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The tagline “Really Realtime” implies that we need a solution for collaboration with text that doesn’t require accounts, or prearranged access to shared docs. I agree, and EtherPad.com seems to be a great solution. Dr. Kristen Kozloski, a colleague, found the site to meet a need for a professional learning session we’re getting ready to [...]

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I’ve been using this clip of Sir Ken Robinson from the TED Annual Conference for years, and there’s no good reason why I haven’t posted it here – so tonight I’m changing that omission! This clip has been a great idea-sparker for teachers, graduate students, and non-educators alike.
Robinson is a masterful presenter, and his content [...]

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I am thankful for the creative team of people I work with, and this post is another example of a resource they brought to my attention. Thanks Rachel. Atomic Learning is a resource I use in K-12 education, and in the graduate courses I teach – but I appreciate the free tutorial that’s well-done.
Woopid is [...]

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I got an email today from a colleague with a great web-based resource for editing photos called Picnik. Thanks Brad. You can check out the site at http://www.picnik.com/ 
The interface couldn’t be easier! I’m anxious to check out the Picnik extension for Firefox too. I appreciate the fact that it will connect with “already online” pics [...]

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I read about Pangea Day (5/10/08) in a posting by Karl Fisch, but the concept seems outstanding. Bring together global perspectives for a day of storytelling through film. I don’t know how many films were submitted but the site is going to narrow it down to their top 24. See the Pangea Day site at [...]

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This post is really a collection of resources that we’ll be using with a group of teachers during a professional learning experience. Maybe I’ll collect some of the stories and add them to a future post?
The guy that started it all, Dana Atchley, had an untimely death. Others have kept his work alive and these [...]

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It’s been a while between posts (at least here on Tech2Go) for me, but I reached a point today when I just had to write down some of what’s been running through my mind.
Although Willard Daggett advises “evolution, not revolution” I want change to come quickly! I know this will not be the case, so [...]

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I really like some of the tools Google has been developing, and I appreciate their recognition that educators have special considerations to take into account as they work with students. Visit the Google For Educators page to get some great ideas.
A new Google tool I recently discovered (and can’t wait to share with our staff) [...]

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If you’re like me the two words quick and muse are not often thought of in the same sentence. Incubation of an idea can take a long time. The resource I have to show you today might change your mind about the creative process.
I found about this site from the Head Of Class section in [...]

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I suspect You Tube, My Space and other Web 2.0 tools will be blocked by most K-12 school systems for the foreseeable future. That statement is worthy of a discussion by itself, but for now I mention it only as a backdrop for the site I recently discovered. I found out about TeacherTube through a [...]

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I found out about a great site from Joyce Valenza today! Although I’ve used some nice applications to convert video, or capture video from web pages, each has been a commercial package or shareware.
Zamzar does the conversion for free and emails the resulting file directly to you as an attachment. The 100MB file limit is [...]

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Apparently the last post has been rolling around in my thoughts more than I anticipated. What struck me as a good idea has moved into a much more conceptual dialog (in my own head of course!). I know the physical structures of a school need to be redesigned and aligned to current practices, but the [...]

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