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Watch free technology training videos! Get help and answer your computer and gadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and tons of different applications.

"This space has been created for educators who are considering creating an "electronic portfolio," to document their professional progress and practices. It will also be of use to teachers who are considering using e-Portfolios with students and want to learn more about them."

This site allows you to generate a help URL so friends and family can send you instant screen recordings to help troubleshoot computer issues. Share the e-mail with those who share computer issues with you. No software or download required....Simply click, record, and submit. An e-mail is sent to you with a link to a page where you can go and view the flash recording of the screencast. URL expires in 7 days from time or recording, but screencasts can be downloaded in mp4 format. 5 minute time limit. Easy enough to use with students....save screencasts for posting on your website. Very quick and easy to learn and use!

Try the Salt Volcano, Bubble Bomb or other hundreds of other hands-on activities from the Exploratorium.

In a broader and more educational system, blogs are about communicating. You observe your experience, reflect on it, and then write about it. Other people read your reflections, respond from their perspectives by commenting or writing their own blog article. You read their perspectives, often learn something through their eyes, and write some more. 1. Blogging is about reading and writing. 2. Literacy is about reading and writing. 3. Blogging is about literacy. (dfw)

Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. It's easy to use, yet it provides powerful capabilities that rival those of expensive computer editing packages.

Wikispacetutorials.com is a tutorial blog dedicated to wikispaces.com users who need to find answers to their wikispace questions. We provide video tutorials and written tutorials that cover the basics of wikispaces, as well as the advanced features. We are not affiliated with wikispaces.com. We just think they have a pretty good thing going, and we want to promote the use of their site, as well as help train the wikispaces.com community to get the most out of their wikispace. We hope that this site becomes a great resources for wikispace users all across the globe.

Pdf handout for getting started with Prezi.

Good list of "look-fors" when creating a podcast

FLIP cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to your computer with a USB plug that "flips" out from the side of the camera. The functions are basic, but the ease of use will make you forget that is lacks some bells and whistles "regular" camcorders have.

The Find Out How...In the Classroom series explores the powerful, elegant features of the Mac to seamlessly integrate rich content with a variety of media, and to effortlessly share student work and manage classroom projects. So you can learn, teach, and create like never before.