Hangouts is another new feature of Google+ that has many applications to learning, especially for online classes. Many times, in an online class, students want to meet up synchronously. This new Google tool allows just that. The “face-to-face” aspect of a traditional classroom is accomplished by the use of video cameras — up to nine…
Get notified When Changes are Made on the Web
I have been using Google Alerts for many years — I have my name and email address set as alerts sot that anytime something is posted using them, I get an email message alert. I strongly recommend doing this to see what is being posted about “you” on the web. In viewing the Archive page…
Click and Shop
These days, I find it easier to let my “fingers do the walking” when shopping for school supplies. Amazon has just made it easier. For college students, check out: It is also required by law now that our college list textbooks that are to be used in our courses so that students can “shop” around…
Publish to Facebook from Jing
Check out this link to learn more about using Jing for screen capture videos that can be published directly to Facebook with the click of a button! The Facebook Button – Jing Help Center
Entering WOW
It has been over a year since I first blogged about creating a game as enveloping as WOW. Well, I finally made the plunge! Recently, a student sent me a “Recruit a Friend” trial membership. I am going to attempt to blog my adventures. First, I had to create a character. My WOW mentor, Dave,…
Rosy the Robot – the Roomba Robot, That is…
I have had a recommendation from three of my friends who have a Roomba that they are well worth the money and work great. I finally broke down and bought one at our local Menards. I got a basic model — no base unit and one "wall." I charged the unit overnight, and set it…
Go Green with Cleaning
I guess I have always been a “green gal.” I believe in preserving the environment — I take a bag along on walks to pick up trash along the way, I recycle, I reuse… Recently, I have been experimenting with making my own cleaning products. I found a book (yes, at the library in the…
Get Unstuck!
The Hourglass Solution is about getting out of your stuck state and learning that you do have the power to make choices. One of those choices is attitude. As I am “stuck” in an extreme version of the “Sandwich Generation,” I am finding it difficult to care for two small children and an aging mother….
Summer Reading — Lifelong Learning
How do I use a library? Well, I first locate the children’s section followed by the “NEW” non-fiction books. Hopefully, they are in a close proximity of each other so that I can keep an eye on my children and browse the new books at the same time. Although this is my method whenever I…
Lemonade???
After taking my mother to the doctor on the wrong day and having her walker break when it fell out of the van when I got her home, I was not looking for my day to go any better when I returned to the AT&T Store to try to get my iPhone issues resolved. With…