Connecting with Technology

Web2.0 05/28/2010

2010-05-28T01:30:00.001-05:00

Learning Content Management System: SCORM eLearning Software - Interactyx
TOPYX is an affordable, fully-hosted LMS software as a service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning, and eCommerce that is certified SCORM eLearning software.
tags: elearning, web2.0

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Web2.0 01/02/2010

2010-01-02T00:30:00.001-06:00

The Year 2009 In One Word, Courtesy of Twitter and Facebook Users - All Tech Considered - Technology News And Culture Blog : NPR
2009 wordle cloud
tags: web2.0, mashup
Slice,Crop,Resize Picture - PICSLICE
tags: tools, picslice, web2.0

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Web2.0 12/15/2009

2009-12-15T00:30:00.001-06:00

iTouch
prezi presentation on the iPhone in the classroom
tags: iphone, education, web2.0
iear - home
Purpose and or Objectives:IEAR.wikispaces.com is a repository of lesson plans, activities, and projects for K - 12 Classroom Teachers. Goals and Focus: I Education Apps Review's is about examining practical, useful, and educationally sound ways to use the ITouch / IPhone / and IPods in the classroom.
tags: iphone, iear, web2.0, wiki

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Web2.0 12/06/2009

2009-12-06T00:30:00.001-06:00

The 7 Step Quick-Start Guide for New Tweeters | SimpleK12
tags: twitter, web2.0

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Web2.0 11/18/2009

2009-11-18T00:30:00.001-06:00

Google Image Swirl
tags: google, image, web2.0, swirl

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Web2.0 11/11/2009

2009-11-11T00:30:00.001-06:00

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Web2.0 11/08/2009

2009-11-08T00:30:00.001-06:00

Prezi - The zooming presentation editor
tags: presentations, web2.0, prezi
Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick
post comments to the wall, add images, music, video
tags: web2.0, wallwisher

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Web2.0 10/20/2009

2009-10-20T01:30:00.001-05:00

Voxopop - a whole new way to talk online
message board with real voices - create a group with your class
tags: voice, chat, web2.0

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Web2.0 08/13/2009

2009-08-13T01:30:00.001-05:00

Ideas for Embedding Google Spreadsheets in Your Blog or Website
Google spreadsheets embedded into web pages
tags: google, embed, web2.0

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Web2.0 07/28/2009

2009-07-28T01:30:00.001-05:00

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Web2.0 07/19/2009

2009-07-19T01:31:00.001-05:00

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Web2.0 07/18/2009

2009-07-18T01:30:00.001-05:00

Twitter Tips - TwiTip
tags: web2.0, twitter
Pipes: Rewire the web - Annotated
Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.
tags: web2.0, mashup, rss
twitterfeed.com : feed your blog to twitter
Feed your blog to twitter
tags: rss, twitter, web2.0

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Web2.0 07/11/2009

2009-07-11T01:30:00.001-05:00

Create a Free Website , Free Flash Website Builder at Wix.com
tags: web2.0, flash, webdesign

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Call for Conference Proposals!

2009-07-06T16:46:00.004-05:00

Attention Chicago area teachers:

2010 NICE Mini-Conference
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Stevenson High School

Last year over 200 particpants attended the Mini-Conference.

Presentations are 50 minutes long. Share your expertise with your colleagues and submit a proposal online today!

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Web2.0 07/04/2009

2009-07-04T01:30:00.001-05:00

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Web2.0 06/25/2009

2009-06-25T01:28:00.001-05:00

Myplick - share PowerPoint presentations online, slideshows, slide show
tags: digitalstorytelling, web2.0, presentations

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Web2.0 06/11/2009

2009-06-11T01:28:00.001-05:00

10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know - Annotated
tags: facebook, privacy, web2.0

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Web2.0 06/10/2009

2009-06-10T01:28:00.001-05:00

TeachersFirst: The web resource by teachers, for teachers
TeachersFirst has a rich collection of lessons,and web resources. It is designed to save teachers time.
tags: web2.0, education

