Jonathan Decker's PBCSD Podbean Tips

Easy to Embed Review Quizzes

Jonathan Decker — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:53:24 +0000

Here is a free, quick and and very easy tool to place a review quiz on your web page. The multiple choice quiz you create can include an image in the question, and you provide the question, answer choices, and the feedback! Find out more at http://mobilestudy.org

A Truly Useful 100 Best

Jonathan Decker — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:20:50 +0000

This sideshow and many other useful “Best Of” lists can be found at the web site of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. Click on any that you might not be familiar with to see what they have to offer. I always recommend listening to what other educators find useful, and this is a great way to add new tools to your proverbial toolbox.

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: tools learning)

Checking your facts with Mathway

Jonathan Decker — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:22:41 +0000

I am liking this online math help site. Find some examples of the topic of your choice, and place them on your class web page. Simply click on the following math problem for an in depth explanation of how to solve it. How easy is that?

A way to invite creativity into your classroom

Jonathan Decker — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:50:53 +0000

If you wold like to add a little personality to your classroom web page, possibly lighten up the presentation of some of your content, or try and inject some creativity into your project based learning. I recommend checking out Go!Animate. This web based publishing program does require an email to create an account, but the service is free and FUN!! Here’s an example of something I put together in about 15 minutes, and I am still learning the interface. Your students will amaze you!!

Update on Flypaper- No More Free Rides

Jonathan Decker — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:35:03 +0000

I regret to have to post that FLYPAPER which I listed some time ago as a great FREE resource for bringing content to your students has left BETA and has announced that beginning Sept 13, there will no longer be a free version. I am assuming that this will mean that any content you had hosted by their sight will most likely become unreachable after the switch. While there is no notification on their site (even the free download site) I was notified via email. This program is still a great resouce, but at $99 a year, I am not sure how many classroom teachers may find this indispensable. Only time will tell.

A little more for the lighter side

Jonathan Decker — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:19:51 +0000

Sometimes technology can provide things that are simply FUN! Thank Goodness!! One of the niftier web apps I have come across lately is called ... BIGSTAGE....

This program is a Beta right now which means that it might not be perfect, and that the developers hope to learn about how users use and like/dislike their program. At www.bigstage.com you can create a free account and do stuff like... OR EVEN… If you upload three photos of your face, it does an admirable job of creating a 3D avatar with your likeness… VERY COOL!!

A little something just for fun

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:31:57 +0000

ImageChef.com provides a fun way to personalize a video message. I hope that the collection of messages continues to grow! ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO PACKAGE AND DELIVER YOUR CONTENT?

WebSlides

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:25:56 +0000

I am apparently late in discovering this product from diigo, but I am glad I found it because I will almost undoubtedly use this in creating some instructional presentations.

The display options vary for example you can embed or email

A great resource for all educators

Jonathan Decker — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:50:44 +0000

I take great pride in being a member of the Educational Technology Department that produces the “Palm Breeze Cafe” You can access the archive of all the recorded shows by clicking on the link on the right sidebar, or you can find it on YouTube and TeacherTube:

Zoho has A LOT to offer!

Jonathan Decker — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:29:11 +0000

Almost anyone can find something of use on Zoho. I have been a fan for a long time and a recent request for an online presentation option caused me to revisit Zoho with great results!

Using Mixbook for an interactive experience.

Jonathan Decker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:51:39 +0000

Here is an example of www.Mixbook.com shows it’s ability to capture memories of the precious times spent our schools.

280 Slides… embed basic presentations

Jonathan Decker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:04:10 +0000

I am trying a new Beta of www.280slides.org to embed slide show presentations. You can also email direct links to the presentations hosted on their site.

Another Free Publishing Option - Webon is EASY!

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:19:58 +0000

I have created a new free example of a service that could be utilized by teachers and or students that seems to be very nice. I don’t think it has the pizazz that Wix provides, and it is not portable via embedding options like wix, sproutbuilder, mixbook or some others either, but as a classroom blog platform, or a fun side project to develop for a family or team project I really like this SIMPLE and FREE (with paid upgrades available) service. MY WEBON SAMPLE PAGE

Playing with Wix

Jonathan Decker — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:03:38 +0000

Trying wix.com










Wix.com

Famous Person Widget

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:19:27 +0000

I am investigating a beta of a widget that will visualize people you refer to on your web page or blog. As an example, hover over the names as I refer to Bill Gates And Steve Jobs

As you can see the footage is not perfect, but I like the ease of use and I can see the use if further developed. This widget can be found at http://tinyurl.com/42wtx5

VoiceThread for Education

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:55:20 +0000

VoiceThread is an awesome collaboration tool that educators can use in several ways. A teacher can post something for the students to comment on, or the students themselves can work together to create very cool projects. VoiceThread currently offers free use to the public at large, but even better for schools is a reasonably priced secure school plan that conforms with COPA.

Sprout is nifty for a quick project based assessment

Jonathan Decker — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:43:20 +0000

This product is currently free and fun! www.sproutbuilder.com

Our Conference is Coming Up!

Jonathan Decker — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:38:14 +0000

Our School Districts puts on one of the finest School District run Technology Conferences in the nation! This year our conference will be at Santaluces High School on March 28th. This is our TENTH YEAR and promises to be one of our best!



Use Embedded Video For Enrichment
Jonathan Decker — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:11:34 +0000


Share a Slideshow!!
Jonathan Decker — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:53:24 +0000
You can easily share a PowerPoint or similar presentation that you or a student has created, OR… you can use a source like www.slideshare.net to choose from a large collection of presentations ready for your use!!