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January 23rd, 2010 - 8:23 pm § in Featured Posts, TeacherHax

Lost Your Job? Stay Active!

[Translate] Image by 365bunnies via Flickr Lost your job? Put down that remote and listen here! Burrowing a groove in your couch is not getting you any closer to that dream job you want. Why not use your unemployed hours to build your resume? I recently secured my dream job after three depre[...]

December 3rd, 2009 - 3:04 pm § in Blogging, Featured Posts, TeacherHax

“Idea Catching”: Tools to Unite your “Inspiration” Mind and your “Perspiration” Mind

[Translate] Image by Tiago Daniel via Flickr “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!” -Thomas Alva Edison “I discovered the meaning of life but I forgot to write it down.” -Hugh Gallagher You know those times when you are struck with a brilliant, life-alteri[...]

September 3rd, 2009 - 2:22 pm § in Featured Posts, TeacherHax

Over-Extending your Firefox with Extensions? Use Different Firefox-Powered Browsers for Different Tasks!

[Translate] Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user-created Add-Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add-ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the more add-ons you pile on, the more sluggi[...]

June 7th, 2009 - 8:41 pm § in EdTech, TeacherHax

Offline is the New Online

[Translate] Image via CrunchBase Web 2.0 has beguiled us to forsake our old offline apps and turn to the online cloud for more and more of our data needs. CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast proclaimed that “Offline is the New Online” when Google Gears came out in 2008. Our emai[...]

May 17th, 2009 - 11:07 pm § in EdTech, Featured Posts, TeacherHax

Why All Teachers should be Bloggers, too.

[Translate] Image by Daniel F. Pigatto via Flickr I have spent my whole teaching career in small, high tech charter schools, and I have seen educational technology grow symbiotically alongside Web 2.0 advances. I have embraced blogs for their power to tackle a variety of classroom teachers[...]

May 9th, 2008 - 3:40 am § in TeacherHax, Ted Curran, Web 2.0

Keep track of your time with Klok

[Translate] This looks like a cool tool to help you facilitate group work. It’s free, it works on any platform, and it can really help your class projects stay organized and working together. clipped from lifehacker.com Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): Klok, a free time and p[...]

May 7th, 2008 - 6:01 pm § in TeacherHax

Clipping Part II: Clip-to-Blog

[Translate] If you like the idea of clipping but your blog is where you want all your students to visit, you can use Clipmarks’ Clip-to-Blog feature, where you can quickly and easily show them the relevant information and comment on it! This is so meta… clipped from teache[...]

May 6th, 2008 - 2:48 am § in TeacherHax

Engrade »My favorite (free) online gradebook

[Translate] Engrade »My favorite (free) online gradebook I have messed with lots of gradebook programs, and most just leave me wanting. Most that I’ve tried are sluggish behemoths that prevent me from doing what seems natural and intuitive. I have finally fallen in love with Engrade beca[...]





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