Ed Tech Crew

Keynote speech by Tom March at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Conference at the Sydney Convention Centre. Visionary exploration of where Education is at and where it use headed. -Change will come, the technology will drive that! Great flash based production including slides

The centrepiece of many graduation and end of year events is the 'photostory' - a slideshow or video production that captures the many events that occurred during the year .. Thankfully technology exists to take much of the headache out of creating these shows - and below you will find a number of free or very reasonably priced digital tools that will create amazing multimedia quickly and easily.

Article to start discussion with the BYOD debate

"Google Docs is a fantastic tool for professional and student collaboration. After using Google Docs for an extended period of time, it becomes evident to most Google Docs users that your inbox can become a cluttered, hectic and confusing mess. Magnify that confusion X 100 when you start to have students share their documents with you for evaluation and grading and you can have a colossal mess on your hands. Based on my experience using Google Docs for the past two years, I have come up with a strategy that I think may help anyone who plans on using Google Docs with students next year. "

"Make quality audio and vocal recordings anywhere on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad iRig Mic is the first handheld, quality condenser microphone for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad designed for all of your mobile sound needs. Now you can make professional audio and vocal recordings anywhere on your iOS device. iRig Mic is ideal for the singer, vocalist and songwriter on the move, but also perfect for recording speeches, instruments, performances or other sound sources in the studio, on stage or in the field. "

Here are video on how certain apps work: How apps work Here is a review of apps that I have tried out 1-I J-P Q-Z. Here is a table that breaks down apps by subject; type; grade level; and other.

Create fake iPhone text conversations, fascinating idea for history classes.

A map of the world with pins indicating the location of newspapers worldwide. It also has a search function to find and translate 10,000+ newspapers 

A good clip to start the Ed Tech Crew Year

Interesting article for discussion on the Ed Tech Crew

Hi Tony, here is another that I thought was good as well http://hackeducation.com/2012/01/19/apple-and-the-textbook-counter-revolution/

And another http://www.richardolsen.me/b/2012/01/the-obligatory-textbook-post/

Another interesting article

Another learn to code option

Fast web publishing. Simple. Straightforward. No registration needed.

Interactive tutorial on simple circuit construction

"From the Washington Post to 60 Minutes, Sal Khan has been hailed a pioneer, while everyone from gleeful journalists to investors have anointed Khan Academy a "revolution in education." It's not. Instead, Khan Academy may be one of the most dangerous phenomenon in education today. Not because of the site itself, but because of what it - or more appropriately, our obsession with it - says about how we as a nation view education, and what we've come to expect."