My latest mashup, which is on mobile technologies (one of my favorite topics:), is up. For summer, I thought it would be fun to do some shows on “copyleft” content sources that teachers can use free of charge, since I
New media player/recorder options
In the ongoing quest to find the best sub-$100 media player with a built-in voice recorder, I’ve just spent some time looking at Sandisk’s new offerings, and I like them. The reason I haven’t liked Sandisk’s low- to mid-range players
Differentiating instruction: a big idea?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenge of differentiating instruction in the current educational environment and about the potential of applying RSS technology to curriculum and learning. Imagine a system in which a variety of student data is fed
Google tools rule
If you haven’t started using Google’s Web 2.0 tools, check them out! They let you create word processed documents, spreadsheets, and more in a browser — no Office suite required. A really cool side benefit of these tools is that
New mashup is available
The new show from Karen’s Mashups is up. This one features podcasts produced by elementary students. You’ll be impressed by the great work done by these kids and by how much thinking and learning is obviously going on. If you’re
TCPMP video player
TCPMP is a great free mobile audio and video player for Palms that we’ve recommended in the past. You may have noticed that the old web page for the TCPMP hasn’t been up lately. Apparently, like other projects, TCPMP’s CoreCodec
The "paperless" classroom
Remember when one of the arguments for technology in the classroom was that someday we’d have “paperless” classrooms? (When I was in business school, everyone was excited about the paperless office of the future.) That seems pretty silly now. First
FREE poetry resources
As promised, we’re making available several poetry curriculum resources for mobile devices (or desktops or laptops) available. You can download them here. Enjoy!
Podcast observations
In producing episodes for my podcast, which is a mashup of various podcasts and other digital content of interest to educators, I’ve been listening to lots and lots of podcasts. As such, I have some observations and suggestions to share
Effectiveness of textbooks?
There have been a lot of discussions in the press and the blogosphere about the USDOE’s “Effectiveess of Reading and Mathematics Software Products” report on a few drill-oriented educational software programs and the findings that their use did not significantly