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Create Online Quizzes Free with Google Docs

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Assessment, Teaching, Technology

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’d also love to hear what you have to say, so please feel free to comment on any post. Thanks for visiting!Wesley Fryer of Moving at the Speed of Creativity has a great post on using Google Docs for creating [...]

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Kindle Unboxing Video from CrunchGear

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology, Video

While I’m still waiting for my Kindle 2 e-reader (it should be here in the day or two), John Biggs over at CrunchGear has already received his. His unboxing video may not convince anyone to buy a Kindle 2, but it does help people like me pass the time until their own Kindle arrives.

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Digital Whiteboard for Under $60 Using a Wii Remote

April 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Teaching, Technology

Digital whiteboards like the ones made by Smartboard can be very handy in a classroom, but they’re also heavy on the budget, costing well over $2000. If you already have access to an LCD projector, Johnny Chung Lee shows you how to make your own interactive whiteboard for under $60 using a Wii remote [...]

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Wallpaper Images for Blackberry Users

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Technology

I just got myself a new Blackberry phone to help keep myself more organized, and I made some wallpaper images that I thought others might enjoy. Some are literary, and some are album covers, but all are images that I thought looked pretty cool. All images are 240×260 for the Blackberry Pearl:

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The Real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Has Arrived

November 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Education, General, Media Literacy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Teaching, Technology

It was only a matter of time before Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became a reality. That time is now here. You can now purchase a working prototype of a real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a book you can take anywhere that contains as complete a summary of human knowledge as [...]

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