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T3 Technology Tips and Tricks

Carrie Albin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:45:31 +0000

Myna - A Web Based Audio Tool

Are you looking for an easy way for your students to begin creating audio files for podcasts? Than Myna by Aviary may be the tool for you. Myna allows you to remix audio tracks, apply sound effects, and record your voice which will make creating your next podcast even easier than before. It is completely web-based so there is no need to download software onto your computer making it easier for students to create podcasts from any computer.

T3: Technology Tips and Tricks

Carrie Albin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:58:01 +0000

FREE WEB-BASED IMAGE EDITING If you have been looking for a free web-based image editing software program, Sumo Paint may just be the ticket. This free web-based program provides you with the most advanced set of tools for creating and editing your own images. It has similar tools to Photoshop including layer support and filters as [...]

T3: Technology Tips and Tricks

Carrie Albin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:42:43 +0000

To educators, technology is both an opportunity and a challenge. They don’t have time to scour the millions of resources available online to find content that is credible, appropriate and standards-based. Yet, to engage today’s students – of all ages – technology is a must. That’s exactly where Thinkfinity.org comes in. This comprehensive Web site delivers [...]

T3: Technology Tips and Tricks

Joe Codde — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:22:58 +0000

In a past issue we highlighted how to use Microsoft’s Photostory for digital storytelling in the classroom. It is a great and easy to use program that can bring digital photos to life. I recently came across another such online program called Animoto. Animoto is a web-based application that allows you to make videos from digital [...]

T3: Technology Tips and Tricks

Joe Codde — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:32:57 +0000

Using Quia in the Classroom Two of our current Educational Technology students highlighted Quia, a company providing many different web-based tools for educators, in their Sharing Tips and Tricks section of their classes. Charles Kubolz, a Certificate student this past summer, highlighted Quia in the Sharing Tips and Tricks discussion in MACUL Space. To [...]

T3: Cameras Interactive

Joe Codde — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:11:41 +0000

This summer I had the opportunity to spend 5 weeks in Plymouth, England teaching the first three courses of the Educational Technology program. You can read more about the Plymouth, England program under the Certificate News category. As part of my experience teaching this summer I had the opportunity to meet 15 incredible educators that are teaching in schools all across the world. This interaction provided me with so many great new ideas and technologies that are available for teachers to use. One of those ideas, Cameras Interactive, was presented to the class in one of our Sharing Tech Tips, News and How To's session by Jon Bennett.

T3 Technology Tips and Tricks: VoiceThread

Joe Codde — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:25:33 +0000

Have you wanted to find a way to share PowerPoint presentations with others and have them comment on them? Perhaps you would like students in your class to be able to upload their presentations to receive feedback from others in their class or outside of the classroom. Well VoiceThread can help you do that. [...]

T3 Technology Tips and Tricks

Joe Codde — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:12:57 +0000

Edit Images on the Fly using Photo Gadget freeware As part of our Certificate courses, students share their favorite tips and tricks using technology in their classroom. Often when students select websites that they find useful we will highlight them in our Web Sightings section of our newsletter.Starting in May our students will be selecting [...]

T3: Using Online Office Suites in the Classroom

Joe Codde — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:05:42 +0000

With the development of Web 2.0 has come a host of free online office suites that are great for the classroom. Google Docs, Zoho Office and ThinkFree Office are just three options that are available. All three offer comparable programs to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Although they may not have all the features that you [...]

T3: The Stock Market Game

Joe Codde — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:43:24 +0000

The Stock Market Game is an online education program used in thousands of classrooms nationwide to help teach math, social studies, business, economics, & language arts while focusing on the importance of long-term savings and investment. Students in grades 4 through 12 participate in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio during the school year. There [...]

T3: Creating a Blog Using Edublogs

Joe Codde — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:36:50 +0000

Creating a Blog in Edublogs Blogs have become a great way for teachers to share information about their classes to students, parents, and other educators. They are also a great way of having students produce work to be seen by a wider audience. Students can post their writings and get feedback from other students, experts, [...]

Joe Codde — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:28:33 +0000

Using Photostory to Create a Video Presentation Are you tired of creating presentations in PowerPoint? Would you like to create movies with still photos to add to your website? Perhaps you would like to have background music or audio narration on your movie. Then you should try out the free Microsoft Photostory program. You will need [...]

T3: Sample Lesson from CEP 810 Course

Joe Codde — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:19:37 +0000

Sample Lesson in our CEP 810 Course “Using the Internet to Bring Professional Development to You!” The Educational Technology Certificate program is now offered face-to-face or online and is part of the new Educational Technology (NP) endorsement. So what is stopping you from signing up today? Perhaps we need to show you a sample of what [...]