Education Dive

Education Dive is a site/blog that I just found out about from David Andrade's excellent blog.  This is a site that has a nice byline (mobile dashboard for educators) that has lots of interesting articles for K-12, Technology, trends, and more.

I recommend checking out Education Dive by clicking here.

EdApps.ca

EdApps.ca is a wonderful site/blog for finding all things educational about the iPad.  There are a ton of things to be found here such as: apps, resources, links, and articles for using the iPad (ie, 14 ways to use Garageband in the Classroom).

I highly recommend checking out EdApps.ca by clicking here!!

Karen's Korner

Karen's Korner: Using Tech to Teach and Learn is a new Ed Tech blog from Karen Wright-Balbier, a wonderful integration technology specialist.  This very first post covers 5 great iOS apps for alphabet writing practice.  These reviews have a nice written blurb to go along w/ a video.

I highly recommend checking out Karen's Korner by clicking here!!!

Pipe Dreams

Pipe Dreams is a blog I just became aware through Twitter which is written by educator, Zoe Branigan-Pipe.  This is a wonderful blog that is ideal for technology integration as well as lots of great insights on leading technology trends such as social media and networking.

I highly recommend checking out Pipe Dreams by clicking here!!

Expat Educator

Expat Educator is a blog I just found out about that I wanted to pass along.  This blog is written by a teacher of 16 yrs experience in El Ed & MS setting and a very insightful read.  Also, there are lots of ed tech resources to be found on here and how they are integrated into a classroom setting.

I recommend checking out the Expat Educator by clicking here!!

Edublog Awards Nominations

The annual Edublog Awards for 2011 are finally here.  This blog has been lucky enough to get nominated for best new blog and best resource sharing blog the last two years.  Here's hoping it gets nominated again ;-)

Of course feel free to nominate whoever you think deserves to be nominated and be sure to follow the instructions for the nomination process by clicking: http://edublogawards.com/nominations/

Here are my nominations

• Best Individual Blog - Teacher Reboot Camp - Shelly Terrell
• Best Individual Tweeter - Shelly Terrell - @ShellTerrell
• Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing blog - Websites of the Day - Larry Ferlazzo
• Most Influential Blog Post - Dreaming (iLearn Technology) - Kelly Tenkley
• Best Librarian/Library Blog - Unquiet Librarian - Buffy Hamilton
• Best Free Web Tool - Gnowledge 
• Best Educational Wiki - Ozge Karaoglu
• Best Open PD/Webinar Series/Unconference - Reform Symposium
• Best Educational Use of a Social Network - Educator's PLN
• Lifetime Achievement - Naomi Harm

Best of luck to all nominees!!!

Blogs Wikis Docs oh my!!!

Blogs Wikis Docs is a great chart that I found out from wonderful blog, Langwitches. This is a excellent comparison chart for deciding when to use a blog, wiki, or document.

I highly recommend checking out this useful resource by clicking here!!!

Top 100 blogs by Online Degrees

Online Degrees a new site has just published their top 100 educational blogs. There are some great names on this list and I was just lucky to be a part of this. Soon, I will be publishing my Top 50 list but until then you can read through this and see some familiar names.

Thanks to my PLN, readers, and supporters who helped make Technology Tidbits come in at #8.

Click here to view the top 100 list.

Top 50 list

Today, I received a nice little treat when a site called The Digital Learning people nominated Technology Tidbits as one of their top 50 e-Learning blogs. I'm humbled to be included in a list w/ all of these great educators.

It's been about one year since I started this blog and I am really happy w/ the progress it has made. I've been able to collaborate/meet some of the finest/nicest people around. This has never been about me, but about corresponding w/ others to learn best how to fuse technology and education. I'm very lucky to have this platform to share my thoughts/feelings/findings and continue to develop these relationships that mean so very much to me.

Thanks again for all your support!!!

http://toponlineuniversityreviews.com/2010/top-50-blogs-for-e-learning-tools-and-tips/

Kidblog.org

I just read about one the easiest nicest blogging solutions for students. I like it so much it I would rank it right up there w/ the great Edmodo. I first read about this on Kevin Jarret's blog and was blown away how easy it is to use.



All an educator needs to do is create a class and then start adding students. No student email is required. What makes this ideal for education is a teacher can monitor/control all posting/comments from users. For example, if a teacher only wants to create an online community for their class they can do that... Or they can open it up to other Kidblog users as well. I don't think there is any actually filtering going on, but w/ the ability monitor anything before it gets posted it's not actually necessary.



I highly recommend giving Kidblog a try by clicking here.

Open Culture

Open Culture is a blog I just heard about from David Andrade, The Educational Technology Guy. This is site that offers free cultural and educational media from the Web. Since I've been using/creating my own PLN, I've seen how much that we can learn from people all over the world. This site does a nice job of bridging that gap.



Give OC a look by clicking here.

Blog Companion: Volume. V

Due to the very warm response I decided to create another volume of "cliff notes" to my blog. I like to refer to them as "blog companions" that helps the reader focus on some of the more significant online tools. I hope that people will find this as a useful resource and feel free to use it in any format that works for them.

However, keep in mind that these tools while valuable should be used w/ regards to their district's online acceptable use policy and CIPA compliance.

This companion will focus on Digital Art and "photo editing" that can be used as an educational tool.