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Web2.0 06/09/2009

2009-06-09T01:28:00.001-05:00

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - TIME
Evan Williams and Biz Stone of TwitterRobyn Twomey for TIMEENLARGE +Print Reprints Email Twitter Linkedin Buzz up!(44)Facebook MORE...Add to my:del.icio.us Technorati reddit Google Bookmarks Mixx StumbleUpon Blog this on:TypePad LiveJournal Blogger MySpace The one thing you can say for certain about Twitter is that it makes a terrible first impression. You hear about this new service that lets you send 140-character updates to your "followers," and you think, Why does the world need this, exactly? It's not as if we were all sitting around four years ago scratching our heads and saying, "If only there were a technology that would allow me to send a message to my 50 friends, alerting them in real time about my choice of breakfast cereal." RelatedAudioHost Katherine Lanpher talks with TIME's Just Fox on stocks vs. bonds and Barbara Kiviat about the housing market's new movementDownload | SubscribeSpecialsThe World of TwitterSpecialsTop 10 Celebrity Twitter FeedsSpecials10 Ways Twitter Will Change American BusinessStoriesThe TIME 100: The Twitter Guys by Ashton KutcherMore RelatedThe TIME 100: The Twitter Guys by Ashton KutcherThe TIME 100: The Twitter Guys by Ashton KutcherThe Future of TwitterI, too, was skeptical at first. I had met Evan Williams, Twitter's co-creator, a couple of times in the dotcom '90s when he was launching Blogger.com. Back then, what people worried about was the threat that blogging posed to our attention span, with telegraphic, two-paragraph blog posts replacing long-format articles and books. With Twitter, Williams was launching a communications platform that limited you to a
tags: twitter, web2.0, microblogging

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Web2.0 06/07/2009

2009-06-07T01:28:00.001-05:00

Scribd - Annotated
tags: web2.0

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Web2.0 06/06/2009

2009-06-06T01:28:00.001-05:00

School Library Journal’s 10 Best Digital Resources for 2009 - 6/1/2009 - School Library Journal
tags: web2.0, education

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Web2.0 06/05/2009

2009-06-05T01:28:00.001-05:00

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration
tags: technology, education, web2.0

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Web2.0 06/04/2009

2009-06-04T01:28:00.001-05:00

Debategraph home
Wiki debate visualization tool
tags: wiki, mindmap, web2.0, debategraph

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Web2.0 06/03/2009

2009-06-03T01:28:00.001-05:00

Yola | Build a Free Website
tags: web2.0, webdesign, yola

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Web2.0 05/31/2009

2009-05-31T01:29:00.002-05:00

10 Ways to Share Music on Twitter
tags: twitter, music, sharing, web2.0

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Web2.0 05/28/2009

2009-05-28T01:28:00.001-05:00

Official Google Docs Blog: Spotlight on Developers: Educational Spreadsheet Gadgets
Educational spreadsheet gadgets;\flash cards, word study, word search
tags: google, web2.0

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Web2.0 05/23/2009

2009-05-23T01:28:00.001-05:00

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages
tags: web2.0, comic, storytelling

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Internet Resources

2009-05-18T12:04:00.002-05:00

HealthMap | Global disease alert map

Mashup using Google maps; Global disease alert map

tags: health, disease, mashup
HOW TO: Track Swine Flu Online

Online resources for tracking swine flu

tags: mashup, disease
WHO | World Health Organization

tags: world, health, disease

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Web2.0 05/17/2009

2009-05-17T01:29:00.002-05:00

Twenty-Three Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom - Google Docs
teachers share how they use twitter in the classroom
tags: twitter, web2.0, classroom
ScreenToaster - Online screen recorder. Capture screencasts instantly.
Free online screen capture
tags: screencast, web2.0

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Web2.0 05/09/2009

2009-05-09T01:29:00.002-05:00

Mixbook | Education Program - Free Digital Storytelling Software for Educators - Annotated
Looking for a way to get your students more engaged? Mixbook is proud to present Mixbook for Educators, a program that allows educators even easier access to the most powerful suite of digital storytelling tools on the web. Check out the stories below to hear how Mixbook can help YOU.
tags: digitalstorytelling, web2.0

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Twitter

2009-05-07T20:36:00.002-05:00

TwitterSheep

Enter a twitter username and see a tag cloud from the'bios' of the people that are followed.

tags: twitter, tools, twittersheep
TweetPhoto

tags: twitter, photos
Design Your Own Twitter Background!

tags: twitter, design

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Web2.0 05/01/2009

2009-05-01T01:29:00.001-05:00

Google News Timeline
A web application that organizes search results chronologically.Enter your query. (ex -swine flu) and results are returned as a searchable timeline.
tags: google, timeline, web2.0, currentevents

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My PLN

2009-03-25T14:35:00.006-05:00

I like the idea of a visual PLN so I created this "map" using bubbl.us.

Places I visit online:

The forum and 'Live' discussions on Classroom 2.0
Twitter and Twitter Search
Subscribe to blogs and twitter searches - view from my iGoogle page
Save my bookmarks on Diigo

Web2.0 03/23/2009

2009-03-23T01:30:00.001-05:00

Twine - Organize, Share, Discover Information Around Your Interests | Twine
tags: web2.0, collaboration, social, semanticweb

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Web2.0 03/21/2009

2009-03-21T01:30:00.002-05:00

Debra J. Chandler's TwitWall: New Twitter Users - Here are some Easy Lessons
tags: twitter, twitwall, web2.0
100 Tips, Apps, and Resources for Teachers on Twitter | Online College Degree
tags: twitter, web2.0, education
Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide
Social media news and resources See the Megalists
tags: web2.0, mashup, socialnetworking

