Subscribe to RSS0068 TCT – Uhh… what do we call this one?
- PollDaddy (2:18)
“With your free account from PollDaddy you can create online surveys and polls for your website, blog and social network. “ - PrintWhatYouLike.com (4:33)
“Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space and other junk you don’t want? PrintWhatYouLike is a free online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds! - MyNoteit (6:12)
“Take, edit and share notes online; Easily search and share notes; Manage tasks with your to-do list; Don’t forget anything with your calendar; Stay in the loop with class groups” - CoSketch.com (8:20)
“CoSketch is a multi-user online whiteboard designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your ideas as images.” - LinkBunch (10:06)
“LinkBunch lets you put multiple links into one small link which you can share over IM, Twitter, email or even a mobile phone SMS.” - Copyright questions and answers about iTunes, Podcasts, and Fair Use (11:39)
- VideoBlocks (14:42)
“VideoBlocks.com is the first subscription-based resource for stock footage, sound effects, special effects and looping motion backgrounds.” - Free Technology for Teachers: Google Earth Across the Curriculum (16:59)
quick-start guide to introduce teachers to the basics of using Google Earth across the curriculum - The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (18:15)
“tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the traditional 3 Rs with the essential 4 Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration and creativity and innovation).” - A follow-up post to iPods-in-classroom article – Your Tech Weblog (19:31)
A follow-up post to an iPods-in-classroom article–great list of apps that they use, as well as how they manage their iPod resources - The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now – NYTimes.com (21:44)
“In December, Facebook made a series of bold and controversial changes regarding the nature of its users’ privacy on the social networking site. This article discusses the three areas that FB users might want to double check.” - Chow Chat – Family Dinner Conversation Starter (23:51)
“Chow Chat is an engaging, educational app that brings the family closer while encouraging critical thinking, language development and the sharing of diverse ideas. Chow Chat provides a year’s worth of thought provoking discussion cards. Each card starts with an interesting fact, quote or proverb that helps stimulate the thought process. The related question that follows (and most cards actually have more than one question) encourages children and adults to share ideas and opinions not just by answering the question, but also by responding to the engaging nature of the facts, quotes and proverbs.” - iResponse – Classroom Responder System (25:52)
The iResponse system provides education and training institutions with the ability to use the iPhone and iPod touch to turn their lectures into an interactive learning experience.
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0067 TCT – The Apptabulous Episode
The show notes are coming soon-ish. We promise! In the meantime, you can just listen! Show notes are up! See below :D
Haiti donations (1:10)
- 2010 Earthquake in Haiti: The www.state.gov website serves as the State Department’s portal of information on U.S. foreign policy and information about the State Department. This site refers to information about the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Canadian ADE (3:58)
- ADE: Apple is currently accepting applications for the Class of 2010 ADEs in Canada. For more information and details on the application process review the guidelines for Canada on page 2 of the Contents section above. Deadline for application is February 13, 2010.
iBoard (4:22)
- iboard player: Approx 400 resources for students and teachers to use with IWB. Subscription is needed, but there are 15 sample activities available.
Kid Blog (7:12)
- Kidblog.org – Blogs for Teachers and Students: “Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog. Kidblog’s simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.”
Big Universe (9:30)
- Best Children’s Picture Books Online – BigUniverse.com: Award-winning education website for grades K-8. This engaging web community uses beautiful picture books to instill the love of reading, writing and learning, while providing an anywhere-anytime, standards-based, education resource that connects teachers, students and parents.
Audio Owl (15:22)
- AudioOwl – Free Audio Books – Download mp3 and iPod format today! Your source for free audio books. Downloads available in mp3, iPod and iTunes format
Cellphone contract (18:01)
- Child Cellphone Usage Policy: Sample cellphone contract that can be used with children
Toy to Tool Blog (20:42)
- From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: “A conversation about integrating student cell phones into classroom curricula.”
iPod Touch in Education (24:10)
- iPod touch in Education: Resources for using the iPod Touch in education.
