Testing ScribeFire

Sep 07

I’m testing Scribe Fire. This is a test with the updated version. It was wasn’t working before. Hopefully it works now. I quite like Scribe Fire. scribefire

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More sharing goodness

Dec 17

More sharing goodness

From the “sharing continues” files, this just in, Google now shows my friends shared items, my “friends” are my Google Talk friends. I just want more friends is all. Also , I discovered that I can export my Jing captures to flickr. Sort of the Skitch for Windows alternative.  Unless there’s something else? Powered by...

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Speaking with authority

Oct 24

I irritated when my own kids use the all too common inflection at the end of sentences that turn statements into questions? As we work to help our students write and even use videos to express themselves, kids generally have limited practice in speaking in public situations. I like this talk. Clear, concise and demonstrates an important quality all too often...

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Interactive, Simplistic Design

Oct 08

Interactive, Simplistic Design

Cathy Nelson alerted me to this site via twitter and being that I’ve been immersed in my K12 presentation on design, I  began to consider why this works. As Cathy alludes to, it’s very familiar format. Reminds me of a combination of the Apple ads and Lee LeFever’s plain English explanation videos of web 2.0 tools and concepts. There are...

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Recording audio with Microsoft Word or OneNote

Jul 17

As usually happens when I’m teaching others about a topic, this evening when I was sharing some tips about using the Macintosh operating system and Mac programs I learned a valuable tip: How to record audio and simultaneously take notes using Microsoft Word. I’d heard of this capability but never seen it demoed, and it wasn’t hard to do. We had to...

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TripAdvisor as a model of social networking and critical thinking

Apr 25

TripAdvisor as a model of social networking and critical thinking

I’ve been using tripadvisor quite a bit lately and believe more and more in its model. Customer reviews are the only ranking system they use and customer use whatever criteria they like. Look up any hotel or attraction and you’ll find ratings and most important, reviews. These reviews are usually more important than the rating since they reveal bias and...

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