AssortedStuff

In this section of the AssortedStuff site you'll find a collection of materials I use to train and assist teachers (and others) who want to publish on the web, work with digital images, and generally use technology to improve their professional practice. If that's also you, then welcome and feel free to rummage through the pages.

Some of the materials here came from my old School Webmaster and Other Stuff sites. If you landed here while looking for something in those pages, try using the search tool at the top of the right column.

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This is the latest draft of a constantly changing workshop on how to use the free mapping tools provided by Google for teaching and learning. The material and links were valid as of the publish date of this page. Everything, however, is subject to change.

With that disclaimer, let’s get started.

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Many people know of flickr as a wonderful site for storing and sharing pictures and as a photo community. It is that, of course, but you can also use flickr as a storage place for your school pictures and then use them as part of your web site. This includes making slide shows, posting random pictures and more.

What follows are a few options for how to do all that, with plenty of instructions, of course.

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A summary of the many ways to get around in Google Earth.

These directions cover Earth version 4 prior to the release of version 4.3. Navigating with the new tools can be found here.

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If you need to record and/or edit audio, for podcasts or other purposes, there are many programs to choose from. But if you also want the software to be free, the only real choice is Audacity.

This page will not teach you how to use the software - there are plenty of good tutorials already on the web. Instead, this is a collection of hints, tips, suggestions, and links for using Audacity.

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If you need to rip a track from a CD to edit for use in a project, you may already have a good tool for doing that: iTunes. This page should provide all the directions you’ll need.

However, before starting, let’s talk about copyright and fair use, keeping in mind that I’m not a lawyer and this is not legal advice in any way, shape or form.

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