By Deb Wilson on 11/17/2009 9:31 AM

As I work with individuals on iPhoto, I get numerous PC owners who would love to be able to do iPhoto on their PC.  Well, here is a site that you may like. It is called Scrapblog and located in Florida.  I have not used this company but their site looks pretty amazing.  Take a guided tour and it may be a project to invest in.

http://www.scrapblog.com/

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By Deb Wilson on 11/17/2009 9:15 AM

Bots, talking to you.  Morpheus.   It can speak, it can ask and answer questions, it can write back to your comments. It’s a great tool for reading, listening, speaking and writing.  Boy, this computer interaction just amazes me. 

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By Deb Wilson on 11/17/2009 7:37 AM

Larry Ferlazzo uses edublogs and he has an excellent ideas for teaching.  In his latest blog, he gives you stories students can read online and "Choose Your Own Adventure."  Please check it out, it gives a whole new twist on reading. 

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/02/the-best-places-to-read-write-choose-your-own-adventure-stories/

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By Deb Wilson on 11/16/2009 1:42 PM

This site allows you to create your own city!

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By Deb Wilson on 11/11/2009 12:18 PM

Staying connected is important in education.  Recently, I have been reading a blog by Steve Andersen, or known to me on Twitter as web20classroom.  He expresses concerns I see in our schools and very enlightening to read.  He also conducts an #edchat on Tuesday nights via Twitter. 

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By Deb Wilson on 11/7/2009 11:51 AM

This site will help direct your search in more ways than one.  Whether it is everyday essentials, reference tools, keywords, local search, and more. 

http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator

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By Deb Wilson on 11/6/2009 10:06 AM

Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here’s a list of those who do this for free).  Make sure to roll down to the bottom for the extensive list available.

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By Dan Bird on 10/28/2009 12:52 PM

I recently ran across an interview with Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt. In the interview he discussed how the Internet and technology will change in the next five years. Here are some of the points he made, and I've highlighted those that will have the greatest impact on education, in my opinion.

 

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By Deb Wilson on 10/24/2009 3:09 PM

Arcademic Skill Buildersare offer an innovative approach to teaching basic academic skills. They incorporate features of arcade games and educational practices into fun online games that will engage, motivate, and teach your students.  Elementary site:  http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

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By Deb Wilson on 10/21/2009 8:07 AM

I found this site when I kept getting asked to convert Pub to PDF's and I don't have publisher on my computer. Convert Microsoft Office, Open Office, Lotus, images, web pages and other formats to PDF. This free PDF converter and PDF creator is quick and reliable.  It will also convert PDF's to Word/Excel.

Example: you need to convert a Microsoft Word document to PDF document. Use the "Browse" button to locate the Word file on your computer, select it and click the "Convert Your File" button. Done!

http://www.freepdfconvert.com/

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