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July 2011 - Posts
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WhoTeaches is a wonderful new (beta) social network that sort of reminds me of Wiziq. This is a network designed to facilitate communication between teachers, students, parents, and even offer high level education to other people (a la Wiziq). Plus, w/ Read More...
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Audible is a wonderful site for finding/downloading 1000's of digital audiobooks. This site is powered by Amazon and works on most mobile devices. Not only does this site offer books, but other types of media as well such as: speeches, radio shows, podcasts,etc. Read More...
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Show Me Whats Wrong is a very ambitious site w/ a great idea. This would be a site my mother would love because it is designed for people who need help w/ their computer issues. For example, I would go to Show Me Whats Wrong, type in my name and email Read More...
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Minus is a wonderful site/app for sharing files, photos, music, etc w/ a simple to use drag-n-drop interface. This happens to be a very visually pleasing site and is very innovative in the way it works. I've been using the Mac app and think it works perfectly. Read More...
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Conduit Mobile is a new (beta) site that allows users to create mobile apps for their blog or site w/out knowing what to do (that's me 8-). Right off the bat let me say that this is a very easy site to use that takes you step by step how to get that done Read More...
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Plug a Link is a site to promote, share, and discover websites in real time. This is a very easy site to use and for a small fee can help promote websites or blogs to help increase traffic. Click here for more info. Read More...
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Being able to create a video chat in the classroom is a crucial component of global learning. Not only does this technique engage the audience more then just a standard chat, but it strengthens technology literacy in a visual way. While there are paid Read More...
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Disk Online for Facebook is a great file sharing app that I just found out about from one of my readers. Not only does it make sending and retrieving files easy, tons of Facebook members are using it. I recommend checking out this great file sharing/educational Read More...
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Word Hippo is a site I learned about from a reader and member of my PLN. This is a great online dictionary and translator that should be a huge benefit for teachers and students alike. Not only can you translate words but you can find synonyms, antonyms, Read More...
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Congrats to Roderick who was the winner of last weeks iGrade Plus raffle which brings us to our next one, free Gnowledge goodies. This week I will be raffling off 10 Gnowledge folders along w/ sheets of stickers. These will be nice to have in the classroom Read More...
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Thinglink is a wonderful new site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site that installs a plugin on a blogging platform and then turns your photos interactive by tagging and labeling them. I highly recommend checking Read More...
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Easy Notecards is a new (beta) site for creating notecards. What makes Easy Notecards stand out from other notecard creation sites is the ability to link cards to text books. This is a very handy feature and makes the studying process a lot easier. I Read More...
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Image After is a site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers and it is a nice site for finding free images & clip art. There is a lot to this site such as images, textures and extra goodies to search for. I highly recommend checking out Read More...
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Exploratree is a great site for educators to use for creating mind maps or brainstorming. This is an easy site to use that allows for group collaboration and comments as well. Best of all, Exploratree has a number of different templates to choose from Read More...
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From Twitter I was introduced to a wonderful article entitled "Digital Devices to REplace Textbooks" I thought I would embed their wonderful infographic on textbooks vs digital devices... Courtesy of: Schools.com Enjoy this great article by clicking here Read More...
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PDF to Excel is a simple site to use to convert PDF's to a nice Excel (XLS) spreadsheet. Once the file is uploaded it will then be emailed to you when converted. Click here to give PDF to Excel a try. View my top 10 sites for file conversion by clicking Read More...
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I received an email from the creator of this wonderful new site for educational resources for school readiness. While this site does focus mainly on preschool and KDG there is a lot of useful information to be found here. "On the website I offer hundreds Read More...
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Pegby is a site I just found out about from the great, iLearn Technology . This is a site that is similar to Pindax that it lets users "peg" note cards into their board. Boards are the walls that users can add content to. Once the note cards are added Read More...
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Simple Diagrams is a site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site that offers a tool (adobe air install) for creating simple easy to use diagrams. This is ideal for brainstorming or mind mapping and can be a real asset Read More...
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iMeet is a wonderful site for doing meetings or video chats on the web. At first glance this reminds me of Google+'s " hangouts ". This is a visually stunning innovative site that allows up to 15 users at once. Also, there is the ability to share all Read More...
