KnowledgeWorks - Map of Future Forces Affecting Education - Education Map

KnowledgeWorks - Map of Future Forces Affecting Education - Education Map

Neat conceptual map (with links)on the future of education with a particularly techno-centric viewpoint (not saying that is a bad thing)

A good conversation starter

Dan

Remove Vocals from Mp3s using audacity (Win/Mac/Linux) Free

YouTube - Remove Vocals from Mp3s using Audacity

This is a great tutorial for removing vocal frm tracks. This is very useful when you just want that muzac playing.



Dan

VoiceThread

VoiceThread

This is a cool tool. You upload photos for a slideshow, then you can comment (audio or text) on each of the pictures. What's better, though, is that others can also comment.

Here is my sample (terrible production value, but I can work on that). It is a few pictures from a 4th of July parade. http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=5299&invite=4AbMIeWWvU.

I'd like to point out the URL above. You can share this slideshow with others, but it has to be make public to embed in a blog (external website). So, I created a friend (my other email) and "shared" the show with that friend. That led me to this URL. While I don't mind my presentation being public, I don't really want all users of that site to be dropping in and leaving messages. This would be particularly problematic if you were using this for a class. So, either get all of your students in your friends list, I do something like I described above so you can post a link to the content.

This could be a great tool to elicit iCBT-type test responses from your students, or other contributions of voice or text. While it does not work as a threaded discussion, you could have serial discussions through this medium, which is similar to what you get with most blog commenting features.

This might also be good for tutorials. Users could see a screenshot or other images and listen to or read the instructions/descriptions. I picture this as being good to use in one window with the software interface in another window (using audio puts less focus on the image, but it's there if they need it).

Dan

Teachers vote to ban internet | The Register

Teachers vote to ban internet | The Register

Oh My! The Luddites are calling from Brittain.

These folks make your network admins look reasonable.

Dan

Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

As you can probably tell, I'm wading through a lot of postings at Read/Write Web and it looks like I've been missing a ton of great stuff. Here's another.

This is a great list of online applications that can greatly benefit both you and your class.

Dan

The Fischbowl: Blogging: In Their Own Words

The Fischbowl: Blogging: In Their Own Words

Really a must see video for those of you thinking about using blogs with your students or even if you have hesitated. The video features teachers and students talking about blog usage in their school with great insights into the benefits of using this technology. The the video also provides some good ideas for using blogs in your classrooms.



Dan

Finding the Perfect Shot: 5 Stock Photo Search Engines Reviewed

Finding the Perfect Shot: 5 Stock Photo Search Engines Reviewed

Here's a very timely post. If you're looking for images to use on your sites, check out these photo search engines.

Most return free to use images, though, remember that free to use doesn't mean that there aren't any restrictions or requirements. Many require that you link back to the image or the site at a minimum. Read the terms of use on each image site (not just on these search engines) to make sure that you are using the images correctly.

By the way, note that I am posting a link to the Read/Write Web blog again. This is a great blog with many contributors posting on great topics mostly concerned with Web 2.0 (otherwise known as Read/Write Web).

Dan