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- Should we even bother?
- Should we even bother?Not just for presentationBear in mind that technology shouldn't just be used for presentation but also for interaction. That doesn't necessarily mean doing anything fancy - for example, cloze exercises that can be completed on-screen can be created using basic word-processing tools. But in that case, I...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Office, One Laptop Per Child project, SnapKast, PBS Frontline, video, education
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- iPhones for Ed Tech? Are you kidding?
- iPhones for Ed Tech? Are you kidding?You're dating yourself if you balk at a computer that fits in your palmiPhone is not [i]just[/i] a phone. It's a computer. Hence it's more useful in the school than you think.More distractionsJust what educators need...more distractions in the classroom.SnapKast makes it...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Apple iPhone, iphone, computer, SnapKast, phone, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- iTunesU opens - Now we've found a place for Apple in education!
- iTunesU opens - Now we've found a place for Apple in education!Ugh. Get your facts right.Authors writes: "or put 2 mouse buttons on their laptops"Apple's laptops have the right click built right into the track pad. You just put two fingers on the track pad and click with...
- Tags: Podcasts, Corporate communications, iTunesU, SnapKast, video podcast, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- Bringing tech to the most rural schools
- Bringing tech to the most rural schoolsEducational use of iPodsWe have seen many compelling uses of audio and video content on iPods for educational use with our Lecture123 system (http://lecture123.com).SnapKast is our latest product to make it very easy to produce MP3 audio and MPEG-4 video content for educational uses...
- Tags: Digital music, SnapKast
- Discussion threads 2007-04-19
- Vo-tech for the digital age: Podcasting 101
- Vo-tech for the digital age: Podcasting 101Schools and podcasting, possible dangersZDnet Editor, One thing that k-12 schools are going to have to take into very serious consideration is the exposure that their students are going to get by being "dumped" into the internet. I know that...
- Tags: Podcasts, podcasting, SnapKast, podcast
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
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- Why I don't block YouTube anymore
- Why I don't block YouTube anymoreA fantastic start, just watch out for litigation..Yes, that's how it should be. The onus should also be on the parents to teach their children the dangers and unintended consequences of venturing into the world of inappropriate content.Hopefully the Athol school system is a...
- Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- OK, I give in...Interactive whiteboards are pretty cool
- OK, I give in...Interactive whiteboards are pretty coolRecord real-time, voice, annotations for playbackTry using SnapKast with intelligent whiteboards. It works great and captures any PowerPoint slides, whiteboard, anything you draw, and your voice. SnapKast creates an MP4 video for sharing over the web: directly or via podcasts.See http://snapkast.com and try...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Engineering, pen, interactive whiteboard, Mimio, ActivBoard, battery, SmartBoard, board, Smart Board
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Are tablets really as great as they seem in the classroom?
- Are tablets really as great as they seem in the classroom?You're not the only educator not using tabletsNone of the teachers at my children's schools use them either.I guess...Tablets have their place, however with all tech it all looks good when you see it done well, however learning to use...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Time for some new teacher laptops
- Time for some new teacher laptopsIt comes down to...In terms of your budget, what is the maximum are you willing to expense dollar-wise on a Laptop?That dictates what can be recommended based on your feature requirements.The intimidation necessary to compel trackpad use...... is a felony in most states. Instead...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, laptop computer, projector
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
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