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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Picasa, Hello, and Other Fun Stuff

This week we took some pictures in the lab and ran it as a slide show on the monitor for each class that came in. Some teachers asked about the photo edit software we are using. I use Picasa. Google provides this software as a free download (before Google bought it it cost around $100 and Google labs have improved it). How do yo get Picasa? Go to www.google.com. Click more. Scroll down to Google tools. Click on Picasa and follow the download directions. While you are at the Google tools page you might want to download Hello and the Google Toolbar. Hello is an online tool that is used to share photos or post them to a blog (and it's free). Google Toolbar blocks pop-ups.
On more tool to investigate would be Blogger. I am using Blogger to publish this information regarding technology for literacy. At Northglade Montessori, we use Blogger for the principal's newsletter, the PTO newsletter, Art Gallery, and Tech News. We link our blogs together and link them to our school website. If you are searching for a good communication tool (and it's free), try Blogger.

posted by RPPoe @ 11:34 AM  

Links for Learning

This is the second week of Summer School. Working in the Computer Lab has been lots of fun not to mention very educational. The Summer Literacy Program places emphasis on Reading and Math. The Computer Lab offers support through technology for Reading and Math. The software we are using was written by Simon Hensby. His software is available for a lifetime membership fee of about $20. He donates the money to an ADD support group. (You are then able to download all of his software and any future software that he writes. Or you can order a CD from him for about the same price that will have all of his software programs on it but you don't get the benefit of the future programs).
We have also selected reading and math web sites that support and encourage literacy and learning. These include the following:


We believe learning can be fun (reading and math). Especially when you use technology.

posted by RPPoe @ 10:15 AM