Entries from July 2006

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Digital Storytelling Presentation - March 8, 2006

Here are some resources related to digital storytelling from today’s presentation.
Getting Started
To download Photo Story 3
Download Picasa 2 (photo management & editing program)
Using Photo Story 3 (PDF)
Beginner’s Guide to Photo Story
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Integrating Digital Storytelling in your classroom
Center for Digital Storytelling
Sources of Free Music
FreePlay Music
PodSafe Audio
Free Clip Art & Images
Barry’s Clip Art Server
Pics4Learning
Discovery […]

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Adding entries with ecto is very easy

Just type your stuff in and click Publish and it’s done. Faster and it has a nicer interface than the web-based Word Press screen.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Infra Red Transmitter

Tired of waiting for red traffic lights to turn green? One of the longest traffic lights is in New Jersey, and it takes about 3 minutes to turn green. This gadget may be illegal, but it sure is useful. It has the ability to turn traffic lights from red to green.
For instructions on how to […]

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

BMW Night Vision Video Screen

The new 7-series BMW cars have a few new features I thought were useful. First, the new night vision video camera screen is placed in middle of the dashboard, and it can scan the street for pedesrtians up to 1,000 feet ahead of you. I hope to see no more dead rats on the road, […]

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

EduMart.com

While looking for a educational present for a friend I found a very helpfull website, edumart.com, a website which, once you put in a Zip code or choose a state, finds a few educational/teaching stores near you. They also have their own online teaching suplies store.

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

Podcasting Resources

Here are some resources you may find useful related to podcasting:
Elementary School Podcasts
Jamestown Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia
Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, Nebraska
Room 208, Wells, Maine
Radio Sandaig, Sandaig Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland
Barrett Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia
More about Podcasting in Schools
KidCast - Podcasting in the Classroom
Education Podcast Network
Articles about Podcasting
NY Times: Students and Teachers, From K to 12, […]