tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23725390195342304402024-03-18T21:26:43.904-07:00Meet Me in the MiddleI created this blog to share my ideas and thoughts about teaching technology to children and adults. I will share my struggles, cool web 2.0 sites, and any other things I find interesting about technology and life.Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-30987954572977957292012-10-02T19:24:00.001-07:002012-10-02T19:24:29.842-07:00How to Download Youtube Videos onto Your Computer<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/how-to-download-youtube-videos-onto-your-comp"><img alt="" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/temp-2012-10-02/FEIAIhBDltpiDGGzBGdBGEHsaovfokzmjvaoHdlvdhyDFDmeqHFFudECfgnE/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>OnlineVideoConverter.mp4</strong> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/how-to-download-youtube-videos-onto-your-comp">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-3750531455545040812012-07-01T22:21:00.001-07:002012-07-01T22:21:18.154-07:00Can't leave out my 7 year, she's the one with the pink googles who kept not holding on! http://post.ly/85TOW<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/blutz01/ccydJtatJliJIwcbrizyFoitDAgqIhIAgmbbetdzDtwcaltwqfBJnqewItws/DSC_2690.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dsc_2690" height="333" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/blutz01/ccydJtatJliJIwcbrizyFoitDAgqIhIAgmbbetdzDtwcaltwqfBJnqewItws/DSC_2690.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://tweetdeck.com">TweetDeck</a></div></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-20193168081461640612011-11-16T07:02:00.001-08:002011-11-16T07:02:36.612-08:00Student Examples of Sin<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/student-examples-of-sin"><img alt="" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/temp-2011-11-16/lyvxdclpmmItbjibJCgtBtygzohejcxsvnbpspdwnAslscCBmaFwqnIGjItn/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>Sin_Prob_5.mov</strong> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/student-examples-of-sin">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> This an example of using Posterous to host videos of student work!</p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-2608683228527634732011-04-04T18:39:00.001-07:002011-04-04T18:39:14.947-07:00Lutz Integrate - Livebinders - Collect resources and share them easily<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;">Live Binders is a web tool that allows you to create an online binder with tabs and sub tabs. You can use this to share and annotate images, websites, google docs and more. This would be a good site to create an online portfolio for students and professionals. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-04/oImcgEmnbnqcljhfhkpJonFjdfByjljgDjpsfvntCbBcBsyIDdDsjrfhDIdI/Organize_your_resources_in_an_online_binder_-_LiveBinders.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Organize_your_resources_in_an_online_binder_-_livebinders" height="491" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-04/oImcgEmnbnqcljhfhkpJonFjdfByjljgDjpsfvntCbBcBsyIDdDsjrfhDIdI/Organize_your_resources_in_an_online_binder_-_LiveBinders.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;">This is a Binder about iPads that shows how LiveBinders can be used to share information through topics and sub topics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://livebinders.com/media/get/MTgyNTQ0" style="text-decoration: underline;">http://livebinders.com/media/get/MTgyNTQ0 </a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;">Live Binders</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://livebinders.com/">http://livebinders.com/</a></span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-27597403786671919462011-03-29T18:16:00.001-07:002011-03-29T18:16:37.675-07:00Lutz Integrate - Kid Zui The Internet for Kids<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/wamwEroooaowHstlohCydphqqxqogsmHtqEzoxwgBrAFsckpaBgaxmvIJaIj/KidZui.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Kidzui" height="384" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/wamwEroooaowHstlohCydphqqxqogsmHtqEzoxwgBrAFsckpaBgaxmvIJaIj/KidZui.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>This is a web browser made just for kids and can set parents minds at ease when their children are on the internet! The site allows kids to search for kid appropriate videos on yourtube, play kid appropriate games and lets them search and look at websites for kids! Parents can sign up and track the amount of time the child is on the computer and password protect them from getting off the browser and going somewhere else. I have tried this out on my daughter and she seemed to really like it, the interface is easy to navigate and there is a lot to choose from. I am intersted to see how this could be used in a classsroom setting for yound students, if I get the chance to try it I will share later!</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/ssqdFAssJovBAuqcJtfiwqvBjdCvbqwBkicnuICrIitpqJJriqrutjbIpktb/KidZui-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Kidzui-1" height="373" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-29/ssqdFAssJovBAuqcJtfiwqvBjdCvbqwBkicnuICrIitpqJJriqrutjbIpktb/KidZui-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Parents Choices...</p> <p> </p> <p>Kid Zui</p> <p><a href="http://www.kidzui.com/">http://www.kidzui.com/</a></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-6526988031287846822011-03-24T17:56:00.001-07:002011-03-24T17:56:37.624-07:00Lutz Integrate - App - Splashtop Remote, see your computer screen on your iPad<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>This iPad app allows you to see and interact with you computer via your ipad. The app cost five dollars, and seems to be worth the small fee. I tried a bunch of different programs on my computer and they all seemed to work well. Teachers you can manipulate your computer and presentations without being at the front of the class! You can try this app free for 5 minutes before you have to buy it.