Entries from August 2005 ↓

Interested in Problem-Based Learning. Here’s a site to look at.

PBL Clearinghouse

This free RSS aggregator will put your RSS feeds into Outlook.
Attensa – Products

Want to put your Powerpoint files on your iPod Photo? Here’s how.

HOW-TO: Put PowerPoint on your iPod Photo – Engadget – www.engadget.com

Macworld: News: Toast 7 includes DivX, iLife browsing, much more: “With Toast 7 Titanium, Roxio has added an iLife Browser that makes it possible to browse and drag and drop content from your iLife applications directly into toast. iTunes music and playlists appear, for example, as do iPhoto photos and albums. iMovie projects show up in that list, as do iDVD lists and Video_TS folders from DVDs you’ve ripped to your hard disk. What’s more, Toast 7 Titanium integrates with Elgato’s EyeTV PVR software, so you can drag and drop television shows you’ve recorded to your hard disk.”

Want to add Quicktime to your web pages? Check this out.

PAGEot

Another site that allows you to post your podcast.

Poderator: Easy Free Podcast Publishing

If you need to create a RSS feed that is compliant with iTunes, this product may be worth looking into. There are other products out there so who knows how this one compares. (e.g.,Feeder for Mac OS X).

The Podcast RSS Buddy

This site is worth browsing periodically to get ideas.
The Savvy Technologist

If you would like some advice regarding purchasing digital cameras, check out this article.

Be Camera-Ready When You Shop

If you need a RSS feed from a site that doesn’t generate an RSS feed, go to this site to find out how to get an RSS feed from that site.
Micro Persuasion: An RSS Hack for Sites That Don’t Offer Feeds

This page has some very nice diagrams and some descriptions of how iPods and iTunes can be used in education.

iPod in Education: News

This site from the UK seems to be a good site to get information on how to use the iPod in Education.
iPod in Education: News

This may be a valuable resource.

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology

Need a video for a class? Go here to see what is available? You’ll also want to check on the Internet Archive’s section on movies – http://www.archive.org/details/movies

The Open Video Project

Want a free book about ipods? This PDF book has quite a few ads but also has some good information.

Download Now: The Free iPod Book and Back to School Guide

Here are some easy tips using free stuff to create a podcast. Instead of his recommendation to post the MP3 file at Libsyn, use ourmedia.org.

Podcasting, it’s easier than you think.

If you want to remove the Navigation bar found at the top of your blogger page, go to this site. This simple change in a template would be very useful if you are a school teacher and you don’t want your kids to click on the Next Blog button found in the upper right-hand corner.

BLOGGER TEMPLATE :: Remove the NavBar

If you would like a theme (template) that is different from the themes available through blogger, check out this site. BE WARNED: If you have modified your blogger template by adding something different, YOU WILL LOSE IT so you may want to see if you can add those special features before you use one of these templates.

BLOGGER TEMPLATES :: A template for my blog

There are a few concept mapping (or mind-mapping) software tools available. I like Inspiration the best. But it is not free but quality comes at a price. If you want something that is free, you may want to consider CMapTools.

A free software package that uses the mind-mapping template is FreeMind. Click on the link below to get more information about it.

Main Page – FreeMind – free mind mapping software

This article will proabably be worth reading for anyone interested in using blogs in higher education.

Campus Technology: Newsletters: “Instructional Blogging On Campus: Identifying Best Practices”