Jun
22
2009
Blogging has become so common that it is nearly impossible to keep up with the blogs that may pique your interest. I subscribe to RSS feeds of some of those that interest me, and yet I still have difficulty reading all the few subscriptions. On the whole, I try to keep up with ITRT blogs and news feeds, but that is impossible. There are just too many sources of information to begin to read them all, so I just pick and choose and few, occasionally adding a new source.
This week I am presenting blogging to the Library Media Specialists in Virginia Beach. My goal is to cover the basics in 2 hours and have each participant leave with a “work in progress.” As I reviewed the procedure for establishing a blog, I was reminded that it takes very little to actually have a blog up and running; other technical people have done most of the work. Basically, you need to sign up, sign in, make a title and post your first article. VOILA! You have a blog!
Reviewing the procedure over the course of the last two weeks, I am reminded that there are many links on a blog that seem very similar and some that you really do not need to use or even visit on a regular basis. It is, however, fun to make the blog your own – adding pictures, backgrounds, Voki’s, and widgets. With time, we’ll explore some of what makes each blog unique.
Jan
19
2008
The developers have renamed Project Hummingbird SugarSync; you can sync, edit and backup any of your files and media with all of your computers, your online files on the Web and your mobile phone. ReadWriteWeb is offering Exclusive Private Beta invitations to SugarSync — RWW has 1,500 beta invites to the SugarSync to give away to RWW readers. Click here to get to RWW page with link to SugarSync.
I may never email myself a file again. I have signed up, downloaded the manager and put non-sensitive files online. I am already impressed. I promptly updated to the additional storage and began to store some of my photos and video files as well.
Jan
19
2008
Free mobile phone applications – there is so much available that your cell phone companies never tell you about. Check out http://www.last100.com/2008/01/17/10-mobile-apps-and-services-you-should-definitely-check-out/#more-1330 for ten of them. Two featured are Jangl and Pinger; Jangl allows you to send free voicemails to any mobile phone via email and provides a local number for the person to return your call without sharing your real phone number, while Pinger lets you send a free voice message to any mobile phone.
Sep
20
2007
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Technology is absolutely mind-boggling! How are we to keep up with what is happening? Everything technology-related is occurring at warp speed! Postings of video, creation of Web pages, what we do daily and how we do it is growing exponentially! We need to get on the bandwagon quickly,as many of our students are already light years ahead of us. |
| Yesterday, I was able to use my cell phone, a Palm Treo 700p, as a modem for my laptop (called tethering) to work in the car and at MCV/VCU Medical Center. I was able to check my email, work on my lessons for PBS, remote into my computer at school, chat wicth my father, check in with my VBCPS friends and chat on Live Messenger, etc., etc., etc… The computer charged the smartphone, so its battery was not an issue; the computer battery lasted for several hours, which was sufficient for me yesterday — I see the purchase of a second battery in my future. The setup process was minimal — download a program, attach the modem, configure it following simple step-by-step directions, and voila! — it worked! |
