Wesley Fryer has long been one of my resources for what is right in education.  He recently shared an introductory professional development workshop in Yukon, Oklahoma, titled, “Apps and Clouds: An Introduction to Internet Resources.”  Here are his slides -

Apps and Clouds: An Introduction to Internet Resources

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Magical iPad Guide

Make Use Of has published a guide for iPad users.  You will need to subscribe to their newsletter for the link, but it looks to be worthwhile if you need a little boost with your device.

 

Featuring the 40 best free apps for the iPad, this easy-to-follow guide contains a treasure trove of information that will make using your tablet that much easier. Learn the ins and outs of the market’s premier tablet, for free!

Ego - Eco

The following image has been making the rounds on Facebook.  As an avid ecology buff (with a small ego, ha), I thought it was worth posting in my Share.  I do not feel it needs any explanation - a picture is worth a thousand words.

Google Docs new Spell check -- WOW

Google has included the "Did you mean" technology into the Docs spell checking! and they have done it well. I have been reading about checks people are testing successfully: meat me in town. corrected Icland is icland was corrected. Your my favorite. corrected You can easily add words,mand make it 'always' correct a common error. This is a great improvement.

Tweet to FAcebook

You can choose when to send a tweet to Facebook if you have them linked. Just end the tweet with #fb! This is so handy when you are tweeting an event that you do not wish posted to your FB stream. Great addition for Selective Tweets.

Bookshare

We are beginning to use this free resource (for identified students) extensively - their new iPad app as well as the downloadable readers make it a win for teachers and students alike. This webinar by the Maine-AIM center is well done and should give you the information you need to take advantage of Bookshare.

http://maine-aim.org/content/bookshare-and-maine-schools

Here is link to download the PowerPoint presentation associated with this webinar.

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Facebook for Educators

A site dedicated to assisting educators to make the best and safest use of Facebook.  Download their Educator's Guide.

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Social Learning

This graphic came across my Google+ feed earlier today.  An image is worth a thousand blogged words.

Copyright Advice for Teachers from Kristin Hokanson

An interview from ISTE 2011 by Wes Fryer

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Finally - Docs are Synced

Just finished syncing my Google Docs with both my laptop and my desktop.  This is a fantastic product and I am lovin' it.  I can see where it fills that gap missing from my Dropbox account. 
Syncdocs - Simply select a folder on your PC, like “My Documents”, and Syncdocs copies it online and across all your computers, automatically. This folder is then kept in sync.
Or you can map a drive directly to the share.

Syncdocs integrates right into your desktop opening your files in Google Docs.  It is a small download and so far has not drawn my CPU power.  I have extensive files and it took awhile to sync the first time (especially when the laptop went to sleep overnight).  But, now it is done and I am really loving it.  You can even right click a file and "open in your docs" - it has really integrated the process.

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Awesome Screenshot - Awesome Add-On

This is one of the most useful add-ons for Firefox to date. 

Awesome Screenshot - Capture and Annotate 1.0.3

by Diigo Inc.

Captures your screen with a single click - then allows edits (crop, blur) and annotate with rectangles, circles, arrows, lines, text.
Once captured, you can upload it to share or save it to your computer for further use.
Making my tutorials so simple - next best thing to videos.

Great job, Diigo.
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0dea1soc4





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