I recently found out about Adopt a Classroom dot org. It seems a bit like Donors Choose, which I didn’t have any success with.

But hey, I like the idea, and it limits you to only 100 words, so I focused on my Skype video conference idea, so we’ll see.

If you want to see my beggar page, here it is. I’m not asking for money, just showing you what it looks like. I might take issue with the site’s color scheme, I find it really hard to read, but that’s beside the point if it helps my students.

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After reading this lifehacker posting, I followed the link to here and decided to give it a shot.

In minutes I had it all set up and it works like a charm!

I guess my one concern regarding Jott is that it employs human transcribers. The FAQ says the load is shared between humans and machine-based transcription and is done in a clean room, which I suppose is the best possible way for it to happen.

Naturally, I won’t post anything special here anyway, so no credit card numbers running through the system or anything.

Seems promising, I’ll keep you posted…

Chris

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If Steve can do it, so can I!

For those of you in RSS land, I added an affiliate link which pays me 65 dollars each time someone uses it to sign up for Bluehost, which I happen to think is the best web hosting service out there. I know there’s another one that I’ve heard it a bit “dreamy”, but I think Bluehost’s service is pretty fantastic.

So if you’re looking for web hosting, think of me, would you?

This continues my series from ETV. When I present on podcasting, I spend most of my time on Gcast, which I personally think is the best choice for busy teachers. From embed code to telephone recording, Gcast has it all! Let me know what you think!

This podcast is a bit of a downer, I have to admit.

This is a recording of a session I did at the SC ETV Technology Workshop. I had a room full of teachers interested in blogging with their students, having heard so much about it.

I have a draft post called Students should not blog, that I will post some time soon, and ultimately the conclusion that I draw is that there is not a widely available tool that enables student blogging with appropriate levels of teacher involvement. I think Class Blogmeister was on track (and could still be), and I certainly this DrupalEd is there, but it’s not for everyteacher.

So take a listen, you can subscribe in iTunes if you like, or listen/download here. Enjoy!

Read David Warlick’s post from today…

We sure do…have been since last year.

http://www.class326.com/hear-our-commercials/

Our commercials for Spanish and Latin classes.

Yup yup.

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You have to admit, if you believe in the validity of these internet speed tests, this is pretty impressive.

I took this test just for kicks thanks to a prodding by Julie Lindsay. Thanks, Julie!

Remember, if you participate in any of these speed test meme’s, please use the tag speedtest07.

Thanks, all!

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