Thursday, June 18, 2009

iPhone Art

Incredible artwork done by finger painting on a iPhone Application called Brushes. Checkout more pics from the Telegraph.co.uk or Brushes Photostream on Flickr.

This picture was created by Susan Murtaugh check out her Flickr Photostream.

My questions how are educators using new mediums to create and engage students? Are we seeking, reacting, or just doing things the way we have always done them?

Thursday, June 11, 2009

How to Create Tutorials Using FREE Screen Capture Software

Step 1: Download CamStudio <--- click link to start download

Step 2: Set up CamStudio to Record Screen

Step 3: Using PowerPoint for your Tutorial

Google Squared

Google Squared is a new feature within Google Labs that searches the Internet and puts your search results in a spreadsheet format. This is a great way for students to create notes and compare items in seconds.

How to Video



Check out Google Squared

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Twitter: The Easy Explanation

I have had several questions about using twitter in the classroom or simply "What is twitter?"This video explains it better than I ever could.



Former blog post with examples:
http://classroomnext.blogspot.com/2009/04/twitter-in-classroom.html