Tips on Hardware, Software, Lessons, and General Computing
Posted in Presentations on Sep 27th, 2007
Most of you guys are on your computer as much as I am - if not more. So we have all had the occurrence of having something important happening on screen along with someone in our ear trying to speak to us at the same time. What happens? Usually for me, I end up with [...]
Posted in Student Tech on Sep 27th, 2007
I teach Arts & Humanities which means that I teach how the world communicates through art. This is some important stuff folks. Students are learning to communicate, analyze, understand, express and create. This should be some of the most relevant course work they encounter on a daily basis. It should, but when students enter my [...]
Posted in Community on Sep 24th, 2007
There are many resources around for putting technology in education, but one the best resources are other teachers. We know some of you are itching to reveal some of your own technology tips.
Posted in Literature on Sep 23rd, 2007
Google takes your class on the road with the characters of several books commonly used in the Literature classroom. Using Google Earth, customized maps allow you to travel their footsteps and gain new insight about the cultures and lives that surrounded them. Here’s how to do it.
Posted in Phone on Sep 23rd, 2007
Very rarely do I not drop the “teacher card” when I’m out haggling for the better price. Often times it works out to my advantage. jkOnTheRun has an article that lists several Cellular Companies with possible educational discounts. Check out their article to see if you qualify. - I did How to Score a [...]
Posted in Productivity on Sep 21st, 2007
Most Kentucky teachers are aware that they can log in to their school email from home or on the road by going to ketsmail.us by adding your domain name to your username when you sign in. This is pretty handy for the times you are at home or anywhere that you aren’t at school. What [...]
Posted in Writing on Sep 20th, 2007
Easybib and Ottobib are two exceptional resources for making quick bibliographies. If you are using a hardcopy source with an ISBN number Ottobib will make your bibliography for you. Easily done by entering the number into the text box on it’s main page. Formats quickly to either MLA, APA, and a few others.
Posted in Tools on Sep 19th, 2007
Website Articlechecker.com makes it easier than ever for teachers to catch plagiarism. In the past I have used Google to find the sources of what I thought to be plagiarized text. Articlechecker takes this to the next level. It’s easy to use interface has a couple of quality features that deserve pointing out.
Posted in Productivity on Sep 19th, 2007
As a busy teacher it often gets hard to check a lot of my favorite sites each night to grab the latest goodness that they have to offer. A lot of these sites have updated news on education and I like to keep up to date. Luckily there’s a way to keep up to date [...]
Posted in MS Office on Sep 18th, 2007
Let’s face it. Not all students have the cash to slam down for that copy of MS Office to use Word, Excel, or Powerpoint for your assignments. To be honest, I’m not sure most teachers do either. It would be handy to have a free alternative that students\teachers could use at home that gave the [...]