Thomas Ketchell, 26 years old, was born in St. Leonards-On-Sea (UK) but grew up in France and Belgium. After working in Australia for a year, he went on to clinch his BA in History & Chinese Studies. His desire to help the environment brought him to East Africa in 2010 where he built biogas systems. […]
Interview 50 | Discussion Recorder
Justin Volzer, a high school student from Calhoun, Georgia, has recently released an educational software product . Discussion Recorder was designed to help teachers at his and other schools during Harkness discussions in the classroom. Justin also works in the family’s technology business. He volunteers much of his time to technology projects in his school […]
Flashcard Machine Makes Flashcards … In A Flash. Sorry For My Lack Of Imagination On This One. | Audio Review # 137
Overview Flashcard Machine is what it says, and straight forward, no nonsense, flash card generator that is free to all users, with the reality of ads, and is ad-free if one donates to the cause. I like this business model, allowing users to choose what we wish to see. The crowd-funding nature also appeals to […]
Interview 49 | Archeology Student Digs Up Her Thoughts On Technology In THe Field … Literally
Gwen Macchione, Archeology Student at University of Edinburgh Chris Carter interviews Gwen Macchione, student of archeology at the University of Edinburgh. Gwen reveals that, sometimes, the best technology tool is the oldest one. From ground penetrating radar to trowels and toothbrushes, Gwen Macchione takes us into the world of the archeology student as she reveals […]
Adding To The Digital Data Dump | Reflection Friday #4
Now that we have the ability to produce content should we? Who wants to hear what you are saying anyway? Should students? Michael- A wise man, Michael Lambert, once told me that students MUST become producers of content and not just consumers. The reality is that in today’s media literate world, and I have […]
The Knotted Line Attempts To Unravel The Complex Interplay Of Power And Freedom As Themes In US History | Audio Review # 130
Overview The Knotted Line is an ambitious effort to build a timeline of American History that brings to light complex relationships and parallels between and among seemingly unrelated events. Knotted Line manages to pull off this work of art by viewing history through the related prisms of freedom and power. To use this timeline is […]
Screencast-O-Matic Will Capture Your Heart … And Cast It! | Audio Review # 129
Overview Screencast-O-Matic is a screen-capture service that has a highly functional free version, and a powerful and easy subscription plan that doesn’t break the bank. If you use, or wish to use, screen capture technology, for flipping your class for example, please try this tool. You can record your screen, yourself, or both, and alternate […]
Curation Cures Your Need To Check Out Every Edtech Resource | Reflection Friday #3
Chris – Curation sounds like a healing art, and perhaps it is. But I must say that with a caveat. In the spring of 2015 the world generates of 56,000 tweets every 10 … seconds. That’s right, 10 seconds! Over 30,000 hours of video is watch on Youtube in those same 10 seconds. No one […]
Virulent Is An Infectiously Engaging Simulation | Audio Review # 126
Overview Virulent is an iTunes app simulation of virus behavior that incorporates gamification elements to engage students from grades 4-12 in exploring the microscopic world. The player becomes the “mind” of the viral invader, seeking to combat the defenses of the host in order to not only survive, but to thrive. The graphics are crisp, […]
U.S. Presidents Commits A Misdemeanor | Audio Review # 125
Overview U.S. Presidents, an Android and Kindle app, is a flashcard-style quiz and learning tool. The information is rather shallow, dealing almost entirely with lower-order thinking skills such as identification and recall. If a teacher has as a learning objective that children memorize the presidents, then download and run with it. If, on the other […]
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