Session 10, Feb 12, 2011


Today's Meet Backchannel - http://todaysmeet.com/ed521msu212

Your "check-in" assignment for today - A shared Presentation document

Blog Topics - check the side navigation bar
 

Readability (plugin for browser to make page more readable)
Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading.

Example article to use with Readability
http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/12/10/5-k12-technology-trends-for-2010.aspx


Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
Top 25 Sites of 2010 by David Kapuler
The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 List
    My Spreadsheet summary of The Top 100 Tools
25 Best Websites for Teachers - Scholastic



Google Docs Resources, including Atomic Learning

We have been concentrating on
Google Docs - http://docs.google.com/ in this course.

I have provided Diigo resources for Google Docs
https://secure.diigo.com/user/cnansen/GoogleDocs

Atomic Learning has some very good tutorials:

Atomic Learning - Good until March 11, 2011
    You were sent the login and password.
    http://atomiclearning.com

Atomic Learning Tutorials
     Google Docs - A Focus on Documents
     Google Docs - A Focus on Presentations
     Google Docs - A Focus on Spreadsheets

     Google Custom Search Workshop

There is a Google Docs "sandbox" for you to play around in. A "sandbox" is a place to play around and try things out, just as you would at a public playground, without worrying if it will still be there the next time you come back.



Back to Twitter

From @kimthurst: Thanks to all who posted links and resources for those of us who weren't able to attend #TCEA2011 this year! Appreciate you! #tcea #tcea11

    Twitter search for #tcea or #tcea2011

cnansen Craig Nansen I'm not a Windows user, but this looks interesting for those of you who are - http://tinyurl.com/6ea2vg9 muvee Pixie #edchat #ed521msu

cnansen Craig Nansen Does anyone know anything about this site? https://www.videoblocks.com/freetrial/ Seems too good to be true, & they want my credit card info

Twitter Stream Graph for #edchat


Back to Google

iGoogle, Google Reader, Google Calendar

Google's 20% Plan

News Timeline, Google Body (need Chrome or Firefox 4), Books Ngram Viewer, Art Project
Translate Toolbox

Moderator
    My Example


Google Map - ED521 addresses
    http://www.batchgeo.com/
        http://www.batchgeo.com/map/9da6ef7686381fe56452019e59df5b9e
    http://mapalist.com/
    http://mapalist.com/Public/pm.aspx?mapid=41340

The Sandwich Experiment - A good example of Google Forms and Google Sites
   
Geocaching.com
    Diigo Resources for Geocaching and Geotagging
Unklar's Yellow Rose of Texas Key Chain




Edmodo
    http://edmodo.com
    Minot Public Schools has their own domain for Edmodo
       http://mymps.edmodo.com


Edmodo is a Twitter for Education
http://mashable.com/2008/09/18/edmodo


Edmodo Blog
Edmodo webinar archives and Edmodo Webinars


Edmodo Webinar - 20 Things You Can Do with Edmodo Every Day
https://www.fuzemeeting.com/replay_meeting/0a9e0bfc/799761



My Diigo resources for Edmodo

Integrating Technology with Edmodo - Slideshare


iPad
    http://diigo.com/user/cnansen/ and then type iPad to see all the different tags I use


Digital Photography
    http://tinyurl.com/photowebinar 


SMART Response Units
2007ClassroomAudioEnhancement.pdf


Document Cameras
15 Interesting Ways to Use a Visualiser (Document Camera) in the Classroom

Sending Large Files



I am trying to find good alternatives to Drop.io, which was purchased by Facebook and shut down. Basically Facebook purchased the talent (programmers, etc.) and didn't care about Drop.io inself.

I have found one for small files, but not for something like this where there could be hundreds of files (photos). Note: You could compress the folder and send that to me using my Dropbox account and my DropItToMe add on - http://www.dropittome.com/cnansen Password - craig


I would like you to try at least one of these to send a file to me. These resources are used when you can't send files as attachments because they are too large, because some e-mail lists/groups don't allow attachments, etc.
  • YouSendIt - http://www.yousendit.com/
  • DropSend - http://www.dropsend.com/
  • Box - http://box.net
  • Ge.tt - http://ge.tt/
  • FilesOverMiles - http://www.filesovermiles.com/
  • Let's Crate - http://letscrate.com/
  • WeTransfer - https://www.wetransfer.com/
  • Load2All.com - http://www.load2all.com/
  • droplr - http://droplr.com/
  • File Dropper - http://www.filedropper.com/

Some web articles about file sharing options:
  • 10+ Alternatives to Drop.io - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/10-alternatives-to-dropio.html
  • Share Huge Files with Multiple People At Once -  http://www.bnet.com/blog/businesstips/share-huge-files-with-multiple-people-at-once/9385?tag=content;drawer-container