MacUpdate is currently offering seven Mac Apps for just $50. The apps are ForkLift, RapidWeaver, Swift Publisher, Marine Aquarium, Xslimmer, MemoryMiner, and Yep. I’m familiar with Yep, it’s a cool iPhoto like application for PDFs which helps you organize and tag them. Marine Aquarium is an aquarium simulator (fun but not particularly useful). RapidWeaver is …
Category: Educational Technology
Free Will Or Prudence?
The Ohio Dispatch reports that the local teachers’ union has recommended teachers not participate in social networking (like Facebook and Myspace) and not befriend students on those sites because of the appearance of impropriety. Miguel Guhlin sees this as a possible affront to free will. I wish the teachers union would approach social networks by …
Yahoo for Teachers
I received that Yahoo for Teachers beta is now open. I have a password but I’m not sure if it’s unique to me or if can share it. However, you can sign up by going the Yahoo teachers page and entering your e-mail address on the bottom left.  That’s how I found out about …
Children Can
Thanks to Greg Moul of Catalyst for Change for bringing my attention to this clip of a thirteen year old child speaking to delegates from around the world making decisions about our environmental future. She speaks so eloquently that it makes you wish she could be a candidate for president but she’s Canadian and only …
What Is A Blog?
Well, if you’re reading this you may not need an answer to that question. But if you’re still wondering, thanks Francie Kugelman for pointing out this link of Blog Basics. It’s everything you always wanted to know about blogs but were afraid to ask and a good place to send others who know nothing. Here’s …
Trace Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
Thanks to Francie Kugelman for sending this link which may come in handy for the Going West/New Frontiers units in 5th grade. This shows Lewis and Clark’s Expedition in Google Earth.
360 Degree Views
Here’s an awesome site which allows you to see 360 degree views of locations that have been photographed such as Times Square on New Year’s Eve or Macworld 2007. Do preview the images before showing them in class (I’ve heard that the night life of Paris might not be the night life you’re thinking of) …
Video Games Are Effective Teachers
Video games are in fact effective teachers of behavior and content. Students will play them and fail again and again until they succeed. Why aren’t we harnessing the power of video games in our teaching to engage students? Here’s an article on how violent video games can increase aggression in students. Any studies on how …
First Impressions of Leopard
There’s a lot to like in the latest version of the Mac Operating System“>new version of the Mac Operating system. I like the cover-flow type way of viewing files which is sometimes useful in finding files but not something I leave on all the time. I also find the new Safari and Mail greatly enhanced. …
The Fastest Windows Laptop…
Is a Mac A machine that runs both the Mac OS and the Windows OS (faster than a Windows machine) sounds like a good deal.