education applications

Interactive (online) Whiteboards – Part 2 of 2

April 13, 2009

As promised last week, this week I am going to finish up this two part series about online interactive whiteboards by taking a brief look at ImaginationCubed and a more in depth look at Dabbleboard (these were the more impressive of the four offerings I found last week, and Dabbleboard is the more complete offering).

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Podcasting in Education (Part 2 of 2)

March 23, 2009

  How do I find and listen to education oriented Podcasts?  Following up on last week’s introduction to Podcasting in education, this week I am checking out how to find education oriented podcasts, and how to listen to them.    Finding education oriented Podcasts  I “googled” around a bit and have to say that I [...]

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TeacherTube, and other YouTube alternatives for instructional use (part 2 of 2)

March 8, 2009

This week we continue our overview of video hosting web sites focused exclusively on education. Last week I was impressed with TeacherTube, and this week we look at lesser known competitors EduTube.org and MyLearningTube.com, and wrap up with mention of a few other education oriented online video resources I came across. EduTube.org Like TeacherTube, EduTube.org also monitors postings and limits [...]

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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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