EdTechWeekly #160
EdTechWeekly #160
April 11, 2010
18:53:24 JenM -> Hey! Waiting for our streaming buddy to join us ... otherwise we'll have a silent webcast tonight :)
18:53:35 cyndidannerkuhn -> lol
18:58:08 gary -> That explain the lack of sound. :(
18:58:21 JenM -> Robert Squires is our guest streamer tonight and he is currently coaching 5 year old soccer and will be joining us soon
18:58:26 JohnS -> We're trying to act smart tonight. That's why it's so quiet.
18:58:54 gary -> @John - too hard on yourself.
18:59:10 cyndidannerkuhn -> You guys are smart, there is no doubt!
18:59:17 JohnS -> Actually, I'm being easy on myself by trying to set the expectations as low as possible.
18:59:20 JenM -> Yay! He is getting booted up ... we should be streaming
18:59:42 JenM -> can you hear us?
19:00:21 gary -> Yes can hear you.
19:00:28 JenM -> Before we get started ... here is something to entertain you ... http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/04/oprah-john-tesh-had-love-a...
19:01:30 Peggy Geoge -> funny-saw the link while you were still typing it as you talked :-)
19:01:57 gary -> Miseducation technology?
19:03:28 Peggy Geoge -> love hearing Robert on the show :-) keep thinking it's Friday
19:03:46 Robert Squires -> Hi all
19:03:55 Peggy Geoge -> Hi Robert
19:04:02 gary -> Hello Robert
19:04:40 Peggy Geoge -> I hope everyone will join us on Women of Web 3 tonight-our guest is Silvia Tolisano, Langwitches :-)
19:04:52 Peggy Geoge -> 8:30pm EDT tonight
19:06:08 Peggy Geoge -> last show was 159
19:06:10 JenM -> http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/04/oprah-john-tesh-had-love-a...
19:06:46 Peggy Geoge -> thank you Robert for streaming!!
19:07:13 Peggy Geoge -> we're going to try streaming on ustream for WOW3 tonight--wish us luck!!
19:08:36 Robert Squires -> http://notapipe.net/
19:09:06 Robert Squires -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte
19:10:24 JohnS -> George and Jenny Maddrell Interview: http://blip.tv/file/3454309 and Barb and Jenny 1972 Interview: http://blip.tv/file/3454434 and 1972 Barb Gets Jenny to Sing: http://blip.tv/file/3454532
19:11:32 Cathy E -> does everybody have audio but me?
19:11:50 JohnS -> Spark 106 – March 21 & 23, 2010: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/03/spark-106-march-21-23-2010/
19:11:57 Robert Squires -> Click Edtech Talk A for audio
19:12:17 JohnS -> Meryl's Original Post about the Cassette: http://merylinabarrel.livejournal.com/235703.html
19:12:39 Peggy Geoge -> what a great trip!!
19:12:42 JohnS -> Lee's Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#q.b172990.i922475
19:13:13 Sharon P -> Hi all!
19:13:22 sroseman -> greetings all
19:14:05 Sharon P -> Awww... I miss Lee. Her screencasts are still available here at ETT - love to hear her voice
19:14:32 gary -> Your podcasts will be listened to in 20 years - looking forward to it?
19:14:57 JohnS -> Yeah, Gary. That's my definition of hell.
19:15:01 JenM -> http://www.pandigital.net/search.asp?Mode=Product&TypeID=24&ProductID=26
19:15:25 gary -> But will be interesting.
19:16:27 Sharon P -> wow, that sounds amazing
19:16:35 Peggy Geoge -> does that work with a Mac?
19:16:54 Sharon P -> the speed of my scanner is just about glacial.... so frustrating
19:17:15 Robert Squires -> http://captiontube.appspot.com/
19:17:16 Peggy Geoge -> just saves to memory card so you can use your card reader with any computer--is that right?
19:17:37 JenM -> @peggy ... yes! It scans to an SD card
19:17:42 Peggy Geoge -> perfect!
19:17:55 Peggy Geoge -> I have a big project I need to do :-)
19:18:30 Robert Squires -> http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=6525
19:19:04 JohnS -> How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords: http://lifehacker.com/5505400/how-id-hack-your-weak-passwords
19:20:45 gary -> That's why 1Password is so useful for creating passwords and keeping them safe.
19:20:57 Sharon P -> I need to check out 1Password
19:21:16 gary -> @Sharon - Would not be without it.
