http://www.technomediaman.com TechnoMediaMan Explores Media and Technology! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:05:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.khanacademy.org/There was an article about the Website and it's 'teacher/developer' in Fortune Magazine.  http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/23/technology/sal_khan_academy.fortune/index.htmOver 1,600 videosNon-Profit Khan has a Harvard MBA, three degrees from MIT: a BS in math and a BS and a master's in electrical engineering and computer science.Gates said, "Gates touted the "unbelievable" 10- to 15-minute ... http://www.technomediaman.com/free-concise-videos-on-math-science-etc-recommended-highly-by-bill-gates-others/ Like many people I am an iPhone fanatic.  There are so many great uses for it whether it be just listening to songs on the iPod, recording my own or others musical performances with my four track recording app, etc.   I am always on the lookout for good speakers (particularly ... http://www.technomediaman.com/iphone-speaker-review/ Thanks to Komando.com for pointing out this great biblical research resource.'Bible Geocoding' at OpenBible.info offers Bible Maps in Google Earth and Google Maps.  The site provides 'the location of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible.'   The maps can be downloaded to use with the Google Earth software.  For starters, ... http://www.technomediaman.com/match-current-geography-with-the-bible/ I enjoy the 'lists' that OnlineUniversities.com publishes. They cover some interesting and relevant topics. Recently they had two lists that are of particular interest to teachers. 52 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers (categories including 'Habits for Communicating', 'Habits for Building Relationships', 'Habits for Classroom Management', 'Habits for Improving Yourself', ... http://www.technomediaman.com/just-for-teachers-good-habits-good-books/ If you've never used WordPress and hosted your own blog or Website NOW is the time to give it a try! WordPress 3.0 has just been released and looks awesome! Check out the features via the introductory post about it OR the video below... http://www.technomediaman.com/wordpressorg-releases-wordpress-30/ Nicholas Carr would say, 'Yes!'  Carr is the author of 'Is Google Making Us Stupid?' (first an article in The Atlantic magazine and then a full-blown book).  In this book he suggests  'that the internet, he says, is teaching us to stop thinking'.  He says that the problem is that ... http://www.technomediaman.com/has-the-internet-changed-the-way-you-think-read-and-remember/ Twitter.com/WorldCup The Facebook Guide to the World Cup FacePinch.com/world-cup http://www.technomediaman.com/watch-world-cup-2010-and-what-people-are-saying/ Buffy Hamilton, Media Specialist at Creekview High School in Canton, Ga. (Cherokee County School District) has created an amazing 'Annual Library Report' for the school's 'Unquiet Library'.  Included are: videos Monthly reports Research Pathfinders a Profile of the Media Specialist Link to their Blog List of their Social Media Streams List of their Flickr Stream and more! Check it ... http://www.technomediaman.com/a-model-high-school-annual-library-report/ Got to see it to believe it!   This video even features Big 6's Michael Eisenberg and Nancy Pearl (author of 'Book Lust') Bib 2.0: Mental Health Break... http://www.technomediaman.com/funny-librarian-video-librarians-do-gaga/ Google and the USPTO are making patents and trademarks available at no charge: Patents Trademarks http://www.technomediaman.com/google-and-the-uspto-are-making-patents-and-trademarks-available-at-no-charge/