Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Tech Teachers Show 84

This week we talk about education and technology topics including ASUS Laptops, Thunderbird, Foxmarks, Evernote, Google Docs, Twitter, how to keep from becoming stale as a teacher, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #84:
*ASUS Laptops - Eee PC
*Thunderbird Email Application
*VCard to CSV Converter: get contacts out of your address book easily
*Foxmarks: Bookmark synchronizer for Firefox
*Evernote: an organizational tool that helps you capture, sync, and find information.
*Uses of Evernote: Check this article out for ways to use Evernote.
*Google Docs: Google Docs has spreadsheet and text applications that you can share easily.
*Ray's Twitter Account: http://twitter.com/psharkr
*Vernier Science Scensors Ray uses in his classroom

Sunday, August 17, 2008

TTT 83 - Streaming Audio (Show Notes Below)


The Tech Teachers Show 83

This week we talk about education and technology topics including ZAMZAR, delicious, Pandora, Twitter in the classroom, Net Share, an iTunes tip, Dr. Horrible, an Avatar Creator, computers as a separate subject in school, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #83:
*Unreal Tournament 3 for the xBox 360
*Soul Calibur IV for the xBox 360
*ZAMZAR: free online file conversion (no software needed)
*Delicious: Social Bookmarking site--tag your bookmarks.
*Pandora: plays music you like for free online
*Twitter: online communication tool
*Ray's Twitter account: twitter.com/psharkr
*Get iPhone Applications like Twitterific, Twinkle, Twitterlater, and Net Share:
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*Twhirl: a social software client (can be used with Twitter)
*Dr. Horrible: fun short film/musical available on the Internet
*Face Your Manga: Avatar Creator
*What is an Avatar?