We all have either played with a Wii or have heard of all the cool games! Today they even released an exercise ‘package’. They’re even using the Wii at retirement homes for their social activities - you have a built in tennis court, bowling alley so why not! It is a wonderful social group gaming […]
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The week has passed but millions of students and educators nationwide examined their carbon footprints during National Environmental Education Week, April 13-19.
National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) launched with over 1600 partner organizations, and millions of teachers, students and others in step. This year, EE Week provides an opportunity for young people to learn about […]
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Just found something other geeks might be interested, a free application called Input Director. It is designed for users who have two (or more) computers set up at home and find themselves regularly sliding from one system to the other. With Input Director, you can share a single keyboard/mouse across a set of systems. You […]
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While everyone is talking about the education revolution there are a few sites staking their claim in the new movement. These companies are well funded, have brain trusts in their management and have a good opportunity to make a difference in the way we learn in the future!
GlobalScholar.com is a tutoring platform that connects […]
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Hot off the presses a new site launched on Monday connects you, the teacher, to your students. The site says, “TeachStreet.com is new company dedicated to helping students find local teachers”.
I’m happy to see this type of site because I think ‘local’ is in, that is the next new wave of the web. And this […]
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Here are some of my favorite sites, applications, and resources for information online, most are free. I hope you enjoy the list, if you have any other suggestions please leave a comment. Note, I’ll be updating and adding to this list over the next week so check back. 4/23 opened the article to comments - […]
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You don’t need to be grad of the Educational Technology program at San Diego State University to take advantage of the professional development event happening today, Friday, April 18 starting at 1:30 PST.
Fred Saba (CEO of Distance-Educator.com) … Bernie Dodge … Allison Rossett are presenting along with many others!
Topics include: LMS’s, eCoaching, multiuser learning environments, […]
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I attended the 23rd Distance Teaching and Learning Conference last week so I have several things marinating in my brain so stayed tuned for more on this front but today I came across some software I wanted to share! It called BuzzMonitor it is an open source information/news aggregator allowing users to collaborate around […]
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Just a short note to let everyone know about a new service I’ve started for educators. It was born out of need — I created an ePortfolio site for Fred Saba, researched the market a bit and found no one offered a turnkey solution for educators. So I decided to offer the service. Please take […]
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“Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo. Curious about that speck in corner? Dive into a freefall and […]
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