I have the opportunity to present at the Ohio Innovative Learning Environments Conference in Hilliard this week. I get to share Web 2.0 Tools with teachers from the area. This is my slideshare for the conference.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Online Storage
It's the end of the year, and you need to back up your files. You don't want to burn CDs or DVDs. You want to have easy access to the files at home or on your iPad or phone. You don't have a USB Flash drive handy. What do you do?
I would suggest getting an account on one of these 5 services. They provide easy access and secure storage of your files. They have applications to allow you to easily move files from your desktop computer to online storage to your laptop or mobile device. Most of these services will give you around 5 GB of free storage, which is enough for the average user. People run into storage size issues if they save a lot of videos and pictures, but for word processing files, and spreadsheets, and databases, this seems to be plenty.
These services also allow you to purchase more storage, if needed, but usually their free amount is enough. Here are the ones that I have used and found easy.
Google Drive
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Miro Video Converter
Ever need to change the format of a video? Ever need to compress a video? I have found a free and powerful piece of software. Miro Video Converter does an outstanding job converting videos. I have used it frequently to convert movies to .mp4 format and also to convert audio files to .mp3 format.
Open Miro Video Converter and drag your movie file or audio file into the middle section. Choose the format for the conversion. Click convert. It will convert the file for you and put it back in the folder next to the original. Easy. Download a copy and give it a shot.
Open Miro Video Converter and drag your movie file or audio file into the middle section. Choose the format for the conversion. Click convert. It will convert the file for you and put it back in the folder next to the original. Easy. Download a copy and give it a shot.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
New Quick Camera Feature on iPhone
Last night I updated my iPhone with the iOS 5.1 software. It took a while to upload and install, so I thought there might be some new features. This morning when I turned it on, I noticed a quick access to the camera. It doesn't seem like much, but it could be a nice little feature when you need to capture that spur of the moment shot.
With a quick slide upward of the thumb, you phone goes into camera mode and you are ready for the shot. Can't wait to use it.
With a quick slide upward of the thumb, you phone goes into camera mode and you are ready for the shot. Can't wait to use it.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Presentation at Dublin Literacy Conference 2012
Another Dublin Literacy Conference has come and gone. It was an outstanding day of learning and sharing. Check out the twitter conversations at #dublit12. The day couldn't have gone better. Here is the presentation that I was fortunate enough to share with teachers at the conference.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
ETech 2012 Wrapup
Over the last 3 days, I've been fortunate enough to be able to attend Ohio's ETech Conference in Columbus. I was able to attend many wonderful sessions and spend time with my technology colleagues. I was also able connect with a few of my Twitter tech friends that were in attendance. Now it's time to analyze what I saw and see what we can use/share with our teachers. Here is some of what I saw.
Teaching Writing in the 21st Century Classroom
Presented by Matt Gillispie. He and a couple of his colleagues shared different tools and websites that helped with the teaching of writing. Key tools shared-
Neatchat.com
Puppet Pals for the iPad
Socrative.com
Screenr.com
Voicethread
Edmodo.com
Schoology.com
A Keynote Address given by Dr. Michio Kaku
speech similar to this one on YouTube
Students Leaving a Legacy: A Student Created Digital Wiki-textbook
Garth Holman and Mike Pennington talk about their digital textbook and collaborating on the project with their students. Here is the link to their digital text.
Google Forms for Everything!
Eric Curts of North Canton City Schools talked about the uses of Google Forms - presentation link here
It Takes a Village: Innovative Ways to Collaborate
Holly Harwood shared many ways teachers can collaborate to help learn and share techniques and materials for class. Her presentation was shared on their wiki.
Jump into the Cloud, Google Apps for Eudcation Edition for your SchoolAnthony Luscre, Mogadore Local Schools
Link to his presentation.
He also has presentation and tech materials available at http://searchfindknow.com
Also attended his session entitled
Creating District, Building, Classroom and/or Student Websites using WeeblyLink to the presentation.
A Keynote Address given by Brene Brown, entitled Teachable Moments: Bringing Courage, Compassion and Connection to the Classroom. The Keynote was outstanding. She has given multiple Ted Talks. You might like to see them. Try this one.
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
As you can see, there was a variety of information to absorb and process. That's my goal over the next few weeks. Check out these resources and see if any are right for you.
Teaching Writing in the 21st Century Classroom
Presented by Matt Gillispie. He and a couple of his colleagues shared different tools and websites that helped with the teaching of writing. Key tools shared-
Neatchat.com
Puppet Pals for the iPad
Socrative.com
Screenr.com
Voicethread
Edmodo.com
Schoology.com
A Keynote Address given by Dr. Michio Kaku
speech similar to this one on YouTube
Students Leaving a Legacy: A Student Created Digital Wiki-textbook
Garth Holman and Mike Pennington talk about their digital textbook and collaborating on the project with their students. Here is the link to their digital text.
Google Forms for Everything!
Eric Curts of North Canton City Schools talked about the uses of Google Forms - presentation link here
It Takes a Village: Innovative Ways to Collaborate
Holly Harwood shared many ways teachers can collaborate to help learn and share techniques and materials for class. Her presentation was shared on their wiki.
Jump into the Cloud, Google Apps for Eudcation Edition for your SchoolAnthony Luscre, Mogadore Local Schools
Link to his presentation.
He also has presentation and tech materials available at http://searchfindknow.com
Also attended his session entitled
Creating District, Building, Classroom and/or Student Websites using WeeblyLink to the presentation.
A Keynote Address given by Brene Brown, entitled Teachable Moments: Bringing Courage, Compassion and Connection to the Classroom. The Keynote was outstanding. She has given multiple Ted Talks. You might like to see them. Try this one.
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
As you can see, there was a variety of information to absorb and process. That's my goal over the next few weeks. Check out these resources and see if any are right for you.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Dublin Literacy Conference 2012
Getting ready for the Dublin Literacy Conference. Preparations have begun on a presentation about Web 2.0 Tools for teachers to help with literacy. I am creating a collection of tools with examples of how they can be used in the classroom. How can teachers and students learn and demonstrate learning using those tools. I will share it here once the conference has occurred.
Here is the link to the conference, if you are in the Columbus area and looking for a great way to spend a Saturday.
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012
Dublin Coffman High School
Here is the link to the conference, if you are in the Columbus area and looking for a great way to spend a Saturday.
Dublin Coffman High School
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