Alan November is an education technology consultant who advocates the use of online social tools in the classroom.  In his presentation at the Florida Education Technology Conference, he argues that if students are truly engaged in learning, information is flowing in and out of the classroom.  The problem is that most schools block the social [...]

I just learned about this really cool site, Movieclips (currently in beta mode, which means they may still be tweaking things) where you can search for clips of movies, based on movies, actors, actions, moods, characters, themes, settings, or props.  Browse, watch, search, and share clips of movies! This would be great for [...]

I had heard about this super easy-to-use program called Photo Story 3 from a number of different people, but didn’t get a chance to check it out until today.  Wow, it’s awesome!  It’s free software you download from Microsoft that allows you to create a simple photo story with audio narration and music.  I was [...]