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qNSXSU4C8d0" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Splashtop Remote</p> <p><a href="http://www.splashtop.com/remote">http://www.splashtop.com/remote</a></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-1861528278673886322011-03-19T17:41:00.001-07:002011-03-19T17:41:18.775-07:00Lutz Mac Utility - Caffeine Utility - Stop your mac from going to sleep!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Caffeine is an app for Macs that will stop your machine from going to sleep, dimming the screen, or starting screen savers. This is a great app to have for presentations or use a Mac for teaching. It is quick and simple to install and easy use. Its one of the apps that is a must! Click below to check it out and download it!</p> <p>Caffeine</p> <p><a href="http://lightheadsw.com/caffeine/">http://lightheadsw.com/caffeine/</a></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-24463111815770357092011-03-19T17:35:00.001-07:002011-03-19T17:35:52.149-07:00Lutz App - Cardio Trainer - Android Fitness Activity App<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">If you have an andorid phone and you are looking for a fitness app, Cardio Traier is the app for you. I have used this for the last half of a year, and honestly it is one of the reasons I stuck wit the android platform and not the iPhone. This app will tarck your walk/run and give you statistic like mile per hour, calories burned, and actually show a map of your walk/run. You can also save and share the work out via Facebook and Twitter. If you like to listen to music, there is a player embedded in cardio Trainer as well. I use the free version and I love it...so search Cardio Trainer in the Andorid market or click the link below.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">Cardio Trainer</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/about.php">http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/about.php</a></span></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-40365739186241539802011-03-16T18:02:00.001-07:002011-03-16T18:02:27.951-07:00Lutz Integrate - Prezi - Change the way you present and impress your colleagues and boss!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I spent most of the day working on a Prezi, which is an online and offline presentation tool that blows up traditional presentations by living a 3d environment. With Prezi you can Zoom around a set path and focus on key words and objects impressively and cleanly. Prezi allows you to create text, shapes, frames, set color themes and embed pictures an videos into your presentation. A better way to explain Prezi is to show you, check out my 60 in 60 presentation from PETE&C and see how a prezi works. I have also posted a teacher link below as well.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> <object height="363" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <param name="flashvars" value="prezi_id=d1de9812cad468708d0be220877c3bea88661634&lock_to_path=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0" /><embed src="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="363" flashvars="prezi_id=d1de9812cad468708d0be220877c3bea88661634&lock_to_path=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">Shakespeare Prezi</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://prezi.com/secure/c30a5342c92f99f52b368c34aff0e82497f5b2e8/">https://prezi.com/secure/c30a5342c92f99f52b368c34aff0e82497f5b2e8/</a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">Prezi </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">definitely</span><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"> has a bit of a larning curve, but if you watch the tutorials and practice a bit you can start to make really dynamic presentations and also share them on wikis and blogs or download to show them offline. I have also used prezi to make videos using screenshots and explain the steps for guided notes. There a lot of great things you can do with prezi! So check it out!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">Prezi</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://prezi.com/">http://prezi.com/</a></span></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-83830068821888874952011-03-15T19:26:00.001-07:002011-03-15T19:26:28.541-07:00Lutz Integrate - Live Scribe Pen - Pen that records audio, writing and drawing and links to your computer!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Live Scribe Pen</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This pen allows you to hear, write and draw your notes and then upload them to your computer. I find myself getting distracted in meetings when I have my computer in front of me, by using this pen and paper, I can write and record my notes and then revisit the notes and audio later. The pen will record just your writing if you choose and make sure you ask permission if you would like to record the audio of a lecture or meeting!</span><p /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To use the pen you have to use a notebook made for the pen or you can print off your own sheets. This allows the pen to know what page you are on and organize your notes on the desktop version. I am just starting to explore other uses for this pen, as I figure them out I will share them with you! Check out my Pencast below and see how the pen works! You notice the colored text is what I record while I was recording audio.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <div class="pencast"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?sid=wsvcHZ0XvGww" target="_blank">Lutz Integrate Live Scribe Pen!