ed and tech

another thing worthwhile exploring over the summer holidays is EDUTECHER
this is a website with tutorials of how to use technology tools (such as wallwisher, museumbox and even how to get the most from your smartboard). 
the site also has recommended links grouped by subject - great for discovering tools that are relevant for teachers and students alike.
and yes there is even an iphone app.

tech tutorials

teacher training videos
looking to brush up your tech skills over the break?

take a look at these great tutorials, created for teachers
by lecturer Russell Stannard.

from twitter to glogster, wallwisher to delicious

these videos take you through everything you need

to know about loads of great web 2.0 stuff

sharing photos the easy way

PICASA from Google is a fantastic tool not only for both organising your photos on your desktop but also sharing them.

After installing the software to your pc (mac users have iphoto), picasa will scan your hard drive for any images and put them together in one easy to access place. From here you can edit the photos - cropping, adjusting tone, red eye reduction etc. It even has a face recognition tool which enables you to tag all your friends and family (or students).

All this is very useful but isn't the best part. Picasa enables you to choose photos to upload to a webalbum - very simple and easy to use. Once you've uploaded the photos (which you can make private or public) you can send a link to the album - thus not clogging up people's inboxes with huge image files. You can also embed a slideshow into a website (this is what i did on my own personal website). Here's a slideshow of Batgirl's latest adventures.

Want to know more? here's the overview of features from google.