Great video production with data

Here is a great video production using "green screen" technology. We will see more and more of these types of productions as the technology has become more accessible and easier to use.

Yahoo Teachers

Yahoo Teachers is coming. Yahoo is creating a networking site for teachers. It looks like a very interesting site for sharing ideas.

Emotions

This is high touch / high feel food. Emotions and food. Here is a MIT video of how one chef from Chicago is attempting to cause emotional response. This type of creativity will be important for future occupations.

Do you wiki?

What would a class wiki look like? What would you do with a wiki in your classroom?
Do you have a wiki site dedicated to your class?

Here are a few classroom wikis (Room 15 Wiki and cas100b wiki) that were created in PBwiki.

If you have a classroom wiki please let me know - I would like to see it.

Web of documents versus web of data

In this MIT video Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world-wide-web, talks about the radical shift (change) that is taking place as we move from a web of documents to a web of data. He suggests that this change will allow us to solve problems that we have not been able to solve before as everyone can access data and analyze it using their unique perspective.

So you want to start a Wiki?

If you are interested in starting a wiki here are several sites where you can begin. PBwiki has a educators page that includes helpful ideas and insights. Wikispaces and Wetpaint also allow you to start your own wiki site for free.

Educators why Wiki?

Wiki why and how...

What is a Wiki and why would you want to use one? The following YouTube Video provides a simple and clear explanation to this question.

EveryScape!

Here is another very interesting site (EveryScape) that takes photographs and creates worlds that you can explore. The first location that you can explore is Union Square... take it out for a text drive and let me know what you think? I think it has huge implications for education as you can place comments and educational content within this virtual world.

If this peaks your interest... check out the previous post on Photosynth.

RSS Feeds - Why? and How?

Here is a short YouTube video that explains why RSS feeds are important and how you can start leveraging the power of "pull" based information. To me learning how to use RSS feeders to build up a network of interesting and relevant information (frequently updated information) is extremely important to continuous learning.

DATA is gold in Web2.0

Here are two more Web 2.0 applications that are using voice-recognition to convert both video and audio feeds to text and then use those data sets to optimize search. As I mentioned in a previous post (Biometric voice payments), I believe that voice-to-data applications of this type will explode as companies attempt to control the data that makes them so very powerful. Remember applications have quickly become commodities, while data has become gold.

Biometric voice payments

Voice Pay allows shoppers to purchase items using biometric voice authentication while shopping in stores, while watching TV or reading the newspaper, or online. I believe that we will see an explosion of applications that use voice datasets for a variety of innovative solutions. As voice datasets grow and voice recognition technology improves companies will be able to deliver content to those that are looking for it, based on what they say.

Plastic that acts like human skin.

Nano technologies such as polymers that are self healing could improve everything. It is interesting to think of innovative products that could be made from plastics that regenerate as they are used. To learn more, read the interesting MIT Technology Review article "Plastic that heals itself."

Camstudio

Camstudio is a free application that captures video from your computer screen. Although limited in its functionality compared to Camtasia Studio - you can't beat the price.

PowerPoint - Terror

When people think about PowerPoint presentations they often think of endless slides of bullets, crazy flying words, and annoying sound effects. The thought of attending another presentation (based on PowerPoint) often sends people running and screaming. This terrorizing effect was well documented in Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points and in the following comical short Don McMillan.


Life After Death by PowerPoint

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MET Podcasts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a new podcast website that includes an RSS feed. The podcasts provide a behind-the-scenes look at treasures of the MET.

Google's street views

Google's street views is another new application that is very interesting and at times disturbing. They say that you can find pictures of people all over the cities that are covered (San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, and yes Denver) doing all sorts of less than savory things. You can watch this quick video to learn how to use street views in Google.

Photosynth

Simply incredible! How metadata is being used to leverage the social space and relate pictures in Flickr. When you start to think about how this may be used in becomes overwhelming. I can think of numerous applications in education, training, travel...

Scratch

Scratch is an easy to use programming language that kids can use to create interactive stories and games. They can then share these games online and experience the power of online community including popularity ratings. You can view examples in the following YouTube video and learn more on the educators page.

SlideShare

SlideShare is a web space where you can create and share your presentations (e.g., PowerPoint). This slide show is a stylization of the video "shift happens" that was originally created by Karl Fisch.

Swedish software company to create Chinese virtual world

For those following SecondLife - This article (Swedish software company to create Chinese virtual world) in MIT's Technology Review provides insight into the next great expansion of virtual worlds.

Zoho Notebook

The Zoho Notebook is a web 2.0 technology that can be used to take notes on a variety of electronic resources including video, html, image and web pages.

Uploading videos to TeacherTube

How to upload videos to TeacherTube...

Think before you post...

Video on the dangers of posting your image online...

Using Microsoft Excel to make posters...

Here is a video on how to use Microsoft Excel to make classroom posters.

Pay Attention - by Karl Fisch

Several people have asked about the video that I used in my presentation to the School of Education at CSU. I have embedded that video below...

Digital Students @ Analog Schools

Interesting video on Digital Students @ Analog Schools - Students talk about the state of the university and express their frustration with university professors.

CamStudio

Here is a great step-by-step tutorial on using Camstudio to create Teacher Tube videos. Camstudio is a free down loadable video capture application that lets you capture all screen (computer screen) and audio activity.