For many of us, at least in the United States, another school year is over. Even as we eagerly embark on our rejuvenation journeys for the summer, you might be thinking, as I am, of new ideas for the next school year. This week, I would like to share some of the improvements I hope … Read more
If you are looking for another option for creating presentations, Jux may be the answer. Two reasons that you might like Jux are that it is visually stunning, and that it works on mobile platforms as well as on desktop computers. Unfortunately, you need to give an e-mail address to sign up for Jux. But … Read more
The blog “Science is Beauty” recently posted this great infographic poster created by Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham. I like how some of the numbers are given comparisons, such as how the 100 thousand miles of axons in our brain would be equivalent to 4 trips around the Earth. I think it might be fun … Read more
Artkive is a free app for iDevices that is an answer to the prayers of parents everywhere – “Someone please tell me what to do with all of the pieces of art that my child brings home from school!” Jedd Gold, the creator of Artkive, developed an app that not only allows you to create … Read more
During the summer, several of my favorite bloggers, including Richard Byrne at Free Tech 4 Teachers and Kelly Tenkely at iLearn Technology, posted about a new tool that is in Beta right now, called PowToon. If you have advanced from Powerpoint to Prezi, and are looking for a new presentation tool, PowToon might be your … Read more
For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around. Socrative is a student response system that pretty allows you to use any device with internet access, instead of having to purchase expensive … Read more