Yesterday, a colleague of mine on the OSAPAC Committee indicated that a press release from OPSBA (Ontario Public School Board Association) was something that would be worth following. I read the news release and found it very interesting and Twittered…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
links for 2009-04-29
What If? Technology in the 21st Century Classroom. Discussion paper from OPSBA (tags: web2.0 digitalcitizenship twitter facebook technology learning) What works for me…: Owning Your Digital Identity a journey through digital personas and reputations (tags: identity online facebook twitter safety)…
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Here we go again
In the recent past, Firefox has published another new Beta. This time it’s version 3.5b4. Slicker and seemingly faster, it is a perfect addition to anyone’s computer. One of the intriguing features is the “Location Aware Browsing”. I’m still trying…
links for 2009-04-28
Best Embeds for Educational Wikis and Blogs | Making Teachers Nerdy Now that you and/or your students are using wikis and blogs, are you curious what could be added to them? From animated slideshows to collaborative documents to interactive review…
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Disconnected
Image by SheepGuardingLlama via Flickr It’s been a rough few days for me. My Blackberry died. It was a quick death and I’m grieving big-time! Not that my life revolves around being connected and doing things, it’s a very hand…
links for 2009-04-27
Using the Windows logo key – Tutorials – butterscotch Your keyboard probably has a Windows logo key sitting in the bottom row on either side of the spacebar. But what the heck do these keys actually do? Turns out, quite…
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Tracking Swine
or rather, Swine Flu. Over the weekend, an increase in report of locations that recorded incidences of people afflicted with Swine Flu kept pouring in. In an attempt to visualize this information, a mashup of report of cases on Twitter…
links for 2009-04-26
Slide Map: Photos in world map: Explore everyone's photos on a world map Explore the world through Flickr geottagged images (tags: Geography maps flickr photos web2.0 map world photo) bit.ly blog – Sync bit.ly + Delicious + Twitter A few…
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Baggage – But in a Good Way
At times, being a teacher can be embarrassing to my family. One of the things that we do is judge and so things like finding public spelling mistakes can immediately grab my attention. I realized last night that I have…
Posted in Computers, Just Rambling
links for 2009-04-25
Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick An online notice board maker is ideal for making announcements, wishing people well, keeping notes and anything you can do with Post-it notes (tags: web2.0 collaboration webapp socialnetworking technology collaborative whiteboard sharing noticeboard) Zoomap |…
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- For Public Schools, Twitter Is No Longer Optional - Forbes
- Now I Know – The Nose Knows
- New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8 | PCWorld
- What You Need to Know about Data Footprints ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
- Ontario teachers ponder new school safety policy: barricading classrooms, not simple lockdowns | Toronto Star
- Education Week: Teaching Students Better Online Research Skills
- Zite update is aimed at Google Reader orphans | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
- 10 Podcasting Projects Every Teacher Should Try
- 8 Digital Ways to Wrap up The School Year ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
- Doctors use 3-D printer to custom-design implant for baby