</a><br /><small>brought to you by <a href="http://www.livescribe.com/" target="_blank">Livescribe</a></small></div> <p /> <div class="pencast"> <div class="pencast"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Live Scribe Pen</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/">http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/</a></span></div> </div> </div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-75748730976290065842011-03-13T19:40:00.001-07:002011-03-13T19:40:27.628-07:00Lutz Integrate - Handbrake - Convert video to use with your mobile devices including DVDs<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><br /><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-13/IEFpcFDziumvafpoIxIbwEoxlhzazymHytqvCwhuuxadiHFltIfHkbkwffEq/HandBrake.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Handbrake" height="97" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-13/IEFpcFDziumvafpoIxIbwEoxlhzazymHytqvCwhuuxadiHFltIfHkbkwffEq/HandBrake.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <span style="font-size: medium;">Have you ever wanted to convert your DVDs and have them in iTunes or another media house? There is a free program called </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://handbrake.fr/"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Handbrake</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> that will let you do just that! You can use Handbrake to grab DVD’s to be played on your computer, phone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV and any other mobile device you may have. Simply down load and install </span><a href="http://handbrake.fr/"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Handbrake</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> onto your computer, insert your DVD and select the type of device you be playing the movie on.</span></span></span><p /><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You can also take computer video files and convert them to different format to be played on different devices as well. This program goes deeper than the other video conversions sites I have shared in the past. It is easy to use and best of all its free!</span><p /><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Handbrake</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://handbrake.fr/</span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-20054227945559497652011-03-12T18:50:00.001-08:002011-03-12T18:50:52.236-08:00Lutz Integrate - Evernote - Quick and easy note taking tool that syncs to all devices<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First I want to say thanks to everyone that has been visiting my blog, I hit 1000 page views in a short few weeks! That is motivation for me to keep sharing the tools I love to use! I am still trying to figure out the best way to share, I really appreciate you taking the time to check out this blog! Please comment if you find the resources useful and if there are any questions you may have!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Remember_everything__evernote_corporation" height="72" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-12/aJfdjldbjxylfBfJCcEkIuJHpICfrgwhbAnJjkAJGavJjwjwErJtyimxbHxC/Remember_Everything__Evernote_Corporation.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="252" /> </div> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Evernote is an awesome note taking tool that allows you to create text notes, audio notes, video notes and save many different file types. If you add a picture to evernote it will actually search the text in the picture as well! I personally use evernote everyday to take down to do lists, meeting notes, and attach PDFs I receive for easy access. The best part is I have access to everything I post on evernote on every device I own, multiple computers, smart phones and other mobile devices. I also have access to it through the web, so its easy to find any resource through search and share it via e-mail or by whole notebook.</span><p /><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are disorganized like me, then this is the tool for you. If you decided to check it out, you will not be disappointed. You are allowed 50mb of upload to the site a month and if you create large files you can upgrade for a nominal fee and have 500mb of upload space.</span><p /><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So check out Evernote!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.evernote.com/">http://www.evernote.com/</a></span><br /></span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-20489169997999262572011-03-10T18:26:00.001-08:002011-03-10T18:26:43.352-08:00Lutz Integrate - Typewith.me - Collaborative Document site that does not require a log in<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever tried to create a collaborative document in google docs but everyone doesn't have a google docs account. It can be a pain to get everyone to sign up for google docs. You can easily create a collaborative document using <a href="http://www.typewith.me">www.typewith.me</a> with out the log in hassle. I have shared a typewith.me doc below, please check it out and add a little note!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://typewith.me/blutz01">http://typewith.me/blutz01</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">You will notice the site I created has my one url, you can do this by going to the site and simply adding a sirname at the end and it will ask you if you would like to create the site. click the box and you will be on your new document! This is an etherpad site, there are a bunch of different sites that do the same thing. I like typewith.me, but feel free to try some of the other sites if you would like.