http://techchicktips.net Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:48:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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.net/ 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/2009/04/27/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/2007/10/06/episode-31/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/10/06/episode-31/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:14:13 +0000 Helen http://techchicktips.net/2007/10/06/episode-31/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/10/06/episode-31/feed/ 2 34:26 Here are the episode notes for Episode 31...it's interesting with Anna's kids in the background, but we had a lot of fun, and best of ... Here are the episode notes for Episode 31...it's interesting with Anna's kids in the background, but we had a lot of fun, and best of all, you get to enjoy the bloopers reel! Resources Google Presentations http:docs.google.com (click on New and select Presentation) New tool from Google. Simple interface, with limited features. No transitions or fancy stuff, but we think this allows for more focus on the content. Our favorite part is the collaboration--you can work on the same project, just like Docs and Spreadsheet. In addition, you can invite people to a live chat when you present your project. Kidcast: Creative Podcasting Activities http://www.ftcpublishing.com (under podcasting resources) New book from KidCast podcaster Dan Schmit--if you know the basics of podcasting, you're ready for the next level. This book comes with innovative ideas to integrate podcasting into your classroom. HotChalk http://hotchalk.com/ Web community for teachers. Create class web pages for assignments, post messages, manage grades, etc. Collaborate in the online teacher community. Supplement with lesson plans from their archive. Access resources which include multimedia from the NBC archives (free until Jan '08). Professional development also available (one course free with registration). PaintBrush http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/ Mac OS X paint application. Can open and save to most major image formats, including BMP, PNG, JPEG, and GIF. Simple, easy to use, and FREE! Animoto http://animoto.com/ Web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos using high-end motion design. Uses your images and music to create a custom movie trailer style video, then email to share. Beta was designed by real TV and film producers, and no two videos are ever the same. 30 second videos are FREE! Very cool! Insomnia http://www.apple.com/education/insomnia/ 24 hours to create a 3 minute masterpiece...who wouldn't want in? Apple is back with its 2nd annual Insomnia film festival. Details will be released 9 AM EST Oct 13th...you (and every member of your team) could win a MacBook Pro, Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, and Shake! 6 days, 18 hours, 40 minutes, 30 seconds and counting... Screencast-o-Matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Beta web app that is a free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install. Autographs For Education National Signature contest http://www.sanfordcorp.com/sanford/consumer/sharpie/afe/schoolsuppliesfrag.jhtml Win $5,000 in school supplies by collecting signatures. You have until Dec 31, 2007. Sharpie also has some great lesson plans available so check it out! "Google Book Search" Layer http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_google_earth_boo.html New "Featured Content" layer shows little book icon placemarks when you zoom into different places around the world. These placemarks are results from search of places found mentioned in books indexed by Google's search engine. We think this is cool, but it would be even cooler if your class created their own layer with places from books they are reading. Both Wikispaces and PBwiki have great educator resources such as protected/upgraded spaces, tutorials, examples, and more. Both also have new widgets (Wikispaces/PBWiki) that allow you to include calendars, videos, chat and more on your wikis. Integration Ideas Talk about the technologies of today compared to 25 years ago, then have students compare to what we have today and describe how it might be different in 25 years. Listen as we discuss having a digital mindset--what does this really mean? Sound off on the forums. Great way to integrate digital storytelling in your content--rewrite fairy tales, embedding content, so that you learn while reading familiar stories. In the interest of cyber-safety have students "simpsonize" their photos to use links, podcast, ponderings Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2007/04/13/episode-23/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/04/13/episode-23/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:56:51 +0000 Helen http://techchicktips.net/2007/04/13/episode-23/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/04/13/episode-23/feed/ 0 21:27 Episode 23 Podcast Notes Shout-Outs Muchas gracias to our friend, Marco for our new intro bumper--what do you think?? Phyllis in Virgina for another contribution to the mic ... Episode 23 Podcast Notes Shout-Outs Muchas gracias to our friend, Marco for our new intro bumper--what do you think?? Phyllis in Virgina for another contribution to the mic fund! Craig for recommending us and being another ADE class of 07 and correcting our pronunciation of Sacajawea (we think we still need an audio recording rom him!) Cybercompliments--thank you, Silvia and Frank! Thanks to Eric, who