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First off, I'd like to congratulate Joanne Hahn for winning the free Shmoop T-Shirt contest which brings me to our second Free Raffle. Technology Tidbits and iGrade Plus proudly offer a free premium iGrade Plus account. If you'd like a chance to win a Read More...
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Google+ has garnered a lot of buzz as of late. It's the hottest thing, eerrr ummm, well, since Google Wave (I have a feeling this will stick around longer). To sum up Google+ in a brief sentence is that this is a social network that may rival Facebook. Read More...
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Konivo is a new site that is great for making slideshows. What it actually does is allow you to upload a powerpoint then record a video of you talking about that slide. It then syncs it all together to share w/ others. This is a great site for making Read More...
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Educational Videos is a wonderful site for finding relevant videos for school. This is organized by subject and then rated on a star system. This reminds me a lot of Watch Know for those that are familiar w/ that site. I highly recommend checking out Read More...
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eEtiquette is a site proclaimed to have 101 guidelines for the digital world. This is a great site for tips on emailing, networking, etc. I recommend checking out eEtiquette by clicking here !! For a more detailed review check out Free Technology 4 Teachers Read More...
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Comic Creator by Boys Life magazine is a site I just found out about from iLearn Technology . This is a fun site that is very similar online creators of this type. It has a nice easy interface to use and all the elements can be found such as: background, Read More...
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"File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images, and video), documents, or electronic books ( wikipedia )." As w/ any business or educational institution Read More...
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WikiSummarizer is a fantastic site to use to find relevant information on Wikipedia. This is done by entering a term and then having the site search through Wikipedia articles and knowledge base. I highly recommend checking out WikiSummarizer by clicking Read More...
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PenCamp is a site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site dedicated to having people publish their writing online. It's simple to use and all a user has to do to get started is enter a name for their PenCamp page and choose Read More...
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Great news! Shmoop has teamed up w/ Technology Tidbits to give one lucky reader a free Shmoop T-Shirt. I have one and it's a lot of fun to wear a great conversation piece. Help promote this wonderful site by wearing this shirt w/ pride and joy. All you Read More...
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Blueteach Pro is a new service that allows educators and businesses to setup their own online school and give live classes. It has a very nice polished look and appears to be very affordable. Click here to see an example of a school created. I recommend Read More...
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Automatoon is a site I just found out about from the great, Free Technology 4 Teachers ! This is a site that reminds me a little bit of GoAnimate , in that it is designed for creating custom animations. What makes Automatoon so nice is that it is very Read More...
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Planbook EDU is a new site/app for creating lesson plans on the web. This is ideal for those who use Google Apps. Being on the web this is great for mobile and works well w/ mobile devices. For a fee users can get more features such as the ability to Read More...
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Last month I had the opportunity to do a basic review of the website Gnowledge . After some collaboration and spending more time on the site, I've decided to do a more in depth review of this wonderful new teaching tool. Gnowledge is a free site designed Read More...
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Slidestaxx is a wonderful looking site for creating free beautiful social media slideshows. What makes SS so nice is how easy it is to use; just add photos, videos, websites, etc and more (from your favorite online sites), then embed either share on a Read More...
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Loop Labs is a site for creating music that I was familiar w/ but was reminded after reading a post on Free Technology 4 Teaachers . This is a site that is very similar to Garageband or Myna . All a user has to do is select a music track and instruments Read More...
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Zomobo is a real time search engine that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a nice site that searches through: videos, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I recommend checking out Zomobo by clicking here . Read More...
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Being a huge advocate of lists, I was pleasantly surprised when I received an email from a writer for Information for Technology Degrees. He passed a long a post he did for top 50 free IT apps. After looking at the list I was happy to seem some that I Read More...
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Papyrs is a new (beta) site that is ideal for file sharing. This is done in a social network type environment and is ideal for sharing: documents, notes, and more. What makes this more then just a file sharing service is the social network interface which Read More...
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Many Books is a nice site I just found out about from Richard Byrne's blog . This is a great search engine for over 29,000 free ebooks. It kind of reminds me a bit Neotake but not as visual. I recommend giving Many Books a try by clicking here !! Read More...
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Animaps is an innovative site for creating animated maps in Google Maps. This is done by creating a map and then adding markers (similar to custom animation in PP), text, and shapes that are all set to specific timings. I highly recommend checking out Read More...
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