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">EtherPad Like Site </span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Cynapse <a href="http://www.cynapse.com/syncin">http://www.cynapse.com/syncin</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">ietherpad <a href="http://ietherpad.com/">http://ietherpad.com/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Meeting Words <a href="http://meetingwords.com/">http://meetingwords.com/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Pirate Pad <a href="http://piratepad.net/">http://piratepad.net/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Primary Pad <a href="http://primarypad.com/">http://primarypad.com/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Sync In <a href="http://sync.in/">http://sync.in/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Titan Pad <a href="http://titanpad.com/">http://titanpad.com/</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-18803726159345927552011-03-08T18:37:00.001-08:002011-03-08T18:37:27.292-08:00Lutz Integrate - Firefox add-on Video DownloadHelper - allows you to download videos and music files from any web site!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Video DownloadHelper</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Download videos easily with the firefox addon, when there is a video you are able to download to your computer the <span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Editing_a_post_-_posterous" height="29" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/oqkyxdJrhaAtrJsqCChjDjovqpayxoGpBukwrjHxjeEaCpjcqpieFzGkfmfl/Editing_a_post_-_Posterous.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="34" /> </div> button will turn into...</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Teachertube_videos_-_wikis_in_plain_english" height="34" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/ombsBtCoAofzCghxxiCFtuaiJalvGcFwteqDbCenxdoJjbeGtHyEaghoJbJl/TeacherTube_Videos_-_Wikis_In_Plain_English.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="55" /> </div> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which tells you that you can click on the arrow and download the video onto you computer like this...<br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Teachertube_videos_-_google_reader_in_plain_english" height="360" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/bBfphJGGEEJzIBwpBvfljzbboGlbfhwjDJAzvfDJexIxjbyrazkFdnpfqgux/TeacherTube_Videos_-_Google_Reader_in_Plain_English.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="290" /> </div> it then asks you where to save the video and then presto, you have the video saved on your computer to play when ever you would like. **Please look at the copyright information and Fair Use policy of the video you are downloading!**</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: large;">How do you download the Video DownloadHelper Addon?</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">First open Firefox, click on Tools and then Addons, then make sure you click on the "Get Add-ons tab to the left. Now follow the directions in the pictures below.</span><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/gganuoebBErIjlwIauasalEHBwGrpHtskttwCjtykBDycAeejlfAaiaCzevi/Add-ons-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Add-ons-1" height="368" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/gganuoebBErIjlwIauasalEHBwGrpHtskttwCjtykBDycAeejlfAaiaCzevi/Add-ons-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Firefox" height="328" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/tAzcHgtynteqEgHGjAcacHwFxjfxrEmCgeqwrhIqFmClFzvozBIryuJvAeDa/Firefox.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="499" /> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/AdwarJJFqrkImcmzsuggnBojfyrqAiummyHdoEcHuFifbhhGushBEoAeayHt/Add-ons-2.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Add-ons-2" height="246" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-08/AdwarJJFqrkImcmzsuggnBojfyrqAiummyHdoEcHuFifbhhGushBEoAeayHt/Add-ons-2.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now the little Video DownloadHelper icon will appear in your tool bar and you are ready to download!<br /></span></span></p> </div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-43517036591348973602011-03-07T18:33:00.001-08:002011-03-07T18:33:47.408-08:00Lutz Integrate - Quizlet - Create online flashcards to study and reinforce concepts with ease!<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Flash_cards_vocabulary_memorization_and_study_games__quizlet" height="78" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-07/mGzbjydbpruhvEclkJwukzwjlFqcHhfFakdbeaDvdCuyxyEjxgiwJFrezaxp/Flash_cards_vocabulary_memorization_and_study_games__Quizlet.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="222" /> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: medium;">Quizlet is an awesome resource for students and teachers that allows you to create your own flashcards and study them online in many different ways. You can play games to learn, study the cards, or print off physical note cards to study to name a few. You can also search a ton of already created flash cards, so teachers can even find cards made for entire text books.</span></div> <div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: medium;">Teachers can create flash cards for lesson and students can study them at home or in school. There are also apps that connect quizlet to smart phones, ipads, iphones and itouches! More on that to come!</span></div> <p /> <div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some Examples: The Flash Cards, Review Learning and then the Scatter Game!