World History
One of the fastest growing companies on the Internet is BitTorrent. It allows you and others to download huge files very quickly. This would allow your students, for example, to work on a video together that one of them uploaded onto say Youtube.com. The video above explains it. The downside is that you (or your students) will have to download a small file and not all schools allow this without permission.
- Chromebooks As An Inexpensive Alternative For Schools
It is interesting to me that schools are willing to pay a great deal of money for tablets when laptops can do more. The problem, of course, is that many see laptops as being even more expensive. A number of teachers in my county would love...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- Recording Using Your Cell Phone
It used to be that we had our students get a video camera from the library to take movies for their projects. With Qik.com (yes it has been out a while), students can record (and even stream live) to the Qik site and instantly download it onto Youtube.com....
- Screencast-o-matic.com
I like making screencasts to show my students what they should do and/or teachers I am working with for in-services. Above is a how to video I made for Screencast-o-matic.com which allows you to make up to 15 minute screencasts (movies of what...
- Syncing Your Desktop W. Google Docs
Some might call me crazy, but having read three books on the inner workings of Google, I am not at all worried about the company losing my files and have consequently not backed up one file I have made this year. But for those of you who want to...
World History
Bit Torrent
One of the fastest growing companies on the Internet is BitTorrent. It allows you and others to download huge files very quickly. This would allow your students, for example, to work on a video together that one of them uploaded onto say Youtube.com. The video above explains it. The downside is that you (or your students) will have to download a small file and not all schools allow this without permission.
- Chromebooks As An Inexpensive Alternative For Schools
It is interesting to me that schools are willing to pay a great deal of money for tablets when laptops can do more. The problem, of course, is that many see laptops as being even more expensive. A number of teachers in my county would love...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- Recording Using Your Cell Phone
It used to be that we had our students get a video camera from the library to take movies for their projects. With Qik.com (yes it has been out a while), students can record (and even stream live) to the Qik site and instantly download it onto Youtube.com....
- Screencast-o-matic.com
I like making screencasts to show my students what they should do and/or teachers I am working with for in-services. Above is a how to video I made for Screencast-o-matic.com which allows you to make up to 15 minute screencasts (movies of what...
- Syncing Your Desktop W. Google Docs
Some might call me crazy, but having read three books on the inner workings of Google, I am not at all worried about the company losing my files and have consequently not backed up one file I have made this year. But for those of you who want to...