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Connect it!

Posted on November 28, 2009 | by billselak

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Connect it!

telephone power line wire connector thingWhat’s the trick to being a good teacher? Make connections. Connect in every way: high-tech, and low-tech, and… tech-just(?). Connect lessons for your students. Connect with other teachers.

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Google Wave

Posted on November 20, 2009 | by billselak

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Google Wave

I just got an invite to Google Wave. Yay! Now what?

I don’t really know what Google Wave is, or what it does. So, here’s what I do know. Google Wave is:

  • “what email would look like if it were invented now”
  • updated live. As your friend types, you see the letters appear. Coool.
  • full of “gadgets”. So far, it sounds like a Google Form (which is also cool).
  • able to drag-and-drop stuff from your desktop.
  • embeddable. Folks can see your wave/conversation on any web site. If they comment, it updates your wave.

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