Ed Tech Crew

Podcast number 91 - June 24th 2009

[EDTECHCREW091.mp3 Running time: 36.44 mins, size: 25.3 MB]

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http://tweetpsych.com/

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/ten-more-ways-to-provoke-a-geek-argument/

Darrel’s FreeMind Screencast
http://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy/index.php/2009/06/24/introduction-to-freemind/

Digital Nation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/education.html

NECC - Birds of a Feather
http://ieducation.wikispaces.com/

Feedback from listeners
Wayne Eglington
http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/

Rob Rankin
http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/06/16
http://unite.opera.com/

John Pearce
Aussie Creative Commons pack
http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/13982

TED Demystified
http://www.historyteachersattic.com/2009/06/ted-talks-demystified-for-teachers/

Online courses for Aussie School drop outs
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25653991-5013040,00.html

100 Brain storming ideas
http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/?page_id=27

Free Art Rage Pro
http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2716
Must sign up here: http://www.artsonia.com/

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Podcast number 90 - June 16th 2009

[EDTECHCREW090.mp3 Running time: 50.39 mins, size: 23.2 MB]

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*Enhanced Podcast with Chapters - WOW

Guest: John Pearce
Blog: http://johnp.wordpress.com/
Mr P’s Test Blog http://mrpbps.globalstudent.org.au/
Online Presentations on My Other Blog http://johnp.wordpress.com/online-presentations
Tutorials: http://johnp.wordpress.com/tutorials/
My earliest education based blog was Mr P’s SMARTBoard at  http://mr-p-iwb.blogspot.com

Twitter: @mrpbps

Links to the John other sites:
http://blogsetc.pbworks.com/FrontPage a general look at some of the main Web 2.0 tools and apps including examples
http://digistories.pbworks.com/ examples of some of the ways that you can work with students to create and showcase digital stories
http://projectingpassionately.pbworks.com/ a record of the use of blogs as a vehicle for online projects for grade 5-6 students
http://iwb4middleyears.pbworks.com/ a look at the use of Interactive Whiteboards in the middle years of schooling, (years 5-10)
http://scienceandict.wetpaint.com explores some ways in which information and communication technologies can be used in science
http://5escience.pbworks.com/ a look at teaching science using the 5E’s, Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate
http://dsme2009.pbworks.com/ a presentation for a group of 2009 DSME students at Melbourne University

Other websites mentioned:
Pete and Byrons films, (the kids with the Flash animations etc), can be found at http://pnbfilms.globalstudent.org.au/

BradJoe98 has his movies at
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=bradjoe96&view=videos

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Podcast number 89 - June 4th 2009

[EDTECHCREW089.mp3 Running time: 51.50 mins, size: 35.7 MB]

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Youtube TV
http://www.youtube.com/xl

Feedback from listeners
http://wallwisher.com
http://websites.kahoks.org/safeweb/
http://www.slideshare.net/edvibesproducer/visual-definitions-of-web-20-1446578
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/participation_inequality.html
http://offisync.com/
http://www.printfriendly.com/
http://www.scribblemaps.com/http://www.abc.net.au/usmob/
http://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/

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Podcast number 88 - June 3rd 2009

[EDTECHCREW088.mp3 Running time: 48.18 mins, size: 22.2 MB]

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ICTEV - http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/

ICTEV Conference Links - http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/2009_Conf_Abstracts.htm

Live blogs from the conference:
http://starnott.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/79/
http://starnott.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/speed-sharing-at-ictev09/

Prezi - http://prezi.com/

Australian Computers in Education Conference 2010 - Call for papers http://acec2010.info/

Ideas Lab - http://ideaslab.vic.edu.au/

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Podcast number 87 - May 25th 2009

[EDTECHCREW087.mp3 Running time: 1:02.57 mins, size: 28.9 MB]

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Interview: Andrew Owen - Monash University
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/Andrew-Owen

Games Boot camp
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/events/2009/games-boot-camp.html
Step IT Up Link
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/events/2009/step-it-up.html
I also run this
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/promotion/competitions/it-challenge/

Some games we talked about:

Bridgit Game
http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?bridgeit.htm
Age of Empires
http://www.ageofempires3.com
Puzzle Quest
http://au.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/puzzlequestchallenge/index.html

