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Episode 56 – All Things iPhone
No resources to site here, as it was just our review on the new 3.0 software for the iPhone and the new iPhone 3GS.
Come On June 19th! -update: We’ve GOT ‘em!
We’ve got our iPhones!! After a bit of miscommunication on our part (headed to two different AT&T stores!), Helen and I both got our brand new iPhones before 8am! Yay! This is a pathetically short podcast where we drool a bit over our new phones and promise to podcast for real soon.
Episode 54 – The one where you hear Anna’s iPhone buzzing
Resources
- 10 Microsoft Word Tricks Every Teacher Should Know – via @brasst, a short list of great productivity shortcuts you might not know about
- 26 Twitter Clients for Mac – Short review of different Twitter clients
- Twitter Resources – From Sports Media Challenge (scroll down and to the right for PDF documents on Twitter Best Practices and Twitter 101)
- Compfight – Find images for comps, inspiration or research. A Flickr search tool
- PBWiki – they’re changing their name!
- Free eBook – Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership
- MapAList – Create maps using location data in a Google Spreadsheet
- raman amplifierReadItLater – Save web pages to read later. Sync between computers and iPhone
- Comments 4 Kids – A hashtag on Twitter for finding students’ work to comment on
iFaves
- AudioBoo (free in iTunes) – instantly publish a podcast with your iPhone
- Ocarina (99¢ in iTunes) – the first true musical instrument created for the iPhone
Episode 49
Okay, the podcast has been up a week now, but still no notes. Here they are. Most of them. We’ll update when we get the links/info from @langwitches. Now, the notes are updated! :-)
Faces and Blogs
- Went to TCEA and visited with @langwitches, who shared a great session on using PowerPoint with primary grades. Here’s the link to “Kinder Can Do PowerPoints, Too!” Check out her site, as she posted lots of great info from the sessions she attended.
- ive some Tech Chick love to new(ish) podcaster Brian Yearling – Tech Into Ed
- Building your PLN? Here’s a great blog post on the 8 Stages of PLN development
Resources
- iTweet (you tweet, we all tweet for Twitter!) – a web based Twitter client, beautiful in its simplicity
- Brainyflix – SAT Vocabulary Contest
- World Math Day Video Contest
- Doodle 4 Google Art Contest
- Turning Google Sheets into an RSS Reader
- Academic Mac Apps
- Edutagger
- Phonevite
- Christmas story as told through Twitter
iFaves
- iHandy Carpenter ($1.99)
- Cute Math ($.99)
Happy Anniversary to the TechChicks!
Episode 27
Happy Anniversary! It’s been one year since our first episode, and what a year it has been! Thanks and appreciation to all of our listeners and subscribers–we’ve enjoyed sharing our passions with you and interacting with many of you via the forums and email. We are totally looking forward to another great year, and as always, please let us know what you want to hear!
For this episode, we dragged out all the cool gadgets and tech toys that we carry around in our backpacks and purses! These are our faves and a few of the toys that we wish we had. We would love to hear about your favorites, so share on the forums or drop us a line via email. Stay tuned for our next episode–on location in California as we head off to ADE camp!
Gadgets
- Computers
- Cameras
- Video camera–Sony (just a general link–Anna has a DCR-HC40)
- Sony Cybershot (another general link–Anna has a DCR-T33)
- Canon PowerShot (general link–Helen has a PowerShot A95)
- Nikon Digital SLR (general link to Nikon digital SLR–we like the D40/D80/D200–Anna has a D50)
- Canon Digital SLR (general link to Canon digital SLR–we like the Rebel XTi)
- Pentax Optio W10 (link to to Digital Photography Review)
- iPod
- iPod video
- Belkin TuneTalk
- XtremeMac MicroMemo
- XtremeMac MemoMic
- iPod AV Connection Kit (dock with remote and cables (listed on next line) to connect to TV)
- Apple iPod AV Cable–cable to connect to projector/TV
- Monster iCarPlay Wireless (we didn’t mention this in the podcast, but it’s what Helen uses to listen to her iPod in the car)
- Apple iPod Camera Connector (transfer pics from camera to iPod)
- ShieldZone (protect your stuff!)
- DecalGirl (customize your stuff!)
- Misc
- iPhone!
- Sonic Impact iFusion portable speakers
- Logitech USB
- BlueMic Snowball desktop mic
- miFlower, iDogs, iCats, i-cy… etc.
- Tungsten T5
- LifeDrive
- Palm Cradle Kit for T5 and LifeDrive (and others–we both have one and love it!)
- Palm Wireless Keyboard
- Cables to Go (this kit has multiple retractable cables for connecting just about anything)
- 120V AC Adaptor for Auto Cigarette Lighter (Helen bought a two pack at Sam’s and they’ve been working pretty, well, but there are all kinds)
BTW: We missed out on NECC 2007, but hope to see you at NECC 2008 since it will be in the Lone Star state! Make plans to join us in Texas next summer—yee-haw!
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