TechTips
Imitation Flattery – iPod Touch Site
When David Warlick launched his School AUP 2.0, I loved how he had created a nice look with PmWiki.org wiki. So, for fun, I set out to emulate the "Warlick Wiki" approach for my project at work…what started out as fun imitation required some tech-challenges. Unfortunately, my district was partially inaccessible when I started working [...]
HelpDesk Software
A few colleagues were looking for HelpDesk solution. One wrote: I am wondering what software anyone is using for help desks, i.e. ticket tracking, user ticket creation, etc. Also would like thoughts on the software. Although I didn’t remember any of the solutions, I did remember I’d written something about it before. A quick search [...]
Convert 35mm Slides to Digital
Last week, or maybe the week before that, one of the teacher specialists in Social Studies called me up and asked, "Do you have any equipment to convert slides to digital format?""What do you mean, slides?" I asked back."The old slides that go in a slide projector," he replied. Of course, we didn’t have anything [...]
Audiocast: Jott-Milk-Google
At the recent TEC-SIG 2008 Spring meeting, Sandra Hines (Burleson ISD’s Director of Instructional Technology) shared a personal organization (work-related) tip over lunch that caught my attention. Listen to this short audiocast I recorded with Sandra. Listen to a Chat with Sandra Hines Relevant Links: Jott.com Remember the Milk iGoogle.com News z: mguhlin@gmail.com (Miguel Guhlin [...]
Backing Up Google Sites
Google Sites has a lot of possibilities as a wiki. However, until a Google Sites owner can backup and restore the content, it might as well not exist. In reading up on the subject, I ran across this discussion which recommends these solutions…. Use WinHTTrack Website copier Use DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on to save the web [...]