http://techchicktips.net Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:52:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2009 digimom@techchicktips.net (Two Tech Chicks) digimom@techchicktips.net (Two Tech Chicks) Educational Technology 1440 http://techchicktips.net/podcasts/techchicksh_144.jpg http://techchicktips.net 144 144 Tips and tricks for educating 21st century learners with 21st century skills! The podcast is geared specifically to educators interested in integrating technology into their curriculum. Companion blog, forums and resources at: http://techchicktips.[...] Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle mac, apple, tips, teacher, education, web2.0, digital, integration Two Tech Chicks Two Tech Chicks digimom@techchicktips.net no no http://techchicktips.net/2009/07/28/episode-58-mmmmmmmm-meat/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/07/28/episode-58-mmmmmmmm-meat/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:47:09 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/?p=300 http://techchicktips.net/2009/07/28/episode-58-mmmmmmmm-meat/feed/ 1 0:00:01 JamStudio.com – Create Music Beats – The online music factory – Jam, remix, chords, loops tags: music, audio, tools, generator, creativity, education, tct58 KidRex – Kid Safe Search KidRex is a fun and safe search for kid[...] JamStudio.com – Create Music Beats – The online music factory – Jam, remix, chords, loops tags: music, audio, tools, generator, creativity, education, tct58 KidRex – Kid Safe Search KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search and use Google SafeSearch technology. tags: search, kids, searchengines, education, elementary, research, tct58 KVL – How to Do Research Graphic step thru on how to do effective research, how to evaluate sources and share information tags: research, education, elementary, resources, tct58 impossible2Possible.com i2P creates and delivers innovative experiential learning to students of all ages tags: education, ade2009, environment, ambassadors, innovation, learning, tct58 Historical Tweets tags: twitter, tweets, history, humor, socialstudies, microblogging, tct58, education, learning Reflection Activities for the Classroom tags: reflection, icebreakers, learningstyles, learning, education, activities, tct58 GPS and Geocaching with Elementary Students tags: geocaching, gps, blog, blogs, elementary, tct58 21st Century Literacies: Tools for Reading the World tags: research, education, resources, literacies, 21stcenturylearning, 21stcenturyskills, 21stCentury, tct58 ATT Knowledge Network Explorer: Wired Learning: 21st Century Literacies Homepage tags: technology, literacy, literacies, 21stCenturySkills, tct58 The Copyright Site tags: copyright, fair_use, fairuse, tct58 Kids’ why questions tags: kids, education, search, tct58 The Bump app for iPhone makes swapping contact information as simple as bumping two phones together | Bump Technologies, Inc. tags: tct58, iapps, iphone, apps Shakespeare by Readdle tags: tct58, iapps, iphone, apps Posted from Diigo. podcast Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2009/06/22/0055-tct-a-short-interview-with-will-richardson/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/06/22/0055-tct-a-short-interview-with-will-richardson/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:03:43 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/?p=275 http://techchicktips.net/2009/06/22/0055-tct-a-short-interview-with-will-richardson/feed/ 0 0:08:07 Lucky us! Will Richardson came to Killeen to present to a group of teachers and admin. The topic was “From Information Literacy to Information Leadership.” It was a great session that was uStreamed (link to follow) for at least part. Of [...] Lucky us! Will Richardson came to Killeen to present to a group of teachers and admin. The topic was “From Information Literacy to Information Leadership.” It was a great session that was uStreamed (link to follow) for at least part. Of course Murphy’s Law rules supreme and our network went down in the building for a great portion of the presentation. We had the opportunity to interview Will Richardson as he was a captive audience on the way back to the airport to return home. We used Anna’s iPhone with a Thumbtack mic. Not sure what was causing the strange thuunnnngg sounds throughout, but for the most part, it was pretty good for being in a car and through a phone. http://weblogg-ed.com/ http://twitter.com http://networksummercamp.ning.com/ podcast Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/27/episode-54-the-one-where-you-hear-annas-iphone-buzzing/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/27/episode-54-the-one-where-you-hear-annas-iphone-buzzing/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:50:39 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/27/episode-54-the-one-where-you-hear-annas-iphone-buzzing/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/27/episode-54-the-one-where-you-hear-annas-iphone-buzzing/feed/ 2 http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/10/the-power-of-twitter-math-help-from-over-200-people/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/10/the-power-of-twitter-math-help-from-over-200-people/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:05:23 