Friday, March 4, 2011

30 in 60: 30 Take-Home Tools for Tech-Savvy Teachers

Mike Agostinelli

Presented by Mike Agostinelli and Jason Neiffer

Beth and I joined tech-savvy teachers, Mike and Jason, as they showed off 30 engaging, interesting and useful bits in just 60 minutes.  This face-paced session focused on Web 2.0 tools, e-learning master tools, productivity powerhouses and other things that we can start using RIGHT NOW.  Their presentation was delivered using http://livebinders.com/:

30 in 60: Great Tools for Tech–Savvy Teachers

Their session was streamed using ustream and a copy is below:





One of the handy things I learned was about Google Talk.  Would you like a way to give students access to you 24/7 on your terms?  I am sure most would say, “NO”, but stick with me.  If you use Google Talk, they have a way to embed into your Moodle, website, blog, etc.  Go to http://www.google.com/talk/service/badge/New You will have to sign in with your Google or Gmail account.  From there the website will generate code for you to embed in your site of choice.  When you are done it looks like this:


So for me this has done two things:  1. It has driven much more student traffic to my sites  &  2. It has allowed me to be more responsive to my students.  Give it a try and let me know how it is working for you :) 

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