Archive for April, 2008

Apr 28 2008

Journaling, Twitter and the brain

Published by ra_crs under education, technology, web 2.0

Are you using Twitter to journal? Journaling is one activity that contributes to a healthy brain. Keep your brain alive and functioning at a high level by following these five easy steps:

  1. Drink lots of water.
  2. Eat a healthy diet.
  3. Exercise daily.
  4. Meditate daily.
  5. Journal daily.

Journaling can become cumbersome; carrying around a journal, a pen and finding the time to write in our busy schedules is not always a viable option. For many of us, we are on our computers daily; Twitter provides an easy way to journal (limited to 140 characters) and to get and receive information quickly. First read this article How We Use Twitter for Journalism; then sign up at Twitter (look for me twittering as vbcacrs).

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Apr 22 2008

Adobe Photoshop – free and online

Do you 

  • like Adobe Photoshop?
  • want to edit your photos?
  • need a place to store and organize your photos?
  • want to make creative slide shows?
  • want to post your photos or slide shows on your blog or Facebook?
  • want to display your images in 3-D or on a grid?

Try the Beta version of Adobe Photoshop Express with 2 gigs of storage. Click on this link, join with minimal information and voila! editing and arranging photos will be at your fingertips!

The header picture is from a photo taken April 2008 in Virginia Beach from my deck and uploaded to Adobe Photoshope Express.

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Apr 16 2008

Math creativity!

Published by ra_crs under technology

Do your math students know enough math to be this creative? Watch this YouTube video; if you cannot view it from school, take six minutes to view it from home! Once you have viewed it, talk to your CRS about your students selecting a topic and making a video of their own! It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

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Apr 04 2008

Education, training & digital game-based learning

Published by ra_crs under education

Sometimes there is no way to improve upon what is already written. Please take a moment to read Ken Smead’s blog, which he wrote after reading a chapter from Marc Prensky’s book Digital Game-Based Learning.

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