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Free Technology for Teachers
Summary: A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education.
Free Technology for Teachers
- Weekend Workshop - Make a Wiimote Whiteboard
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:00 +0000
If you would like to have an interactive whiteboard in your classroom, but your school can't afford one of the commercial offerings (those things are wicked expensive) don't despair because there is a very affordable alt... - Week In Review - The Most Popular Items
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:00 +0000
Last week when I wrote the Week in Review post I said that I was looking forward to watching the Celtics beat the Hawks. The Celtics are playing again tonight, but I'm not making any predictions for fear of jinxing them ... - The How-to Series
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 +0000
Back in August I ran a series of five how-to posts. Those posts gave directions on how to use six Web 2.0 tools that can be used in any classroom. Because that series ran in the summer, a lot of teachers may have missed ... - Curt Bonk's Flat Classroom Keynote
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:54:00 +0000
I've mentioned how much I like Professor Curtis Bonk's new book The World Is Open a couple of times in the past. You can read those posts here and here. Today, on YouTube I found a video of Curt Bonk in which he gives a ... - Soda Tax - This Should Get My Students Talking
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:00 +0000
Today's episode of CNN Student News concludes with a segment about a proposed federal tax on soda pop. Based on how much soda I see my students consume, I know that this will get my students talking. In my both my Civics... - My Page It - Homepages for Kids
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:00 +0000
Update: As a reader pointed out in the comments, My Page It does ask for a small ($1) payment to activate parental controls. I did not notice this until I investigated the finer print. I apologize for any inconvenience m... - Northern Lights Time Lapse Video
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:37:00 +0000
Here's a neat time lapse video showing light, shapes, and colors of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). This video was filmed by National Geographic on one night in Norway.Applications for EducationThis video might be... - Google Unveils Chrome OS - A Netbook OS
published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0000
There has been a lot of announcements from Google this week, but the one that is getting the most buzz in the blog-o-sphere is Google Chrome OS. The Chrome operating system is designed to be completely cloud based with a... - YouTube Now Auto Captions Videos (Kind Of)
published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000
Today, Google announced a new video captioning option for YouTube. Starting today, YouTube will use Google's automatic speech recognition technology to caption videos uploaded by users. Initially the service will only be... - Presentation Storytelling 101
published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:39:00 +0000
Ethos 3 is a consulting company that helps businesses develop and improve their presentations. One of the featured presentations on the Ethos 3 website is Storytelling 101. In this short presentation Ethos 3 outlines the...
