Firefox is continuing to grow in user numbers, with over 8 million users downloading the 3rd version of the browser on its June 18th release day, a world record for a software download. The worldwide market share of Firefox topped 19% by the end of June (story). One of the biggest appeals of Firefox for [...]
I used the Google Documents survey tool to create a brief survey over the use of Internet tools by educators in our district. Seventy teachers responded. The survey turned out as expected, generally, with a few surprises. Some of the results:
Time spent online away from work:
31% <2 hours
37% 2-5 hours
16% 5-10 hours
16% [...]
For any educators out there who like the idea of Web 2.0 and recognize its importance, but are too intimidated or otherwise reluctant to dive right in, I offer the following list of 5 things to try first. I think these tools will give you an idea of how simple it is to create online [...]
Here are the links from today’s session–enjoy! Oh, and be sure to let me know if your favorite sites are excluded. Oh, and no commentary from anyone nit-picking about whether or not a few sites are truly Web 2.0–they are all useful and free, so they all bear mentioning.
Student/Teacher Blogs:
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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 [...]
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