PC World - 15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything:
"The Next Big thing? The memristor, a microscopic component that can 'remember' electrical states even when turned off. It's expected to be far cheaper and faster than flash storage. A theoretical concept since 1971, it has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing, possibly making flash memory, RAM, and even hard drives obsolete within a decade."
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Google Earth *PRO* is FREE for Educators! | Welcome to NCS-Tech!
Google Earth *PRO* is FREE for Educators! | Welcome to NCS-Tech!:
"It’s time to start sharing the wealth from Google Teacher Academy and I’ll start with “the good stuff.”
Did you know that Google Earth Pro is *FREE* if you are an educator? Yep! Basically, all you have to do is download the PRO trial version at http://earth.google.com and then forward the answers to these questions to GEEC [at] google.com:
Check the link above!"
"It’s time to start sharing the wealth from Google Teacher Academy and I’ll start with “the good stuff.”
Did you know that Google Earth Pro is *FREE* if you are an educator? Yep! Basically, all you have to do is download the PRO trial version at http://earth.google.com and then forward the answers to these questions to GEEC [at] google.com:
Check the link above!"
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Ten Movie LOLcats
Ten Movie LOLcats - Miss Cellania - Miss Cellania:
"I collected these over the past year or so, mainly from Fark and I Can Has Cheezburger. Can you decipher which movie each cat represents? If you can't recall all of them, the answers are in the comments."
I love LOLcats! If you haven't seen the site, check it out and icanhascheezburger
"I collected these over the past year or so, mainly from Fark and I Can Has Cheezburger. Can you decipher which movie each cat represents? If you can't recall all of them, the answers are in the comments."
I love LOLcats! If you haven't seen the site, check it out and icanhascheezburger
Monday, October 20, 2008
Lawmakers want to limit educators' compensation
Lawmakers want to limit educators' compensation | APP.com | Asbury Park Press: "The state Senate Education Committee advanced a bill Thursday to limit retirement compensation for school administrators — a hot issue in New Jersey — but not without debate."
Coming to a state near you?
Coming to a state near you?
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Three things Apple won't do
Three things Apple won't do | Apple - CNET News:
"Turns out, a high percentage of the rumors and leaked images of the notebooks announced Tuesday were right on target: The price drop, the aluminum casing across the entire product line, the new unibody construction process, the black bezeled displays were all mentioned on Apple rumor sites and gadget blogs before CEO Steve Jobs took the stage Tuesday.
But, as would be expected, several of the most widely circulated pieces of speculation proved false. In brief comments after his keynote speech, Jobs did something he doesn't usually do, and clarified what isn't on his company's immediate notebook road map. Three of them are some of the most oft-repeated rumors of future Apple products. Here's why touch screens, Blu-ray, and Netbooks are not what Apple has in store for us anytime soon."
"Turns out, a high percentage of the rumors and leaked images of the notebooks announced Tuesday were right on target: The price drop, the aluminum casing across the entire product line, the new unibody construction process, the black bezeled displays were all mentioned on Apple rumor sites and gadget blogs before CEO Steve Jobs took the stage Tuesday.
But, as would be expected, several of the most widely circulated pieces of speculation proved false. In brief comments after his keynote speech, Jobs did something he doesn't usually do, and clarified what isn't on his company's immediate notebook road map. Three of them are some of the most oft-repeated rumors of future Apple products. Here's why touch screens, Blu-ray, and Netbooks are not what Apple has in store for us anytime soon."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
New 'MacHeads' trailer surfaces
New 'MacHeads' trailer surfaces | Apple - CNET News:
"Tuesday afternoon, the producers of the forthcoming film, MacHeads, released a new trailer. The film is scheduled for a fall release. No word yet on how it will be distributed.
The film, as noted here in January, will take a close look at what Wired writer Leander Kahney has termed the 'cult of Mac.'"
"Tuesday afternoon, the producers of the forthcoming film, MacHeads, released a new trailer. The film is scheduled for a fall release. No word yet on how it will be distributed.
The film, as noted here in January, will take a close look at what Wired writer Leander Kahney has termed the 'cult of Mac.'"
Monday, October 13, 2008
OpenOffice 3 ready for download: thriftmac
OpenOffice 3 ready for download: thriftmac:
"I get the feeling that the high demand is due to an overwhelming number of people hoping this version of OpenOffice will be the one that allows them dump Microsoft Office once and for all."
It just hit version 3, which not only brings a slew of new features but now runs natively on Mac OS X.
