Mentioned by La Sripanawongsa for use by her students to record their writing of Chinese characters in foreign language classes. Also suggested for use recording students solving math problems + includes narration
Ptable began in 1997 and continues today http://www.ptable.com/about.html Use the check boxes at the top of the page to dynamically switch between simple, with names, with electron configuration, and inline inner transition metals. View as much or as little information as you'd like. If you haven't clicked any layouts, they will automatically switch to fit the width of your screen as you resize.
Synergy lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers on your desk, and it's Free and Open Source. Just move your mouse off the edge of one computer's screen on to another. You can even share all of your clipboards. All you need is a network connection. Synergy is cross-platform (works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux).
it's also about sharing with the right people. Circles will allow what educational consultant Tom Barnett calls "targeted sharing," something that will be great for specific classes and topics
Skype has become an incredibly popular tool to bring in guests to a classroom via video chat -
teachers are already talking about the possibility of not just face-to-face video conversation but the potential for integration of whiteboards, screen-sharing, Google Docs, and other collaborative tools
Google + seems like the solution for someone like me who wants to use the web to have conversations about school topics with students and parents and yet not have students and parents have access to my personal posts.
Socrative is for interaction. You ask the questions. Your student responds with any laptop/handheld device. Try it for yourself by playing teacher on this device, and Student on a second computer/smartphone.
Instructions:
- Student: Open a second computer/smartphone and go to m.socrative.com
- Student: Join the Room ###.
- Teacher: ask a question out loud and press "Yes / No" button
- Student: Respond Yes or No
- Teacher: See the results on your screen
You can run the Teacher Clicker from an Android phone, or any computer / smartphone by going to l.socrative.com.
Fix8 is a unique interactive communication application that allows people to customize their on-screen virtual appearance in real-time using avatar technology and creative accessories. Fix8 integrates human expression analysis and rendering capabilities, avatar/facial sculpting and animation technology, voice manipulation, and one click 3D facemaker design capabilities in one package. Fix8 can create live streaming enhanced video to integrate into IM or other broadcast (such as TV) experiences, or record still images and fully-rendered vide
Visualize tweets from Twitter using all Twitter search operators. Great as side screen back channel for conferences. Attractive
Loving the idea of using this to elicit multiple viewpoints.
Adobe® ConnectNow, one of the Acrobat.com services, is a great way to share ideas, discuss details, and complete work with others - all online. Reduce travel costs, save time, and increase productivity with a web conferencing solution that's easy to access and simple to use. Built on the Adobe Flash® Platform, ConnectNow operates inside a web browser. There's no installation required, so getting started is easy - and free.
I went to the website and saw the revolving screens with the notepad in the bottom...but still cannot grasp what speedgeeklearning is about. is it about posting video in that cool revolving way and then allowing people to write about it? can u explain how I can use this in the classroom?