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/10/the-power-of-twitter-math-help-from-over-200-people/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/10/the-power-of-twitter-math-help-from-over-200-people/feed/ 10 http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/05/episode-52-back-from-canada-eh/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/05/episode-52-back-from-canada-eh/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:16:20 +0000 Helen http://techchicktips.net/?p=228 http://techchicktips.net/2009/04/05/episode-52-back-from-canada-eh/feed/ 5 0:37:11 In this episode of Tech Chick Tips… photo credit: Fracture We’re back from Canada and the Teacher2Teacher conference. Love our new friends! We blabber on a bit so if you’re not interested in our trip to Canada, fast forward to [...] In this episode of Tech Chick Tips… photo credit: Fracture We’re back from Canada and the Teacher2Teacher conference. Love our new friends! We blabber on a bit so if you’re not interested in our trip to Canada, fast forward to about 11:42 :) Resources LookyBook – We say farewell! PageKeeper – quickly and easily create a webpage of links to share with your students and parents. Free with no advertising! Best example of its use: DJBecker’s Page DrivingKids – Here’s a first – we talk about something we pointedly do not recommend. Listen to the podcast to find out why! Well, okay – it’s because the navigation is clunky, the games aren’t easily discernible to ability level and the chat has very little protection for kids SmartPhone Filters – discussion of filtering on smartphones for students/kids and a link to one such application for the iPhone Lincoln’s FaceBook Page – what Abraham Lincoln’s Facebook page would look like if he had one WebSlides on Diigo – turn a collection of bookmarks (or an RSS feed!) into a slideshow. Look for an example at the end of this, and all forthcoming podcast episode notes TweetCall – call in your Twitter updates for free! iFaves GeoLogTag ($4.99 @iTunes) – use your iPhone as a geotagger to snyc up your photos with your location The Chemical Touch Lite (free @iTunes) – the Periodic Table of Elements in your pocket! links, podcast Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2009/03/17/episode-51/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/03/17/episode-51/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:10:16 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/?p=214 http://techchicktips.net/2009/03/17/episode-51/feed/ 3 0:27:06 Science Buddies Science fair project ideas, answers and tools, including a project guide – asks questions on grade level, interests, abilities, limitations and then gives project ideas for kids to use. Ask an expert feature and parent and teac[...] Science Buddies Science fair project ideas, answers and tools, including a project guide – asks questions on grade level, interests, abilities, limitations and then gives project ideas for kids to use. Ask an expert feature and parent and teacher resources! CL1P.net – The Internet Clipboard Copy and paste between computers – text, images, files, links. No sign up or login. Quick way to share a file with a class, but no password protection. Classical Comics Classical literature in comic form, but wait there’s more! Text is written ways–original and unabridged, plain text (modernized version of the original), and quick text (simplified dialog). There’s also a version without text, so that students can come up with their own translations.   Check out the free versions available for download! DOGONews DOGONews is an online news and web resource for elementary school children, aged 5-10 and a publishing platform for aspiring reporters ages 9-15. Current events on 3-D globe, directory of kid friendly links, resources for kids, teachers and parents EcoKids Environmental resources for students and educators. Lesson plans, printables, and other resources for teachers. Activities and games for kids. MacHeist MacHeist’s missions are an opportunity for our members to live out some of those secret agent fantasies, including mission briefings, simulated web espionage, and a storyline packed with tech-mystery intrigue, while earning free Mac software. Today’s Meet A real-time backchannel with 140 characters like Twitter/Plurk, but created only for a specific topic/event. Room deletes after a set period of time. Password protection coming soon. Visual Representation of Bloom’s Attempt at interpreting Bloom’s taxonomy using 21st century tools. There are various Web 2.0 icons on Blooms hierarchy – still a work in progress and needing input. iFaves Kindle for iPhone Amazon’s application for the iPhone gives users access to its Kindle store of electronic books without the need to purchase a Kindle or Kindle 2 electronic book reader. The e-books are formatted to the iPhone’s smaller display, and pages can be “turned” with a finger flick to the left or right. TED TED app for iPod touch/iPhone allows users to listen to audio and video published from TED. Search, bookmark, and