</span></div> <div style="background: #fff; padding: 3px;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="http://quizlet.com/1784155/familiarize/embed/?hideLinks" height="300" width="100%"></iframe><select style="float: right; margin-right: 3px;"><option value="0">Choose a Study Mode</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/scatter/embed/?hideLinks&height=410">Scatter</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/learn/embed/?hideLinks&height=278">Learn</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/familiarize/embed/?hideLinks&height=300">Flashcards</option></select> <div style="float: left; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/" style=""><img title="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" src="http://a.quizlet.com/i/quizlet-embed-logo.png" border="0" alt="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" /></a> <a href="http://quizlet.com/1784155/review-vocabulary-flash-cards/">Study these flash cards</a> | <a href="http://quizlet.com/subject/english/">Study english flash cards</a></div> </div> <p /> <div style="background: #fff; padding: 3px;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="http://quizlet.com/1784155/learn/embed/?hideLinks" height="278" width="100%"></iframe><select style="float: right; margin-right: 3px;"><option value="0">Choose a Study Mode</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/scatter/embed/?hideLinks&height=410">Scatter</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/learn/embed/?hideLinks&height=278">Learn</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/familiarize/embed/?hideLinks&height=300">Flashcards</option></select> <div style="float: left; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/" style=""><img title="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" src="http://a.quizlet.com/i/quizlet-embed-logo.png" border="0" alt="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" /></a> <a href="http://quizlet.com/1784155/review-vocabulary-flash-cards/">Study these flash cards</a> | <a href="http://quizlet.com/subject/english/">Study english flash cards</a></div> </div> <div style="background: #fff; padding: 3px;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="http://quizlet.com/1784155/scatter/embed/?hideLinks" height="410" width="100%"></iframe><select style="float: right; margin-right: 3px;"><option value="0">Choose a Study Mode</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/scatter/embed/?hideLinks&height=410">Scatter</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/learn/embed/?hideLinks&height=278">Learn</option><option value="http://quizlet.com/1784155/familiarize/embed/?hideLinks&height=300">Flashcards</option></select> <div style="float: left; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/" style=""><img title="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" src="http://a.quizlet.com/i/quizlet-embed-logo.png" border="0" alt="Quizlet.com, home of free online educational games" /></a> <a href="http://quizlet.com/1784155/review-vocabulary-flash-cards/">Study these flash cards</a> | <a href="http://quizlet.com/subject/english/">Study english flash cards</a></div> </div> <div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: medium;">QUIZLET<br class="kix-line-break" /><a href="http://quizlet.com/">http://quizlet.com/</a></span></div> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-35821573915161797172011-03-06T19:27:00.001-08:002011-03-06T19:27:50.334-08:00Lutz Integrate - Posterous - quick and easy way to create a blog, and autopost everywhere!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Symbaloo" height="152" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-06/aDIoFBcEhFtnHcmkayspCeBkkzAHwhodIrnEHyAtmbFHksfiHueIxttciFqF/Symbaloo.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="197" /> </div> Posterous is a blogging site that allows you to post out to social netoworking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Youtube, and a ton of other sites in one simple click. It is also easy to post from your phone or any other mobile device, you can even send a post via e-mail. As you can see posterous is the tool I use to send out this blog. It allows me to spread the word to many different people and the social networking sites they like best.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Teachers, you can use Posterous to share your daily work with students and their parents. It is an easy way to post web sites, collaborative documents, videos and other great educational resources quickly and easily. So check out Posterous and see how easy it is to become a blogger! </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">POSTEROUS</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://posterous.com/">http://posterous.com/</a></span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-66795427165940652492011-03-05T20:34:00.001-08:002011-03-05T20:34:32.098-08:00Lutz Integrate - Free Rice - Donate rice to third world countires by answering vocab questions and various other topics<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Homepage__freerice" height="100" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-05/zblDnfsdGlfwmamliAyCkievHmFdoBqpygtaBIyctcluErgdedIckCugtnAi/Homepage__Freerice.com.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="150" /> </div> Free rice is addictive so watch out! Simply select a category and start answer questions, for every correct answer you donate 10 grains of rice to a third world country. Challenge friends and yourself to see what level you can reach, it gets pretty tough! Here is a list of subjects you can test your knowledge on.<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-05/HyoEitBhymHwyfrgugjfoGcFGiAaaIkCblipomJAcynnEcwwrnAoJdAczehx/Freerice.com.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Freerice" height="290" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-05/HyoEitBhymHwyfrgugjfoGcFGiAaaIkCblipomJAcynnEcwwrnAoJdAczehx/Freerice.com.