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July 2008 - Posts
Daily Blog Post 07/31/2008
31 July 08 06:30 AM
Skypecasts Skypecasts are large (up to 100), hosted calls on Skype. They are free to host and free to join. tags: 2.0, Telecommunication, Collaboration=Telecollaboration a Daily Blog Post 07/31/2008 Similar Posts:Daily Blog Post 06/26/2008 Daily Blog
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Daily Blog Post 07/29/2008
29 July 08 06:30 AM
Nicecast: Broadcast any audio on Mac OS X Nicecast is the easiest way to broadcast music from OS X. Broadcast to the world, or just across your house. Nicecast can help you create your own internet radio station or allow you to listen to your iTunes Music
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More Good Words
28 July 08 04:33 PM
I’ve noted additional words that I enjoy since my recent post. Review these and let me know what you think. stealth accoutrements blade superfluous basin debacle vat Route 44 Dr. Pepper Here are some words that you left in the comments section of
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Daily Blog Post 07/26/2008
26 July 08 06:30 AM
Green Students Fundraising A fresh idea to meet growing fundraising needs. tags: Teaching, School, K-12-Education, Service Similar Posts:Daily Blog Post [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Daily Blog Post 07/26/2008", url: "http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/458"
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Be an Extraordinary Teacher
23 July 08 07:30 AM
It’s the time of year when we teachers begin preparing for the start of a new school year. I though it would be a good time to share this resource about extraordinary teachers. Reflect on this simple activity as a mini-professional development opportunity.
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Copyright in Education
22 July 08 07:28 PM
Kristin Hokanson is helping our class learn more about Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons, and more. She shared one of her recent presentations, The Cost of Copyright Confusion, with us. We welcome your participation. Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV
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Daily Blog Post 07/22/2008
22 July 08 06:30 AM
NECC 2008 Podcasts The official podcast channel for the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference. tags: ISTE, necc, necc08, necc2008, Podcast, Audio, Research, Resources Posterous The place to post everything. Just email us. Dead simple blog by
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It’s Good to Be Back
21 July 08 06:50 AM
I’m excited to be working with Kannapolis City Schools again (Previous Posts: 1, 2). I’m helping provide professional development for part of their grant funded technology integration initiative called IMPACT. I’ve been asked to facilitate
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Daily Blog Post 07/21/2008
21 July 08 06:32 AM
SlideBoom Share Live PowerPoint Presentations Online tags: Presentations, 2.0, Telecommunication, Teaching, Instructional-Design, Instructional-Technology Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Andrew Churches’ article in Techlearning tags: 2.0, IDT7078,
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Daily Blog Post 07/18/2008
18 July 08 06:32 AM
Animal & Plant Cells To view an animated version of plant and animal cells tags: Cells SAVAGE EARTH Online You might use this site to examine the forces within the earth tags: Earthquakes McNairy County BOE The website for the McNairy County Schools
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Greetings from Selmer, TN
17 July 08 04:08 AM
I’m spending today and tomorrow with teachers in McNairy County Schools. I’m looking forward to them discovering Andrew Churches’ revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and related resources. We’ll also explore ways to effectively integrate
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Daily Blog Post 07/16/2008
16 July 08 06:30 AM
ESPN - Chip and Charge: Amritraj following in father’s footsteps - Tennis tags: no_tag ESPN tags: no_tag Similar Posts:Daily Blog Post [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Daily Blog Post 07/16/2008", url: "http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/450" })
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Daily Blog Post 07/15/2008
15 July 08 06:30 AM
onFizz.org A safe alternative for broadcasting your classroom. FIZZ provides technology, professional development, digital cameras, and support. Be sure to check out the example school site at http://yourschool.onfizz.org. tags: 2.0, Video, Teaching,
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Kids Do the Darndest Things
13 July 08 02:30 PM
I ran across this YouTube video and it cracked me up. This fellow should be thankful that he had the video camera rolling. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Kids Do the Darndest Things", url: "http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/447" });
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Noteworthy from NECC
13 July 08 07:30 AM
I’m still trying to catch up from my recent trips to Kannapolis, EduBloggerCon and NECC. I have notes, pod/vidcasts and photos that I intend to share but more pressing matters (Family, research and writing, preparations for professional development
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Daily Blog Post 07/13/2008
13 July 08 06:30 AM
SUNY Learning Network Distance Learning Calculator Calculates estimated expenses for commuting. tags: Math, Spreadsheets, Middle, Elementary, Secondary Similar Posts:Daily Blog [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Daily Blog Post 07/13/2008", url: "http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/448"
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Write Elected Officials about Educational Technology Funding
12 July 08 03:30 PM
We learned about this possible opportunity during the Teacher Educators (SIGTE) meeting during NECC. I’ve been intending to write a post about it, but I think my good friend, Drew, covers all the high points. The following message was originally
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Good Words
12 July 08 07:30 AM
Despite Emily’s characterization of me as math, science, technology person (Ha ha ha!) I actually grew up preferring courses related to language arts. I tend to live in my head (for better and for worse) and I like imagination and self-expression.
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Daily Blog Post 07/12/2008
12 July 08 06:30 AM
ISTE Classroom Observation Tool “A FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration. “ tags: ISTE, Education, Educational-Technology, Teacher-Education,
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An Introduction to Presentations 2.0
11 July 08 02:34 PM
I’ve had quite a few people inquire about what I meant by Presentations 2.0 in yesterday’s post. It represents a move towards more effectively designed presentations with an emphasis on the visual message. The following is part of class module
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A Lesson from South America
11 July 08 10:05 AM
by Trevor Acy When you think about the country of Columbia, one of the first thoughts many people have is of the drug cartel. Previously famous for it’s cocaine traffic and murder rate, Columbia was one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
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World’s Best Presentation Contest ‘08.
10 July 08 07:30 AM
SlideShare is calling for submissions in their annual contest. I’m a fan of the concept of Presentations 2.0 and even include it in the curriculum of some of my classes. Take a look at last year’s contest entries and view this year’s
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Cutting Edge Image Search
09 July 08 02:01 AM
“TinEye does for images what Google does for text.” This is pretty cool. It’s amazing how far technology has come. I’m guessing we’ll see similar searches for video and audio in the future. WPvideo 1.10 NOT EMBEDABLE Download!
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dot whatever
07 July 08 02:02 PM
by Trevor Acy ZDNet News is reporting that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted to accept companies to purchase any domain suffix they want. Some examples given in the article include eBay using .ebay sites or cities
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