Monthly Archives: September 2007

Movies with Digital Camera

The next time you need to create a three to five minute video clip, don’t mess with your video camera.  Instead, use your digital camera.  Almost all cameras can be used to create video.  Even my cell phone camera can … Continue reading

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Scholarpedia

If you don’t use Wikipedia as a resource because anyone can edit articles, try Scholarpedia.  All the articles are peer reviewed by scholars from around the world.  Publishers of articles must be associated with a research institution, be a leading expert … Continue reading

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When A Group Is One

The new ISTE standards for students focus on things like creativity, innovation, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making.  I have made changes to my courses that reflect these new standards.  My undergraduate tech integration course completed the first activity today … Continue reading

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Teachers.TV

Teachers.tv is an educational television resource with about 1500 internally created videos all free for downloading or viewing online.  It is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, a British government department. The video above is Tony Buzan the … Continue reading

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Typing or Writing

Two years ago I switched from a regular laptop to a tablet.  At that point I turned in my dry erase markers.  I haven’t written on a white board since. Almost all of my written communication is done using a keyboard … Continue reading

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