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Teachers this is a great site to get your students on if you have a few minutes of down time, or for that students that gets done early. I had a student go home and earn over 3000 grains of rice in one night. Some teachers actually give extra credit for playing free rice at home. Check it out, I promise you will not be disappointed!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">FREE RICE</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.freerice.com/">http://www.freerice.com/</a></span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-18974342359648483622011-03-03T16:35:00.001-08:002011-03-03T16:35:05.447-08:00Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Activity Analysis<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">This post is geared more towards educators, but I had to share!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Virginia Glatzer for sharing this on the CFF listserv, this is a link to a pdf that links activities to Blooms Taxonomy. This could be very useful for teachers, to get ideas for all levels of Blooms and to connect with their students. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy-activity-analysis"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>blooms-activity-analysis.pdf</strong> <a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy-activity-analysis">View this on Posterous</a> </div> </div> This is a great tool to validate 21st century learning skills into the classroom!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;">Thanks to...</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/">http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;">As well for creating this!<br /></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;">What is Blooms Taxonomy?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm">Click here...</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-80516899413010127692011-03-02T19:19:00.001-08:002011-03-02T19:19:18.441-08:00Lutz Integrate - Jeopardy Labs - Create an online Jeopardy game with ease for the classroom or for fun!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jeopardy Labs</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://jeopardylabs.com/">http://jeopardylabs.com/</a></span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Jeopardylabs_-_online_jeopardy_template" height="79" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/zwHJutBhaJqCspesdrdAuwJcyzrJnkHeJpuicmAtjrBwvHmlohechtmalpyJ/JeopardyLabs_-_Online_Jeopardy_Template.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="349" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeopardy Labs is an easy way to create a jeopardy game for test review, fun with friends or for any other reason you would want to create a game. Simply go to <a href="http://jeopardylabs.com/">jeopardy Labs</a>, click start building, add your title and the subtitles for sections and add your questions. Once you are done, make sure to bookmark your url for playing and for editing so you can get back to it and then you are ready to play Jeopardy! You can also download your created game so you don't have to rely on the internet. I have teachers that use this for test review and then share the link with tehir students so they can review for the test at home as well. If you are havig a party you can create one to play with friends. All in all this is a great tool for assessment! </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some pics...</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/xamkkJvHrDjyCtfbCcruyctDcgxsypmpxlGpljiwcIDoiosuojgzyllkmiko/Math_Review_Jeopardy_Template-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Math_review_jeopardy_template-1" height="301" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/xamkkJvHrDjyCtfbCcruyctDcgxsypmpxlGpljiwcIDoiosuojgzyllkmiko/Math_Review_Jeopardy_Template-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/fnahytoCtoqmpDFyCdgwmEIqArqqparmksuBduDsHGDdtHegexcGsugrrwHg/Dock-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dock-1" height="304" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/fnahytoCtoqmpDFyCdgwmEIqArqqparmksuBduDsHGDdtHegexcGsugrrwHg/Dock-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/nDhmxvkIGbAxnzzlbIvkBbaFCcyEwfewJfGatCnbJsvDFacvHxeInozdgAju/Dock.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dock" height="301" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/nDhmxvkIGbAxnzzlbIvkBbaFCcyEwfewJfGatCnbJsvDFacvHxeInozdgAju/Dock.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/tffonawbwgBGBGzpshrrbwfxzHzptpCwlnfjdlkevCwmtrxffopaIwJphAsv/Math_Review_Jeopardy_Template.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Math_review_jeopardy_template" height="227" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-02/tffonawbwgBGBGzpshrrbwfxzHzptpCwlnfjdlkevCwmtrxffopaIwJphAsv/Math_Review_Jeopardy_Template.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope you find this useful!</span></p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-11409776946095261512011-03-01T21:51:00.001-08:002011-03-01T21:51:02.911-08:00Lutz Integrate - Dropitto.me - Allow students, colleagues or friends to send files directly to your Dropbox account<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Sites used:</strong></span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Dropbox_-_account_-_online_backup_file_sync_and_sharing_made_easy" height="93" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/qGopsfmmGIojjhpqouFsBudovHcfaIAccbIdipzcFkvstDdwnqAoAppJctic/Dropbox_-_Account_-_Online_backup_file_sync_and_sharing_made_easy..jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="310" /> <img alt="Dropittome_-_securely_receive_files_from_anyone_to_your_dropbox" height="75" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/IJvEbeatEtldCcaaHhpfptFElbHkAJEDvzsJubdgFmcklgwnIpbuylrtmGca/DROPitTOme_-_Securely_receive_files_from_anyone_to_your_Dropbox.