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Web2.0 03/12/2009

2009-03-12T01:30:00.002-05:00

Free Stuff for Teachers! / Fantastic Resources for the Enthusiastic Educator
Free web 2.0 resources
tags: web2.0, wiki
Teacher Web Tools » home
web 2.0 tools
tags: web2.0, wiki

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Web2.0 02/26/2009

2009-02-26T00:31:00.002-06:00

VoiceThreads: Extending the Classroom with Interactive Multimedia Albums | Edutopia
tags: voicethread, web2.0

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Web2.0 02/22/2009

2009-02-22T00:31:00.001-06:00

burden-2.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Evaluation of media sharing web 2.0 tools - VoiceThread, for its pedagogical value
tags: voicethread, web2.0

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Web2.0 02/11/2009

2009-02-11T00:30:00.001-06:00

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template
Build jeopardy template online
tags: education, jeopardy, web2.0

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Web2.0 02/07/2009

2009-02-07T00:30:00.001-06:00

Ping.fm / Update all of your social networks at once!
Post messages wherever you want
tags: web2.0

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Chicago Area Technology Conference

2009-01-28T11:42:00.002-06:00

Reminder

15th Annual NICE Mini-Conference
Saturday, January 31st
Stevenson High School

Same Day Registration ($5)

8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

More information in the NICE Newsletter.

Presidential Inauguration

2009-01-18T12:18:00.002-06:00

Inaugural Words - 1789 to the Present - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

Inaugural Words - 1789 to the Present - Interactive Graphic; The most-used words in each address appear in the interactive chart

tags: president, inauguration
Past presidential inaugural speeches - USATODAY.com

Presidential inaugural speeches: FDR to George W. Bush. Click through the interactive program to hear the audio.

tags: president, inauguration
Born Again American

tags: american

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Web2.0 01/18/2009

2009-01-18T00:30:00.001-06:00

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Web2.0 01/13/2009

2009-01-13T00:30:00.001-06:00

authorSTREAM Online PowerPoint Presentations and Slideshow Sharing
Share powerpoint online
tags: education, web2.0

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Web2.0 01/12/2009

2009-01-12T00:30:00.001-06:00

LINK-Live Presidential Inaugural Gala 2009 - video feeds, flickr streams, live blogs and more.
tags: linklive, web2.0

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Web2.0 01/11/2009

2009-01-11T00:30:00.002-06:00

Ed.VoiceThread - Blog
New: Clone your VoiceThread to create a template for future projects ; Export and view your VoiceThread movie on an iPod or iPhone
tags: voicethread, ed.voicethread, web2.0
voicethread - Twitter Search
tags: twitter, voicethread, web2.0
VoiceThread supports template-based digital storytelling! » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
tags: voicethread, web2.0

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Get Involved - USA Service

2009-01-07T20:23:00.002-06:00

This is a great example of how the Internet can be used to connect people and promote service to your community and to our country.

"The President-elect and Vice President-elect have launched a national organizing effort on the eve of their Inauguration to engage Americans in service. This website is designed to help promote these events and for Americans to make their commitments, build communities, find opportunities to serve and share their results."

http://www.usaservice.org/content/home/

Get involved. Make a difference. Sign up today.

voicethread 01/06/2009

2009-01-06T00:30:00.002-06:00

The Tempered Radical: Scoring Voicethread Participation. . .
Tags: voicethread, commenting, blogging

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Countdown to Conference

2009-01-04T18:20:00.003-06:00

The NICE Mini-Conference is almost here. Breakout session topics include Web 2, Voicethread, Comic Life, Google tools, Copyright and more!

See more details on the Conference flyer.

YouTube Videos and PowerPoint

2009-01-01T09:55:00.003-06:00

These directions for embedding a YouTube video into a PowerPoint presentation were found in WikiHow.

How to Embed YouTube Flash Videos in Your PowerPoint Presentations

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

YouTube is considered to be one of the world's most popular online community. YouTube is known for its fast video download rate, making it the number one choice for presenters when it comes to the video aspect of their presentations.

Steps

Play YouTube Flash Video Online in PowerPoint with Internet Access

In PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions, go to View -> Toolbars -> select "Control Toolbox". In PowerPoint 2007, go to PowerPoint Options -> Popular -> tick "Show Developer tab in the Ribbon".
In the Control Toolbox, click the last icon "More Controls" which is displayed as hammer plus wrench. In the set of controls available on your computer, select "Shockwave Flash Object". Then use your mouse to draw and resize an area in the slide as you like to place your YouTube video.
Go to the YouTube video page you'd like to add, and check the URL in the address bar of your Web browser. You'll get an address like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hChq5drjQl4 Change the phrase watch?v= to v/, and now the address become http://www.youtube.com/v/hChq5drjQl4
Right click the area you drew which is displayed as a big cross, select Properties and go to Properties tab. Copy and paste the YouTube video address in the field as value of attribute Movie; set the value of attribute Playing and Loop to False. Close the Properties tab when everything is done.

