I am not a mathematician in any sense of the word. Numbers have never been and never will be my thing. Desmos, a very cool online graphing calculator website, does help me appreciate its complexity and artistry. I can see how this could help make learning math “a process of exploration and discovery, not a series of answers.” Even though I do not understand the intricate equations, I do see how “math is beautiful and surprisingly fun.”
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FYI – My “Neat Stuff” posts are from emails I send out to the faculty at my school. I share them here because I think they may helpful to others.
QuizSlides - https://quizslides.com – QuizSlides makes it really easy to create stylish, interactive, multiple-choice test slideshows that are automatically generated from PowerPoint or PDF documents. And it is FREE!! This would be cool for IWBs!
100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About - http://bit.ly/LWhpSh
The Story of “Send” - http://bit.ly/LWlgP9 - Ever wondered what happens when you send an email? Take a journey with Gmail and find out. Along the way, discover Google’s data centers through videos, photos and more. It all begins when you click send.
8 Great Free Web Resources Focused on Using the iPad in Education - http://bit.ly/LfCo5K – Even if you don’t have an iPad, you may want to start looking at some of these resources. At MCHS we will have an iPad cart available for checkout (after training) beginning in the 2012-13 school year. We anticipate using them for things that cannot be done with the laptops, particularly using (mainly free) apps which can enhance what you are doing in your classrooms. If you come across any free apps you might want included on the cart, let me know.
Google Knowledge Graph – Yet another cool update to Google.
Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources - http://bit.ly/M1Bsi7 – Infographics can make great projects especially when dealing with standards related to graphics and charts, percentages, etc.
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Google Reader is where I access my RSS feed subscriptions. Sometimes I use the actual Google Reader website. Sometimes I use an app on my iPhone or iPad. Currently, my go-to iPad app, Mr. Reader, is having some issues with sharing to Twitter since their last update so I have been using the Google Reader website today. I haven’t really gotten into the Reader keyboard shortcuts before even though I live by keyboard shortcuts. Time to add these to my productivity arsenal.
My screenshot for today is of Google Reader’s keyboard shortcuts. You can view it by typing ? when you are on the Google Reader website.
FYI – If you are also a Mr. Reader user and are getting the Twitter error 403, here is the work around they have listed on their FAQ page. They suggest this until they track down the error.
With Mr. Reader v1.9 I switched to the iOS-Twitter Framework because I thought that this will be more stable/reliable and it’s no longer necessary to add the Twitter accounts manually.
I’ve found a similar problem (not Mr. Reader related) from a user called Moomio, but no solution: http://mobiledevelopertips.com/core-services/ios-5-twitter-framework-part-2.html. When he used a other Twitter account, it works without problems but not for the one he is going to use. And the Twitter App itself works fine for him too. That’s strange!
A workaround until i have found a solution is to use my previously used Twitter framework: Open this website on your iPad and tap this DISABLE link. When you tap this link, it opens Mr. Reader and disables the iOS-Twitter Framework. Now configure your Twitter accounts manually as in v1.8 and before. You can always re-enable the iOS-Twitter Framework by tapping this ENABLE link.
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