Augmented Reality - Books will NEVER be the same again!

While looking for something else (see what you can learn while playing?) I found this VERY cool youtube video about Augmented reality. You've seen this before, if you followed my post about the geSmartgrid site. But, this short video also demonstrates how textbooks will be in the not-so-distant future. VERY, VERY co...

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VERY cool project by middle schoolers

I just love this project. Watch all three videos. (I've embedded one of them for you - the Making Of... video.A couple questions to consider:1) Are there any "21st Century Skills" at play here?2) Where on the Bloom's scale does this fall?3) Is this (or something similar) something that your students could do?The Making of The Constitution videos:Making of the Constitution Video from Mr. Titzel on Vim...

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Interesting Uses of QR Codes for Educators

Many of us are used to seeing those familiar UPC Codes on products that can be scanned at the check out counters to look up the price and product name. While attending the DevLearn 09 Conference I came across another type of bar code called the QR Code. While I had seen them in different venues I did not at first grasp how they might be used during a conference or in an educational setting. At the DevLearn 09, QR Codes could be found on the signage of every workshop that when read by a QR Reader on a smartphone would take you to a web site for additional information about the presentation. While QR Codes have been popular in Japan, they are...

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By Your Command: File and Folder paths the easy way

When using the Command Prompt you can avoid typing the whole path for files and folders by dragging and dropping them onto the Command Prompt window. This video shows this time-saving feature in action.Please note that this function does not work with all icons such as the My Documents icon on the desktop.More Command Prompt tips so...

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Official Google domain names of all countries - Digital InspirationA nice list of how to search the google page in different countriestags: googleVTfRt.png (PNG Image, 1408x748 pixels) - Scaled (74%)a split screen image showing the image results of a search via Google in China vs Google in the UStags: censorshipSocialNetworkingWhitepaper.pdf (application/pdf Object)Interesting whitepaper on social networking and web 2.0 tools in education. Ammunition against your filter?tags: pdfBig Huge Thesaurus: Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (oh my!)Looking for plot lines for students to use to write a short story? This one has a bunch of them. You can also get ideas for blog posts. And, go all the way back to the beginning of this site to find lots of synonyms, antonyms and rhymes. English teachers -...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I want to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a great day tomorrow and get the opportunity to spend some time with your friends and families! Enjoy the day! Br...

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Sixth graders using Diigo

This story was shared in the educators group in Diigo and the summary of the group posts just arrived in my inbox. This sixth grade teacher has set up a class in Diigo for her sixth graders to use as they locate and read blog entries (Yes, they can read blogs, too!) that deal with some of the scientific ideas that they are studying. When they read a blog post that they find ot be especially relevant to what they're studying, they use the Diigo Highlighting tool to highlight important parts of the posts. But, they go the important step further and they comment to each other about those parts. Imagine! Sixth graders reading the blogs of geologists and highlighting and comment to each other about what they're reading. What's not to LOVE about that?Here is the part of this story that was highlighted...

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Capturing Notes Using Papershow

I had a great day working with a group of teachers in assisting them to incorporate the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their math lessons. Over the course of two days we went over the principles of UDL and had a chance to look at a variety of tools and strategies that could be employed into their lessons. We had a chance to use Google Forms, Delicious, Webspiration, and InspireData to give the teachers some new tools to actively engage students in their learning. It was exciting to feel the energy in the workshop as the teachers began to see how they could use the various tools to reach their students. During the workshop...

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Award Untuk Para Blogger

Hari ini saya mendapatkan award Yuda. Saya kurang mengerti kenapa saya dianugerahi award sama Yuda, mungkin karena kebaikan Yuda. Saya ucapkan terima kasih kepada Yuda yang sudah sudi mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penerima awardnya. Selain dapat award, saya juga dapat amanah dari Yuda, untuk menyebarkan award ini kepada sobat-sobat blogger yang lain. Oleh karena itu, sebagai tanda persahabatan saya anugerahkan award ini kepada sahabat-sahabat saya berikut ini :Celebryti!Rchymera!StellacyanbamzIndonesia RayaAzwaramrilBuitenzblogComputer Product ReviewCatatan Pelajar Gokildelia-shuningtyas-=Award for you=-Kepada sahabat-sahabat saya diatas, silahkan...