Get YouTube Flash Video Offline and Add To Presentations
When you don't like the live YouTube video way, which requires live and reliable Internet connection, you may download YouTube video to your hard drive, and insert the video into presentation offline. It's also very easy to make in a few minutes.

Go to the YouTube video page you'd like to add, and check the URL in the address bar of your Web browser. You'll get an address like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hChq5drjQl4. Then try some online services like KeepVid or other offline tools to retrieve and download the original Flash video file from the address. Rename the downloaded YouTube Flash video file from "get_video" to "xxx.flv" as you like in FLV format.
Now you need to decide in which format of YouTube Flash video you'd like to add in PowerPoint presentation. If directly inserting the Flash video in FLV format, you have to ensure the FLV file could be properly played back at first. It's recommended to install VideoLAN VLC media player to play YouTube Flash video files in FLV format.

Find the hidden Control Toolbox out in PowerPoint and go to "More Controls" as the way in the first steps of online YouTube section above. Select "VideoLAN VLC ActiveX Plugin v1/v2" in the set of controls available, then draw and resize the displayed area with mouse in the slide as you like. Right click the area you drew and go to Properties tab, and complete the value of attribute "MRL" with the path of the YouTube Flash video file, like D:\Temp\2008\temp.flv, then close the tab. Now the YouTube Flash video in your hard drive is ready to play in the presentation.

--- Insert YouTube Video As Common Video

Besides, you may also try to convert your YouTube Flash video in FLV format to other common video format like AVI, MOV, etc with some online services such as vixy.net or other offline video conversion tools. Then you can directly insert these converted video in your hard drive via "Insert Movie from File" in PowerPoint.

--- Insert YouTube Video As SWF Flash Movie

Generally speaking, to avoid video codec problem with different computers, and ensure the properly video playback in PowerPoint, Flash video in FLV format and other video formats is not recommended to be inserted in PowerPoint. Based on the popularity of Adobe Flash player, which is widely installed on most computers in the world, Flash movie in SWF is highly compatible cross-platform and properly played back. You may try some video to Flash conversion tools, such as WebVideo Author, to convert FLV or other video formats to SWF format.
The Flash movie file in SWF format could be inserted into PowerPoint presentation as "Shockwave Flash Object" in Contorl Toolbox like the way in the first steps of online YouTube section above. And you can embed the SWF Flash file in your presentation through setting the attribute "EmbedMovie" to True in Properties tab.
By the way, some presentation authoring tools, such as PPT2Flash Professional (http://www.sameshow.com/powerpoint-to-flash-pro.html), Articulate Presenter, offer the shortcut to insert SWF Flash files quickly, and finally output the PowerPoint presentation with YouTube Flash video as Flash movie in SWF format. Flash-based presentation is kind of great solution to avoid compatibility issues from video codec, PowerPoint versions and operating systems, and easy to make Web compliance.
Maybe the total guide for YouTube video in PowerPoint is a little of complicated for everyone. Google's PowerPoint killer in Google Docs is highly expected to add the feature to add YouTube video in online presentation instantly, if Google really wants to be the killer. After all, YouTube is a great video treasure for everyone, we can make better use of it with our works and life.

Related wikiHows

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Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard

2008-12-20T21:01:00.002-06:00

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard

Video technology tutorials

tags: education, web2

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Free Technology for Teachers

2008-12-20T20:39:00.003-06:00

Free Technology for Teachers

tags: web2, education, blog

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January Technology Conference

2008-12-17T08:52:00.005-06:00

Attention Chicago area teachers and technology staff!
Make plans to attend the 15th Annual NICE Mini-Conference
Sponsored by Northern Illinois Computing Educators!

21 sessions!
Fabulous raffles!
Continental breakfast!

When:
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Time:
8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Location:
Stevenson High School

Cost:
$5.00

For more information visit the NICE website http://chapters.iceberg.org/nice/

Google-rific

2008-12-11T20:36:00.000-06:00

Last weekend I attended a Google workshop. Have you taken advantage of the Google Docs applications, yet? You can create word docs, spreadsheets and presentations online.

During the workshop, several of us typed our notes on a shared Google word doc.
One session leader created a form and projected our responses 'live' on the screen.

Today I created a 'sign-up' form for our teachers so they could choose a specific time for software training. The form generates a confirmation e-mail to the teacher and I receive an e-mail notification of the new submission. Google puts the form results in a spreadsheet which you can edit, export to excel or publish as a web page.

One freshmen science class will use Google word doc for sharing notes while they research their topic.

Take a Google Docs tour by going to: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

Commoncraft video