Entries Tagged as 'Online Office Tools'

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

TCEA Region 7 Conference Presentation Links and Resources

Session 1 (9:30-10:15): Twitter, Are You Serious?
Twitter: Are You Serious?

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Twitter
TweetDeck
Twitpic
Bit.ly
Twitter for Teachers
Twootles!
Learning Professionals on Twitter
Dial2Do
GroupTweet
Plodt
25 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

Session 3 (12:45-1:30): Live, From Your School!
Live From Your School (v.2)

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Ustream
Glomera
Livestream (formerly Mogulus)
Qik
Moss-Free-TV

Session 4 (1:35-2:20): Not Another PowerPoint!

Presentation
iSpring
TeacherTube
Google Docs
Slideshare
Slideboom
SlideRocket
Animoto
VoiceThread
Prezi
GoAnimate
Glogster

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Thursday, June 11th, 2009

2008-2009 Technology Integration Progress Report

The 2008-2009 school year saw some exciting developments in the use of technology in Birdville schools, and there are increasing signs that many teachers and administrators here no longer view technology as an exciting addition, but as a critical necessity. Among other trends, the district witnessed explosive growth in the number of students enrolled in [...]

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Friday, May 15th, 2009

Final BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge (#13) for the Year!

Lucky 13! The final installment of this semester’s 12 Second Tech Challenges focuses on a very useful tool, the Google Forms tool.
BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #13 on 12seconds.tv
You will need to create a Google account, if you don’t already have one (and you really should). The video below shows you how it works. You [...]

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

TCEA 2009: What’s New in Web 2.0?

Doing two sessions this year at TCEA. The first one was this morning, and we (co-worker Jon Norris, geeky aunt, Connie Tubbs, and myself) shared the basics of setting up and using the Nintendo Wiimote as an interactive whiteboard. This afternoon, the session will be on Web 2.0. I did this session at TCEA last [...]

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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Web 2.0, Meaningful Learning, and Student Achievement

I had the privilege of presenting at the Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development’s annual convention in Galveston, Texas on Monday. I took the opportunity to broadcast my presentation live for the first time, too. I shared ways our district’s teachers are using blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other free tools to engage students and [...]

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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

3 New Tools for a New Year

Some useful tools that are either new or at least that haven’t been mentioned here…
Diigo (http://www.diigo.com) –Social bookmarking site that puts greater emphasis on the social aspect than other, similar sites. Users can create friends lists or groups. Saved bookmarks can be shared with all, some, or none of the friends and groups. Additionally, sites [...]

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