Entries Tagged as 'Web Tools'

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

TCEA Areas 10/11 Conference Links

Thanks to all who participated in my sessions/workshop today at the area TCEA conference. As promised, here are the links to the resources that were shared and a few more. Let me know if I can provide anything else! Also, if you attended either my own session on Voicethread or another on the tool, please [...]

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Creating Custom Video Channels

One concern I have heard expressed by teachers with regard to the use of video sites such as YouTube, TeacherTube, etc. in the classroom is that students tend to waste a lot of time searching for relevant (or irrelevant) content. One solution is to create a personalized channel that contains the videos which the teacher [...]

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Two New Tools Poised for Big Impact in BISD

Much of my existence at work at the moment is preoccupied with the implementation of two new tools. The first is a subscription-based school website service, Schoolwires. The second is a new student email service from Microsoft, Live@Edu. Both tools hold a great deal of promise for facilitating and enhancing communication within the district and [...]

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Summer Technology Projects

We probably take more pictures and record more video during the summer than at any other time of year. Vacations or time spent outdoors in the warm summer sun offer many opportunities for gathering the raw materials of some fantastic multimedia projects. For teachers, it is also a rare opportunity to explore some great tools [...]

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Cool Tools Duel: Dean Shareski & Alec Couros

Here is the live blog listing the sites/tools shared at the TCEA Region 7 Conference last Friday.

3:42 PM: rrodgers Shareski: CoolIris
3:43 PM: rrodgers Couros: presenti.io
3:44 PM: rrodgers includes conferencing (audio and chat) features
3:45 PM: rrodgers Couros: Skitch
3:46 PM: rrodgers Shareski: Picnik
3:49 PM: rrodgers Shareski: Jing Project
3:51 PM: rrodgers Couros: ScreenCastle
3:53 PM: rrodgers Couros: EverNote
3:56 PM: [...]

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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