by Meredith Martin | Nov 16, 2011 | classroom management, web app
Class Dojo is a Web 2.0 tool that has been popping up more and more often on my Twitter feed, blogs that I read, and at conferences. While I have not tried it out in the lab yet, I have heard a lot of good things from those who have implemented it in their...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 2, 2011 | How-To, professional development, web app
Here are the presentation slides from today’s...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 1, 2011 | Presentations, web app
Voki is a neat little website that at first glance looks like just another Web 2.0 toy, but can actually be a very useful teaching tool. Voki allows you to create a customized animated avatar, and have it speak whatever you want. With Voki, students can create...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 26, 2011 | web app
I had poked around on the Kerpoof website a few years ago, but wasn’t really sure how to use it with my classes. It ended up sitting on the back burner while I tried other websites and programs. Recently, however, I started hearing about more and more teachers...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 8, 2011 | Research, Sharing, web app
I came across the Symbaloo website last year, poked around, and though it was interesting enough to play with but I wasn’t sure how I wanted to use it. This year, I went back to it and started using it a lot more heavily – and now I’m addicted! ...
by Meredith Martin | May 18, 2011 | Collaboration, Presentations, Sharing, web app
For years, Powerpoint has been the gold standard of presentation software. I have a feeling that’s about to change with the advent of Prezi. Prezi is billed as a Zooming Presentation Editor, and it moves away from the rather linear style of Powerpoint....