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Writing Proposals with MindView 3 Business Edition

As a technology consultant I am often asked by my clients to write up a proposal for my services. For many of us who are in this situation our first inclination is to open up Microsoft Word and start to draft our proposal. While I have written about this topic before, it is worth mentioning again that I have found it to be a tremendous time saver to draft my proposals in a mind map and then export them to Microsoft Word. In the past couple of weeks I have had to put three proposals together and in this instance I decided to put MindView 3 Business Edition through its paces to draft my proposals. I have been using MindView 3 Business Edition...

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Mengecek Sisa Fair Use Packet Telkomsel Flash Unlimited Bulanan dengan Modem Huawei E220

Mengecek Sisa Fair Use Packet Telkomsel Flash Unlimited Bulanan adalah satu cara terbaik untuk penghematan pengguanaan Quota, apalagi jika kita ingin berhemat dan selalu dalam range Quota dan kecepatan yang diperoleh bagus.Caranya adalah dengan menggunakan perintahUL < spasi > INFO dan mengirimkannya ke 3636 dari kartu Telkomsel Flash anda.Jika menggunakan Modem tentunya lebih mudah lagi.1. Buka Software Modem yang terkait SMS / Message2. New Message and Send3. V...

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Test Potensi Akademik Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia

Test Potensi Akademik Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia diadakan setelah Test Bahasa Inggris (English Proficiency Test), namun pada hari berikutnya.Test Potensi Akademik Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia masih ingat dengan agak baik karena Test Potensi Akademik Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia ini saya tulis kurang dari 2 jam setelah pelaksanaannya..Jenis SoalPersamaan kataLawan KataKesetaraanWacana Bahasa Indonesia (cukup panjang)MatematikaPersamaan LinearPerhitungan Sudut, SegitigaLogika / PenalaranMembayangkan Ruang 3 Dimensi (Dadu dan Baling-Baling Kincir 3D)Test Gambar-Gambar seperti Test IQ.Jangan meremehkan persamaan kata, kata-kata yang dimunculkan aneh dan bahkan tidak pernah saya dengar sebelumnya. Mungkin para pembaca pernah mendengarnya tapi saya...

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Test Bahasa Inggris Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia

Test Bahasa Inggris Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia diadakan setelah Test Bahasa Indonesia. Test Bahasa Inggris Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia adalah English Proficiency Test, Test bahasa Inggris yang menguji kemampuan bahasa Inggris seseorang terkait dengan pekerjaan. Test ini terdiri dari 150 Soal.50 Soal Listening40 Soal Structure60 Soal ReadingTest Bahasa Inggris Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia sebenarnya ada sesi Listening, namun karena jumlah peserta dan keadaan, Panitia tentunya sudah berpikir akan hambatan yg mungkin akan dialami sehingga Sesi Listeningnya diubah menjadi dapat dibaca.Seperti umumnya Sesi Listening, tipe soal adalah Short Conversation, dan Long Conversation. Sebelum bagian jawaban Short Conversation, ada pertanyaan What's the Man/Woman/Andi/Rika...

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Test Bahasa Indonesia Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) RI

Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) RI yang pertama adalah Test Bahasa Indonesia. Soal bahasa Indonesia Berjumlah 75 Soal yang dapat kita kerjakan selama 2 jam.Soal Soal bahasa Indonesia sendiri cukup bervariasi dari makna Awalan, Imbuhan atau Akhiran, Membaca Statistik Grafik dan tentunya soal membaca wacana dalam bahasa Indonesia.Sebagian besar peserta akan menyelesaikan Test Bahasa Indonesia Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan ini sebelum waktunya, jadi sebaiknya kita jangan ketinggalan. Ada saja orang-orang yang mencoba menjatuhkan mental lawan dengan cara bekerja secepat mungkin dan jauh-jauh waktu sebelum test berakhir orang tersebut sudah bersantai-santai. Sebagai Orang Indonesia tentunya kita tidak akan mengalami kesulitan dalam Test bahasa Indonesia Ini.Menjatuhkan mental lawan tidak...

