Category

Educational Technology

• Educational Technology

  Ridiculously Useful Resource

  05.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Ridiculously Useful Resource: “

  Looking for Education Tools? Try the Centre for Learning and Performance Technology’s Directory of Learning Tools. The list contains links to over 2,300 tools, everything from Word Processors to Content Management Systems.
  (Thanks to Pedagogical Gregory who sent this to me.)
  “

  (Via academhack.)
  

• Educational Technology

  Now Playing on iTunes U: the University of California TV

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Now Playing on iTunes U: the University of California TV: “From ‘Babies by Design’ to ‘San Diego Opera Talk’ to ‘Health Matters,’ the University of California Television delivers a wealth of highly informative programming to iTunes U. Explore the hundreds of audio and video podcasts you can enjoy on your Mac or PC or [...]

• Educational Technology, Macs

  Managing Office 2008

  05.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Managing Office 2008: “

  If you are thinking about deploying Microsoft Office 2008 in your environment, there are some preferences you should consider managing.
  Microsoft has provided a high-level overview here. But it’s short on details. Here’s a few…

  Many of the Office 2008 applications now use plist files to store their preferences. (A [...]

• Educational Technology, Macs

  Tablet PC, Mac style: a review of the Axiotron ModBook

  05.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Tablet PC, Mac style: a review of the Axiotron ModBook: “

  The Axiotron ModBook is the only Mac-based tablet on the market, and it is finally shipping after a year’s worth of delays. Ars takes a look at how it performs, both as a tablet and as a Mac.

  Read More…

  (Via Ars Technica.)
  

• Educational Technology

  Bill Gates Takes on Keyboards and the Cloud

  05.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I have a real hard time with this. The premise is that keyboards will be replaced with a more natural way of interacting with the computer. While I understand that for a large portion of the Boomer and golden generations, the keyboard is seen as a slow inconvenient interface. Most kids that have grown up [...]

• Educational Technology

  Convert Any Text to an iTunes-Compatible Audiobook [Audiobooks]

  05.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Combined with the new Alex voice in Leopard, I think this app could prove very useful to any special ed department.
  Convert Any Text to an iTunes-Compatible Audiobook [Audiobooks]: “
  Web site Mac OS X Hints details how to create an iTunes audiobook (i.e., an M4B audio file) from any text in just a couple of clicks. [...]

• Educational Technology

  Get 91% Off Microsoft Office Ultimate [Deals]

  05.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Get 91% Off Microsoft Office Ultimate [Deals]: “
  A Microsoft student promotion that slashes 91% off a copy of Office Ultimate applies to anyone with a .edu email address—and most universities offer .edu addresses to their alumni for free. Microsoft Office Ultimate, which retails for $680, is available to students for only $60 until [...]

• Educational Technology

  Macworld | Comic Life Magiq debuts

  05.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Comic Life is a big hit in my K-8 schools, this looks like a winner as well.
  Macworld | Comic Life Magiq debuts:
  “The original Comic Life took your photos and let you put them into panels that looked like comic books, complete with captions, dialog bubbles and other effects. Comic Life Magiq builds on that functionality [...]

• Educational Technology

  Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom

  03.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom:
  “As an experiment, Parry made Twitter a class assignment and got his students to engage in microblogging as homework. He observed how Twitter became the link that connected conversations inside and out of class. ‘Because the students had the shared classroom experience, when something came up outside of class [...]

• Educational Technology

  Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens

  03.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens: “Thanks to Mac OS X Leopard, its even easier to collaborate with others on your network. Not only does Leopard facilitate the sharing of files, it also lets you start interactive screen sharing sessions. Screen sharing offers a great solution for training a co-worker or running a Keynote [...]

Infinity’s End