I have finally switched over my last major blog from Blogger to WordPress. (Thanks, Brad.) If you subscribe via an RSS feed, I am hoping you won’t see a disruption, but if so, we apologize. For those of you unfamiliar
Using Your eeePC videos
I’m starting a new series of mini-movies on tips for using the eeePC mini-laptops. Here’s the first one. Let me know what ideas you have for others that might be helpful.
New Flip camera
Pure Digital Technologies just announced a new video camera, the Mino HD. The resolution is 1280 x 720, and the price is just $229. Based on the performance of the other Flip cameras, this one should be great. (I’m making
More on "the right tool"
Yesterday, I wrote a post about thinking about the right tool for the job. I wrote it because after working with teachers on a variety of tools like wikis, blogs, document sharing, etc., I am often asked “How do I
Thinking about the right tool for the job at hand
There are so many great technology tools…wikis, blogs, Google docs, podcasts, Moodle sites, VoiceThread, and on and on. Sometimes it’s difficult to know which tool to use for a given project or activity. The best way to approach this problem
Happy Halloween!
The changing world of low-cost mini-laptops
I’m still working on some kind of grid of all the new low-cost mini-laptops coming out, but I have to say that it’s a little difficult to keep up! In particular, Asus seems to be coming out with new models
Online student writing club
I had an idea this weekend to put together some kind of online writing club for kids. The idea would be that it function like other extracurricular clubs but would be online, possibly hosted in a wiki. The writing could
Hard policy questions about student blogging
A question for you: Should all student blogging be moderated? I am really conflicted about this. I believe strongly in the benefits of student blogging. I think that if blogging is done in a closed (non-public) environment, it isn’t really
Online graphic organizers
I recently evaluated some of the online graphic organizers available. The results are here. Different projects and student groups have different needs, so you’ll want to evaluate them for your own purposes. Please post a comment here or on the