Best Kids Apps (26:01)
- iPhone Games Reviews, Apps Reviews, Tips & Tricks | Best Kids Apps: Review blog for parents who want to find the best children’s iPhone applications without slogging through the entire iTunes Store. Written by moms. Categorized by age and type.
Appolicious (28:00)
- iPhone Apps: Find, share and track | Appolicious ™ iPhone App Directory: Site where you can quickly find mobile apps you’ll love. Get recommendations from editors, peeps in your social network, and more. Search and view app names, ratings, reviews, social activity (which of your friends use the app) and media mentions, plus videos and pictures for the apps.
AppsFire (29:19)
- Appsfire: easily share your favorite selection of iPhone apps with anyone. Appsfire was born in early 2009 out of an encounter, a user frustration and a challenge: ‘crack’ the iPhone sandbox to collect the list of user apps, thereby allowing the creation of a service to facilitate peer-to-peer app recommendations… a few months afterwards, Appsfire.com was born, starting with a Mac OS X client app and a web front, followed by a native iPhone app and a PC port of the sync app.
- AppsFire: Helen’s Ed Apps: Widget created by Appsfire that has my picks for Education Apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch
Best App Ever voting (31:29)
- 2009 Best App Ever Awards: Lots of categories, including several for kids of all ages. You can also vote for your fave until Jan 31, 2010!
App Store Expense Monitor (33:02)
- WetFish Software » Software » App Store Expense Monitor: “This application gathers all iPhone applications from your iTunes folder on your computer, reads out the price information and presents the total amount of money you spent on the Apple App Store.”
Our app picks:
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox (36:12)
- Monkey Preschool: iPhone Games for Ages 2 to 5: “Monkey Preschool Lunchbox is a collection of six exciting educational games for your preschooler (ages 2 to 5). “
TeachersPick (37:37)
- TeachersPick: “Teacher’s Pick gives you the ability to randomly and uniquely choose students without having to rely on memory, cups of craft sticks or flash cards. Just add your class names and the students in each class. Teacher’s Pick keeps track of which students are active and inactive (already chosen) and gives you options to pick a student from the active group or pick from the full group (active or inactive).”
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Special Movie Review Episode!
Okay, it’s not REALLY a special episode. Helen and I went to see New Moon yesterday. It’s my family tradition (if it happens more than twice, it’s a tradition, right?) to podcast movie reviews immediately following a movie. So the Tech Chicks did a movie review podcast. Enjoy the little diversion. :)
0066 TCT – The one where the audio REALLY buzzes. :(
First, an apology. The audio on this podcast is horrible. We know. But we didn’t have time to re-record right then. We did the best we could to remove the noise but… well… at least the content is okay, right?
http://www.athinline.org/
MTV’s A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there’s a “thin line” between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else.
(00:44)
Chartle
http://www.chartle.net/
Chartle.net tears down the complexity of online visualizations – offers simplicity, ubiquity and interactivity instead.
(4:40)
http://www.pencil-animation.org/
Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.
(6:50)
Three-ly
http://3.ly/
The shortest URL Shortener!
(8:00)
Super Teacher Tools
http://www.superteachertools.com/index.php
In the site, you will find a variety of review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators.
(9:30)
Equity Index
http://equity.4teachers.org/index.php
The Equity Index is a searchable database designed to locate resources and tools to help you meet the needs of a diverse classroom.
(11:20)
Different Ways to Use Blogs and Wikis with Students
http://checkitoutonetime.blogspot.com/2009/12/different-ways-to-use-blog-and-wiki.html
Blog posting with 10 ways to use blogs and wikis in the classroom
(13:25)
National Educational Technology Plan
https://edtechfuture.org/
The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation. A draft plan is expected in early 2010.
