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You need to spend some time with Prezi – your students will thank you

So what is Prezi?  Prezi takes the traditional liner presentation and turns it on it’s head…literally.  The presentations are stunning.  At first I thought this was a cool way to spice up presentations but after working in Prezi for awhile the true power I see in this tool is its ability to act as a [...]

Sad Day for Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Many knew it was coming, but today it became official….jumpcut is no more.  This is a blow to the Web 2.0 toolkit for the classroom.  While there were some imperfections, (mainly the time it takes to upload video – an ongoing issue for sites dealing with video editing) this was a solid web app for [...]

Nifty Tools: AOL Radio

I have been increasing interested in easy application for streaming radio since the introduction of apps on the iPod Touch.  I love the easy access that radio streaming apps like I Heart Radio and Public Radio Tuner provide to my portable device.  I have always wanted something like this for my desktop and have usually [...]

Sketch up

Sketch up is a cool program to use in conjunction with Autocad or by itself for an art based project.  Sketch up allows the user to draw a picture or object.  You can then import the file to autocad which will allow you to change the picture into a 3-d model.  Between the two, a [...]

Attention ABC

Wow…
I love Hulu, it is an extraordinarily smart move and streaming service, however, I was equally blown away tonight by the ABC Full Episode player that allows HD-quality streaming of a regular cable connection to my Mac.   Wow!  Bravo!



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