Category: web 2.0
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Jaycut, not YouTube, has the best online, free video editor today
Google’s announcement last week of its beta YouTube video editor inspired me to take another look at how easy it can be to create a video ENTIRELY online, using a web browser instead of client-side software like iMovie or Windows Live MovieMaker. I last gave this a stab in July 2008 using the now defunct…
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Podcast350: Leading Schools with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World (part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of 2: This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Wesley Fryer on June 16, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at the summer administrative leadership conference for Northeast ISD. This was a 2+ hour presentation, so the recordings have been separated into two parts. See the podcast shownotes for links to referenced…
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Get Arabic and English News Perspectives on Meedan.net
Global Voices Online continues to be one of my favorite websites and news sources because it provides such a diverse and eclectic window into perspectives of people who live around our planet. Last week I listened to the NPR Technology Podcast from May 5th, which included the article, “Bridging the Online Language Barrier: Translating the…
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Teaching English in a 1:1 Classroom by Julie Cook #ok1to1
These are my notes from Julie Cook‘s morning presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. Julie teaches multiple levels / grades / courses of English. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE STORYCHASERS MOBILE LEARNING TEAM BLOG IS A PLACE FOR EDUCATORS IN 1:1 SETTINGS…
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Web 2.0 Smackdown highlights from iConnect iLearn 2010 (Colby, Kansas)
These are some of the websites I learned about during our day 1 closing session at iConnect, iLearn in Colby, Kansas today. http://www.wikidot.com Website for building wikis, ideal for online learning portals. Free as well as paid options. The Collaboratory at Colby Community College is a local higher ed example using Wikidot. Multiple classes are…
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Tips and Tricks from Kevin Honeycutt #icil2010 (Colby, Kansas)
These are my notes from Kevin Honeycutt’s presentation, “Tips and Tricks” at the 2010 iConnect, iLearning Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Part of this preso was recorded via Ustream. The initial few minutes of this preso were also archived, but Kevin doesn’t start until 2:30 into the presentation. Connectivity issues caused…
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A-Ha Moments: Voice (iConnect iLearn 2010 Opening Keynote) – First Prezi presentation
I creatively experimented with my opening keynote for the 2010 iConnect iLearn Conference today in Colby, Kansas. My topic was “A-Ha Moments: Voice.” I created my first Prezi presentation to share these thoughts, and also solicited the ideas of conference participants on the conference Ning. A-Ha Moments: Voice on Prezi I learned a LOT creating…
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YouTube can change your life: Just ask Greyson Chance
This evening on the homepage of YouTube.com, the following “spotlight” feature caught my eye. It turns out this week, 6th grader Greyson Chance from Edmond, Oklahoma returned to the Ellen show for a second time in a month. This time, he performed his own original song before a live TV audience, received a check from…
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Podcast348: Reflections on Technology Classes for PreService Education Teachers (Part 1)
This podcast is a recording of a conversation over skype on May 14, 2010, with Dean Mantz in Sterling, Kansas, Dean Shareski in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Cyndi Danner-Kuhn in Manhattan, Kansas, and Wesley Fryer in Edmond, Oklahoma. For the past several years, each participant has taught pre-service technology classes for undergraduate college students. In this conversation…