The kind folks at Mahalo Daily have put together a 60 second video featuring the most important parts of Steve Jobs's keynote speech. Watch the video here and leave your thoughts about Apple's latest and greatest. … [Read more...] about Apple’s Latest and Greatest Part II
Kyrgyz leader delivers speech at CICA summit in Dushanbe
Bishkek, June 15, 2019. /Kabar/. Together we can find a solution to challenges we face in preserving peace and security, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov said speaking at the Fifth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Kyrgyz leader noted that the Kyrgyz Republic firmly adheres to the goals and principles of the Meeting on Strengthening Mutual Confidence and Regional Security, his press service reported. He noted that the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, having shown political foresight, has proposed in 1992 to convene a meeting on Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. The initiative was supported by a number of Asian states and the United Nations. Since then, with the efforts of our countries, this platform of cooperation has been developing and strengthening. “The world doesn't stand still. Today's realities dictate the need to improve our interaction in … [Read more...] about Kyrgyz leader delivers speech at CICA summit in Dushanbe
Lino It
Lino It is a free service that allows you to create a canvas of online multimedia sticky notes. In addition to basic text, the sticky notes you place on your canvas can contain videos, images, and file attachments. Unlike some similar sticky note services, Lino It allows you to alter the size and color of your fonts. You can use Lino It's built-in calendar tool to set due dates on your sticky notes. To use Lino It, you have to register for an account. Once you've registered you can create as many sticky note canvases as you like. You can make your canvases and notes public or private. If you choose to make a canvas public other users can add sticky notes to it and read all of the notes on it. Applications for Education Lino It is very similar to Wall Wisher which I've used a few times this year for brainstorming sessions and to create collages of student-contributed information. Those same things and more could be done with Lino It. Students could use Lino It to brainstorm on … [Read more...] about Lino It
Animoto Adds New Elements
Dead-simple video creation service Animoto recently added four new elements to their offerings. For quite a while Animoto has offered backgrounds and "frames" for your videos. Now added to those options are the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. While not ground-breaking additions to the Animoto service the new elements may be of interest to students who are tired of the same old video backgrounds.If you would like some ideas for using Animoto in the classroom, please visit the following posts:Animoto for Education - The End of Boring SlideshowsAnimoto in the Special Education ClassroomVideo Holiday Greetings Courtesy of AnimotoUsing Animoto (and Glogster and Wordle) to LearnWhere I Live... Another Use for AnimotoA Student-Parent-Teacher Lesson Plan … [Read more...] about Animoto Adds New Elements
Youth Noise
Youth Noise is a nice web 2.0 resource for high school students to explore charitable causes and lend support to causes. Youth Noise allows users to create profiles, find information about current world events, and voice opinions on current issues. Some of the causes student can explore and support include animal rights, education, government, tolerance, and poverty.Learn more about Youth Noise in the short video below.Application for EducationYouth Noise uses elements of social networking to introduce students to social and political expression. Youth Noise hosts discussion forums and debates through which students can participate in discussion with their peers. These forums could be a good way for students to share ideas about how to act locally to address the global issues that matter to them. For example, two years ago I had a student that was very passionate about animal rights issues. For her senior community service project she tried to raise money for a local animal shelter, … [Read more...] about Youth Noise