Here is a list of recently read blog items that I have not had a chance to investigate in greater depth. I flagged them in my news reader with the intention of going deeper later.
You’ve Got the Whole World… In Your Hands: ”
Participants will see how Google Earth lets you manipulate a 3D globe using hi-res satellite images, measure distance, get directions, record tours, and
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(Via SEGA Tech.)
Tune Into This: Free-Scores Free Sheet Music: ”
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(Via SEGA Tech.)
Glypho: “A collaborative way to participate in novel writing. Modelled after a novel writer’s thought process, users can add stories, plot and character ideas.”
(Via eHub.)
I’m really excited about this tool, as I’ve been looking for a way to help my students keep their vocabulary definitions organized. Before I get ahead of myself, I have to thank Todd for originally posting this site back in the summer and then reintroducing us to it this week in the forum. Why was the tool worth mentioning twice, you ask? Because it allows students to create their own digital flashcards, store them online, and share them with others.
Far superior to the paper version, the Flash Card Machine lets users organize their cards by subject, title, and description. More importantly, students don’t have to save the cards to their computers, disks, or other devices. Since the cards are stored online they have access to the cards at any Internet ready computer. The real power of the Flash Card Machine comes from the ability to share your cards with other users as well as browse other cards. Don’t have a good definition of ‘domestication?’ Search through the Social Studies subject area. You may just find a definition that a peer has created which makes more sense than the textbook. Better yet, you can even insert images on each flash card, promoting visual/spatial learning.
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(Via Tech Savvy Educator.)
The Debtbook: “
The Public Interest Research Group is asking students to post information about their expected educational debts in an online yearbook that it launched on Monday. The Web site is part of a campaign to call attention to the rising cost of higher education. (The Chronicle, subscription required)
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(Via The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog.)
Blummy and Information Literacy: “If you want a nifty little tool for teaching basic information literacy in these days of the Read/Write Web, go to Blummy, create a bookmarklet with the links outlined below, and put it on every computer in your school. Why? Because not only can you replicate much of Alan’s multi-post bookmarklet (which I’m still keeping, btw,) but you can also add links that will (using my homepage as an example):
As Alan November likes to point out, those are three basic pieces of information that every teacher and student needs to begin to evaluate the authority and accuracy of a particular site. Knowing who owns the site tells you something. If every outgoing link is a link back to the originating site, that tells you something. If every incoming link is a link from some spam blog, that tells you something too.
(Via Weblogg-ed.)
Project Inkwell drafts specs for school tech: “As an increasing number of school systems weigh the benefits and potential drawbacks of one-to-one computing initiatives, a fledgling consortium of educators and private-sector executives is working to create a list of m…”
(Via eSchoolNews.)
Ariadne on Portals, Creative Commons and Web 2.0: “
Ariadne 45 is out, with articles such as ‘Web 2.0: Building the New Library,’ ‘Putting the Library into the Institution: Using JSR 168 and WSRP to Enable Search within Portal Frameworks‘ and ‘Repositories, Copyright and Creative Commons for Scholarly Communication‘
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Richard Kassissieh is Director of Information Technology at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. He enjoys spending time with Moodle, Drupal and Perl.
