Monthly Archives: July 2006
Wikipedia adds new feature – Cite This Article
I’ve had my students use Wikipedia, as have many classroom teachers. My 7th graders are just learning to research and use the Internet for research, and they are certainly not masters of citing sources. The biggest thing I try to accomplish with my students and research is the process, not necessarily the final “perfect” result. … Continue reading
Great pictures and video from listing car carrier Cougar Ace
Saw this on CamryChat.com and then on Digg.com. Apparently a car carrier Cougar Ace coming from Asia has tipped over and is listing at sea. The United States Coast Guard is posting hi-res images and video of the car carrier. Check out the video of the rescue of the crew members…pretty cool stuff. read more … Continue reading
Picasa Web Albums
I use Picasa to manage my photos. It’s a great program that works very quickly and allows you to index and categorize your photos very easily. It manages your photos from your camera, memory card, or other source, and imports them into the program. It allows you to do basic editing to the pictures, including … Continue reading
Gmail on Your Domain
I’ve been accepted for Gmail on Your Domain, and would like to move my email over to Gmail. I don’t have anything in my email that I’m really concerned about having on Google’s servers, and they run a very good webmail program. I’m looking for anyone who might use Gmail for your personal domain-based mail. … Continue reading
Blog Reading
I’ve been doing some blog reading lately…one of my favorite one right now is by Robert Scoble at the Scobleizer. He was hired by Microsoft about 3 years ago to run a blog for them, giving a personal side to Microsoft. It also has turned into an avenue for Microsoft to gather comments from the … Continue reading