A variety of sites to share with you today.
Let’s start with Screenr at http://screenr.com whichis a great tool for easily creating screen recordings. They had samples there and that let me some very short but excellent tutorials on using PowerPoint for presentations.
So, my next site is http://screenr.com/user/LindaLoris. (Note: This link no longer works as of 5/22/12). I found 8 short, Screenr tutorials on using PowerPoint to create animated presentations. Watch them and I really believe you’ll be amazed. PowerPoint is really impressing me more each day as a versatile tool! PowerPoint 2007 for PC and PowerPoint 2008 for Mac have really redefined PowerPoint and it’s uses in my opinion.
I worked on speeding up my Parallels at http://www.parallels.com so I could take advantage of the best of both my Mac and my PC. It was running a little slow on switching over to PC so I used the forums to find a solution and I did. It was as simple as manually indicating the memory for Parallels at Max in the Parallels preference pane. It was automatically set there but changing it to manual made a difference!
And, finally, had so much fun with Incredimail at http://www.incredimail.com. So cool, beautiful stationary and wonderful graphics! They have a free and a premium version and it’s just makes email fun!
Carol Mortensen has nearly twenty-three years of educational experience. She began as a substitute teacher as she worked toward her degree. Upon graduation, Carol began teaching middle school Math and Algebra I and served as the technology liaison for her campus. She served as a teacher for 16 years and was lucky to have taught at Hillcrest Middle School, a 1:1 campus where every student was issued a laptop computer. She also worked as an Instructional Technology Trainer for her district providing training and technology integration support for campus and district staff, faculty and administrators. Currently, Carol enjoys her position as the Campus Technology Integration Specialist for Deer Park High School – South Campus. Before taking this position this year, she served for three years as the Campus Technology Integration Specialist at Fairmont Junior High in Deer Park Independent School District. In this position, Carol provides integration support and training to the students, staff, faculty, and administrators at the campus and district level. In addition, Carol is an online Math instructor for Aventa Learning and K12. The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) named Carol the Classroom Teacher of the Year for her innovative and creative use of technology to create a 24/7 virtual classroom using her classroom website. Carol has presented at school districts throughout Texas as well as state and local conferences on a variety of technology integration topics. Her article on the use of websites as an instructional tool was recently published in the TechEdge Magazine. In February 2011, her article, Lessons Learning In a 1:1 Classroom, was published by TechEdge. The article was republished in ISTE’s Learning and Leading magazine in August 2011. She was named Fairmont Junior High’s Teacher of the Year for the 2011-2012 school year. Carol is passionate about the positive impact that technology has on student achievement. Her presentations are packed with real-life solutions, quality resources, and humor. She has an ability to connect with her audience and motivate them to take technology integration to a higher quality level.