Events
ICTEV Conference May 30th
http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au

We will have a live feed from the conference from about 12:30 EST
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ICTEV-Conference-2009

Western Region - Mac Network meeting this week - Thursday May 28.
The agenda for the meeting is around tech support for Macs and Free Mac PD for your staff. This will be a great meeting for catching up with people and chatting about all things Macintosh. Don’t forget they have a registration process for this meeting. To register go here,
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/347894562

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Podcast number 86 - May 13th 2009

[EDTECHCREW086.mp3 Running time: 45:46 mins, size: 21.1 MB]

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Scratch Day
http://day.scratch.mit.edu
Darrel get’s a mention on these sites for his scratch resources -
http://www.macworld.com/article/140472/2009/05/scratchday.html?lsrc=rss_main
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050701738.html?wpisrc=newsletter

Darrel’s Scratch page - http://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy/index.php/scratch-resources/

Free Moodle hosting
http://www.keytoschool.com

Feedback from listeners

Wayne Eglington
http://www.diigo.com/community/site/www.twittercal.com

Via Neville Borger
http://www.techlearning.com/article/17340

John Pearce
Visualise your tweets
http://visibletweets.com/

http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html

http://www.privacy.vic.gov.au/dir100/priweb.nsf/content/AAFC731C1B055D91CA2575A80009DC4A?OpenDocument

Creative commons
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/30/30-creative-commons-sources/

Balancedtech on delicious
http://activitytypes.wmwikis.net/

Call for presenters ACEC conference.
http://acec2010.info/

Apple Mobile learning Series - Late May 2009
http://www.apple.com/au/education/mlearning/roadshow/

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Podcast number 85 - May 5th 2009

[EDTECHCREW085.mp3 Running time: 1:12:08 mins, size: 33.1 MB]

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Guest Interview - Ben Jones
Professional Learning & Curriculum Support, Project Officer - Laptops4Learning
Links: http://www.delicious.com/benpaddlejones
Blog: http://bloglearningrhhs.blogspot.com

Wiimote IWB Manual
http://www.boonjin.com/smoothboard/index.php?title=Main_Page

WiiMote Project
http://www.wiimoteproject.com/

Edu Sim
http://edusim.greenbush.us

Kindle Lab
http://kindlelab.com

From John Pearce:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-youtube-url-tricks-you-should-know-about/

Myst on the iPhone
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=311941991&mt=8

iPhone App - Airphone
http://airphonesapp.com/

Through the Wild Web Woods
A Game from Europe designed to provide children with an understanding on being safe online. Designed to help people respect children’s rights - there is a teacher and parent handbook
http://www.wildwebwoods.org/popup.php?lang=en

Link supplied by Tony Sullivan
Mac game for young students - does cost $5 but you can download the full demo for a trial.
Fishdog
http://www.fishdog.net

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Podcast number 84 - April 28th 2009

[EDTECHCREW084.mp3 Running time: 48:25 mins, size: 22.3 MB]

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YouTube Downloader
kickyoutube.com

Computer Bootcamp
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/events/2009/games-boot-camp.html

Oracle buys sun
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363

IBM to provide wireless to NSW Schools
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25391313-15306,00.html?referrer=email

Google Profiles
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25369495-5014239,00.html
http://www.google.com/profiles/

Conficker lives …
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25392711-5014239,00.html

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Podcast number 83 - April 22nd 2009

[EDTECHCREW083.mp3 Running time: 33:52 mins, size: 15.5 MB]

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ANZAC Day
Link from Camilla - http://www.abc.net.au/innovation/gallipoli/

Britains got talent You Tube Explosion
Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009 - http://bit.ly/HLSYs

Royalty free images: http://www.morguefile.com

Make your RSS feeds look like a magazine: http://feedly.com

Pirate Bay Verdict
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39421934,00.htm

Aussie TV stations getting smarter?
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25341214-15306,00.html

The audio from Will Richarsdon’s presentations at the  SLAV Perspectives on learning v2 - March 23, 2009
“Network literacy: leveraging the potential of a hyper-connected world” - Conference keynote
http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/2009/04/16/will-richardson-podcasts/

Via Mark Richardson- 50 Best Free Downloads
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/110139,webs-best-50-free-downloads.aspx/1

