Posted in Web Tools on May 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Last summer, I blogged about Wordle. I have used this tool quite often in the last year and wanted to post about it again due to a recent article I read by Terry Freedman – Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom at http://techlearning.com/article/Blogs/20322. Please take time to read the article.
What is Wordle?
Wordle is [...]
Posted in General Technology, Presentations, Web Tools on Aug 29th, 2008 No Comments »
In my prior post, I wrote about Wordle. This is a great tool; however, as with anything on the Internet, you need to be aware of the inappropriate content. There is a Gallery with Worlde that, as mentioned before, can contain inappropriate words. On the Wordle home page, the latest Wordles created are shown. To [...]
Posted in General Technology, Presentations, Web Tools on Aug 29th, 2008 4 Comments »
Discovered this site the other day and thought — wouldn’t this be great for students to use the beginning of the school year?
http://wordle.net
Wordle is a tool that looks at the text you provide (students can type in words that describe themselves; words that describe their choice for presidential candidate; words that describe what they want [...]
Posted in Multimedia, Presentations, Web Tools on Aug 12th, 2008 1 Comment »
TPDS – who are they? They are “tech savvy” teachers who have agreed to help others in their school with technology. TPDS is an acronymn for Technology Professional Development Specialists. They are a great bunch of teachers and very helpful in our district.
I have been requested to put together a summer training for the TPDS [...]
Posted in Web Tools on Feb 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Google Docs Spreadsheet has introduced a new feature — the ability for users to create a web-based form. This is great for teachers/students doing research, working in collaborative environments where they want to conduct a survey, for sign-ups, or any other reason you would want input from others.
You can create the form and send users [...]
Posted in Web Tools on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
A new feature in Google Earth, satellite imagery-based mapping software, allows users to view the sky from their computers. The tool provides information about various celestial bodies, from stars to planets, and includes imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources. It also alows users to take virtual tours through galaxies, including the Milky [...]
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