On June 8, Google announced that it would discontinue iGoogle on November 1, 2013. The official explanation for this change in marketing strategy is “with modern apps that run on platforms like Chrome and Android, the need for iGoogle has eroded over time.” What this really means is that Google […]
Flickr: Corey Leopold I just found a posting by Shelly Blake-Plock where he shared some predictions from 2009. Some of them are plausible but some of them seem trite. Do you really think that we will ever outgrow paper? In short, here is a list of the soon-to-be-gone stuff. You […]
Montgomery College It’s summer and it’s time for rejuvenation and renewal. My summer class is complete. I have given my presentations at ISTE ’12. School doesn’t begin until August 20. This gives me some time for some professional development. I am constantly learning every day, but this is my opportunity […]
Once again we are at ISTE ’12. What a wonderful opportunity to meet old friends, learn new things, and walk in the sun. Here is a link to my Slideshow for my Cookbook presentation. Unfortunately it is just a .pdf for now, but I will post the real posting later. […]
SuperNova – Smithsonian No known copyright restrictions [?] Copyright Copyright was created to protect artists’ work from being stolen or used without permission/compensation. This worked well for the pre-Internet days, but the Internet has expanded the opportunity for sharing content. Under the existing copyright rules, you could either release your […]
iTunes 6, vlog, shared libraries (Photo credit: thepatrick) Now that you have the background for podcasting, it is time for you to subscribe to some podcasts. How do you go about doing that? It is possible to go to a site directly and subscribe to a podcast from a specific […]
English: Podcast or podcasting icon Français : Icône pour les podcasts ou la baladodiffusion (Photo credit: Wikipedia) RSS (Real Simple Syndication)RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Resources (audio or video) placed on the web are given an RSS Feed. This RSS Feed enables users to subscribe […]
What is a Podcast?It’s not about the podcast, it’s about podcasting.A podcast is an audio or video presentation that can be subscribed to by interested listeners/watchers. It is offered as a newsfeed (RSS) to make it easy for the public to access. Podcasting is the delivery system used to enable […]
Web 2.0 (Photo credit: Daniel F. Pigatto Looking for ideas for Web 2.0 technologies you might use? There are 1000s of Web 2.0 tools in the world. Here are a few lists that may be useful. Don’t be overwhelmed by the number of tools listed. Browse the lists until you […]
A rubric is a tool used to evaluate student work. The rubric presents a list of the criteria that are considered important. Each of these criteria are accompanied by descriptions of different levels of success in demonstrating proficiency in each of the areas. Here is an introductory video that uses […]