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September 14, 2011
Students and faculty can now search all of the databases provided by Gale (include Opposing Viewpoints, E-books, Academic and General One File, Twayne Authors, Newspapers, etc.) via their iphone or android enabled smartphones. http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/ Currently only the High school databases are included in the app interface. Use the link above to get details on how to… [Read more…]
As lead teaches we get asked all the time by teachers and students where they can go to find royalty free music to use in a Movie Maker video, a Photo Story project or a podcast. Many artists license their works using the creative commons licensing scheme. There are many different types of creative commons licenses, but almost all… [Read more…]
Skype has started a new program to help teachers match up with other like minded educators from around the world (currently 99 countries). There are 16 videos in the series Skype has made introducing this offering and you can view them @ http://vimeo.com/user6382390/videos Here is the Skype press release… “Skype Connects Teachers and Classrooms across the… [Read more…]
Doccop is a free service that allows you to paste an entire piece of writing which will be broken into phrases and then it conducts simultaneous searches in Google for each of them. After conducting the searches it will send you a summary email of your document and where pieces of it may have been plagiarized.… [Read more…]
Video conferencing is more than just virtual field trips to zoos and museums (although those are great too!). Collaborative projects between classrooms are free and allow students to connect with others – across the state or around the world. In February (2011), 13 Shen elementary classes (K-3) participated in The Mitten Project based on the… [Read more…]
From Promethean Planet… Promethean ActivOffice provides the award-winning collaborative features of ActivInspire to Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation graphics program users, all without missing a beat. Designed for use in the classroom, Promethean ActivOffice allows teachers to lead the class in engaging, two-way lessons. Transform lessons into powerful interactive PowerPoint® presentations with the ability to conduct real-time… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011
by John Bullington
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