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Text Messaging/SMS
Authors: Nakia Gavin (WSU) & Jessica Maynard (WSU) Overview of Text Messaging/SMS Text messaging is a way to stay connected to family and friends nationwide and internationally. It has become the fastest growing mobile
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Aug 16 2009, 10:31 PM EDT by
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Using Prezi as a Presentation Tool
Jessica Maynard (WSU) & Joe Rohrhoff (WSU) Prezi is an online presentation creation program that allows the user to create a presentation without the use of slides (such as in PowerPoint). It is a user-friendly program that al
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Aug 13 2009, 11:04 AM EDT by Anonymous
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Concept Mapping Tools
Author: Stacey Ryon Introduction: What is a concept map? A concept map is a visual representation of the relationships between multiple concepts. What is a concept mapping tool? A concept mapping tool is the instrument or tool that is used
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Aug 31 2009, 10:42 AM EDT by
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Voice Recognition
Author: Amanda K. Bevis Cell/smartphones have become a staple in our everyday life. To catch up with the times, we are having to think or rethink how to handle this small electronic device in education and in the workplace. School districts, teach
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Aug 30 2009, 9:43 PM EDT by
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Private Social Networks
Private Social Networks...having modular construction sets by Jerry Bates Table of Contents Introduction Web 2.0 is all about social networking. But just how social do you want your network to be? Some social networking
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Aug 31 2009, 10:47 AM EDT by
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Creating Videos from Your Photos and Videos
_ Authors: Linda Sadler (University of Memphis) and Vera Kidd (Wayne State) Table of Contents Introduction In the past, it was common to share photos by arranging the
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Sep 14 2009, 11:44 AM EDT by lsadler
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VoiceThread
Authors: Jason Siko and Donna Williams Table of Contents Overview VoiceThread is a presentation tool that allows you to annotate images, videos, and documents. VoiceThread allows you add voice-overs to files
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Aug 30 2009, 9:42 PM EDT by
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Location Aware Technologies
GPS, GIS, Geotagging, Geolocators and Geocaching Author: Prashanthi Selvanarayanan Introduction Just two coordinates are adequate to express everything on the Earth’s surface that has a location. Using the new classes of geo-“everything”
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Aug 31 2009, 10:38 AM EDT by
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Second Life
Author: Prashanthi Selvanarayanan 80 percent of active Internet users will participate in virtual environments by 2011, predicts Gartner , an information technology research company. Introduction Second Life(SL) is a user-genera
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Aug 31 2009, 10:40 AM EDT by
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Skype, Oovoo
By Luther Bradfute, Matt Schwartz , and Clif Mims Overview Skype and Oovoo are two companies that basically offer the same service: they allow a user to make phone calls, video phone calls, and conference calls using the internet. During
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Aug 31 2009, 10:41 AM EDT by
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Virtual Tours and Interactive Maps
Angela Christopher & Rosemary West-Bowlson Virtual Tours Comparing Virtual Field Trips - Then & Now Internet Explorers: Virtual Field Trips are more than just money savers Then Now Until recent years, an online virt
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Mar 13 2011, 11:36 PM EDT by 730promo
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Google Applications
Angela Christopher & Rosemary West-Bowlson Introduction to Google Earth Google applications provide teachers and students with the capability to view and interact with satellite and 3D imagery, maps and 360 degree eye level views of
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Aug 16 2009, 11:36 AM EDT by
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Virtual Field Trips
Angela Christopher & Rosemary West-Bowlson Introduction Students love field trips. Why wouldn't they? Field trips provide students with an opportunity to get away from their desks, participate in a new exp
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Aug 31 2009, 10:43 AM EDT by
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Blog-easies
Blog-easies: Posterous/Tumblr By Jerry Bates Table of Contents Introduction Today’s bloggers like to insert many kinds of artifacts into their web logs. But having to master the appropriate code strings so those precious objects
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Aug 30 2009, 9:30 PM EDT by
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Cell / Smart Phones
Author: Kristy Conger Table of Contents “ Today, approximately 79% of all teens (17 million) have a mobile device - a 36% increase since 2005" From: Harris Interactive Onl
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Aug 31 2009, 10:48 AM EDT by
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Timelines
Jennifer Nelson Introduction Timelines are a great education tool that can be created and used by students to help bridge the concept between history and time. With the use of the web, students and teachers are able to research topics, lo
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Aug 31 2009, 10:42 AM EDT by
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Online Productivity Tools
Authors: Amanda K. Bevis (University of Memphis) and Nicole Samuel (Wayne State University) Introduction As educators look for new classroom resources, the Internet and its current Web tools are providing innovative ways for teaching and
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Aug 31 2009, 10:54 AM EDT by
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RSS
Authors: Luther Bradfute, Matt Schwartz , and Clif Mims Table of Contents Introduction RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) is a web standard for alerting people when a particular news website or blog has bee
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Aug 30 2009, 9:29 PM EDT by
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Technology Integration with Language Arts
Author: Stacey Ryon Table of Contents Overview Technology is a natural part of the lives of today's students. When it is possible to bring technology into the classroom and integrate it with the curriculum, the benefits are
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Sep 14 2009, 12:48 PM EDT by
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