Entries from November 2007

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

A Couple of Firsts (for Me)

Two new things for me to experience this morning. The first is to upload a file to Slideshare.net. This site allows users to upload PowerPoint presentations, which are then converted to a Flash format. They can be viewed on the Slideshare site, downloaded, or embedded into a blog or wiki. The slide show itself is [...]

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Another Great Video

This one from students at Kansas State University. Thanks to Wesley Fryer for sharing it with us during his keynote at Tech Forum!

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Friday, November 9th, 2007

I’m Starting to Get…

…the point of Twitter. Okay, maybe not the original point envisioned by its founders, but I see its value now as a way to share ideas and get folks involved. It’s interesting to see the thought processes and activities of others in the field for whom I have a great deal of admiration and respect, [...]

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Buzzword

After trying Adobe’s recently acquired online word processor, Buzzword, I have to say I am impressed. The Flash-driven site is extremely easy to use, and has plenty of features to satisfy most classroom needs. Flyout menus include paragraph, list, image, table, and comment tools. Students or teachers can collaborate on documents using the share [...]

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

New Ning Network for District Web 2.0 Users

Well, I’m trying to get a better grasp on Ning. After hearing some good presentations on Ning at our regional distance learning conference and at Tech Forum, I’d like to see the possibilities in our district. I’ll be inviting district teachers I’ve been working with on using Web 2.0 tools and using it as a [...]