World History
One of the new things I have learned to do on the cloud is to take screen shots without downloading them. If you use pixlr.com, you can crop the photos and then save them to Picassa or other places where you might have your pictures. One of the new things I have learned to do on the cloud is to take screen shots without downloading them. If you use pixlr.com, you can crop the photos and then save them to Picassa or other places where you might have your pictures.
The screenshot above is one of some facts on King Tut. You can see the entire picture here as well as some short videos on mummies.
The screenshot above is one of some facts on King Tut. You can see the entire picture here as well as some short videos on mummies.
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World History
Facts on King Tut and Movies on Mummies
The screenshot above is one of some facts on King Tut. You can see the entire picture here as well as some short videos on mummies.
The screenshot above is one of some facts on King Tut. You can see the entire picture here as well as some short videos on mummies.
- Egypt And Better Learning
So one of the things I have learned is that we remember something better if we see an image - or draw it. So here is an exercise my students carry out on ancient Egypt. It starts with watching a short screencast I made and then students have...
- Screencastomatic For Your Digital Backpack
Whether or not you like to flip your classroom or just create how to videos, a great free way to do it is using Screencastomatic.com. You do not need to have an account. Above is how to create a screen cast video and how to save it into your...
- Educreations And Flipping The Classroom
Educreations is a website that allows you to create a nice movie either on the web or with an iPad or iPhone app. I did the little one above is literally three minutes. Here is how you can do it. Now, you can use this site to create...
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Okay so two weeks ago my cell phone died and I went from a simple device that could only call someone (yes this is surprising for many who know me) to one who can now text (to my wife's relief) and get on the cloud from my phone. Bucking most...
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I started using Google surveys a year ago to save time. For example I got our school to use them for our graduation to save time on all our jobs and another teacher used it for feedback on a writing center he is starting. The item above I...