Via John Pearce - A twitter tool:
http://hootsuite.com

Learning Event Generator - Latest 2500 ideas at random
http://www.newtools.org/showtxt.php?docid=737

Funny video from Wayne
Twitter Rival - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeLZCy-_m3s

Via Loisath - Tux Kids
http://loisath.edublogs.org/2009/04/14/tux4kids/
http://www.geekcomix.com/tux4kids/goals/

Bit.ly
http://bit.ly/

ACE Keynote conference
http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/

ICTEV Conference
http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/conference.htm

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Podcast number 82 - April 16th 2009

[EDTECHCREW082.mp3 Running time: 48:38 mins, size: 22.4 MB]

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Macheist bundle - http://www.macheist.com

In the News this week

Stephen Downes in Australia
Conference in Melbourne
John Pearce - Cover It Live
http://johnp.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/stephen-downes/

Suzi Arnott - Cover It Live
http://starnott.edublogs.org/2009/04/06/learning-20-with-stephen-downes/

Website of interest:

Twitter Handbook for Teachers - Tomaz Lasic
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777/Twizza-Handbook

Math, Physics, and Engineering Applets
http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

OCR Terminal is a free online Optical Character Recognition - PDF to Text
http://www.ocrterminal.com/

Primary ICT - Whiteboard Thinking Skills - Start Thinking | Teachers TV
http://www.teachers.tv/video/32458

Ed Tech Crew Diigo group
Skyfire: Free mobile browser. The PC web on your phone. Real fast.
http://www.skyfire.com/ - Russell Montgomery

Bookmark suggestions from inSuggest
http://bookmarks.insuggest.com/main.php?user=montgorp - Russell Montgomery

SuperClubsPLUS Australia Trial - Cybersafe Classroom - SuperClubsPLUS - Working with the Web - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/elearningsupportservices/www/classroom/superclubsfaq.htm
Rob Rankin

eyePlorer
http://www.eyeplorer.com/eyePlorer - Rob Rankin

Student Materials Index
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp - John Pearce

Inspiring Ideas for writers - Jo McClay via Oz/NZ teachers diigo group
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=ddf8kn4m_59zqzbv9gs&pli=1

Q & A live from Melbourne via - Wayne Eglington
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2521164.htm

Visual Searching
http://www.search-cube.com/

Bump - Top - available for Windows
http://bumptop.com/

Alternativeto
Great website for the location of alternatove software options
http://alternativeto.net/

Link from Twitter about presentations - have a read:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/04/the-hierarchy-of-presentations.html

Tag Galaxy
http://taggalaxy.de/

Technology topicEvents
Weird Spot via Darren Murphy
Woman catches husband cheating… on Google’s Street View
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25271803-663,00.html

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Podcast number 81 - March 31st 2009

[EDTECHCREW081.mp3 Running time: 46:18 mins, size: 21.2 MB]

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Links
http://academicearth.org

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Podcast number 80 - March 26th 2009

[EDTECHCREW080.mp3 Running time: 47:49 mins, size: 33 MB]

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Interview: Richard MacLemale

Instructional Trainer/Coach for Technology
District School Board of Pasco County

New Port Richey, Florida:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=New+Port+Richey,+FL&sll=-34.184549,142.165565&sspn=0.331721,0.547943&ie=UTF8&ll=31.503629,-82.617187&spn=39.990495,70.224609&t=h&z=4

Website: http://richardmac.com

Twitter: richardmac

Songwriter/musician: http://richardmac.com

Other websites of interest:
Moodle sites:  http://learn.pasco.k12.fl.us
International School Connection:  http://www.iscweb.org/
Richard’s Ed Tech Blog - http://ed-tech-diatribe.blogspot.com

Richard’s music on itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=30843055

More Moodle links:

Goomoodleikiog (what?!) - http://theglobalclassroom.blogspot.com/2009/02/goomoodleikiog-what.html
5 Steps to Moodle Success - http://theglobalclassroom.blogspot.com/2009/03/5-steps-to-moodle-success.html

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Podcast number 79 - March 17th 2009

[EDTECHCREW079.mp3 Running time: 44:40 mins, size: 20.5 MB]

