Microsoft SongSmith

Microsoft SongSmith

Microsoft Research Songsmith is a musical accompaniment 

application for Microsoft Windows. Songsmith immediately 

generates a musical accompaniment after a voice is recorded. 

The user can adjust tempo, genre (such as pop, R&B, 

hip-hop, rock, jazz, or reggae), and overall mood 

(e.g. to make it happy, sad, jazzy, etc.)

Very cool

Download the software below.  (100 MB)

Microsoft Typing Matters

Microsoft Typing Matters

Here is a really cute 1 minute video

Not just a keyboard, a springboard

If you are in the UK you can get 

Mavis Beacon typing course software for FREE!!

Click below to get the Free pdf that gives you a great insight

into how typing can help your children.

Back to school with OneNote 15-Minute Webinar

Back to school with OneNote 5-Minute Webinar

I have just finishing watching this.

It is really fantastic.

This would be really great for any Senior Primary or High School learner.

Definitely worth a watch.  Only 15 minutes long.

Click below to download the Free App

ISPA TechTeacher of the year Award

ISPA TechTeacher of the year Award 2014

I was very honoured last week to receive the

ISPA Tech Teacher of the year Award from ISPA and

COZACARES Foundation.

Thank you very much!!

Heritage Week

Heritage Week

Make sure that you use this free offer that  Heritage week

is giving.  Make sure that you go and visit the Planetarium

it is really amazing.  It is something that I have done with

both my learners, as well as my own children numerous

times.  Well worth going!!!

ck12.org

ck12.org

This is really a fantastic website.  The CK-12 Foundation provides 

a library of free online textbooks, videos, exercises, flashcards, 

and real world applications.  Once you have registered, which is quick and easy,

you can then pick a topic.

I picked basic geometry for this example.

I started with the 2 page worksheet that explained the various definitions.

Click the button below to get the file.

You can then click on other reading material, which I 

thought was very good.  Here is a screen capture of one

of the reading materials.

You can then look at various videos that you can show to your class.

There are 54 different things that you can do in this section.

This is really fantastic, make sure that you have a look

at all the different sections so that you can benefit from

all of these great resources!!

Click below to go to the site.

Microsoft Word Shortcuts

Microsoft Word Shortcuts

Most of us are familiar with the normal Word shortcuts.

The ones I use the most are:

Ctrl +B = Bold

Ctrl + I = Italic

Ctrl + V = Paste

Ctrl + A = Select all

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + Y = Redo the last action you performed

Ctrl + Z = Undo the last action you performed

Ctrl + S = Save

This is a great graphic showing the rest of the shortcuts.

Brilliant!!

Using Technology vs Technology Integration

Using Technology vs Technology Integration

This is a great infographic that compares the difference between 

using technology vs technology integration.

There are some really good things that are mentioned here.

Definitely worth a read!!

30 000 hits

30 000 hits

I’m happy to announce that the blog hit 30,000 hits last night. 

Might not sound like much when compared with major sites, 

but it makes me smile!

A huge thanks to everyone who’s taken the time to visit the blog so far!!

What is a webinar?

What is a webinar?

This is a great 1 minute video clip about what is a webinar.

Excellent!!

Awesome Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Awesome Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Thanks to the people at Visual Literacy for coming up

with this awesome web app that allows you to quickly

browse a variety of types of visualizations. It is also

ironic that this is a visualization on visualizations.

Click below to go to the website.

AWESOME!!

Web 1.0 - 3.0 comparison

Web 1.0 - 3.0 comparison

We have been educated in a 1.0 education model.

We are teaching in a 2.0 model but our students 

are living in a 3.0 model. These three models 

chronicle the major paradigmatic shifts that education 

has witnessed over the last century. 

This is a great chart that shows the differences between them.

SpiderOak Data Storage

SpiderOak Data Storage

I have been using SpiderOak for about a year on my personal computer.    

Although I use Google Apps, Microsoft, as well as dropbox, I find that

SpiderOak is very easy to use.  On the free version I get 2GB of space.

It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux 32 and 64bit, Android and iOS.

There is also no file size limit which is great!

Click below to go to the site.

10 Tricks for Smart Notebook 14

10 Tricks for Smart Notebook 14

This is a great pdf book on things that you can do

with Smart Notebook 14.  Some of the things that

are covered include:

Setting up your own personalized defaults

Recording sounds, reusing sounds, and adding sticky sounds

Using GeoGebra: Powerful math functionality for all grade levels,

Widgets

Using the Activity Builder

Very cool

Click below to download the book  (1.2 MB)

Book is from

What's New in Smart Notebook 14.2

What's New in Notebook 14.2

This is a short video to show you the new features coming in 

Notebook 14.2. New features include: SMART Blocks, 

Improvements to Math Editing, Object Animation, and Page Recorder.

Looks great!!

Powtoon free for Teachers

Powtoon free for Teachers

Powtoon is now free for teachers.

Get a one year free Premium membership!

Simply use the promo code of 

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Click below to see my sample of PowToon

Click below to go PowToon website