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="321" /> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/lutz-integrate-dropittome">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://www.dropbox.com">www.dropbox.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dropitto.me">www.dropitto.me</a></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that you have a dropbox account to back up data you can now use <a href="http://www.dropitto.me">www.dropitto.me</a> to allow students, colleagues or friends to share large files (up to 75mb) with you. Simply create a dropitto.me account, and connect it to your dropbox account. Don't worry it's password protected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">So it looks something like this.</span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My Drop URL <a href="http://dropitto.me/blutz01">http://dropitto.me/blutz01</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/yHhqdjeCAsmuccwzuevpndGfAjDsxscjJAtArnqmkcdCfjhrqeCxvuowmGcd/DROPitTOblutz01.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dropittoblutz01" height="197" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/yHhqdjeCAsmuccwzuevpndGfAjDsxscjJAtArnqmkcdCfjhrqeCxvuowmGcd/DROPitTOblutz01.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">You see above you need a password to get to add content to the dropbox</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: mceinline;">What my drop looks like...</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/lvhAsyJrjvgwuudGspwEvrmuImuoiEgqJoxniBclIlHdAgtgrjmvJtriBbsf/DROPitTOblutz01-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dropittoblutz01-1" height="198" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/lvhAsyJrjvgwuudGspwEvrmuImuoiEgqJoxniBclIlHdAgtgrjmvJtriBbsf/DROPitTOblutz01-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Click browse, add desired file and press upload. Within a minute or two the file will show up in your dropbox folder named DROPitTOme!</span></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-27148248162352439562011-03-01T17:51:00.001-08:002011-03-01T17:51:26.614-08:00Lutz Integrate - Dropitto.me - Allow students, colleagues or friends to send files directly to your Dropbox account<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Sites used:</strong></span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Dropbox_-_account_-_online_backup_file_sync_and_sharing_made_easy" height="93" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/qGopsfmmGIojjhpqouFsBudovHcfaIAccbIdipzcFkvstDdwnqAoAppJctic/Dropbox_-_Account_-_Online_backup_file_sync_and_sharing_made_easy..jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="310" /> <img alt="Dropittome_-_securely_receive_files_from_anyone_to_your_dropbox" height="75" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/IJvEbeatEtldCcaaHhpfptFElbHkAJEDvzsJubdgFmcklgwnIpbuylrtmGca/DROPitTOme_-_Securely_receive_files_from_anyone_to_your_Dropbox.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="321" /> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://blutz01.posterous.com/lutz-integrate-dropittome">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://www.dropbox.com">www.dropbox.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dropitto.me">www.dropitto.me</a></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that you have a dropbox account to back up data you can now use <a href="http://www.dropitto.me">www.dropitto.me</a> to allow students, colleagues or friends to share large files (up to 75mb) with you. Simply create a dropitto.me account, and connect it to your dropbox account. Don't worry it's password protected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">So it looks something like this.</span></p> <p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My Drop URL <a href="http://dropitto.me/blutz01">http://dropitto.me/blutz01</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/yHhqdjeCAsmuccwzuevpndGfAjDsxscjJAtArnqmkcdCfjhrqeCxvuowmGcd/DROPitTOblutz01.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dropittoblutz01" height="197" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/yHhqdjeCAsmuccwzuevpndGfAjDsxscjJAtArnqmkcdCfjhrqeCxvuowmGcd/DROPitTOblutz01.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">You see above you need a password to get to add content to the dropbox</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: mceinline;">What my drop looks like...</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/lvhAsyJrjvgwuudGspwEvrmuImuoiEgqJoxniBclIlHdAgtgrjmvJtriBbsf/DROPitTOblutz01-1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dropittoblutz01-1" height="198" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-01/lvhAsyJrjvgwuudGspwEvrmuImuoiEgqJoxniBclIlHdAgtgrjmvJtriBbsf/DROPitTOblutz01-1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Click browse, add desired file and press upload. Within a minute or two the file will show up in your dropbox folder named DROPitTOme!</span></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-13966283575380078292011-02-28T17:00:00.001-08:002011-02-28T17:00:10.294-08:00Is Your Data Backed Up? If Not, Check This Out!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">DROP BOX</span></strong></p> <p><span class="wiki_link_ext">Drop Box</span> (2GB for Free)</p> <h1><span style="font-size: medium;">Teachers:</span></h1> <p>The biggest mistakes my teachers make is not backing up all the great lessons and flipcharts they create. I have found a really easy way to backup your data so you have access to it on your school computer, home computer & the web! Below you will see one strategy I suggest on backing up your data!</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Everyone Else:</strong></span></p> <p>Using dropbox to save really important files, and save without having to put them on a flash drive and have mutilple files and versions!