Apps Vs. Regular Gmail
During an email and computer security training today, I was asked how to set up the password recovery options with an alternate email address and text message alerts in Gmail. I had always guessed that it was the same for Google Apps type of accou…
Phishing in Facebook – Beware!
via sophos.com A person’s Facebook page was hacked and his friends targeted for a phishing attack. If you see this sort of thing, it should SCREAM a scam to you – they are BEGGING you to click on a link and supply your login and password. His acco…
Turn Your Google Spreadsheets into Word Clouds
One of the lesser known elements of Google Docs is spreadsheet gadgets. Gadgets are designed to take data from your spreadsheets and use it or display it in non-spreadsheet forms. One example of this is the Word Cloud Gadget.The Word Cloud Gadget …
Easy SMARTBoard Troubleshooting
Very nice PDF to figure out what to do when your SMARTBoard goes ROGUE! http://www2.smarttech.com/kbdoc/117615
Teach with the Touch
via docs.google.com Nice listing of educational apps for the iPod Touch, broken down by subject.