I'm in love.

This is probably the coolest PowerPoint theme I've seen, um, ever?

Tech 3.0: Robots & mind-reading now come standard.

The latest online discussion for my class talked about how eventually you might be able to type "Where should I eat?" and it will automatically give you directions to your favorite restaurant. Seemed a bit crazy to me, but then I started thinking and realized that stuff like this is no longer a thing of the future.

My uncle's Infiniti "rings" when he gets a phone call - the caller ID shows up on his dashboard and the ringing sound goes through his speaker system. Say "answer" and you're connected, talking hands-free not with an ear piece but through your speakers.......check out this website to see Ford's version of this technology.

Wacky Wikis

This week in class the biggest project I tackled was creating my own wiki. Once I got over the shock that Wikipedia wasn't the only "wiki" in the world, I went to wikispaces.com and logged into my account. I had a lot of issues at first trying to edit and create the wiki. It kept popping up with some weird "fast browser search" screen every time I clicked on a link. --->

I switched over to Safari and opened the page and the problem seemed to have cleared completely. (I use a Mac, not sure if it would be different for a PC.)

For my wiki I wanted to make a resource for parents and teachers, and almost at random chose Halloween for the subject. My goal is to expand it and include different ideas, games, events, costume ideas, and anything else people can share. 

If you're interested just check out www.howloween.wikispaces.com, and please feel free to add any relevant material you like!
 

Notebook Layout: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Word.

Tabs, bullet points, pretty colors, what more could you want?

iBienvenidos!

Alright, I guess I'll talk in English for awhile.

Welcome! Welcome to my latest blog, created for my online class at UMD - The Computer in Education (EDUC 3412). For the next few months I will be posting rants, raves, and info about everything from Google to Smart Boards to new educational software.

I've had a few blogs in the past, but I never got past about 3 posts on each and the URLs are now long forgotten. Creating this one was pretty simple and self-explanatory, although I have been going back and forth between layouts, backgrounds, and templates for weeks. I'll settle on a good one eventually, but this one will work for now.