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Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)

Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) Republik Indonesia tahun 2009 diadakan secara serentak di seluruh indonesia pada hari Sabtu dan Minggu, 21 dan 22 November 2009. Untuk wilayah Bali, Test diadakan di GOR Purna Kridha, Jl. Raya Kerobokan, Badung.Materi Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuanganterdiri dari :Tes Bahasa Indonesia.Test Bahasa Inggris (English Proficiency Test), danTest Potensi Akademik.Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) ini telah berlangsung dengan baik. Tes Tahap 1 CPNS Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) ini termasuk test CPNS yang berkelas. Dari segi pemilihan lokasi, Panitia dan tentunya materi dan bobot Soal-soal yang diberikan. Bagi saya yang mengikuti test ini untuk pertama kali merasa cukup sulit dan memang kita harus mempersiapkan strategi sebelum...

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VisualBlooms - homeNice chart linking various web tools to the levels in Bloom's Taxonomytags: bloomstaxonomyVocabSushi: The better way to build your vocabulary | Contextual Examples From the Daily NewsAppears to be a great site to learn vocabulary.tags: vocabularyWatchKnow - Videos for kids to learn from. Organized.Videos for kids.tags: videosvanBasco Software: MIDI and Karaoke Software for Windowsa karaoke playertags: Music, karaoke6 Thinking Hats - Bono de, EdwardThe Six hats activity describedtags: HOTSBloomPolygon.pdf (application/pdf Object)Nice chart showing (old) Bloom's scale with verbs and activitiestags: bloomstaxonomyBLOOM'S TAXONOMY'S MODEL QUESTIONS AND KEY WORDSAnother chart for examining Bloom's (old blooms)tags: bloomstaxonomyAim High!A nice chart for seeing Verbs and project...

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Delivering e-Learning Assets in PDF Format Webinar

Two weeks ago I delivered a presentation at the DevLearn 09 Conference on: Delivering e-Learning Assets in PDF Format which focused on how one can deliver a range of content using the ubiquitous PDF format. During my session I showed my participants how I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended, Adobe Captivate 4, Camtasia Studio, and Adobe Presenter to create rich and engaging eLearning assets. Using a combination of these tools it is possible to create some interesting materials that can be shared with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. One of the real take aways from the presentation is that it is now possible to embed video in your PDF's which your users...

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Acrobat.com Now Integrates Tables & Presentation

I have been following Acroabt.com since its inception and today Adobe has finally integrated their suite of services under one roof. Acrobat.com is an essential service for Adobe since it is tightly integrated into Acrobat 9 line of products. If you have a copy of Acrobat 9 you can easily upload your PDF files to Acrobat.com come and share them with others by providing them with a URL that is generated. Acrobat.com can also be used when distributing PDF Forms and becomes the repository for the information that gets submitted.The Acrobat.com Suite now includes Buzzword, a collaborative word processor, Tables, a database tool, and Presentation,...

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Service Pack 2 Available for MindView 3 Business Edition

While using MindView 3 Business Edition today I was alerted that Service Pack 2 was available for download from Matchware. After you install the Service Pack your version of MindView 3 should be at Version 3.160. There is also Service Pack2 for MindView 3 as well.This Service Pack contains the following changes: Service Pack 2: New Features: MindView now supports pen input as well as standard keyboard/mouse input.MindView now supports the use of SMART boards. Timeline view: The detail level of the Timeline now matches the detail level used in the Timeline Outline. This means that only branches that are visible in the outline are shown on the...

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Second Generation Pogoplug™ Unveiled Today

Next-generation Hardware Design and Software Provide Enhanced Storage, Multimedia and Social Media CapabilitiesSan Francisco, Calif. – November 20, 2009 – Cloud Engines, Inc. unveiled the second generation of the award winning Pogoplug multimedia sharing device today giving consumers more flexibility to store personal content safely in the home and access, manage, and share it from anywhere on the Internet. The new Pogoplug hardware sports a new design boasting multiple USB ports supporting up to 4 external drives for expanded data capacity. The new Pogoplug also gives users improved sharing capabilities, an easy drag-and-drop interface to create...

