I listened to the Tech Chick Tips podcast and on this episode they discussed random finds that they had discovered, there was not set topic for this podcast.
The first thing that they talked about was a site called Min.us . The idea or concept behind this site is "share simply." The creators want you the user to be able to share information in the easiest way possible. On this site you can upload images, documents, you can post links etc. The format that the site uses is an cover-flow format. This allows you to download and edit any information that you see. You can also place this information right on your desktop and best of all it is free! A few great ways to use this in the classroom would be posting stuff for a project that your students are working on and they can download this information. Your students could also upload assignments for you to access.
The next information that was discussed all pertained to Youtube. The first tool the Tech Chicks mentioned was called Embed Plus. On this site you can paste in the URL of a video of your choice and from there you can decide when you want the video to start and stop, you can also add in chapter markers and annotations. The annotations that you add will appear in a text box on the screen as the video is playing. When you are done the kids can view the video without being directly on Youtube.
The next Youtube feature discussed is call Tube Chop. This tool allows you to edit small sections of what you want to show. This would be great for videos you want to show students that might have extra information that they don't need to know. The next site that is similar to this is call Quietube. This site gives you the option to first of all bookmark the link but you can also go through and eliminate the comments attached with the video. When you are done all your students will see is the video. The comments and advertisements will not show up.
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