Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Watch2gether - Watch Videos and Discuss Them at the Same Time

Free Technology for Teachers: Watch2gether - Watch Videos and Discuss Them at the Same Time: "Watch2gether is a neat site through which you can watch YouTube videos and host text chats about them at the same time. It is really quite easy to use Watch2gether. To get started enter a nickname for yourself (it could be your real first name) then search for a video or enter the url of a video that you have previously bookmarked. When you have found the video you want a chat column will be present on the right side of your browser. You can invite others to chat with you by sending them the url assigned to your chat. Together you can watch a video and discuss it."

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How To Do Research - An Interactive Map

Free Technology for Teachers: How To Do Research - An Interactive Map: "One of the challenges that every student faces at one time or another is conducting focused and efficient research. The folks at the Kentucky Virtual Library know this and put together an interactive map of the research process for students. The map, titled How To Do Research, walks students through the research process from start to finish with every step along the way. One of the things about this map that school librarians will like is that it is not focused solely on web research. How To Do Research includes a good section about using library catalogs, books, and magazines. "

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Free Technology for Teachers: How to Embed Videos into Microsoft Office Documents

Free Technology for Teachers: How to Embed Videos into Microsoft Office Documents: "I haven't created a document using a Microsoft product in years. Because of that, I did not know, and perhaps you didn't know either, that you can embed YouTube videos into your Microsoft Office documents. For readers who use Microsoft Office, the HP Teacher Experience Exchange has a short video tutorial on how to embed YouTube videos into Microsoft Office 2010 documents."

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