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Bonus:
January/Winter-Themed Resources:
iApps:
- Babelshot (http://babelshot.posterous.com/ ) $2.99 (15:55)
- Math Drills Lite (http://www.instantinteractive.com/drills_iphone.html ) Free (18:10)
0065 TCT – That’s how we roll!
- iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Interactive Advent Calendars
“The Internet is full of interactive advent calendars that you can use in your classroom to teach about how the Christmas season is celebrated all around the world. These advent calendars reveal fun facts, interactive activities, and stories.”
tags: Christmas, interactive, calendars, advent, technology, ilearn - Triptico | e-Learning Design and Training
A place to access a library of free interactive learning resources for use in your own teaching and learning
tags: resources, web2.0, triptico, IWB, tools, timer, spinners, smartboard - Byrdseed Gifted Lessons
A place dedicated to gifted education. Learn new ideas, share what you know, and grow as an educator. Home of Paragraphy and the Differentiator
tags: gifted, differentiation, teaching, education, byrdseed, resources, blog, ideas, web2.0, tools - YouTube – iPhone PhoneBook
A YouTube video showing a prototype for an interactive book that takes advantage of the capabilities and coolness of the iPhone!
tags: iphone, future, youtube, phonebook - MOBILE ART LAB. — ????????? —
The home of the iPhone PhoneBook prototype (in Japanese)…we want one!
tags: iphone, future, phonebook - Creately – Create and Collaborate on Online Diagrams
Creately is an online tool that makes it easy for you to create, share, and collaborate with data-rich diagrams. It looks and feels like a desktop application, but it works through your web browser, so there is nothing to install or maintain.
tags: collaboration, mindmapping, web2.0, diagrams, tools, flowchart, diagram, resources, technology - Thinkport
Thinkport offers rich online educational resources, valued professional development, and innovative multimedia learning tools
tags: education, technology, resources, lessons, edtech, thinkport - Many Eyes
Shared visualization and discovery. A part of IBM’s Collaborative User Experience research group, that helps us explore information visualizations in order to help people collectively make sense of data.
tags: data, visualization, web2.0, tools, statistics, graphics, resources, collaboration - Extreme Science | science technology | earth science
“Extreme Science is the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes and learn about the science behind what makes each the most extreme example of its kind. Here you’ll find world records in natural science , including earth science and the plant and animal kingdom. Not only will you find out who holds the records, but also key science concepts used to explain the story behind the record. You’ll also find the most complete collection of science and technology information and resources available on the Internet, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons… ”
tags: science, reference, extreme, resources, technology, teaching - XTALENT Image Gallery
Collection of images, including both microscopic and macroscopic images
tags: image, gallery, science, microscope, macro, images, xtalent - Flocabulary – Hip-Hop in the Classroom
Flocabulary creates original hip-hop music and standards-based curricular materials to teach academic content for grades 3-12. Flocabulary programs are proven to increase student motivation and achievement and are currently being used in over 10,000 schools nationwide. Check out the FREE teacher resources!
tags: vocabulary, music, education, hip-hop, flocabulary, learning, curriculum, lessonplans - The Edublog Awards
“Celebrating the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology.”
tags: awards, edublog, education, blog, blogging - Science Glossary @ Visionlearning
“The Science Glossary @ Visionlearning is an application for the iPhone or iTouch that provides easy access to our extensive, bilingual glossary developed as a supplement to our online modules. The Glossary includes definitions for several hundred scientific terms and mini-biographies of dozens of key scientific figures. Technical terms within each glossary definition are linked to related definitions, providing seamless navigation through the Glossary. And many terms are linked to the learning module(s) where they appear on our website, allowing easy access to these science learning resources.”
tags: visionlearning, science, glossary, dictionary, resource, reference, iPhone, app, iApp - Bank of Mom (Gomu Gomu)
“Bank of Mom is the best way to keep track of your kids’ virtual bank accounts and a great way to teach them about money. In today’s world, cash is less often used, it can be difficult for children to understand and learn the concept of money, savings and healthy financial habits. Show your kids their transactions, balance and interest earned from an early age and they won’t be overwhelmed when they get their first bank account or credit card. With the ability to track money, time and activities, Bank of Mom is flexible and will even help children too young to care about money.”
tags: gomu, iPhone, app, iApp, bank, parent, tool, resource, finance, money, management, savings
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