As schools open their doors in the fall, there’s no doubt that some will be starting with a slightly tighter wallet than in years past. Some schools will handle the tough economy by cutting programs, others will be cutting jobs, and most will be finding it tougher to get their hands on those high price [...]
Category Archive for 'Tools'
Capturing the Images on your Screen with Printscreen
Posted in Presentations, Tools on Jul 10th, 2008
Often, when working on presentations, lessons etc.. I need an image from a movie clip, website, or still frame from the screen of my computer. This is something easily done within windows with the Printscreen button. Next time you have something on your screen hit the printscreen button while holding down CTRL and ALT. This will [...]
Xobni: Better Outlook Organization
Posted in Productivity, Tools, email on Jul 7th, 2008
If your email is getting a bit out of hands these days and our previous tips haven’t helped, maybe it’s time to check into some software solutions. Xobni, a free Outlook Plugin, has done wonders for my personal email productivity. Let’s take a look at some of it’s features.
Seemless Exploration of the Universe With Microsofts’s Worldwide Telescope
Posted in Resources, Student Tech, Tools on Jul 6th, 2008
Google has had an option now in Google Earth that allows for exploration of the night sky through Google Sky, but Microsoft’s new Worldwide Telescope may be a stronger player in the game.
Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope offers students, teachers and astronomy buffs a chance to seemelessly explore the night sky through a virtual telescope. It allows [...]
Creating Your Own Comics with readwritethink.org
Posted in BrainPop, NECC, Resources, Student Tech, Tools, Web on Jul 1st, 2008
As attendees of one of BrainPop’s presentations were discussing some of the cool ways that they were using BP in their classrooms, I had a chance to pick up an awesome tip. Monica Nahas, an Instructional Technology Specialist, mentioned that Readwritethink.org has a tool for creating your own comics, and it [...]
I realized after posting the poll about Twitter that it may be unknown to some exactly what Twitter is. Describing Twitter isn’t so much hard, as it is difficult to explain without leaving people wondering why anyone would want to use it… which is a question most people ask, and only try out of curiosity. [...]
Veezyon: Trusted Video Content for Educators
Posted in Resources, Student Tech, Tools, Web on Jun 1st, 2008
A couple of weeks ago I received an email telling me about a site that offered up video content from the likes of the University of California that combined trusted video content with a sort of social media twist. And to be honest it has taken me quite some time to really dig into their [...]
Saving flash animations from websites
Posted in Productivity, Resources, Tools, Web on May 1st, 2008
Flash animations can be found all over the web, and several can be very useful in the classroom-especially with interactive white boards. But what would happen if the site that offers it were to go offline, get blocked, or delete the video?? For these moments, it would be great to have a copy of it [...]
15 Hours of Free Computer Training in 5 Minutes a Day
Posted in Freebies, Lessons, Productivity, Resources, Tools, Web on Apr 16th, 2008
Learning to use a computer efficiently can be a tough task if you weren’t born with one already at your finger tips. Solutions to simple problems typically aren’t obvious, and unless you have spent a great deal of time with one you won’t inherently know whether something needs to be clicked, double clicked, downloaded, uploaded, [...]
Browse Brainpop Movies by State Standards
Posted in Lessons, Resources, Student Tech, Tools, Web on Apr 10th, 2008
We’ve talked before about the incredible movies that Brainpop has to offer for a very wide selection of topics and content areas. But we have failed to mention one feature that places Brainpop above being just a place for good educational movies. Other than providing quizzes and the soon-to-be-added lesson plans, the site offers [...]