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Nemus Sync
The iPod Touch has become my most valuable piece of technology. Last week I added this gem from Nemustech. Nemus Sync is a free utility that syncs Google Calendar with the Touch’s built-in calendar. Syncing works in both directions. You have to jailbreak … Continue reading
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Tagged calendar, collaboration, edtech, education, ipod touch, mobile, technology
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3D Disney on Google Earth
SketchUp has incredible educational potential. Using free tools available from Google, Disney has added a 3D layer over the entire Disney World property. Every building, sidewalk and tree has been drawn in detail. Above is a picture of the haunted house. … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, edtech, education, Google, multimedia, sketchup, technology
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Google Earth in a browser
Today Google announced that the ever popular Google Earth program can now be incorporated into a browser. You will need a plugin, but you will not have to install the heavy application. I captured the inserted picture from my browser. … Continue reading
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Tagged edtech, education, Google, maps, multimedia, technology
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Sync’ing
I asked my students how they move files from home to school. I expected the most common method to be a USB drive, but I was surprised to hear that most still email files. I consider email as a last … Continue reading
Canon HG10
I have moved into high definition video recording. Through a mini-grant I have received a Canon HG10 hard drive based video camera. I can record about five hours of 1920 x 1080 video on the 40 GB hard drive. Putting … Continue reading