links for 2008-06-30
June 30th, 2008Web 2.0 Projects Book
June 29th, 2008Terry Freedman, an Independent Educational Technology Consultant just released a great free book with examples of Web 2.0 used in the classroom. Terry was kind enough to include my class weekly blog in his list of examples (mine is number 41) and I am honored to be mentioned.
Please check it out for some good examples of Web 2.0 in the classroom.
The Jig is Up
June 29th, 2008I recently had the opportunity to participate in The 48 Hour Project: Minneapolis, which is a contest where filmmakers plan, shoot, edit and submit a film within 48 hours. It was an interesting experience that I am looking forward to participating in again in the future.
Here is the film that we created, let me know what you think.
links for 2008-06-26
June 26th, 2008-
Send a fax for free. (Limited to 1 document, 3 pages) Pay service available as well.
links for 2008-06-25
June 25th, 2008-
This four week workshop covers many design and building basics specifically focused on supporting educators who teach, or plan to teach, in Second Life.
links for 2008-06-23
June 23rd, 2008-
This site aims to provide teaching and learning resources to make the use of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom easier and more productive.
links for 2008-06-21
June 21st, 2008-
An interesting way to look at your twitter statistics or any other member of twitter that has their updates public.
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An global look at twitter with twits coming in all over the world.
Ready to get SMART
June 10th, 2008I stopped in to school today to get ahead on a few things and much to my surprise, there are a few boxes in my classroom. The SMART Board that will installed in my classroom in the coming days is lying in wait.
Of course I had to poke through the boxes and see all the goodies inside.
So instead of getting ahead on a few things, I have been spending the last 90 minutes downloading SMART Board software so that I can start playing at home. In addition to SMART Technologies software, I also downloaded Greenbush Edusim, which is is a free opensource 3D multi-user virtual world specifically for the classroom interactive whiteboard.
So in the next 2.5 months, the empty section of wall shown below will be turning into an interactive learning center. I am very excited! Now to find some more resources and install this software.
links for 2008-06-05
June 5th, 2008-
Phidgets are an easy to use set of building blocks for low cost sensing and control from your PC. Using the Universal Serial Bus as the basis for all Phidgets, the complexity is managed behind an easy to use and robust Application Programming Interface.
