The Tech Teachers Show 88

This week we talk about education and technology topics including woot, picnik, iPhone apps, Pro Profs, Gears of War 2, and Portal.

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Show Notes for Podcast #88:
*picnik: edit photos for free in your browser (no downloading or installation necessary)
*Woot: Selling a different item each day on sale.
*AppShopper: Helps you shop for iPhone applications by keeping track of price fluctuations.
*ProProfs: online, free quiz generator
*Video tutorial for ProProfs: Ray's PD video tutorial for ProProf
*Gears of War 2
*Portal (can be bought with Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points)

The Tech Teachers Show 87

This week we talk about education and technology topics including caffeine, the new macbooks, menulets, Tidy Up, Gmail Notifier, animasher.com, Google Toolbar, Hollye's observations about high schoolers vs. middle schoolers, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #87:
*Apple MacBook
*Apple MacBook Pro
*Rock Band 2
*Caffeine: keeps your macbook awake in menu bar.
*Ray's video tutorials
*Tidy Up: duplicate file finder that helps you tidy up your drives.
*Plex
*Gmail notifier: Check your gmail messages without opening your browser
*Google Toolbar: for Firefox, drag-and-drop documents into Google Docs.
*Animasher: create your own animations
*Ray's Twitter account: twitter.com/psharkr

The Tech Teachers Show 86

This week we talk about education and technology topics including ScreenFlow, Onyx, Google Gears, syncing Google Calendar with iCal, Symplify Media, Mailinator, iPhone applications, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #86:
*Ray's Professional Development Links: http://delicious.com/PDresources
*Ray's PD Videos from Vimeo
*ScreenFlow: to create screen recordings on your Mac.
*Google Gears: allows you to interact with web applications, such as Google Docs, offline.
*Sync iCal with Google Calendar
*Simplify Media: stream your audio files from your home computer over the Internet to your current location. (Ray mispoke when he suggested that you could stream your video files. Simplify Media only allows the streaming of audio files.)
*Western Digital Passport Drive
*Mailinator: protect your privacy and avoid spam.
*OnyX: allows you to perform system maintenance in OSX.
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The Tech Teachers Show 85

This week we talk about education and technology topics including Blip FM, Chrome, Microsoft ads, Kiss YouTube, drop.io, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #85:
*Castle Crashers on the Xbox 360
*Parallels: run Windows on your Mac
*VMware Fusion: run Windows on your Mac
*Chrome: Google's web browser
*Microsoft has an entertaining new ad campaign with Seinfeld and Bill Gates.
*BlipFM: be your own DJ
*drop.io: Share files online, privately
*Kiss YouTube: Download YouTube Videos

The Tech Teachers Show 84

This week we talk about education and technology topics including ASUS Laptops, Thunderbird, Foxmarks, Evernote, Google Docs, Twitter, how to keep from becoming stale as a teacher, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #84:
*ASUS Laptops - Eee PC
*Thunderbird Email Application
*VCard to CSV Converter: get contacts out of your address book easily
*Foxmarks: Bookmark synchronizer for Firefox
*Evernote: an organizational tool that helps you capture, sync, and find information.
*Uses of Evernote: Check this article out for ways to use Evernote.
*Google Docs: Google Docs has spreadsheet and text applications that you can share easily.
*Ray's Twitter Account: http://twitter.com/psharkr
*Vernier Science Scensors Ray uses in his classroom

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The Tech Teachers Show 83

This week we talk about education and technology topics including ZAMZAR, delicious, Pandora, Twitter in the classroom, Net Share, an iTunes tip, Dr. Horrible, an Avatar Creator, computers as a separate subject in school, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #83:
*Unreal Tournament 3 for the xBox 360
*Soul Calibur IV for the xBox 360
*ZAMZAR: free online file conversion (no software needed)
*Delicious: Social Bookmarking site--tag your bookmarks.
*Pandora: plays music you like for free online
*Twitter: online communication tool
*Ray's Twitter account: twitter.com/psharkr
*Get iPhone Applications like Twitterific, Twinkle, Twitterlater, and Net Share:
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*Twhirl: a social software client (can be used with Twitter)
*Dr. Horrible: fun short film/musical available on the Internet
*Face Your Manga: Avatar Creator
*What is an Avatar?

The Tech Teachers Show 82

This week we talk about education and technology topics including cell phone car mounts, iPhone applications, sleep number beds, the slingbox, and much more. Also, Ray's mom joins the show as a guest.

