G-Rated Tips for OS X

By Ralph Tolbert, Educational Technology Consultant ()

Your Mac and PC friends deserve more than a lump of coal at the typical teacher gift exchange. Point your mouse to these sites and, as Clement C. Moore said so well, ?? to all a good night.?

A ballpoint pen with a USB flash drive for under $30, available at most computer and office supply stores, makes a great gift for a college student or teachers? gift exchange.

To help digital camera users steady the shot, check out this mini tripod for $17: www.hakubausa.com

A thoughtful gift for your computer friends is a cup warmer that costs $13 and plugs directly into a computer?s USB port to keep coffee or tea warm: www.thinkgeek.com

This $16 T-shirt is the perfect gift for a computer virus victim: www.cafepress.com/pc_novel_tees2

Roads, Curbs, Destinations and Video

A university let students decide where the sidewalks on campus should be located by first letting the students create the paths to their destinations. However, the unguided students just walked all over the campus without any meaningful organization to their destination.

Using video with your students without describing the road, establishing the curb and defining the destination often results in a learning experience with results far from what you anticipated.

For help in making your school videos, visit the links below, which were provided by Annette Lang from Field Middle School.

www.cybercollege.com/tvp001.htm

www.video101course.com/300home.html

Finally, join this listserv to receive daily video tips: discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html.