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This week’s links
It’s all about the voice: Apple new Ipod Shuffle http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/biztech/apple-ditches-buttons-on-new-ipod-shuffle/2009/03/12/1236447353265.html

Google Voice - http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/biztech/google-voice-is-your-personal-switchboard/2009/03/12/1236447378999.html
And https://www.google.com/voice/about

The new Safari Browser - http://www.apple.com/au/safari/

Whats News?
Zoho Writer Gets A Makeover

Feedback:
Ben Jones on the Wii http://bloglearningrhhs.blogspot.com

From Mr Robbo http://www.gamercize.net

GoogleApps - Moodle Integration released http://michaelpenney.blogspot.com/2009/03/googleapps-moodle-integration-released.html

RollerMache - Home - ABC Kids TV http://www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/rollermache/default.htm
Rhondda Powling

Metaplace
http://www.metaplace.com/

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Teresa Rush

Animation on the web: http://pixton.com/

Wayne Ellington
http://www.twittersheep.com/
http://www.physicsgames.net/

Games
iTunes - iPhone and iPod Touch
Galcon - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290775344&mt=8
Topple - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293620666&mt=8

Also where is that File: Bluvoting ????

Websites of interest:
Drop Box - http://www.getdropbox.com
An interesting online storage service that can be synced across a number of platforms - 2Gb for free.

http://tweenteacher.com/2009/03/09/the-sweet-spot-in-interactive-whiteboards-courtesy-of-robert-marzano/
And on that note http://iwbrevolution.ning.com/ started by Chris Betcher

Just a reminder about NVU -  a great simple web construction tool that is free.
http://www.net2.com/nvu/

Wiki for teaching with TED videos
http://teachingwithted.pbwiki.com/

Web 2.0 Directory
http://beta.go2web20.net/

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Podcast number 78 - March 12th 2009

[EDTECHCREW078.mp3 Running time: 38:37 mins, size: 17.8 MB]

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Interview with Krystie Alleaume - eLearning Coach - Hume Region DEECD

Online Japanese speech contest: http://www.jsa-australia.org
With One Work: http://www.withonework.innov8collabor8.net
Sharepoint templates http://icttoolkit.wikispaces.com

Other Links

Joomla components - http://onestopjoomla.com
Joomla themes - http://rocketthemes.com
http://www.yacapaca.com - under Authoring, search for and join the ‘DEECD - eLearning’ group to start sharing resources with other Victorian teachers.

Valhalla chat - Bluetooth chat - works on Linux, Mac, Windows XP and mobile phones - http://www.download.com/Valhalla-Chat/3000-2150_4-10575813.html

Darrel’s twitter links
Search twitter … http://twitterfall.com

Welcome to the Hive Mind; Learn How to Search Twitter
http://www.twitip.com/welcome-to-the-hive-mind-learn-how-to-search-twitter/

How to Present While People are Twittering
http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-presentations/

Feedback
Online Video Conversion submitted by tmether http://delicious.com/tmether
http://vixy.net/

Wayne Ellington
http://www.freetrialsoft.com/Bluvoting-download-49403.html

Schedule Tweets
http://twuffer.com/

Darren Murphy
1:1 (Laptop) Initiatives http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/1to1laptop

Russel Montgomery - Online diagram, flow chart software - Draw Anywhere
http://www.drawanywhere.com

And social networking via video
http://seesmic.com

World First 3D math video lesson
http://www.screencast.com/t/o1GfHYQ4q

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Podcast number 77 - March 5th 2009

[EDTECHCREW077.mp3 Running time: 44:25 mins, size: 20.4 MB]

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Interview with Jarrod Robinson (Mr Robbo!)
Blog: http://mrrobbo.wordpress.com
Twitter: mrrobbo
robbo64 on delicious.com

Feedback:
Camilla Elliot - Recorders for the ipod
http://www.italksync.com/
Tony’s ipod voice recorder link
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=6294&pageID=15313
Movies from Darren Murphy
One for the new intel classmate Tablet PC
http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/gadgetpr0n/66250/Intel-Classmate-Netbook-Review.html
One on video production, including an introduction to i-Movie 09 with Green screen ability.
http://stuff.tv/Video/Oscar-special-make-your-budget-movie-masterpiece/Vidcasts/

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