19:21:30 JenM -> Photo editor ... http://www.irfanview.com/
19:21:35 Peggy Geoge -> I agree Gary! I use 1Password too
19:21:40 Sharon P -> Not happy that this chat box in safari is not letting me go to the links
19:22:24 Sharon P -> Is it too much to ask that the chat box links should actually work?
19:22:26 Peggy Geoge -> Sharon-do you have the chat window floating?
19:22:32 Sharon P -> yes, floating away here
19:22:39 Peggy Geoge -> I'm able to go to the links in Safari
19:22:55 Sharon P -> Irfan has been around forever - one of the first things I installed on our school server
19:23:08 Robert Squires -> http://myusernamegenerator.com
19:23:17 sroseman -> any chatter about the iPad
19:23:20 Sharon P -> Wonder what is up with the links not working then
19:23:46 Sharon P -> I like the batch option in Irfan
19:23:48 sroseman -> They should, Sharon
19:24:07 Sharon P -> I can't even copy and paste to the brower address bar....geesh
19:24:15 sroseman -> no problem with my mac and Safari
19:24:26 JenM -> @sharon ... those dumb macs ;)
19:24:31 JohnS -> https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm
19:24:44 Sharon P -> ever since I installed a new hard disk.... sigh
19:25:25 JohnS -> Google Tools Tutorials: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html
19:27:12 JenM -> Video conferencing options ... http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01/3-ways-other-than-skype-to-brin...
19:28:02 Cathy E -> is that free, John
19:28:15 JohnS -> yes
19:28:16 Peggy Geoge -> freetech4teachers is a fantastic resource!!
19:28:42 cyndidannerkuhn -> Free Technology 4 Teachers is just an amazing resource! Richard Byrne amazes me daily
19:29:15 Robert Squires -> http://chogger.com
19:29:16 sroseman -> what were the last two links please
19:29:30 JenM -> Video conferencing options ... http://www.freetech4teachers.com/201 ... -to-bring.html
19:29:37 Peggy Geoge -> it's very frustrating that this chat won't save you the entire URL for long links--when they copy over they aren't the full link
19:29:38 JenM -> Google Tools Tutorials: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/g ... tutorials.html
19:29:53 Robert Squires -> http://chogger.com/cuRye/Cupboard
19:30:14 JohnS -> Ushahidi: http://www.ushahidi.com/
19:32:25 JenM -> Scribble Maps ...http://www.scribblemaps.com ... and ... my test of scribble maps ... http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/ryJWWephs2
19:34:02 Robert Squires -> http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
19:34:13 Peggy Geoge -> yes you can put placemarkers on google maps
19:34:18 Peggy Geoge -> with notations
19:35:20 JohnS -> Microsoft creates Office plug-in for Moodle: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001787-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&ta...
19:36:33 Peggy Geoge -> boo hoo!! not for Macs :-(
19:37:25 JenM -> Buddy Press ... http://buddypress.org/
19:39:44 Robert Squires -> http://packrati.us/
19:40:47 Peggy Geoge -> cool! twitter plus delicious :-)
19:41:14 cyndidannerkuhn -> I have been usin g it this week, kinda nice, but you do have to go to your delicious and add your tags
19:42:28 cyndidannerkuhn -> to make it specific
19:42:29 JohnS -> Fill Any PDF: https://www.fillanypdf.com/
19:42:50 cyndidannerkuhn -> hmm, wil have to check into that
19:42:51 gary -> Might get complicated if you also do other linking to facebook and friendfeed, etc.
19:42:54 cyndidannerkuhn -> thanks
19:44:22 Peggy Geoge -> that sounds great! Can't wait to try it out!
19:44:47 cyndidannerkuhn -> and it actully works!!
19:44:49 Cathy E -> I thought that was only in my district that we still print and fill out
19:44:58 Peggy Geoge -> it will let you add a signed name and not just the usual PDF signature that is text?
19:45:49 Peggy Geoge -> thank you Robert!! you're our hero tonight!
19:45:56 gary -> Thanks again.
19:46:04 mslaneeus -> Thanks everyone.
19:46:11 JohnS -> Thank you, everyone.
19:46:13 cyndidannerkuhn -> very nice resources, thanks
19:46:15 Peggy Geoge -> come and join us on WOW3 at 8:30EDT tonight
19:46:26 JohnS -> Yes, sorry, Peggy. Forgot to mention that.
19:46:37 JohnS -> Coming up in 45 minutes.
19:46:53 gary -> And of course: http://delicious.com/edtechtalk
19:46:55 JohnS -> Silvia Tolisano from Langwitches.
19:47:09 jenm -> Nite, all! thank you!
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