Entries from July 2008

28 July, 2008

101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools

Here is the full link to this resource 101 tools.
Here are a few of them to browse:

Awasu - A state-of-the-art feed reader that comes loaded with features for both casual personal use and professional, high-powered information management
MyProjectpages.com  – Built by teachers for teachers, use myprojectpages.com to create structured online inquiry-based learning activities for the courses you teach [...]

14 July, 2008

Free Courses Online at the Top 10 Universities

Top 10 Universities With Free Courses Online
#1 UC Berkeley
Berkeley offers podcasts and webcasts of professors lecturing. Each course has an RSS feed so you can track each new lecture. For printable assignments and notes you can check the professors homepage, which is usually given in the first lecture or google their name. Even though the [...]

8 July, 2008

Explanations in Plain English

I’m not talking about the latest explanation from my energy provider, explaining why costs are increasing or my bank explaining funding charges – but a site called Common Craft. They produce, among other things, easy to follow and understand video clips about commonly used technologies and products.
I like them for the main reason that [...]

7 July, 2008

How to Change a Wii into an Interactive Whiteboard

A demo by Johnny Lee showing you how to make your Wii into an interactive whiteboard for a relatively low cost. I’m not sure how many educational institutions would go for this approach….but I may try this out at home……once we buy a Wii, that is! More useful talks can be found here: http://www.ted.com/
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