Tips on Hardware, Software, Lessons, and General Computing
Posted in Student Tech on Nov 29th, 2007
Everyone has “that kid” in one of their classes that has become the unofficial technology guru. This kid is usually found either on a computer, talking about computers, or helping someone with theirs. Chances are that they have often helped you out with multiple technology related problems. So why not pay them back, or better [...]
Having a classroom blog set up for students to publish their creativity is an incredible way to generate excitement and quality content. But what about when you have hundreds of students or a group of younger students that aren’t quite ready for writing their own articles? Kate from Wisconsin sent in a excellent tip for [...]
Posted in Productivity, Resources, Tools on Nov 27th, 2007
Ever noticed how there is never a printer available when you need one. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to que a document from your home computer to print on your school printer when you arrive in the morning without having to worry about flash drives, disks, etc…? Or how about the student whose [...]
Posted in Presentations, Tools on Nov 26th, 2007
This guide is intended for PC users. Macs typically use a different adapter for video output.
Projectors, when used correctly, can add an edge of interactivity to many lessons. However, there are times when one is not affordable/available. It’s at times like this when it is good to know how to put the TV to use [...]
Thrilltheworld.com offers a series of 40(most are a minute or two) videos to teach the Thriller Dance. Not only does it show an instructor teaching each of the moves in a step by step fashion, it breaks down each part to a good speed for learning. Something like this would be an incredible resource for [...]
Orlando, Florida will be an Educational Technology hotspot this January as it will be time for the Annual FETC conference. Being billed as one of the largest and most successful Educational Technology conferences in the US, and sponsored by big names like Apple, Harcourt, and Discovery Education, it’s looking to uphold that expectation and then [...]
Posted in Blogging on Nov 19th, 2007
The biggest impact that a blog can have is seen when the student realizes that the content they are contributing is being read outside of the school walls. The truth is that most student blogs don’t have what it takes to make it outside these walls. Either the students aren’t creating works with a possible [...]
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Posted in Blogging on Nov 17th, 2007
Recently this guide has become the most popular download here at TTB. Thanks for helping spread the word. Several have asked about it’s availability for sharing via their website. The answer is yes. Let us know in the comments how you are putting it to use.
Blogging is nothing new to students, but students blogging as [...]
Posted in MS Office, Presentations on Nov 15th, 2007
This video sums it up all to well.