So this is an experiment. I’m trying to see what happens when I talk into to my computer when I have a DVD playing the Avengers, and the radio blaring on my iPad at the same time. How accurate is this? I went to a demonstration where the person used Dragon NaturallySpeaking and just talked […]
How accurate is Dragon NaturallySpeaking in a noisy classroom?
I have a cat. I also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. One day, my cat was meowing at me as I dictated to my computer. Really loud persistent meows. There I was, trying to talk to my computer, correct mistakes (to train Dragon), and play with my cat all at the same time. It didn’t work very […]
How to shut down Windows 8
Change is tough for some people. So I imagine when your school computers switch from Windows XP (or Windows 7) to Windows 8, a lot of students and teachers will wonder where the start menu went. (It takes a while getting used to a new operating system. Ask anyone who’s switched to a Mac or […]
Things I like about Animoto for Education
A colleague of mine recently showed me a very cool way for students to create good-looking videos. It’s called Animoto. Animoto lets you quickly and easily combine text, images, and videos into beautiful videos. The videos really do look good. Your students will be impressed with what they can create. My friend’s grade 6 students […]
Google chromebooks now available for the Canadian classroom
The official Google Canada blog made an exciting announcement today (Tue Mar 19, 2013). Google Chromebooks are now available in Canada. Up until now, if you wanted a Google Chromebook and lived outside of the US, you had to buy it on eBay, go to the States yourself, or find some other way to get […]