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Windows 7 can wait!
I have been very impressed by the rave reviews I’ve been hearing for the Beta of Windows 7. Unfortunately, reviews and reality are two seperate things. I was quick to join the beta program when it became publicly availible because I was excited to try out the “Vista that works”. After trying a few times, [...]
Don’t let tech get in the way of good teaching.
Often we who love technology spend a great deal of time and effort implementing technology in our classrooms. In most cases it is a bennificial endevor, but there are times when we get to focused on the tech that learning suffers. The biggest trap is time. Often we will spend inordinate ammounts of time [...]
Apple updates iLife
Apple announced an update to it’s iLife suite of software at MacWorld Expo today. This update was expected, but iLife 09 has some significant enhancements. The biggest enhancements are in iPhoto, but there were also some good size bumps in the iMovie, and Garage Band applications. Unfortunately, iWeb only received minor upgrades. iWeb had a lot of [...]
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 [...]
Windows 7
I have been waiting to upgrade my windows machines to Vista for a variety of reasons. First XP works well. I just did not see compelling reasons or features that made it a must have. Second were the early compatibility issues, many of which are no longer an issue. Third is a few [...]
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
