Story Telling & Timelines

Vuvox Rocks (what a great tool for creating student reports and teacher presentations)

August 25, 2010

This free, easy app for creating scrolling timeline-style content is a fun way for students or teachers to create presentations. With Vuvox you can easily create scrolling presentations that include pictures, text, video, and music. I’d come across it some time ago, and thought it would be a lot of fun for students or teachers to use [...]

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10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about

April 19, 2009

There are so many different tools and technologies available on the internet today, and so many associated terms and concepts. As I think about topics to focus on here in the coming months, I want to make sure we’re touching on the most important ones. What are the most important internet technologies for educators to be aware of, and informed about? I’m sure many people would come up a slightly different list, but based on my observations and experiences, and feedback from faculty at my institution, I have selected the following technologies.

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Using Internet story telling tools in education

February 15, 2009

The Internet abounds with tools that enable people of all levels of creativity to develop “digital stories”. Vuvox, One True Media, and Slideshare are just a few of these. In this posting, I a brief introduction to some of these tools, and potential uses for them in educational settings.

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