I love Wikipedia and the collaborative approach to creation that it represents, but as with any information resource, Wikipedia is not all things to all people. One area where it is problematic for schools is that it contains some content
More thoughts on the Foleo….
After a few hours of reading more about the new Foleo and watching Palm’s video conference on it, here are a few more of my thoughts. – The Foleo can be used as a standalone device (i.e. without a smartphone).
The Foleo is here
Palm today announced its new product line with the Foleo as the flagship product. The product line is “mobile companions,” products to act as add-ons to smartphones. The Foleo has a 10 inch screen and a full-size keyboard and connects
Handhelds and administrators
The University of Southern Mississippi has been a pioneer in the field of using handhelds for administrative leadership. Each year they host a School Leadership Institute for building-level administrators. One part of that institute focuses on using handhelds as a
Trying to make iPod content interactive
With all the iPods that are out there and the power of mobile devices to differentiate instruction, I’ve been looking at various ways to incorporate more interactivity into iPod content. I started with Quizzler, a program that I really love
Do your students have cell phones?
Tech coordinator Darren Draper is doing an informal survey to see how many students have their own cell phones. If you have time, please do a quick survey of your students. Then either post your results to the spreadsheet linked
Podcast on mobile tech
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
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
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