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Geek Toys that’ll give you geekbumps
Posted in TechWeb 2.0 Simulblogged at TechLearning I don’t really consider myself cheap, rather I’m just very very choosy. I don’t spend much money on software or subscriptions or gadgets unless I...
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DIY URL Shrinking: We don’t need no stinkin’ TinyURL
Posted in Site newsTech I’ve used TinyURL off and on over the years, but my usage of it really started skyrocketing when Twitter came on to the scene. When you’re limited to 140 characters, every...
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Teachermate: $50 PC? Hardly
Posted in MusingsTech UPDATE: After discussing the Teachermate with its creator and doing a hands on demonstration, I have posted a follow up to this post. Please be sure to read that as well. I’ve...
View ArticleCutting Edge using computers on the edge of obsolescence?
Posted in MusingsTechWeb 2.0 A few years ago I was at the CUE conference with Discovery, and was part of a little scavenger hunt we had at the booth. People had to come up to me and tell me one...
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Teachermate PC – Part Two
Posted in Tech Well, remember when I ‘reviewed’ the Teachermate PC a few posts ago? Basically I slammed it for three reasons: 1) It’s not a PC if it can only run proprietary software 2) It doesn’t cost...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of Second Life?
Posted in Tech Got an email from a friend of mine (who’s name shall be withheld to protect the innocent). He had a conversation with his district technology director that he asked for some help with. I...
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I have unlimited love for Bluehost
Posted in Tech I’m not shy about how much I love my hosting company, Bluehost. In fact, I seem to blog about it once a year, it seems as thought it’s about that time again. Reason I’m mentioning it now...
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Use the Force to combat ADHD
Posted in ConferencesGeneral NewsMusingsNECCS.M.A.R.T.Tech A few years ago, I had the opportunity to try out an alternative to medication in the treatment of ADD/ADHD. The idea is that ADD causes some...
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What can you do with a cell phone in the classroom?
Posted in mobileTech Matt Monjan let me know that the Simpsons spoofed cell phones in the classroom this past weekend. Yes, it’s funny, but it’s also frustrating because there’s so many hints of truth...
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What could you do with Augmented Reality?
Posted in Augmented realityTech Image by Eric Rice via Flickr Augmented reality is one of the few technologies that have come out within the last few years that really have the ability to simply drop...
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3 days with the iPad
Posted in Tech Well, it has now been two full days with the iPad and I figured I ought summarize some of my thoughts about it so far. I ought to preface his by saying that I had/have a healthy degree...
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3 Days with the iPad part deux
Posted in Tech Image via CrunchBase Well, got a lengthy comment from Russ Goerend regarding my initial thoughts about the iPad. I started replying as a comment… but the comment kept getting longer and...
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A Browser Bag of Tricks
Posted in MusingsTech Image by Daniel Pouliot via Flickr While sharing my browser during a DEN webinar last night, I was surprised to see the hot topic of conversation wasn’t the public beta of the new...
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Turn your iPhone into a Digital Microscope
Posted in Tech Image by BWJones via Flickr The camera on the iPhone 4 is pretty good, but this mod really puts it over the top. Over at the Crabfu Artworks blog, the author discovered that if you take...
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Your phone is listening to you.
Posted in AppsmobileMusingsTech Image by jochenWolters via Flickr Creepy or cool? A new class of smartphone app has emerged that uses the microphone built into your phone as a covert listening device —...
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