So today’s episode is with Doug Symington (blogger since 2002), an educational designer/technologist in Victoria, BC who responded to my offer last week to add some audio to the post about conferencing with Skype. We chat about Skype as a classroom tool, why so many Canadians seem to be at the cutting edge of these technologies, the and why (or is it if) Tablet PCs are better than Smartboards. I’d meant to get this posted earlier, but it took Ourmedia an interminably long time to make the link appear. (Anyone have a better alternative at this point?) Look for more after the first of the year.
Hi Will,
Thanks for the opportunity to chat and for posting the audio file of our conversation. It’s really amazing how technology continues to evolve and the opportunities it presents for “making connections.” Apologies for contributing to the “blog break interruptions” and I hope you enjoy a well deserved break.
In terms of alternatives to Ourmedia, the only one that I’ve experimented with is the file posting interface at Elgg.net which seems to work reasonably well (but I have had difficulty getting the embedded MP3 player to work properly in a couple of instances).
I was just going to let you know I found these great cards that you design yourself you can put anything on them like all your info. Then you can pass them out to professors other students for study groups, job opportunities, anyone. They are very handy to have. If your interested.
http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?S=6999461104
Hi Will, Enjoyed your converstion with Doug Symington. There is a comment (Dec. 24) at my blog http://www.schoolblogs.com/ge. about your conversation. It was excellent and inspiring. Thanks.
I’ve recently started using both a slate/tablet pc and a Smart Board. I posted some rambling thoughts on the pros and cons of each in my blog at: http://schoolnation.net/teacherresources/
(I’m coming at this as a high school history teacher with little time to keep up with the goings-on in the ed-tech world, that is until these holiday weeks. Thanks for keeping up this great resource. I’d be curious to read more about your take on the two. Your implication is that the tablet wins-out. I agree, but probably for some different reasons.)