Browsing articles from "June, 2010"
Jun
14
2010

Augmented Reality

I have a hard enough time with reality, but just in case you were wondering were reality was headed, take a look at this video from the folks at CommonCraft.   Just another reason why I need to get a smart phone soon!  

Jun
11
2010

Firefox “Collections”

In my opinion, one of the strengths of Firefox as a web browser is the number of  add-ons that can be installed to make the browsing experience more effective and efficient. I am a fan of anything that makes my life easier, so I have explored, installed and tested a lot of add-ons and discovered many that I like. I share them with colleagues when I can but was looking for an easier way to [...]

Jun
10
2010

2010 Horizon Report K12

From the executive summary of the report: The following five trends have been identified as key drivers of technology adoptions for the period 2010 through 2015; they are listed here in the order they were ranked by the Advisory Board. Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives. Technology is impacting all of our lives, and especially the lives of students, [...]

Jun
9
2010

Moodle Add-In from Microsoft

If you are a teacher with a Moodle class and are using Microsoft Office for Windows, then you should install Microsoft’s latest Add-in for Moodle. This tool allows you to navigate to your Moodle classes and open the Files directory. From there you can open any Office Document (Word, PowerPoint, or Excel) directly from your Moodle course. Why is that so important? Because it will save you a lot of time! By opening them directly, [...]

Jun
7
2010

Math class needs a makeover

I am on a video kick since last Friday. Here is another from Dan Meyer. Please share this with some math educators.

Jun
4
2010

Bring on the Learning Revolution

It’s Friday. I needed inspiration. I hadn’t been to the TED Talks on YouTube for a while so I decided to look today. This is what I found. I am inspired.