Monday, March 19, 2007

Internet Safety

It's amazing that so many students have public profiles on places like MSN, My Space and Flickr. These sites are a smorgasborg for predators. I have seen MSN profiles that describe hobbies, hang-outs and include pictures. I hope that educators have opportunities to discuss these sites with their students.

Here's a new internet safety site that might be interesting to some teens:

http://www.inobtr.org/home.aspx
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Sunday, March 18, 2007

VC in the classroom

I have a wonder about Videoconferencing and whether or not videostreaming is a better alternative. I'm not alone in this thinking. Have you looked at the Disney site lately? The streaming media on that site alone suggests that we'll be seeing much more of it. Since most videoconferences tend to focus on the need to see the main presenter, streaming may allow for the same results without the costly set up.

Sites to Visit related to Videoconferencing


Global Leap
Global Nomads Group
Polycom Educational Site
Canada Connects - John Spence
Videoconferencing in Edmonton Public Schools
Dennis Spark's PD Professional Blog

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Bow Island Tech Conference

Google Earth

Sattellite Database Program of the Earth (Google Moon available too!)

Paths and tours can be saved to the network. Rotate to get 3-D views to see it better.
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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Great Sites

Topic: Social Studies Current Events
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm

Topic: Search Tool
http://www.kartoo.com (Visual Mind Map Search Tool)
http://www.dogpile.com (metasearch tool)
http://www.ujiko.com/v2a/flash.php?langue=en (Customizable Search Tool)

Feb 22, 2006 Topic: General

Wikipedia's sister projects
Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:
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