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Show Notes for Podcast #82:
*Pandigital Digital Photo Frame
*Slingbox
*Wii Fit
*iHome and other Clock Radio/Chargers for iPods
*Kensington Car Mount
*iPhone
*iPhone App Store: iPhone Applications (Ray recommends Comic Touch, Shazam, Brain Challenge, and Remote)

The Tech Teachers Show 81

This week we talk about education and technology topics including Applecare, AT&T, T-Mobile, the latest iPhone, digital photo frames, monoprice, our year-end teaching reflections, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #81:

*SpinRite: software that helps maintain your current hard drive, and also helps to retrieve data from a broken hard drive.
*Coverpop: fun website with image collages
*The Human Clock: fun website that shows a person in a photo showing the current time, with the photo changing every minute.
*Jailbreak your iPhone with ZiPhone download: unlock your iPhone.
*Monoprice: get cheap, reliable cables here.
*Grand Theft Auto IV
*Applecare: warranty for apple products
*iHome and other Clock Radio/Chargers for iPods
*Pandigital Digital Photo Frame

The Tech Teachers Show 80

This week we talk about education and technology topics including PicLens, Charms Music website, NASA's website, Priceline, Hotwire, Wii Fit, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #80:

*Pownce: Keep in touch and share things with friends.

*Twitter: Real time social messaging utility

*Portable Applications that Ray recommends

*Vernier LabQuest lab instruments

*PicLens: Firefox Add-on—a fun way to view images

*Priceline: find and bid on cheap travel deals

*Hotwire: find cheap travel deals

*Charms: a site for school music departments

*NASA has a great teacher-friendly website: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/

*Ray's delicious account for his Physics class: http://del.icio.us/physicsclass

*NASA—effect of Earth's magnetic field on the moon

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The Tech Teachers Show 79

This week we talk about education and technology topics including hulu, pownce, twitter, the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial website, YouTube videos, Upcoming, Zecco, Firefox 3, Ray's new iPhone, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #79:

*hulu: free HD content online

*Pownce: Keep in touch and share things with friends.

*Twitter: Real time social messaging utility

*Vietnam Veterans Memorial Website

*Ray's YouTube Favorites

*Upcoming: Find live music events and shows in your area.

*Tor: allows you to remain anonymous online.

*Zecco: stock trading and investment online

*Scottrade: stock trading and investment online

*iSquint: iPod Video converter (can be used for the iPhone as well)

The Tech Teachers Show 78

This week we talk about education and technology topics including online videos of science experiments, a geography website, a document camera, technology professional development sessions, photographic mosaic software, Stacks on the Mac, forthcoming iPhone updates, online investment companies, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #78:

*Elmo Document Camera

*Geography and Maps Website for use in the classroom: http://www.ilike2learn.com/

*Journal of Visualized Experiments: science experiments online

*Andrea Mosaic: photographic mosaic software for the PC

*MacOSaiX: photographic mosaic software for the Mac

*Rasterbator: to create very large images to hang on your wall, using just your computer and printer.

*Zecco: stock trading and investment online

*Scottrade: stock trading and investment online

The Tech Teachers Show 77

This week we talk about education and technology topics including Project Lead the Way, Belkin's Podcast Studio, MacWorld, Launchy, classroom mp3 players, Handbrake, and much more.

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Show Notes for Podcast #77:

*Netflix: DVD rentals through the mail

*Gamefly: video game rentals through the mail (thumbs down from Hollye)

*Mac World Expo

*Introducing MacBook Air. The world's thinnest notebook. From $1,799.

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*iLife: Ray recommends it, but is not a big fan of the updates.

*iWork: Ray recommends it, but is not a big fan of the updates.

*Aperture 2: manage your photo library and edit your photos

*Acorn Image Editor for the Mac

*HandBrake: rip your DVD in any format you want

*Launchy: Open source keystroke launcher for windows.

*Project Lead the Way: Ray will participate in this technology school program in the fall.

*Podcast Studio from Belkin

*Vernier Science Sensors

The Tech Teachers Show 76

This week we talk about education and technology topics including classroom mp3 players, Google Apps in the classroom, Survey Monkey, Rock Band, Acorn, Handbrake, Open Office, Neo Office, Anxiety, Tadalist, and much more.

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Direct Audio Download: Show 76

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Show Notes for Podcast #76:

*Rock Band Special Edition

*Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2008: Check out CNET

*Mac World Expo

*Sansa Clip 1 GB MP3 Player

*Google Apps: online collaboration tools that students can use for projects

*Survey Monkey: site to conduct free surveys.

*Open Office: a free office suite

*Neo Office: a free office suite for the Mac

*Acorn Image Editor for the Mac

*HandBrake: rip your DVD in any format you want

*Anxiety: a to-do list application for OS X Leopard

*Tadalist: Online to-do lists