Hall Davidson shared that the iPod can be used to show videos, images, slide shows, and much much more.
Download videos (web based, unitedstreaming) Tip: Download the QuickTime format.
Convert the video to be compatible with the iPod (.mp4)
Show it class using the AV jacks on the television or projector. Tip: The AV cable for the iPod is [...]
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Steve Dembo presented his definition of Web 2.0 tools and went on to demonstrate the what, whys and hows about them.
Bloglines - Aggregate your blogs in one place
del.cio.us - Online bookmarking, have your bookmarks available wherever you login. See who else has bookmarks (interests) similar to yours.
flickr - Online photo storage and sharing with a Creative Commons area.
picnik - Online [...]
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Who wouldn’t want to be able to put themselves and/or their students into a video? Even if you’re not a techie, you have to admit you’d like to see yourself in a video!
Get your unitedstreaming video that meets your curriculum topic and put yourself (or your students) inside. If it’s an editable video, you can remove [...]
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Another presentation by Will Richardson and it was nice that he started with questions from the audience, rather than going with a formal presentation track.
Some questions - My take on the response in italics.
*How do we get started? There are free tools that can be used - Blogger, Edublogs, Class Blogmeister, Vox
*How do we [...]
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Will Richardson opened the Discovery Educator preconference with a talk about how the web can and should be used in education for students to make connections with others that are discussing topics that interest them, which in turn will make them more passionate about the things we are trying to teach them.
Suggesting that the web can [...]
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