As the year comes to an end, there are top 10 lists all over the place. Top 10 New Blogs; Top 10 Educational Blogs; Some people are even identifying the top 10 blog entries in their blog; (geesh) Top 10…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
OTR Links 12/31/2011
Superior Alternatives to Crappy OS X Software Macs come bundled with a lot of software out of the box and while most of it is at least passable, much of it lacks the feature set power users need. That’s the…
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Welcome back, JLB…
One of the things that I do on my Friday posts is poke around the list of Ontario Educators’ Blogs looking for interesting blog entries to help promote them on my blog. I was fearful that it might be slim…
OTR Links 12/30/2011
Pool Ball Challenge Arrange the pool balls so that the one between the other two is the absolute difference. tags: pool ball challenge math mathematics smartboard TeacherLED Interactive Whiteboard Resource Fifteen Puzzle A difference puzzle. Very challenging. Great to show…
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Free Textbooks
In the world of open and free resources, it can be pretty intimidating as you start to look around at the wealth of what all is available. For me, in the beginning, Open resources often meant disjointed learning objects or…
OTR Links 12/29/2011
Ash Furrow » Learn How to Write iOS Apps My friend contacted me on twitter and asked for advice on different sources on how to learn iOS apps. Since this paragraph will already exceed 140 characters, I’m posting here, instead.…
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Things I Learned from a Broken iPad
Recently, I had a problem with my iPad. It was the worst of all problems – intermittent. You know the kind; you’ve got this really irritating problem that plagues you everywhere except when you take it in for repairs and…
OTR Links 12/28/2011
http://www.solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf Interactive solar system viewer. tags: space solar http://multiplication.com/flashgames/farmfreakout/farmFreakout.swf Flash games to help learn mathematics. tags: multiplication flashgames Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Registration for the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is now open! tags: writing arts education…
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More reasons to teach about computers…
Today is Boxing Day. It’s a day notorious for getting the best deals for those things that you didn’t get for Christmas. Or, a chance to take back what you got and get what you really wanted. It’s a great…
OTR Links 12/27/2011
BalancEdTech – Wikid Wide Walls To work through this material in a self-paced workshop (hopefully with a partner or two), check out the Wiki Workshop which uses many of the resources mentioned below. Assessment, Inquiry, Problem-Solving, … tags: Wikis wiki…
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- Sublime Learning® - Transformational Teaching with Technology
- Stunning QR Codes from 2012 | @scoopit via @SmilingAnny http://t.co/dY3XDzRyUs
- How Google plans to rule the computing world through Chrome — Tech News and Analysis
- I'm at VIA Rail Windsor (Windsor, ON) http://t.co/7F03a8nT8z
- This Week in Ontario Edublogs | doug --- off the record
- Ereader Tool for Schools | Gobstopper
- Free Flat Icons Set for Websites, Apps and Infographics | Icons | Graphic Design Junction
- Cable Build-Up and Break Down [Infographic] | Business 2 Community
- Coin obsession | NerdGraph Infographics
- Beginning Guide Towards Blogging For Bloggers