"I get the feeling that the high demand is due to an overwhelming number of people hoping this version of OpenOffice will be the one that allows them dump Microsoft Office once and for all."
It just hit version 3, which not only brings a slew of new features but now runs natively on Mac OS X.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
K12 Online Conference 2008
K12 Online Conference 2008: FREE
"The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2008 conference theme is “Amplifying Possibilities”.
This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of October 13, 2008. The following two weeks, October 20-24 and October 27-31, forty presentations will be posted online to the conference blog (this website) for participants to download and view. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” and a culminating “When Night Falls” event will be announced.
Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during the conference as well as asynchronous conversations. More information about podcast channels and conference web feeds is available!"
"The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2008 conference theme is “Amplifying Possibilities”.
This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of October 13, 2008. The following two weeks, October 20-24 and October 27-31, forty presentations will be posted online to the conference blog (this website) for participants to download and view. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” and a culminating “When Night Falls” event will be announced.
Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during the conference as well as asynchronous conversations. More information about podcast channels and conference web feeds is available!"
Free Alternatives to 10 Popular Commercial Mac Applications (Part2)
Free Alternatives to 10 Popular Commercial Mac Applications (Part2) | MakeUseOf.com
"Due to the popularity of my first article regarding free alternatives to commercial Mac applications, I’ve decided to roll out a second part, shining the spotlight on more free applications for MakeUseOf’s Mac adopters. I hope you’ll like these applications just as well as their commercial counterparts, maybe even more since they’re free!"
"Due to the popularity of my first article regarding free alternatives to commercial Mac applications, I’ve decided to roll out a second part, shining the spotlight on more free applications for MakeUseOf’s Mac adopters. I hope you’ll like these applications just as well as their commercial counterparts, maybe even more since they’re free!"
What's Your Story?
The Fischbowl: What's Your Story?:
From the Fischbowl:
"I think this is a story that could/should be shared in a variety of our classrooms, from Language Arts to Social Studies to Consumer and Family Studies to Art to Photography to Theater and most likely others. It should be shared because it's important, because it's a story that fits well into each of those content areas, and because it should serve as inspiration to our teachers and students to figure out their own story and then tell it in a similarly moving and graceful way."
From the Fischbowl:
"I think this is a story that could/should be shared in a variety of our classrooms, from Language Arts to Social Studies to Consumer and Family Studies to Art to Photography to Theater and most likely others. It should be shared because it's important, because it's a story that fits well into each of those content areas, and because it should serve as inspiration to our teachers and students to figure out their own story and then tell it in a similarly moving and graceful way."
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
The School Law Blog: Education in the 2008-09 U.S. Supreme Court Term
The School Law Blog: Education in the 2008-09 U.S. Supreme Court Term:
"Covers news and analysis on legal developments affecting schools, educators, and parents.
Mark Walsh has been covering legal issues in education for more than 15 years for Education Week. He writes about school-related cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and in lower courts."
"Covers news and analysis on legal developments affecting schools, educators, and parents.
Mark Walsh has been covering legal issues in education for more than 15 years for Education Week. He writes about school-related cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and in lower courts."
Principal's Policy Blog
Principal's Policy Blog
This is a blog you might want to keep up with since he posts federal laws and rulings that could affect your district.
This is a blog you might want to keep up with since he posts federal laws and rulings that could affect your district.
Outrageous!!
