Website of the Week: LogoType Maker (Gr. 6-12)

LogoType Maker – Create & customize your own logo images LogoType Maker is a free, Flash-based web tool with an impressive archive of fonts, graphics, and templates for making logos and rich titles. Simply type in the text for your logo, then click the Generate LOGO button. If you don’t see one you like, click [...]

Exploring The Far East

Exploring The Far East: Myers & Dalton Teams Each year 7th grade students at MSK immerse themselves in the diverse cultures, people and customs that exist in countries and how they compare to life here in Kennebunk, Maine. So please join us as we journey to China, Japan and other countries to learn about what [...]

Website of the Week: THIS DAY

THIS DAY – Images from this day in history (Gr. K-12) From Nikon, THIS DAY is an interactive website that provides images and a brief description of  past events that took place on the same day as today. In fact, the site will display past events that happened during the same week. Use the timeline [...]

How-To Tech Tip: Keynote Remote App

Portable mice and remotes have been around for awhile now, letting you control your presentation and still be free to move about the room as you speak and interact with your audience. Some use Bluetooh, others use infrared or a wireless network to bridge the connection. Below is a How-To video tutorial on how to [...]

Digital Storytelling @ACTEM

As soon as people developed a mode of communication, they also started to tell stories. Now in the 21st century, storytelling has entered the digital age and the opportunities to express one’s tales of mystery, adventure and understanding are almost endless. As educators, we have a duty to listen for the stories that students have [...]

Website of the Week: History Animated

History Animated – Conflicts in U.S. History (Gr. 5-12) “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand.” History Animated brings the study of U.S. conflicts to life using maps, simple animations, and sound effects. Currently the site offers animated content on The American Revolution, The Civil War and [...]

authorSTREAM

AuthorSTREAM is a web-based service that allows you to convert your PowerPoint presentations into Flash media and then host them on their website. Flash media files can be much smaller in size and more portable compared to traditional PowerPoint files. Hosting can be done publicly (for everyone to see) or privately (you decide who can [...]

Website of the Week: Prezi

Prezi.com – Creating Presentations on the Web Prezi.com is an amazing web-based slide show creation tool that doesn’t limit you to actual slides. The site allows you to add text, images and video and integrate them together in interesting ways (e.g. the dot for the letter “i” in insect turns out to be, when zoomed [...]

Apple Tip of the Week

Quick Look Slideshow To view the 1-minute video, click here: http://www.apple.com/business/theater/#quicklookslideshow