Author Archive
A Cricut for Christmas!
The first thing many of you teachers are thinking is that I misspelled Cricket, and some are thinking what would I do with a noisy insect. But for those familiar with the Cricut Machine from Provo Craft you will understand why I am suggesting this machine a a gift. The Cricut Machine is simply a [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Review
K-12 can be a rough place for computers, so Lenovo has an idea designed with students (and budgets) in mind: the durable Lenovo® ThinkPad® T400 notebook featuring Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology. It is tough enough to stand up to everyday notebook accidents to help your school avoid replacement costs.
Roll Cage: The Lenovo ThinkPad [...]
Our New Look, and new Plan!
We have a new look and a new plan for our site. As you can see the fresh new look provides a cleaner interface that is a little easier to navigate and find the information you need. The ohter change is in regards to content. I have been extreemly busy and have not been able [...]
Activote with Activboard from Promethean Changed the Way I teach!
I have been using the Activboard with the Activate from Promethean for about 1 month now, and it has had a significant impact on the way I teach. I assume that the use of any electronic whiteboard technology would have a similar impact but I have been very happy with the Promethean products. Promethean focuses [...]
Bento 2 upgrade policy
I have been using Filemaker’s Bento for a few months now and it has worked well for me. I purchased it for $49 and although I don’t think it is worth more I was happy with the purchase. It is basically a dumbed down easy to use Database application that tightly integrates with Mac OSX [...]
Elmo Document Camera Update (Coupon Code)
I recently wrote an article about the Elmo Document Camera and it’s bennifits in the classroom. In looking at there site today I found that they have a limited time coupon code that can save you over $80. The code is TT02S
for use with Teacher’s Tool TT-02s Camera. Simple enter the code at checkout.
http://www.protechprojection.com/inc/sdetail/12232
Deep Thoughts Daily
I am pleased to announce my latest blog DeepThoughtsDaily.com. Although it is not very high tech it is a great location to get little thoughts to present to the class. I think it is very valuable for students to learn little thoughts that will help them through life and motivate success. There are a few [...]
Articulate Releases New Suite of E-Learning Authoring Tools
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 1, 2008 — Articulate, the market leader in rapid e-learning software, has released Articulate Studio ‘09, a powerful and easy-to-use suite of e-learning development tools.
significantly upgrades popular Articulate products and introduces a new video encoder.
“In the new Studio ‘09, we’ve combined requests from our users with innovative features no other [...]
Adobe Flex Builder 2 to Students and Faculty Free
SAN JOSE, Calif. — October 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is offering Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 2 software at no cost to students and faculty at educational institutions worldwide. The Flex Builder 2 integrated development environment (IDE) is part of a powerful toolset for designing and developing rich [...]
ELMO Document camera
I have been using an overhead projector for many years in my teachin practice. It was great, I could face the students when I write, I could copy worksheets on a transparency so the kids could see it, and more. Although it was great it did have a few disadvantages. First even whan in good [...]