</p> <h2>How to get started:</h2> <p>Ok, all you have to do it create a droop box account and download drop box on every computer you would like to access your data on. Then simply save your work in the drop box folder and it will automatically upload to drop box servers and to any other computer you have drop box downloaded on, it is that easy. So when your computer crashes and you lose everything, anything that was saved in your "drop box" is still available and <strong><em>Backed Up!</em></strong></p> <p><a href="http://db.tt/c06YwRs" target="_blank">Click here to create an account and help me earn some extra storage space!</a></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Video about Dropbox</strong></span></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OFb0NaeRmdg" frameborder="0" height="510" width="853"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Wait there's more...</span></strong></p> <p>Tomorrow I will show you how to have people send content to your drop box!</p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-3399480944680975902011-02-27T17:42:00.001-08:002011-02-27T17:42:02.742-08:00Download Videos from Youtube onto Your Computer<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Youtube is blocked in my school dirstrct, but there us some good content that has educational relevance on Youtube. So as long as you make sure you watch the whole video before you show it, you can use a web tools called Zamzar to download the video so it is found locally on your computer. Then you can easily show it on a flipchart, smart notebook, power point or through any video player. I made a video a few years back, so that is emebeded below and I also took a screen shot and annotated it. Please post a comment if you have questions!</p> <p><embed src="http://www1.teachertube.com/embed/player.swf" height="275" flashvars="file=http://www1.teachertube.com/embedFLV.php?pg=video_76459&menu=false&frontcolor=ffffff&lightcolor=FF0000&logo=http://www1.teachertube.com/www3/images/greylogo.swf&skin=http://www1.teachertube.com/embed/overlay.swf&volume=80&controlbar=over&displayclick=link&viral.link=http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=76459&stretching=exactfit&plugins=viral-2&viral.callout=none&viral.onpause=false" width="470"></embed></p> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/EaJhFCuoDAEFlcmzfwhkAsponmowedaeovtGoomdejGxmGIsythxrgdcIGCu/Zamzar_-_Free_online_file_conversion.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/EaJhFCuoDAEFlcmzfwhkAsponmowedaeovtGoomdejGxmGIsythxrgdcIGCu/Zamzar_-_Free_online_file_conversion.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="162"/></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Zamzar can also be used to convert file formats, of many different files...</p> <p>ZAMZAR</p> <p><a href="http://www.zamzar.com/">http://www.zamzar.com/</a></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-1215030577485463002011-02-24T18:34:00.001-08:002011-02-24T18:34:05.430-08:00Whats the purpose of this blog?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I had a teacher ask me today, what exactly am I sending out on facebook. So I thought I would give a little background and rationale for my staring up this blog.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong></p> <p>I am an Instructional Technology Integration Speacilaist in the School District of Philadelphia. Bottom line I work with administrators, teachers and students to inetgrate technology into their schools and classrooms. I also present at various conferences and would like to keep in touch with those participants. So, I need a platform to share out great tools, ideas, and converging technologies with everyone and this Posterous blog will allow me to that forum.</p> <p><strong>Purpose:<br /></strong></p> <p>My goal is to post something almost everyday that is informative, short and to the point. Posterous allows me to post directly to the blog, but then share the posting via many different avenues like Tiwtter, Facebook, and my older blog. By posting to Posterous I can share with my administrators, teachers, students, presentation participants and anyone else who is interested. Other times I have tried to blog, I was always worried that I would make gramatical mistakes and the post had to be perfect, my new take is that there are going to be mistakes, but as long as you get the point and see what I have to share, I am not going to worry about the little things. So, I am sure there are mistakes in this quickly written post, but the bottom line is did you get the point?...Good!</p> <p>So, I thank you for checking out my blog and hope what I have to offer might intrigue you, and get you coming back for more!</p> <p>Brandon</p> <p>P.S. - Site to check out today!</p> <p>Have you ever seen Glogster? Create a visual blog, a project, a report or a cool page to embed in a wiki! So check it out! </p> <p>Teacher & Students: <a href="http://edu.glogster.com/">http://edu.glogster.com/</a></p> <p>Everyone Else: <a href="http://www.glogster.com/">http://www.glogster.com/</a></p> <p> </p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372539019534230440.post-70485489310150116292011-02-22T12:17:00.001-08:002011-02-22T12:17:53.402-08:00POSTEROUS BLOG<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>This is it...Finally going to blog using Posterous, which will connect to Facebook, Twitter, my blogger account. These posts will be quick, simple and to the point! I will be sharing ideas, web tools, and a possible retry of my 365. Stay tuned! </p> <p>Check out this site for easy web site organization and sharing!</p> <p><a href="http://www.pearltrees.com">http://www.pearltrees.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here are my pearltress....http://www.pearltrees.com/blutz01/15744211/</p> <p> </p> <p>Brandon</p></div>Blutz01http://www.blogger.com/profile/11476675158748748080noreply@blogger.com0