May

18

Wolfram|Alpha launches

May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday I played with Wolfram|Alpha.  What is this, you ask? Think of it as a master computational engine – put in a problem and it solves it; put in a keyword and it give you data on the query subject.
Wolfram|Alpha’s long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. We [...]

Oct

14

Voki

October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Voki allows the user to create an avatar and give it voice. It is easy to customize the voki, record your voice (up to 60 seconds) or upload an audio file. I created a quick voki to welcome workshop participants back from break. Do you recognize the character?
AC_Voki_Embed(200,267, ‘552de16603abb2cb9624104e3d692b1b’, 936568, 1, ”, 0);
Does Voki have [...]

Oct

14

Feel like gabbing?

October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Via Jessica Haxhi, an easy to use web-based voice recording tool. Gabcast is a free utility to create sound files by calling an 800 number from your phone. No advertising, easy interface. Took me all of 5 minutes to set up, record, and publish here. Audio files can be downloaded as MP3 files. Slick. [...]

Sep

9

Ready, get set, launch!

September 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

OK, so after much contemplation, I’ve decided to open a blog here at Edublogs. Why? Because most of the teachers I work with do not have their own web hosting. So in order to serve those teachers more effectively, I’ve decided to use Edublogs and become very familiar with the service here. I could use my [...]