Monthly Archives: October, 2010
Edistorm Screencast: A Must See (Video)
This is a great tool for classrooms and educators. At Edistorm, users can add, discuss, and organize ideas from a variety of locations. Administrators, this one is for you, too! … Continue reading
10 Cool Resources – The List of Cool Educational Sites
These are the kind of blogs I love to find the most. Here you will find a little bit of everything and lots of cool things worth sharing. There is … Continue reading
Edmodo: A Quick Start Guide
EDMODO – A Student Quick-Start Guidehttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=edmodo-a-student-quickstart-guide3846&stripped_title=edmodo-a-student-quickstart-guide-5575559&userName=bvanderkley View more presentations from bvanderkley. Related articles Edmodo Platform: Connecting Developers to the Classroom (continuations.com) Facebook for the Classroom Just Got Apps (mashable.com) Edmodo … Continue reading
Google Latitude for Safety!
Have you heard about Google Latitude? I discovered Google Latitude during the past week when our family had to travel from Houston to El Paso in different cars. My daughter … Continue reading
What Teachers Want…My Philosophy
I am convinced that any teacher will do whatever it takes for their kids once they know it will help them academically. They don’t have the time to waste on … Continue reading
RSS in Plain English – Save Time, Gather Information Quickly – Do You RSS? (Revised 6/3/12)
I get asked a lot how I have the time to find the sites to add to MyWeb4Ed or to use in the classroom or share with others. Well, the … Continue reading
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
I was a brand new Instructional Technology Trainer with Ysleta ISD in El Paso, Texas, when I was assigned to a great project. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus that … Continue reading
Over 100 ideas for Uing Twitter in the Classroom
I’m hearing more and more about teaching with Twitter in the classroom. The potential is amazing and I see this as a big step towards embracing the real power of … Continue reading
What is that Magic? When Computer Labs Work
It truly was magical. Picture a group of sixth graders entering the computer lab on Monday. They’d had one day of computer lab orientation a couple of weeks ago but … Continue reading
ToonDoo – World's Fastest Way To Create Cartoons
Check out ToonDoo! Create cartoons to teach concepts and engage students. Individual accounts are free! You can create cartoons, books, doodles and more! Imagine teaching a concept by including cartoons … Continue reading
Diigo and Diigo for Educators
I started with Delicious because I wanted to keep my bookmarks in a location I could access from anywhere. Then, I wanted more. So, I checked out Diigo. I love … Continue reading
Dippity – Find, Create, and Embed Interactive Timelines
What is Dipity? Dipity is a free digital timeline website. Our mission is to organize the web’s content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on … Continue reading
"I Make A Difference" – Brad Wolf, Singer or Taylor Mali, Poet?
Here’s one for your consideration: Recently, a nice song was recorded by Brad Wolf, a country singer. The song “I Made A Difference” is inspiring and sure to appeal to … Continue reading
Twiddla – A no set-up, web-based meeting playground – Free Educator Account
Found another great site! Twiddla at http://www.twiddla.com, states it is a “no set-up, web-based meeting playground” and they provide a free educator account. The Twiddla website shares that an educator … Continue reading
