Clarence Fisher Keynote

I had the opportunity to attend Tech Forum Southwest in the backwoods of Austin, Texas on Friday, November 6. Clarence is a middle school teacher from Snow Lake, Manitoba and he shared his take on information literacy, web bias, and the importance of recognizing that much of knowledge today is constructed online. The Tech Chicks live blogged the keynote.

Clarence Fisher's blog: http://evenfromhere.org

Web Wednesday - 11/4/2009

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School - http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/10/25/100-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school/

If you’re a Google user, you will definitely find some great tips here. Learn how to generate better search results, use Gmail and Google Calendar to organize your life, and tips on using Google services on your cell phone.

SMART Board Thanksgiving Resources - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboard-thanksgiving-holiday-resources.html

Interactive Thanksgiving timelines, Turkey stories, Notebook files, and primary games related to Tom Turkey Day.

Teacher Training Videos - http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

This is another nice site with video tutorials mainly covering web 2.0 applications and open source software. Some of the applications covered are PBWorks, Audacity, Jing, XTimeliner, Podcasting, etc.