Visiting Union and Doin’ Some Googlin’

Today, I get to spend the day at Union University with Dr. Anna Clifford’s classes. Anna is always so generous and invites me to come visit with her students and share a little of my knowledge with them. For the past few times, we’ve been concentrating on Google Docs. But I think I’m going to throw in a little Wordle this time, too.

Below are the links and resources we’ll be using from my Resource Wiki hosted at PBWorks.

1. Using Google Docs word processor
2. Using Google Docs presentations
3. Using Google Docs spreadsheet
4. Creating forms and quizzes with Google Docs forms

And hopefully, we’ll have time to do a little Wordle, too, to see how we might use Wordle during class.

Bookmarks for December 10th through December 11th

These are my Jumptags for December 10th through December 11th:

• Secrets of Steve Jobs – The audio to accompany the slides for Secrets of Steve Jobs.
• Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs – An extensive presentation on how to present like Steve Jobs. Great tips.
• YouTube – Google Docs: A love letter – hSee how one lovestruck student collaborates with Google Docs. ttp://docs.google.com/college

Bookmarks for November 16th

These are my Jumptags for November 16th

• LEGO Digital Designer : Virtual Building Software – Lego Digital Designer allows you to build legos with the software and do cool stuff, too. A revolutionary platform for virtual building. The software is free to download for Mac and PC. PowerPC Macs must download a special version.
• Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs » Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs
• Learning Visions: eLearning Guild Authoring & Development Tools Research Report (2008) – did dig up the eLearning Guild Authoring Tools Research Report (January 2008). It’s a bit out of date (almost 2 years old) and I suspect the numbers have changed a bit. My guess is that Articulate represents a larger market share than two years ago…
• Coding a Web Design for Speed and Quality | Webdesigner Depot – The beauty of being a web designer is creating a detailed, creative, and original web design in Photoshop, without having to (for the most part) think about how
• Design Basics: Repetition To Create Visual Themes | Van SEO Design – Last week we talked about alignment as one of the four design basics. We looked at a web page who's elements were randomly strewn across the page and by
• Design Basics: Contrast To Stand Apart And Call Attention | Van SEO Design – Last week our discussion revolved around repetition as a basic design principle. We saw how adding repetitive elements highlights similarity and how repetition
• Cropping Images For Maximum Impact | Van SEO Design – When adding images to your site or blog posts do you take the time to crop them to create a more dynamic and visually interesting image? Here's a simple trick
• Whitespace: Less Is More In Web Design | Van SEO Design – Less is more— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe A good friend of mine is moving into a new apartment after being away from the area for a few years. Needing
• Is Your Web Design Balanced? | Van SEO Design – Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. — Thomas Merton Balance is important in life. Work and play;
• Tagul – Gorgeous tag clouds – Tagul is a web service that enables you to create beautiful looking tag clouds and embed it on your web page

Bookmarks for November 12th

These are my Jumptags for November 12th

• Home – iStoryboards is an app for the iPod Touch and iPhone for creating simple storyboards for film makers.
• Google Tutor: Tutorials and Tips for Google Users – Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice.
• The Sesame Street Complete Series: Google Celebrates In Style! | Penn Olson – Google celebrates Sesame Streets 40th anniversary with a series of great logos.

More Googling at Union

I’m so excited to go back to Union University today.  Dr. Anna Clifford and her students invite me from time to time to come and spend some time with them talking about Google and Web 2.0.  We always have so much fun.  (Anna always remembers that M&Ms are my favorite treats, too.)  Today, I have the pleasure of Joanne G. coming with me to share her expertise as well.  She’s a former middle school teacher with Memphis City Schools and has a wealth of real-world knowledge that can be sure with Anna’s preservice teachers.  I don’t know if we’ll get everything that we want to talk about in or not, though.

Today, we’re going to tooling around with Google Docs/Apps.  In particular, we’re going to take a look at Google Reader, Google Docs word processor, Google Docs presentations, Google Docs spreadsheets and Google Docs forms.

Here’s the links to the wiki pages I’ve created to go along with the workshop.  Anything we don’t get to will be accessible through these links, and please use them liberally.

1. Using Google Reader
2. Using Google Docs word processor
3. Using Google Docs presentations
4. Using Google Docs spreadsheet
5. Creating forms and quizzes with Google Docs forms

And a Google Form for us to try if we have time.

Bookmarks for October 8th through October 9th

These are my Jumptags for October 8th through October 9th:

• Google Docs – Viewer – Use Google Docs to quickly view documents online without leaving your browser. Enter the document URL and Google will generate the link for it.
• Official Google Docs Blog: Add page break and go to page in forms – Google Docs forms recently added the functions of page breaks and branching with multiple choice questions.
• Whistle-but don’t tweet-while you work – A recent study reports that 54% of companies prohibited completely social media access for their employees.
• Flickr Photo Download: The Detective – Image of a detective.

Google Groovin’ at Union

It’s going to be a great Saturday morning! I get to spend the morning with some awesome teachers at Union University in Jackson, TN. So, “Good morning, Union!” or maybe it should be, “Google morning, Union!”  They are taking a weekend class with my dear friend Dr. Anna Clifford, and she asks me from time to time to come spend some time playing with them. I’m so honored that I get to come.  I love sharing and I get to learn something, too.

Today, we’re going to tooling around with Google Docs/Apps.  In particular, we’re going to take a look at Google Reader, Google Docs word processor, Google Docs presentations, Google Docs spreadsheets and Google Docs forms.  I hope we can get through it all.

If we don’t happen to make it through everything (and that’s okay, I always plan too much), here’s the links to the wiki pages I’ve created to go along with the workshop.  Anything we don’t get to will be accessible through these links, and please use them liberally.

1. Using Google Reader
2. Using Google Docs word processor
3. Using Google Docs presentations
4. Using Google Docs spreadsheet
5. Creating forms and quizzes with Google Docs forms

And a Google Form for us to try.

Bookmarks for September 24th through September 29th

These are my Jumptags for September 24th through September 29th:

• Solve Any CSS Problem In 3 Minutes (Or Less) – Discover a simple trick to solve any CSS problem in tableless web design, especially issues with layouts and positioning.
• 13 Web-Safe Fonts At The Core Of Web Typography – Find out what web-safe fonts are and which thirteen font faces are on the list. Includes samples of each font along with the complete font-family property.
• 5 Great Alternatives To Google Docs You Should Consider – More and more of my word processing is getting moved to the Web these days for a number of reasons. My writing is accessible from anywhere, is open to
• Word 2007 Styles – A quick tutorial for creating and applying styles in Microsoft Word.

Using Google at Union University

Today, I’ll be spending class time with some exceptional preservice teachers at Union University in Jackson, TN, with Dr. Anna Clifford’s classes. I’ve been doing this for a couple of semesters now, and I always have a blast.  Here are some photos of previous sessions on Web 2.0.

As part of her instructional design and technology integration courses, we’ll be talking about teaching and learning with Google Apps.  In particular, we’re going to take a look at Google Reader, Google Docs word processor, Google Docs presentations, Google Docs spreadsheets and Google Docs forms.  I hope we can get through it all.

If not, here’s the links to the wiki pages I’ve created to go along with the workshops.  Anything we don’t get to will be accessible through these links, and please use them liberally.

1. Using Google Reader
2. Using Google Docs word processor
3. Using Google Docs presentations
4. Using Google Docs spreadsheet
5. Creating forms and quizzes with Google Docs forms