was gracious enough to let us interview him via Skype. This was the first time we recorded via Skype, and although we thought we had it, the final recording needs some work. So, stay tuned for episode 24 to hear his interview. Resources http://www.brainpopjr.com/ Free until May! Subscription-based animated video service that has great content. http://www.zamzar.com/ Free online file conversion--convert documents, images, music, and video FROM various formats TO various formats. Emails you a URL (that is live for 24 hours) where you can download your converted file. http://maps.google.com/maps Make your own maps on Google. MyMaps is a new feature that makes it quick and easy to create your own custom Google map just by pointing and clicking. You can add placemarks, draw lines and shapes, and embed text, photos and videos. http://www.terraclues.com/ TerraClues is an online game that makes use of the popular Google Maps technology. The goal is to find hidden markers placed on the world map by solving a series of clues. Clues can range from simple text descriptions to actual photos of landmarks or map screenshots. You can play current games or make your own and share! http://witchesandwiki.pbwiki.com/ Witches and Wiki is the first interactive novel via wiki, about 13 authors. Just write for a password so that you can contribute. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1601837,00.html Q&A article with Jimmy Wales, co-creator of Wikipedia. Talks about the validity of Wikipedia and other things. http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Main_Page Citizen's Compendium is an open wiki project aimed at creating an enormous, free, and reliable encyclopedia. Requires real email addresses and has accountability because there is no anonymity. links, podcast, updates Two Tech Chicks no no http://techchicktips.net/2007/03/29/episode-22/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/03/29/episode-22/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:34:30 +0000 Anna http://techchicktips.net/2007/03/29/episode-22/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/03/29/episode-22/feed/ 6 35:50 Episode 22 Shout-Outs Holly from Texas, thanks for donating to the mic bank! She wants to hear us better! Our friend, Matt, at Apple. He brought us copies ... Episode 22 Shout-Outs Holly from Texas, thanks for donating to the mic bank! She wants to hear us better! Our friend, Matt, at Apple. He brought us copies of Dan Pink's A Whole New Mind to celebrate our ADE honor. That's right! We're part of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2007! Thanks to Matt and to all of you who sent us encouragement, well-wishes, and comments. We added your recommendations to our applications, and we're sure they heard you! Thanks again!! We love librarians! Really! Lorie is writing an article about Web 2.0 tools for a group of faculty. She wants to know what is your favorite Web 2.0 tool? How do you use it in the classroom? Here is a link to many Web 2.0 tools: http://www.go2web20.net/. Log it in to her post at our forums and post a response to her. Or visit her site here. Thanks for feedback! We're adding some comments to the end of our podcast for you to share. Resources http://www.technospudprojects.com/Projects/eggroll2007/eggroll2007.htm The Great Egg Roll 2007 - another collaborative project by Jen at technospud. Hurry! Project runs from March 26-April 13. http://www.teachertube.com/ YouTube for teachers (maybe your district won't block this one!) - safe place to post and watch videos for teachers and students. http://www.pbwiki.com/ Very simple website for your class that multiple people can edit. Think wiki with no ropes attached! No email address needed. Kids can use an alias. One password for the whole site. Locks multiple users out of page to prevent overwriting editing. http://ecamm.com/mac/conferencerecorder/ Conference Recorder for recording video iChats for vodcasting. Will also take QT movies and convert to mp3 for the audio only. Lots of other plug-ins at the site. Not free, but definitely inexpensive! http://10base-t.com/ DropCopy'sjust a cool app! Only on the Mac, but allows you to drag and drop files to multiple users on your LAN. Also see IP Broadcaster and IP Scanner - two more helpful apps that we love! http://plasq.com Comic Life - beta in April for Windows users- watch here for more news! http://toondoo.com The Online Cartoon Strip Creator http://www.21classes.com/ 21 Classes lets teachers set up and manage a multi-user blog solution with independent blogs for students. Easy. No student email addresses required. http://www.schoolr.com/ Schoolr is touted as "the only resource you'll need." Find Google search, Wikipedia search, dictionary, thesaurus, acronym search, urban dictionary, encyclopedia, citation builder, book summary search, text translator and unit converter all on one page. Commentary http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/03/march_30_participate_in_stop_c_1.html Stop Cyberbullying Day is March 30th! We have to take a stand and speak out against what is happening. Freedom of speech does not mean you can harass and force people to hide out in their houses. Use March 30th to talk with your students about cyberbullying–what to do if they are being bullied and how not to be a cyberbully. This is not just kids, but everyone! (don’t forget to tag your online entries with stopcyberbullying) Don't forget our feedback voice mail line 206-888-6851! You might be the next person featured on our podcast! links, podcast, updates Two Tech Chicks no no