Turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard

This week, the International Society for Technology in Education conference is being held in Philadelphia.  For people interested in instructional technology and integration, the ISTE conference is sort of like Woodstock.  It gives educators the chance to attend sessions with Will Richardson, Hall Davidson, Alan November and many others.  I spent the day at ISTE [...]

Innovative teaching showcased at IdeaJam:Education

In May, Intel hosted a one-day conference called IdeaJam:Education where innovative teaching was showcased from across the US.  While the conference was available through streaming video to viewers, I’m sure many people missed it.  Many of the conference presentations have been added to YouTube and can be viewed in segments.  The sessions are really inspiring.  [...]

Five ways to avoid Twitter mishaps

Twitter has been in the news a lot lately and I thought I would dedicate some time to the innerworkings of the site.  As many of you know, Twitter is a microblogging site where users can post up to 140 characters describing their thoughts or actions.  Although the site has become popular with celebrities who [...]

Storytelling the web with Qwiki

With all of its advances, the Internet is still an environment dominated with text.  Take a look at Wikipedia or just about any blog and you’ll see pages filled with text with an occasional picture added for some visual appeal.  Some news sites add videos to enhance a story but the bulk of the information [...]

Ten thousand and counting…

Last night (June 7, 2011), the 8 Blog logged its ten thousandth view.  When I started this blog in November 2009, I thought this would be a great way to share some of my ideas for integrating technology into face-to-face and online classes.  My hope was that a few educators from the local community would [...]