MVCR Tech Tools

Illinois has received a grant expected to increase the broadband capacity by 10 fold in 55 Illinois counties

We are trying to grow awareness of the College of Lake County library activities by blogging about recent events.

Techorati keeps me sharp for following the blosphere and other tech top lists.

Take a look at this site for resources on technology tools for the classroom.

Technology tools you can use

Education World offers new technology content every day. Some of our pieces related to technology tools can be found in this archive.

Strategies for building a sense of community among online learners using the relatively simple technology of discussion forums.

High Resolution Tutorials - Complete Dedication to Moodle

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 , 2008, Vista, Windows 7.

Free Photo Editing for Mac and PC. Basic photo editing.

Patty, I take it there is a lower learning curve on this than the real Photoshop?

Susan, yes, this is just basic photo editing compared to the real Photoshop. Although, more than adequate results with a few tools.

Picasa is a great photo manipulation tool that organizes your photos and videos and allows you to share these online. This is a free program up to a certain size (1 GB). The great thing is you only use space when you publish to the internet. I love using it!

Video of professor discussing how he uses audio feedback for his online course

Using windows is different from using Mac. This is several attempts to get it right I hope it works this time around.

This essay describes some of the most cost-effective and appropriate ways to use computers, video, and telecommunications technologies to advance the Seven Principles.

by Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann "Since the Seven Principles of Good Practice were created in 1987, new communication and information technologies have become major resources for teaching and learning in higher education. If the power of the new technologies is to be fully realized, they should be employed in ways consistent with the Seven Principles. Such technologies are tools with multiple capabilities; it is misleading to make assertions like "Microcomputers will empower students" because that is only one way in which computers might be used." This article originally appeared in print as: Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996), "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever," AAHE Bulletin, October, pp. 3-6.

This article on Pod Casting News teacher readers how to create a pod cast by providing information on creating audio, converting the file format, publishing and creating a news feed.

Report detailing the use of different types of social networking by nonprofit organizations.

For those rare moments when you need to go back in time and relive the memories of Netscape 4.5

I found this video when teaching a class on creativity. It is a bit long but very enjoyable if you have the time.

ReadWriteWeb published this list in August of 2010 - interesting and I can definitely see the potential in the tools and tech they featured! I'll be looking into Wikispaces, VoiceThread, and SlideShare which I have not previously heard about.

List of "best" educational wikispaces of 2010.

Bookmark for Tech Tools This is an article by McTighe that gives useful feedback for the direction of instruction.