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A funny example of comment spam

It's SO disappointing to receive an email that someone has commented on a blog post, only to discover that it was spam. But, at least this one made me laugh."Your words sometimes echo in my mind and during my leisure time, i read your write ups again and again. For (removed) Tours booking , packages & information you can visit our website"ROF...

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Uploading your Captivate 4 Videos to BlackBoard

While presenting Delivering e-Learning Assets in PDF Format at the DevLearn 09 Conference a question was raised as to how do you go about sharing your Captivate 4 projects on BlackBoard. Now that you can save your video projects as a PDF file it is easy to upload them to your BlackBoard course as a simple PDF file. But if you would like, you have the option of storing your video project as a zip file on BlackBoard which gets unzipped when your students click on the link. There are a couple of details which are important to note when uploading your Captivate projects to BlackBoard in a zip format which are highlighted in this video. So take a...

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MEPC - TeachMideast - Educational Resources on the Middle East and Islam - TeachMideastInteresting site dedicated to helping teachers teach about the Middle Easttags: visualization, middleeastThe Jobless Rate for People Like You - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.comShared today by David Warlick on Twitter. OUTSTANDING visualization about unemployment figures. tags: visualizationGoogle wave Extension List - Google DocsGot a google wave account? Then you may want to try out some of these extensions. FUN stuff! (Shared on Twitter today)tags: wave, google25 Places to Watch Free Movies Online | Open Culture"Where to watch free movies on the web? Here’s a list that will get you started. We’ve listed 25 sites that feature a wide range of films. Classics, international, film noir, documentaries, indies...

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DevLearn 09 Follow-up

After nearly a week out of the office attending the Adobe Summit and DevLearn 09 Conference I'm back in my office catching up. I met some really wonderful people and really enjoyed the conversations we had about the state of eLearning. It was very exciting to meet up with professionals in this area who I have only interacted with online for the past couple of years. To say the least, we are living through some really interesting and exciting times when it comes to learning and how to capitalize on the power of the web for eLearning.I had over 50 participants at my session Delivering e-Learning Assets in PDF Format and focused on how one can deliver...

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Menghitung Umur / Usia dengan PHP

Menghitung Umur / Usia dengan PHP dapat dilakukan dengan cara yg panjang atau cara yang pendek. Menghitung Umur / Usia sering digunakan pada aplikasi sistem informasi. Beberapa aplikasi yang menggunakan Perhitungan Umur / Usia dengan PHP adalah Sistem Informasi berbasis Web.Menghitung Umur / Usia biasanya dilakukan secara otomatis oleh program. Beberapa Pendaftaran CPNS Departemen Departemen yang dilakukan secara online menggunakan Perhitungan Umur / Usia, agar Calon Pendaftar yang sudah lewat umurnya atau belum cukup umur tidak dapat mendaftarkan dirinya..berikut contoh syntax Menghitung Umur / Usia dengan PHP, dilakukan dengan cara singkat dan tanpa pikir panjang anda dapat menerapkannya..[source : http://drewd.com/2006/11/03/calculating-age-in-php]<?php$birthdate = '1987-04-11';$age...

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Level atau Peranan / Role Pengguna Wordpress (Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor dan Subscriber)

Sebuah Blog dengan penulis tunggal kemungkinan memiliki produktivitas posting yang sedikit atau kecil. Kadang-kadang sekumpulan orang bekerjasama untuk mengelola suatu blog. Salah satu tujuannya adalah untuk meningkatkan produktivitas Blog ataupun Website.Salah satu Engine CMS yang memiliki kehandalan dalam pemberian peranan kepada Penggunanya adalah Wordpress. Wordpress memiliki beberapa peran user yang tentunya dapat dimanfaatkan untuk produktivitas Blog atau Website.Ada beberapa Role / Peranan yang dimiliki pengguna Wordpress diantaranya Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor dan Subscriber.Administrator : Level atau Peranan / Role layaknya Penguasa segala hal dalam engine wordpress.Editor : Level atau Peranan Penyempurna, artinya mampu menilai layaknya suatu tulisan dimuat entah Page...

