Recently I was reading our local paper, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, when I found an article reviewing a recent lecture given by Dr. Michael Bugeja. Dr. Bugeja is the director of the School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University. He seems to be a well-published author, but he […]
IACON 2008 is where it IS HAPPENING in Iowa this week. I will be presenting a Web 2.0 Tools workshop with Will Coghill-Behrends and Rebecca Anthony from University of Iowa. They will be discussing ePortfolios and Social Networks. They will cover Classroom 2.0 (even talk with Steve Hargadon over Skype) […]
Wikimapia combines Google Maps (including satellite imaging) with a wiki system. This was created in 2006 to allow users to “Describe the whole planet Earth.” This is your opportunity to identify your favorite place and then add descriptive information. It will allow you to embed the image like the one […]
This is a continuation of an earlier posting where I told you about begin griefed (also known as a strong-arm robbery.) I don’t want to sound like a whiner, because there are many things worse than having a rude Italian (see earlier posting) invade your house and demand money. But […]
It never rains in Second Life and we never have to worry about crime, right? WRONG!! I was in our Ed Central Center in Second Life the other night when an individual came into our house and said “Give me something to do. I need some money.” Taken aback, I […]
Looking for a free way to broadcast those webinars or provide course connections where you can share your computer screen while you discuss ideas with your students? Then Yugma might be your answer. This online solution will provides an interface that is relatively easy to sign onto and very easy […]
Just found out about Google Sites. It appears to be the next step in the Google Tools quest to create a world of online application tools. “Google Sites, a new offering from Google Apps, makes creating a team site as easy as editing a document. Use Google Sites to centralize […]
Just found a great resource for videos on how to use technology. It is called Ask the Techies. I was amazed by depth and breadth of the videos that are there. It’s over 60 videos. What’s YOUR opinion? Leave a comment and keep the discussion going.
Ever want to make a quick tutorial or make quickly share some ideas or problems that involve showing what is on your computer screen? Sure, you can do this with Camtasia or SnapzPro, but I am talking about Free and Online!!! I recently found a few free online programs that […]
Ever wonder who is actually looking at your blog? Does it seem like you are writing a lot but no one is responding? There ARE services that you can use to track your blog activity. Many of them are free. They are making their money with Google ads and the […]