Great Web Sites

Teachers,

Don't forget our Great Web Sites page on the TVS Technology pages.

Great Web Sites

They're organized by subject area and we're sure you'll find something wonderful. And please feel free to submit your favorite site for inclusion! There's a link on the page.

The Future of the Book

OK, so there's been a lot of discussion about ebooks and ebook readers. Many people feel that the readers have their place, but are not yet developed enough to completely replace paper books.

But OH-MY-GOODNESS if you're interested at all in ebooks, you will want to take the four minutes to watch this video about the future of books.

The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

Note that these are ideas and prototypes. These are not yet available for purchase, but this blows me away. I'm ready.

Interesting Blog Post

I would love to hear your feedback on this blog post.

10 Things you just can't do on Monday in period 6.

I loved it, but would love to hear your feedback wherever you stand.

Animoto

I really like this tool.

Animoto web site

It quickly and easily creates a fun, stylish video from your images and text (or video clips). With the free account, you or your students can create 30 second videos, and they provide all the bells and whistles. You just click.

There is a paid option which will allow you to make longer videos, but frankly, I kind of like limiting the kids to 30 seconds. They have to be really concise if they want to get their point across in 30 seconds, and that's a good skill.

Here's a link to an Animoto I made for Meet the Teacher night. It's mostly photos of my kiddos, because of course that's what parents would most like to look at. :-)

I'd love to hear what you think!

Prezi

Tired of PowerPoint? Take a look at Prezi.

It's free, it's web-based and it's easy to learn. The great thing about Prezi IMHO is that you can brainstorm and create your presentation at the same time. So it's great for kids.

If you'd like some help, just give me a shout. Try it! You'll like it!

Here's a Prezi I made about Web 2.0 tools to help you see how it looks. Just click the arrow to advance.

And here's the Prezi web site.

How to Subscribe to Blogs and Podcasts

This quick video explains how to get started subscribing to blogs and podcasts very quickly and easily!