Blabberize

Blabberize

Web tool that allows students to present their animal report by inputing audio feed that is played back via animated animal photo.
Looks like a fun way to present information for students in Years 2 - 6.

TurboScan And ePrint

TurboScan

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/turboscan-quickly-scan-multipage/id342548956?mt=8

TurboScan turns your iPhone into a multipe page scanner for documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, and other texts. With Turboscan you can quickly scan your documents and store or email them as multiple PGF or JPEG files.
I have found the following apps extremely useful (e.g. Student work samples, or a snapshot of the whiteboard) and, having shared them with my immediate colleagues. I thought them to be useful and time-saving.

ePrint

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/eprint/id304221132?mt=8

ePrint solves to print directory from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

This is the best app I have discovered so far ... still looking for further developments.

SCOOTLE

I’m pleased to invite you to use Scootle to access a wide collection of digital curriculum resources.

          You can register yourself by clicking this link:

http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/register.action?key=XMmmyvQO

Enter your details in the provided form and click Register.

You will then be sent an email asking for you to confirm.

After registering, please check your inbox.

When you click the link in the email, you’ll be able to login to Scootle to access thousands of interactive learning objects, images, audio files and movie clips.

Let me know if you need a hand.

PS. Teacher guide

http://www.scootle.edu.au/pages/user_guide/Scootle_UserGuide_April_11_lowres.pdf

Drop Box

Dropbox is an online storage tool that allows files to be saved via the internet connection. After creating an account, I am able to load files from various computer devices. These can later be syncronised so they remain updated. Its a great way to transfer files without using USB devices. I'm looking forward to sharing this tool with students at school who frequently loose their thumb drives ... and homework.
DropBox Video

eBooks and Audio books

Project Gutenburg provides access to free downloads of ebooks and audio ebooks.

The selection is limited due to copyright laws as they can only include titles where copyright no longer applies. However it is an excellent site to access classics from authors such as Austin and Stevenson.

The audio versions also add to usefuleness as they can be listened to on Mp3.

I am investigating ebooks for future addition to our library collection as this is where some of our readers prefer to access literature.

Online Video

I have use used You Tube sites to locate Book Trailers that promote Young Adult Fiction.

 These are used in literature lessons and are included in our library web blog.

Book Trailers.net / young adult

Stolen by Lucy Christopher / young adult fiction

Publisher Video Sites

       Author Video Index by Scholastic

• Carl Hiaasen author of Flush
• Gordan Korman author of Swindle



Teacher Tube Videos:

Our goal at TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos. Upload your lesson plan videos or watch student ...

Pay Attention highlights the changing learning styles of students as they use technology in their every day lives.
Technology Fear factor in Eduaction: something for educators to consider...
 

And just for fun...

Rowan Atkinson  .... always good value...

especially when teamed with John Cleese





Podcasts

• iTunes provides the most commonly used access to podcasts. Once free downloaded software is installed it is possible to access music, movies, TV shows, games and apps for iPhones/iPad/iPods to purchase and download onto PCs.
• Podcastalley.com provides a directory to wide variety of podcasts on various topics. There is a key word search option and abstract of titles in search result provides a brief description of content.
• MyPodcast.com directory organises podcasts under general topic headings which makes browsing easier to manage. These headings include: Arts; Business; Education; Games & Hobbies; Government & Organisations; Health; Religion & Spirituality; Science & Medicine; Society & Culture; Sport & Recreation; Technology.
• Education Podcast Network is a directory designed

       " to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. "

I selected OPAL podcast from their list. After browsing the list I decided to add it as a RSS feed to Google Reader.

• Linking for Learning has a home page that describes many facets of using podcasts in the educational setting. I believe it to be worthwhile to add this as a bookmark to delicious.com account.
• ABC - Radio National Podcasts directory has podcasts orgainised under the ABC program from which they originated. I selected Life & Times and The Book Show for which I created a RSS feed as I would find it interesting to download some of the titles to listen to in the car on the way to work.

It would be interesting to look at Podcasting for myself however the first link provided does not work.
The second link How to Podcast gives seemingly simple step to creating a podcast. I'd like to attempt to do this in the future. If it is easy enough to do it would be beneficial for creating resources for students within the classroom to follow instructions or to read along with.