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Archive for May, 2010

26 May, 2010

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School

Posted by: Michael George In: Online Apps

via - onlinecolleges.net If you’re a student with classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google [...]

24 May, 2010

VSTE Election Results

Posted by: Michael George In: ISTE|Web 2.0

Election Results The Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) is pleased to announce that the winners of the recent Board of Directors’ election are: Laura Briggs (Loudoun County) Michael George (Fredericksburg City) John Hendron (Goochland County) (Re-Elected) Barbara Gruber (Loudoun County) Their three year terms will run from July 1, 2010 through June 30, [...]

http://www.polleverywhere.com/ Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It’s the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. It can help you to raise money by letting people pledge via text messaging. Its simplicity and flexibility are earning rave reviews. Poll [...]

12 May, 2010

Gapminder -

Posted by: Michael George In: Data & Statistics|Online Apps|Online Database|Top Pick

http://www.gapminder.org/ [youtube RUwS1uAdUcI nolink] Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.  We are a modern “museum” that helps making the world understandable, [...]

10 May, 2010

Video Spin - Video Editing Software

Posted by: Michael George In: Open Source/ Freeware|Software

http://www.videospin.com/Redesign/ VideoSpin is a new offering from Pinnacle that allows you to create and edit videos and output them to a variety of formats. Pinnacle is known for putting together high quality video editing software (typically, most of us are introduced to their products when we purchase a video or digital camera and a Pinnacle [...]

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03 May, 2010

Screencast-O-Matic

Posted by: Michael George In: Screen Cast

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Screencast-O-Matic is the original free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!