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Since Tara Witterholt posted today, I thought I would do the same.

 

Since Tara Witterholt posted today, I thought I would do the same.

I had some folks come to me about which online project management tools they should use, and I thought that I would share my advice and ask for any feedback or thoughts from others in this group.

My current favorites are:

Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/

Asana: https://asana.com/

Gantter: http://www.gantter.com/

SmartSheet: https://www.smartsheet.com/

LeanKit Kanban: http://leankit.com/

What I'm Learning: App Smashing is awesome!

What I used to call creating a workflow somehow got changed into something much more wonderful: App Smashing. Essentially, all you are doing is making or creating things using multiple apps before you get a final result. These are things that come naturally to some and are much harder for others. Let’s make it easy for all.

Why App Smash? | ? IPAD 4 SCHOOLS

Content created in one app transferred to and enhanced by a second app and sometimes third. Preferably the final product is then published to the web – remember, digital presence is the new résumé (CV).

Chrome Smashing: Creating the Inconceivable | Edutopia

Creating with mobile devices can be a lot like baking. Though cookies, cakes and pies all begin with flour and eggs, the final products vary wildly. Similarly, smashing multiple apps can lead to extraordinary learning artifacts, so why not apply it to Chromebooks? In four steps, we have the potential to create and share something entirely new.

The History 2.0 Classroom: App Smashing: Part I

After working with iPads for any amount of time in the classroom, one will quickly realize that most processes can’t be completed with just one app.  While many apps slightly overlap in terms of functionality, there tends to be a few black holes in each app that require the use of another app to complete the process.  This leads us to “App Smashing”.

The History 2.0 Classroom: AppSmashing X iPad Summit Boston

AppSmashing X iPad Summit Boston The iPad Summit is back in Boston!  Below are the slides from my Thursday morning session on App-Smashing.  Enjoy & continue smashing.

I have a quick question for anyone who is trying to figure out better ways of handling multiple Google Apps accounts.

 

I have a quick question for anyone who is trying to figure out better ways of handling multiple Google Apps accounts.

I have multiple users set up in Chrome so that I can switch quickly without having login or logout (because we use a SSO with our district Google Apps, it will logout of other accounts automatically if I try and do the multiple accounts in the same user).

What I want, though, is to be able to right click on a link and then tell it which user/window to open that link within. Does anyone know how to do this?

What I'm Using: The most Amazing Google Chrome Extension Yet – Project Naptha

I didn’t know I needed to be able to highlight text in an image and then copy, edit, or translate it. But, I do. The ability to simply highlight text within an image, wherever I find it is a strange and wonderful experience that I never want to stop being able to do. The real question is, what will you do with this power?

Project Naptha

Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image you see while browsing the web. The result is a seamless and intuitive experience, where you can highlight as well as copy and paste and even edit and translate the text formerly trapped within an image.

What I'm Learning: Rethinking the role of the teacher in a Blended Learning Environment

While I don’t love all that Khan and the Clayton Christensen Institute do, I think that this series of videos (mostly taken from a MOOC last year) are a good starting point for folks who are looking at blending.

Teaching in a blended learning environment – rethinking the role of the teacher | Silicon Schools Fund and Clayton Christensen Institute | Khan Academy

Teaching in a blended learning environment – rethinking the role of the teacher Discover how the role of the teacher is changing in blended-learning environments. What parts of the job stay the same and what is different? How does an organization support teachers in making the transition to blended learning?