One last thing I'd like to point out is that underneath the Blog Companion gadget on the right side of the screen, you'll notice a list of links called Blog Companions. This is where I will keep past volumes so others can view/download them at any time.

Again, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment as it helps me gauge how I can best meet people's needs.

Blog Companion V. V formats:

Digital Book
Direct Download

Blog Companion: Volume. IV

Due to the very warm response I decided to create another volume of "cliff notes" to my blog. I like to refer to them as "blog companions" that helps the reader focus on some of the more significant online tools. I hope that people will find this as a useful resource and feel free to use it in any format that works for them.

However, keep in mind that these tools while valuable should be used w/ regards to their district's online acceptable use policy and CIPA compliance.

This companion will focus on search engines that can be used as an educational tool.

One last thing I'd like to point out is that underneath the Blog Companion gadget on the right side of the screen, you'll notice a list of links called Blog Companions. This is where I will keep past volumes so others can view/download them at any time.

Again, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment as it helps me gauge how I can best meet people's needs.

Blog Companion V. III formats:

Digital Book
Direct Link

Blog Companion: Volume III

Due to the very warm response I decided to create another volume of "cliff notes" to my blog. I like to refer to them as "blog companions" that helps the reader focus on some of the more significant online tools. I hope that people will find this as a useful resource and feel free to use it in any format that works for them.

However, keep in mind that these tools while valuable should be used w/ regards to their district's online acceptable use policy and CIPA compliance.

This companion will focus on multi-media technologies that include: audio, video, and presentation applications.

One last thing I'd like to point out is that underneath the Blog Companion gadget on the right side of the screen, you'll notice a list of links called Blog Companions. This is where I will keep past volumes so others can view/download them at any time.

Again, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment as it helps me gauge how I can best meet people's needs.

Blog Companion V. III formats:

Digital Book
Direct Link

Blog Companion: Volume II

Due to the very warm response I decided to create another volume of "cliff notes" to my blog. I like to refer to them as "blog companions" that helps the reader focus on some of the more significant online tools. I hope that people will find this as a useful resource and feel free to use it in any format that works for them.

However, keep in mind that these tools while valuable should be used w/ regards to their district's online acceptable use policy and CIPA compliance.

I hope to continue to bring you these companions that will focus on specific genres such as: multi-media, art, and technical assets.

One last thing I'd like to point out is that underneath the Blog Companion gadget on the right side of the screen, you'll notice a list of links called Blog Companions. This is where I will keep past volumes so others can view/download them at any time.

Again, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment as it helps me gauge how I can best meet people's needs.

Blog Companion V. II formats:

• Digital Book
• Direct Link
  

Blog Companion

I decided to create what I call a "blog companion" to help assist the readers experience in using this blog. This companion-piece focuses strictly on educational "2.0" tools that can be used in a classroom setting. Of course when using any online/cloud computing tool it is necessary to review your district policy and always keep CIPA/COPPA compliance in mind.



In looking at the "companion" I tried to make it available in every format, such as a download, PDF (printing), and even a direct link by clicking here. I feel that the "companion" is very user friendly and self explanatory. The only item I'd like to point out is the "media tags" are referring to what kind of media is on my blog; not exactly what the actual online application is about.

That being said, I'd like to thank all my readers and especially Larry Ferlazzo who helped spread the word and tighten up some loose ends!!!

BTW, while not being a Twitter user myself you can follow along by clicking here...

Teacher Lingo

Teacher Lingo is a site I learned about from the well written/entertaining blog by Brian Mckee. It is a social network where teachers/educators can go to collaborate, post lessons, and share ideas on any number of subjects.


What Makes TL so unique is the seemless integration of blogging. For example, you can upload any external blog to your profile. Also, you can post which blogs you follow, and of course create your own blog right from their site. This is similar to other networks such as Steve Hargadon's Classroom 2.0, but I feel that TL does a really nice job on that.



Give Teacher Lingo a try by clicking here.

Vod Pod

Vod Pod is another site that has totally blown me away. It is a place where you can store/house videos online similar to Fliggo. However, there are things that you can do on VP that you can't do on Fliggo and vice versa. Either way, whichever application you decide to go w/ you won't be disappointed.

VP is very easy to use. Just register, create a "pod" name and you are good to go. To upload a video is easy as 1,2,3, view pic.

VP is ideal and easy to upload videos from online sources such as: blogs, You Tube, Facebook, etc. For example, I uploaded all my videos from my blog (19) into VP w/ a click of a button.

Another nice feature is the ability to create a widget to add to your blog (like I did here, which seems a bit redundant, but I wanted to test it out), and install a "Share Video" button into your browser's toolbar to make adding video that much easier.

What I am bit confused about is, if you have the ability to upload videos from your own computer. This would be ideal for adding student's work, etc etc. Fliggo, does that quite nicely, w/ Vod Pod I'm just not sure.

My last concern if their filtering/moderating policy. Upond reading their terms of service they make it apparent that no "adult/inappropriate" material can be posted, and if it is measures will be taken. This leads me to believe that they have no built in filter. However, you can set your "Pod" site to be Public, Mature, or Hidden which requires an invitation to join. You can also turn on/off comments and adjust other settings as well. I have an email into them regarding CIPA/COPPA compliance.

To view my Vod Pod example click here.