Comments on: Top 5 Applications of 2007 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Teaching Sagittarian » Blog Archive » Favourite 5 in the Classroom of 2007 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28208 Teaching Sagittarian » Blog Archive » Favourite 5 in the Classroom of 2007 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:48:44 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28208 [...] with Larry Ferlazzo’s “Best of the Year Lists“ but I was inspired to post by Langwitches and Dean Shareski’s recent posts about Top Stuff of 2007. It’s important for me to stress that there are so many [...] [...] with Larry Ferlazzo’s “Best of the Year Lists“ but I was inspired to post by Langwitches and Dean Shareski’s recent posts about Top Stuff of 2007. It’s important for me to stress that there are so many [...]

]]> By: John Larkin http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28202 John Larkin Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:01:47 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28202 Hi Dean, At last, a "top" or "best" list that makes me feel adequate. Your list Dean is the first list of the last week or so where I can say I utilise all the tools. Another tool that I found useful this year was the addition of the Import Video button to Blogger. I do not use Blogger for my blog now but by embedding videos in a Blogger blog one can easily create a vodcast. Blogger converts the video following upload and you can use that blog's RSS feed in iTunes, Google Reader, Bloglines, etc to subscribe to and view the vodcast. Solves video storage issues as well. Teachers and students can create vodcasts and not worry about ftp settings and the like. Elegant. Thanks Dean for all your inspiration this year. Cheers, John. Hi Dean,

At last, a “top” or “best” list that makes me feel adequate. Your list Dean is the first list of the last week or so where I can say I utilise all the tools.

Another tool that I found useful this year was the addition of the Import Video button to Blogger. I do not use Blogger for my blog now but by embedding videos in a Blogger blog one can easily create a vodcast. Blogger converts the video following upload and you can use that blog’s RSS feed in iTunes, Google Reader, Bloglines, etc to subscribe to and view the vodcast. Solves video storage issues as well. Teachers and students can create vodcasts and not worry about ftp settings and the like. Elegant.

Thanks Dean for all your inspiration this year. Cheers, John.

]]> By: Sharon Peters http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28200 Sharon Peters Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:38:09 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28200 Hey Dean, A great roundup of apps - I have used all of them myself. However, I think it really depends on what one needs in day-to-day practice for one's specific job. I would heartily endorse wikispaces (or other wikis) because of their flexibility as a sort of repository environment of media items and information. I would also say that I have used the zamzar conversion tool a fair amount. In the last year, I have to come to measure a tool or resource by the way in which it could convert or be converted into a ubiquitous file type and be made available to anyone regardless of platform. Zamzar certainly enabled that ability. Thanks for sharing - my own reflection on 2007 is coming soon - you guys have been so inspiring! Hey Dean,
A great roundup of apps – I have used all of them myself. However, I think it really depends on what one needs in day-to-day practice for one’s specific job. I would heartily endorse wikispaces (or other wikis) because of their flexibility as a sort of repository environment of media items and information. I would also say that I have used the zamzar conversion tool a fair amount. In the last year, I have to come to measure a tool or resource by the way in which it could convert or be converted into a ubiquitous file type and be made available to anyone regardless of platform. Zamzar certainly enabled that ability. Thanks for sharing – my own reflection on 2007 is coming soon – you guys have been so inspiring!

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28198 Dean Shareski Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:48:13 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28198 Patrick and Rob, I've just started using Notebook for about 4 months and do think of it as a key piece of my productivity. I considered adding the whole Google Suite as one but felt it important to draw out the specific apps that I use most. Patrick and Rob,

I’ve just started using Notebook for about 4 months and do think of it as a key piece of my productivity. I considered adding the whole Google Suite as one but felt it important to draw out the specific apps that I use most.

]]> By: Rob Wall http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28197 Rob Wall Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:45:45 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28197 Another great list, Dean. I'm with Patrick as far as Google Notebook goes. I'd be tempted to just add the entire suite of Google apps - mail, docs, notebook, reader, maps, etc. - as one item. Most of the stuff I do on a computer revolves around these apps, but if I didn't list them as one item, I wouldn't have room for any of the others. Another great list, Dean. I’m with Patrick as far as Google Notebook goes. I’d be tempted to just add the entire suite of Google apps – mail, docs, notebook, reader, maps, etc. – as one item. Most of the stuff I do on a computer revolves around these apps, but if I didn’t list them as one item, I wouldn’t have room for any of the others.

]]> By: Patrick http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-28192 Patrick Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:17:38 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/12/28/top-5-applications-of-2007/#comment-28192 Dean, As far as productivity goes, this list rocks. Each of these, save Jing, has made a huge difference in my planning and workflow this year. I would also add Google Notebook to this list, if it were mine, because of how focused research can become without having to leave my browser to annotate. Dean,

As far as productivity goes, this list rocks. Each of these, save Jing, has made a huge difference in my planning and workflow this year. I would also add Google Notebook to this list, if it were mine, because of how focused research can become without having to leave my browser to annotate.

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