One of my personal favorite online photo editing tools, Picnik, is now giving away its premium features, such as advanced editing tools and special image effects (which it teased users with in a free preview period last year). They have added some advertising, but it is very unobtrusive. This site, which is incorporated into Flickr, [...]
Techcrunch reported today that Google, which purchased wiki site Jotspot a year and a half ago, has finally released their version of the tool, called Google Sites. The site is part of the Google Apps collection. Google Sites requires a school or work email address to join, and new members are screened using the email [...]
Blogs are the first things that come to mind for most when the term Web 2.0 is heard. This is because blogging is one of the earliest internet tools that allowed for users to create their own content. Blogging is a big trend in our district, as administrators, teachers, and students are beginning to create [...]
I just discovered this pic through StumbleUpon, a tool that is very useful and very addicting, and thought it was worth sharing. I’m not sure of the source, although the link is from a Ning site.
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Just a heads up for other Edublogs users–be sure to check out the new Clustrmaps widget. No more copying/pasting code. Now you just enter a couple of lines of information, such as your site’s URL, agree to the terms, and your Clustrmap is set. Clustrmaps are a great, visual way to demonstrate the global impact [...]
One of the most frustrating things for me, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, is breaking down the barriers created by the present-day environment that places standardized testing ahead of so much of what the real-world actually demands. Skills such as problem-solving, collaborating, creativity, and the like are pushed aside, often only rearing their heads late [...]
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