share features podcast Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2009/02/14/episode-49/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/02/14/episode-49/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:46:46 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/2009/02/14/episode-49/ http://techchicktips.net/2009/02/14/episode-49/feed/ 3 http://techchicktips.net/2008/06/24/necc-here-we-come/ http://techchicktips.net/2008/06/24/necc-here-we-come/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:01:48 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/2008/06/24/necc-here-we-come/ http://techchicktips.net/2008/06/24/necc-here-we-come/feed/ 2 http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/29/episode-44/ http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/29/episode-44/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:25:52 +0000 Helen http://techchicktips.net/?p=145 http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/29/episode-44/feed/ 14 0:31:31 photo credit: Thomas Hawk Twitter Commentary in response to blog post by David Jakes (sorry–we’re a little long winded, but we just had to do it…). If you’re sick of hearing about Twitter, fast forward about 23 minutes. Hey[...] photo credit: Thomas Hawk Twitter Commentary in response to blog post by David Jakes (sorry–we’re a little long winded, but we just had to do it…). If you’re sick of hearing about Twitter, fast forward about 23 minutes. Hey… you were warned! Resources Newbie’s Guide to Twitter http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9697867-2.htmlGood beginner’s guide for anyone new to Twitter from Rafe Needleman whose name Anna dubbed in later because she had a flub. It’s a terrible edit. Painful. We’re human. Long Portraits http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/long-portrait-video A quick and easy, but powerful example of digital storytelling. 30 second or less video of someone responding to a question. Great to take at the beginning of the year and then end of year, or from year to year, maybe with the same question each year, to watch the kids grow and change. Good for career days. Artsonia http://www.artsonia.com/ World’s Largest Children’s Art Museum MooURL http://www.moourl.com/ Web’s cutest URL shortening service. If you have a really loooong URL, just paste it in the text field, and they’ll milk it, creating a moourl for you. It lasts forever, It’s automatically copied to your clipboard, and It’s really cute. We’re dropping our forums…but you can communicate with other edutechs: use Twitter use comments on episode notes use Diigo IM us links, podcast, ponderings Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/12/episode-43/ http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/12/episode-43/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:42:20 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/?p=143 http://techchicktips.net/2008/04/12/episode-43/feed/ 3 0:26:03 Shout Outs: Greg Smith from Round Rock, TX, for promoting our podcast in his district. We love to hear from our listeners. Google Docs & Spreadsheets http://lifehacker.com/374302/google-docs-offline-access-rollout-starting-today It’s goi[...] Shout Outs: Greg Smith from Round Rock, TX, for promoting our podcast in his district. We love to hear from our listeners. Google Docs & Spreadsheets http://lifehacker.com/374302/google-docs-offline-access-rollout-starting-today It’s going offline! Yay! It wasn’t an April Fool’s Joke! We don’t have it yet but we’re sure looking forward to it! JotForm http://jotform.com/ Create forms with drag and drop. Publish to spreadsheet. Share data. Free account only allows 100 submissions a month. $9 a month will get you unlimited plus a little more. Education Packs on Twitter http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/Education+Pack A PB wiki site for building your Twitter network. We’ve linked straight to the Education pack but you can add yourself anywhere. And find other Twitterers with commons interests Twubble http://www.crazybob.org/twubble/ Loads up people you follow and then lists people THEY follow telling you how many of the people you follow follow them but you don’t follow. Do you follow? Mnemograph: Web Based Timeline (thanks to tbarrett’s del.icio.us share) http://mnemograph.com A web-based timeline software application for creating, and sharing history and planning diagrams. Beautiful displays. Easy way to pull in Flickr images and Wikipedia history. XTimeLine http://www.xtimeline.com Another web based timeline. Already has many historical timelines to view. Have to have a (free) account but you can add editors to the same timeline. CompFight http://compfight.com/ An advanced Flickr search. Turn safe search on/off. Creative Commons. Get all thumbnails on one page with a hover over for the size of the original images. Jing Project http://jingproject.com/ Capture video, images and allows you to publish on their site or locally. Embed link, email. All free. Start Your Search Engines http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6545435.htm April feature article we wrote on search engines. podcast Two Tech Chicks no no