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Tag Archives: education
Edmodo Challenge!
Who will be the champ? It’s no secret that I love me some Edmodo. The classroom companion has served me very well over the past two years and as they continue to roll out feature after feature it is no … Continue reading
QR Codes and education
What do I think? Scan the QR code below and find out! If you don’t have a QR reader or know what one is, then just read on past the break to get my take on QR codes and education. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged education, mobile phones, qr code, smart phones, technology in education
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Posterous.com – A quick how to
I’m going to take a tiny break in my timeline extravaganza to quickly add a how to guide for Posterous.com. This blogging platform is pretty sweet and perfect for the casual blogger who cares not for widgets and the like. … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, social network, Tech Integration, tutorial
Tagged blog, ed tech, education, free tech for teachers, posterous.com
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Hootcourse – Twitter educationalized
That is definitely not a real word. Anyway, in this post I am going to share with you the online service HootCourse.com. This uses Twitter as a means to create a back channel chat, but it has some nice features … Continue reading
Blogger-How to set up your class blog – THE VIDEO!
Yet another video that will help you get your class blog off the ground. This video will show you exactly how easy it is to set up your blog with blogger.com. Just follow these quick steps and your class blog … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Helpful Tips, Tech Integration, tutorial, Video
Tagged blogger, ed tech, education, educational apps, free tech for teachers, google blog, itbabble, patrick, technology in the classroom
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Blogger – How to set up your class blog
Setting up your class blog with blogger.com is a breeze. There is potentially one thing that could cause problems, but I will get to that after the break. Blogger is the second most popular blog platform in the world (after … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Tech Integration, tutorial
Tagged blog, blogger.com, education, free tech for teachers, google, how to, patrick
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Blogs AWAY!
Blogs are great ways for students to express themselves, share their ideas easily with the class, and students can do it anywhere at anytime (provided they have an Internet connection). On top of that, it is a great way to … Continue reading
Aaaaaand action!
I started a unit on video production today with one of my middle school classes. We have been preparing for weeks for the day that we would get to use the coveted Mac lab. Learning about the different cameras, the … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Tech Integration, Video
Tagged ed tech, education, itbabble, patrick, reflection, technology in the classroom, video editing
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Best of the Best: OpenOffice
The first free and major competitor to Microsoft Word is OpenOffice. It was originally managed by Sun Microsystems, but Oracle purchased Sun and is now running the project. To be clear OpenOffice is totally free and contains not just a … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Review, Tech Integration
Tagged ed tech, education, free, free tech for teachers, itbabble, open source, patrick, word processors
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Podcasts are a comin’
You may notice a new page up there at the top, or if you’re like most people this is your first time here. It says PODCASTS and yes Omar and I are playing around with doing some podcasting so stay … Continue reading
