Target is still giving away $800 grants for field trips. Link
If you have heard of Garage Band, try out Myna, an audio editor on the web. Link
“Did You Know? Shift Happens” Videos released a 4.0 version. Check out all versions here
Would you like to have a way to have all your website bookmarks sync among multiple computers? Check out Delicious or Diigo.
Google Docs have added more additional features for academic purposes. Link
Good basic websites for blogging are Tumblr and Posterous and older students are WordPress and Blogger.
Web-based script writing. Test out Story by Adobe. Link
Create 3D models and designs with Sketchup. Worth checking out.
Create interactive house designs with Small Blue Printer.
I use Orbit Downloader for downloading YouTube videos. Download at home, play at school. Check it out. Link
Dirby converts YouTube videos to Audio for listening later. Link
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Target is still offering money($800) for field trips. Link
You most likely have seen the “Did You Know: Shift Happens” videos. Version 4.0 is now avaiable. Here’s a link to all the versions in different formats. This could be a cool idea for students in creating their own Did you Know video on a specific topic of research. Help students find interesting statistics and present them in an engaging way.
If you have heard of Garage Band for Mac (an audio editor), you should check out Myna, another option for non-Mac users for working with audio called Myna. Aviary, its creator, also has a free online image editor as well worth checking out. Link
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Be sure to download and check out the new version of Google Earth. Supposed to be faster.
Also, take a look at Collecta.com. It’s a real time search of what people are talking about on the Internet. You can search for keywords, and it streams from blogs and Twitter and other sites. It’s a nice way to follow along during an event.
You can now embed Google Documents into your webpages. A Scribd-like feature, but with Google Docs. A great new addition.
Check out this cool Wordle of Obama’s student address! Most common words used: school, education, responsibility and know.
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I’ve found the flash drive useful for the immediate need, but I find that they are the worst spreaders of viruses whether you have Anti-virus protection or not. The best idea for students is to store your information in the cloud.
Check out Box.net (1 GB free) or Google Documents (unlimited) or Microsoft’s SkyDrive (25 GB) for data storage. Of course, it does require an Internet connection to access. There are also ways to access documents on Box.net and Google Documents through IPhone and IPod touch apps (Box.net and Mighty Docs).
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Tomorrow, September 9, 2009, Google Maps and Monopoly the board game meet in something called Monopoly City Streets! This might be worth checking out. I can’t say I like monopoly that much–very tedious board game, but the idea is compelling nonetheless. For the full details, click here.
Also news about new IPod Touches with cameras? I’m sure you should stop by Apple’s site if you are interested. I’ve always been quite sad that my Touch doesn’t have a camera. I’m not feeling like I’d buy a new one just for a camera, but maybe there will be a more compelling reason to upgrade my Touch. We’ll see.
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