Google Tools Course

The Google Tools course is running each Wednesday afternoon in May. I will be in room 115 starting around 3:15 PM. If you are not registered but would like to attend a session or two just drop by. We have room. If you wonder what we will be discussing just point your browser at: http://cff09.wikispaces.com/

Interactive White Board Activities

If you have an Interactive White Board you won't want to miss this great resource. The emphasis is on math but there are other subject area resources as well. Click on the logo to visit this site.

File2.ws

File2.ws is a free website that converts any of your own files into a public online web page. Every converted file to a web page has a unique web address so you can share it with friends, or other people on the internet. This allows information to be shared quickly and efficiently to a large audience. Just point your browser at: http://file2.ws/

start.io/

If you find yourself looking for a nice place to hold all of your favorite links, http://start.io/ may be your answer.

It holds all of your most used links so you can get to them quickly from wherever you are, and it's super customizable. Just sign up, add your favorite blogs, news sites, forums, or anything else you go to every day and you’re ready to go!
RSS readers keep spitting content whether you're caught up or not. With a startpage, you interact with the content on your own time, without the hassle of swimming through long streams of text.

ISpring Free

If you have struggled embedding a flash into PowerPoint like I have, this is better than you can image. One click. The program puts a new tab on your PowerPoint home tab(2007). One click and you have inserted a flash into PowerPoint. Need to convert a PowerPoint to flash. One click does this. You do not loose any animations or slide transitions.
iSpring Free
Experience PowerPoint to Flash excellence!
The most accurate PPT to Flash freeware.
Animations and all slide transitions
Embedded Video, Audio and Flash.
Just point your browser at http://www.ispringsolutions.com/ Ask the tech department to download for you.

180 Technology Tips

180TechTips.com offers 15 hours of free computer training in 180 easy to follow 5 minute lessons. This isn't a boring 15 hour lecture. We aren't going to lock you in a computer lab for 2 days of ineffective staff development training that leaves you more confused than you were when you started. This is the kind of relevant and uncomplicated computer training everyone needs. You may browse the list of topics and select those that you would like to view or you can sign up for a daily e-mail of a tip a day. Many of the topics are older but still useful.

Topmarks: Search engine just for teachers.

Finally a search engine just for teachers. Quickly find the best teaching resources, homework help and educational websites for use in the classroom. Not only that but Topmarks now has an Interactive Whiteboard Resources section.
Topmarks been working hard to find the best teaching resources for interactive whiteboards. They have added lots more sites across a wider range of subjects and age groups!

Just point your browser at: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/

HELP DESK

For those of you experiencing technical issues please be aware that Help Desk is available either by clicking (here) or via the Western Wayne Home Page. (top left as seen in the diagram) As always feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. To access the Help Desk instructions click below: http://helpdesk.westernwayne.org/PolarHelpDesk/Help%20Desk%20Instructions.pdf

Did you Know? The Inauguration

Finally The End To Copyright Confusion Has Arrived

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Finally The End To Copyright Confusion Has Arrived

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: use fair)

Web Cams

Web Cams - We received two web cams this year with the CFF equipment. If you would like to use one just let me know.

Google Docs

Imagine creating a quiz or test and having your student complete online. The best is yet to come. - The answers to each quiz or test question will be compiled for you and sent to a spreadsheet for private viewing with the option of sharing with others with a Google account. Your test or quiz can include various formats. Open-ended, multiple choice, true -false, choose from a list, or rank order or any combination. This can also be used as an assignment or review of material presented live or online. Google Docs can do this. See your CFF coach for more details and help in setting up.

280 Slides: PowerPoint made fast and easy, online

So you have that student who doesn't have PowerPoint at home and is a bit shy about using Virtually Connected. This is an on-line application that will allow student to create a PowerPoint like presentation at home.

In it, you can create a presentation, theme it, add graphics and video, and then present it, share it via Slideshare, or download it as a PowerPoint or PDF file. It's so smooth to use that it's hard to tell the difference in the experience between working in a traditional presentation app like Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote. It doesn't have a traditional app's over-the-top feature set, but it's so fast and easy to use you'll probably not notice that.

Click here to visit 280 Slides:
http://280slides.com/

Some of the above text courtesy of CNET

CFF Equipment Store

Looking for CFF equipment? Check out where the good stuff is and put in your request.

https://wwsd-cff.wikispaces.com/Equipment

Postcard Geography

"Greetings from ..." Postcard Geography
Have your students create a postcard and embed it on a shared Google Map. It is open to classrooms of all ages and any location. The main goal of this project is to share famous landmarks, locations, or unique aspects of your home state or region. Click on the map to visit this site.