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The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google WaveWill hold on to this one as the Wave gets better and bettertags: GoogleWave, googleYouTube - Piano stairs - TheFunTheory.com - Rolighetsteorin.seNow THIS is the way to get folks to exercise. tags: youtube, piano, stairsACLU lawsuit: Palm Beach County's woeful graduation rates show failure of Florida's education policiesThis could be a very important case. What are YOUR graduation rates?tags: aclu, lawsuitAbout a quarter of Palm Beach County seniors do not earn a diploma or GED after four years, according to the school district's own calculations. That number creeps up to 40 percent among black students. And the lawsuit alleges that the district is being generous with its math.thematic mapping blog: Using KML for Thematic Mapping - Research...

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This Blog Reach Page Rank 3

Actually, it was very hard work to increase Google Page Rank. But very succesfull way to get Page Rank is nice Article and Posting. People visit our blog usually search for important and usefull information.Beside nice post and good type content, I consider Link Exchange is very sucessful way to get High Page Rank. How many site linking our site or blog. This affect how Important our blog in the web.I consider that my site traffic is low (usually average 20 visitors a day). I focussed the visitor came from the search engine without ignore direct or referring site. The only ways to do this is produce nice article.Because of low blogwalking activity...

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SQL Commands for Displaying Random Record

Have you ever seen the applications that displays a random tips, messages or informations? For example, displays messages, advice or tips on web pages. Every time with or without refresh, the page displays the message, the message appears change at random.Displaying Random Record can be made only by using SQL statement, without your hard-work to write a script or program. There is in the SQL function RAND (). This function can generate random numbers.By default, this function will result in real numbers range from 0 - 1.Example usage: SELECT RAND ();Above statement will produce output random real numbers range from 0 - 1.Function RAND () in the...

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Inspiration 9 Coming January 2010

Inspiration 8 continues to be on my top 10 all time list of software applications and every time I use it or run a workshop showing teachers how they can support students I am always amazed at the built in features and templates. Just yesterday, I did an in-service program on using Inspiration 8 and Webspiration and I showed a group of Middle School teachers how they can integrate graphic organizers in their classroom's with students. Some of the features which really shine are: Text to Speech, WordGuide, Templates, and the Transfer to Word. On the heels of this I was excited to see that Inspiration 9 will be released in January 2010.Here is...

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Structured Song into a Chart

I dont know before that "Hey Jude" popularized by The Beatles is a simply song that can be a chart..souce : http://ffffound.com/image/48548ef073812e9b1b723296db9b1733aa5c4710Do the songwriter's had think about this..Great Great Great ...

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An amazing vision

Every once in a while you hear of a man or woman who is doing incredible work in a particular area. Do you remember the Michael Pritchard's water purification system? In this case, it's Josh Silver. In this Ted video he demonstrates his invention - eyeglasses that you create yourself. They currently cost about $19.00, but, he says, that's too much when you're talking about a billion people who live on less than a dollar a day. Watch this video and see if you don't find yourself shaking your head in wonder and the amazing talents of some people.Will one of YOUR students be the next person to invent something that will have such an impact on the world?...

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Cool Tools Don't Make the Grade

I'm as guilty as the next person. Perhaps more so. I was caught up in the "Cool sites"wave a couple of years ago, and I even spread the message of those tools on many an occasion. Now, however, I find myself sorry that I ever mentioned them.Someone (I don't recall who) said that some high school teachers never leave the mindset of middle school in terms of the assignments they give. I'm beginning to see that now, especially with all the talk about "cool web 2.0 tools."It's important to distinguish between "cool" and "good", or between "fun" and "appropriate." I can think of several that come to mind. For one, Xtranormal. You type out your script, choose your avatar(s), and make the move. The program makes the avatar read the script to you. Fun, probably. Cool, maybe. But, appropriate for senior...

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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic - Individual Membership is now Free

Thanks to major funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Grant #H327D090001 and support of private donors, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic ® (RFB&D®) Individual Membership is now free to individuals with proper certification*. Member benefits include: FREE access to the nation's largest audiobook library of textbooks and literature titlesHuman-narrated audiobooks with descriptions of images, tables and graphsEasy-to-use online catalog24/7 online member services and phone supportVarious audiobook downloadable formats, including DAISY and WMA (Windows Media Audio) Register...

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