The Edjurist - Information on School and Educational Law - Blog - Just Fire Them All:
"This Mt. Vernon, Ohio teacher religion case just gets worse and worse. It has gotten so bad I am extremely surprised the lawyers for the school district even let this get to trial. If I were the school's lawyer in this case, I would settle no matter the price. I have blogged about this case before, and in that post you can hear the teacher try and defend himself (unsuccessfully). Anyway, now that testimony has begun the focus has shifted to the administration (the ones with the deep pockets). Here is what the superintendent had to say on the stand:"
"This Mt. Vernon, Ohio teacher religion case just gets worse and worse. It has gotten so bad I am extremely surprised the lawyers for the school district even let this get to trial. If I were the school's lawyer in this case, I would settle no matter the price. I have blogged about this case before, and in that post you can hear the teacher try and defend himself (unsuccessfully). Anyway, now that testimony has begun the focus has shifted to the administration (the ones with the deep pockets). Here is what the superintendent had to say on the stand:"
Monday, October 06, 2008
Five Best Media Converters
Hive Five: Five Best Media Converters:
"We've all been there: you've downloaded an episode of your favorite TV show to watch on your commute or stream to your living room, but the file you downloaded isn't supported on the device you want to use it with. Once a significant obstacle to enjoying your media anywhere, this problem is easily solved by any number of free media converters"
"We've all been there: you've downloaded an episode of your favorite TV show to watch on your commute or stream to your living room, but the file you downloaded isn't supported on the device you want to use it with. Once a significant obstacle to enjoying your media anywhere, this problem is easily solved by any number of free media converters"
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Wallpaper Your Desktops by Context
Featured Desktop: Wallpaper Your Desktops by Context: "Reader karindalziel uses multiple desktops with activity-themed wallpapers to help keep each desktop organized and streamlined for that activity. Her setup uses five different wallpapers like so:"
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Introducing Top Draw
Official Google Mac Blog: Introducing Top Draw:
"Top Draw is an image generation program just launched in the Google Mac Playground. By using simple text scripts, based on JavaScript, Top Draw can create surprisingly complex and interesting images. Even cooler is that the program has built-in support for installing any image of yours as your desktop image. There's a Viewer application you can install in the menu bar to automatically run with the parameters (such as script and update interval) that you've specified. And there's even a Screen Saver to display the scripts when your computer is taking a break."
Yes, it's free!
"Top Draw is an image generation program just launched in the Google Mac Playground. By using simple text scripts, based on JavaScript, Top Draw can create surprisingly complex and interesting images. Even cooler is that the program has built-in support for installing any image of yours as your desktop image. There's a Viewer application you can install in the menu bar to automatically run with the parameters (such as script and update interval) that you've specified. And there's even a Screen Saver to display the scripts when your computer is taking a break."
Yes, it's free!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Download Free Mac Apps
App Donkey - Download Free Mac Apps
"AppDonkey is directory where you can find and download free applications for your Mac. You can either search for a software or browse AppDonkey database by category such as Audio & Multimedia, Communication, System Utilities, Grphics, Security, File Sharing etc.
AppDonkey has one really useful feature, while browsing the site you can keep adding programs you like to the virtual tray and then download all of them at once in a single .tar file."
Friday, September 26, 2008
Webspiration
TipLine - Gates' Computer Tips: [TIPS] webspiration:
"The popular concept mapping program, Inspiration, has gone online in Webspitation. I just opened it for the first time this AM and haven't had a chance to test it with others, but this web version allows for kids to collaborate on the same document! Yes, others have been doing that, but this is especially nice since so many kids have used Inspiration in school already. Should be an easy move to this version.
I don't know how many kids can collaborate on a document at one time, or any of the other particulars. But, this is one o check out, for sure, don't you think?"
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Judge: School can suspend students over fake MySpace profile
Judge: School can suspend students over fake MySpace profile:
"A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania school can suspend two eighth-graders who created a fake MySpace profile of their principal depicting him as a pedophile and a sex addict, among other things. The September 11 ruling said the students' civil rights were not violated despite their actions taking place off school grounds because the language used on the profile was 'lewd and vulgar,' and because it was akin to speech that promoted illegal actions. Given the recent prevalence of fake MySpace profiles meant to taunt or harass others at school, this ruling could help decide future cases related to student speech online."
"...The combination of social networking sites, disliked school administrators, and perceived anonymity may be too tempting for some disgruntled students to resist, but this case demonstrates that there are limits to what students can say online."
"A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania school can suspend two eighth-graders who created a fake MySpace profile of their principal depicting him as a pedophile and a sex addict, among other things. The September 11 ruling said the students' civil rights were not violated despite their actions taking place off school grounds because the language used on the profile was 'lewd and vulgar,' and because it was akin to speech that promoted illegal actions. Given the recent prevalence of fake MySpace profiles meant to taunt or harass others at school, this ruling could help decide future cases related to student speech online."
"...The combination of social networking sites, disliked school administrators, and perceived anonymity may be too tempting for some disgruntled students to resist, but this case demonstrates that there are limits to what students can say online."
Professional Development
Professional Development | 21st Century Connections
"For technology integration to happen, educators must be well versed in the tools and know what they can do and where best to use them. There are many ways for educators to learn and practice their technology skills, and we hope to provide examples as models.
"For technology integration to happen, educators must be well versed in the tools and know what they can do and where best to use them. There are many ways for educators to learn and practice their technology skills, and we hope to provide examples as models.
Sometimes tips are just the thing to get someone started, so this section will have tips and ideas to help educators use and integrate the tools."
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