Category: <span>Blog</span>

What I'm Using: Projeqt (Real-time presentations using twitter and Google Docs)

This is really cool, and I can think of about 100 uses immediately, from running an improvised presentation to providing a way for the front-channel and backchannel to interact automatically. projeqted – dynamic presentations for the classroom Real-time presentations with dynamic slides. Create a presentation once, and it updates everywhere …

Project Roundtable: Why do we need a Google Educator Group (GEG)?

*Don’t forget to put your info on the planning doc*: http://j.mp/gegroundtable *Roundtable Purpose*: The purpose of this roundtable is to explore all of the possibilities for what a GEG might look like, and how teachers and leaders could become a part of one in order to improve their practice.  *Roundtable Audience*: The …

5 Animated Video Tools for creating Kinetic Typography (i.e., RSA Animate)

I have realized that there are a number of new tools to do animated video creation, and I wanted to start a running list. Please comment on this post if you have others that you are using: http://www.moovly.com/ – Some really sophisticated timeline editor tools. http://www.powtoon.com/ – So many different options, and …

What I'm Using: Explee (Create RSA Animate-style videos with a pretty amazing editor)

I just saw this, and I feel like it does a better job than Powtoons. Really fun! Explee – Create engaging and memorable animated videos – Explee Videos people will remember Explee is the application that allows you to create visual and dynamic animated videos. Our animations will captivate your …

Project Roundtable: How should we (teachers and leaders) plan our own Summer PD?

*Once you RSVP, please put your info on the Planning Doc*: http://bit.ly/summerpdroundtable *Roundtable Audience*:  The audience for this roundtable is teachers and leaders who are asked to do and learn a lot of things over the summer, but who would like to start putting together their own plan for summer …