Jeff’s Stuff
The following links on this page are links to sites that I presented on All-Staff Day, May 14, 2008.
All Jeff’s stuff links are on the remaining pages. Some of these may be repeated on those pages.
Web 2.0; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Blogger
Flikr
Go To Web 2.0
Google Maps
MySpace
Second Life
Shelfari
VoiceThread
Wikipedia
Google http://www.google.com
Google Freebies http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Calendar, Documents, Spreadsheets, Google Earth (yeehaw!) Gmail and more. Shoot up an evening and checkout the STUFF!
Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
A nice browser for PC or Mac. Tabbed browsing and some useful add-ins.
Handbrake http://handbrake.m0k.org/?page_id=24
Have a Video iPod? Let Handbrake rip those DVDs and load ‘em up on the iPod. Even three-hour movies take up little space. Easy! Macs and PC’s can use this one.
Shutterfly http://www.shutterfly.com/
Toss the expensive inkjet printing for those photos. Nice site for photo processing and some free software to organize your photos. Reasonably priced hard-cover photo books.
York Photo Processing http://www.yorkphoto.com/
Nicely priced photos and lots of products you can personalize with your pics!
SnapFish Photo Processing http://www.snapfish.com/
Yet ANOTHER photo place.
Verizon Backup https://www.getbackupnow.com/
Backup those contacts in your phone. You can login to the website and enter/update or delete contacts without ending up with claw-like hands from boop-beeping those little buttons on your phone. If you don’t have Verizon, call your provider and turn up the heat!
Skype http://www.skype.com/
Chat chat chat! With a microphone and speakers hooked up to your computer you can talk to anyone free free free.
Widgets http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/
If you’re a PC ignore this one. Mac users check it out. Widgets by the hundreds and they don’t cost a dime!
Woot http://www.woot.com
The king of daily deals! One item a day. (I want it!) Items change every day at midnight central time. If you ‘pimp’ your Google page, there’s a Woot widget ready for you.
Iowa AEA Online http://www.iowaaeaonline.org
Iowa’s AEA’s provide these resources to students and educators across the state. Check out the site and look around at the wonderful resources provided to you. Username is nwaea, password is nwiaea.
Kim Komando http://www.komando.com/
A great site to visit to check out technologies. Click on the Buying Guide Tab (http://www.komando.com/buyguide/) to find all kinds of information about gajillions of products that geeks love. Kim explains things so even the most remedial geek understands.
doPDF http://www.dopdf.com/
If you’re a Mac you don’t need this one, but Windows users… woohoo! Save the trees! Save the trees! If you don’t need to print it, but just store it on your PC, download this little jewel and even you can make PDFs free!
PopCap Games http://www.popcap.com/
Game addict? Check out this site. Not at work, of course. My addiction? Bejeweled!
David Pogue http://www.davidpogue.com/index.html
Another of my favorite geeks! The guy’s a genius, but has the gift of sharing his geekdom with the non-techs of the world. Funny videos but with great information.
Digital Photo Frames http://www.digiframes.com/
Not the only resource, but a great one-stop shop to check out these frames. Some even show videos!
Buy.com http://www.buy.com/
I’ve been buying stuff from buy for years. Good prices, no problems! Use Google Checkout and save a few $$$.
iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Music! TV! Movies! Podcasts! Vodcasts! I spend hours just listening to the 30 second samples. Sick yes, but it keeps me out of trouble. I’m a Mac or I’m a PC, don’t care iTunes is for everyone! The software is free but then cha-ching!
VoiceThread http://voicethread.com
Voice and Picture Blogs
Lulu http://www.lulu.com
Publish (free) your words, your art for fun or profit.
YackPack http://www.yackpack.com
Another Web 2.0 site. Motivate students and give quality feedback.
Podomatic http://www.podomatic.com
Record your own podcasts right on this site.
Webkinz http://www.webkinz.com
PBS Kids http://pbskids.org
A great place for the little kids – PreK - Kindergarten
Discovery Education School Resources http://schooldiscoveryeducation.com
Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html
BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com
Animated Lessons
Mozy Online Backup http://www.mozy.com
Free or pay for backups of your documents
Classroom 2.0 http://classroom20.com
A great Web 2.0 site for educators.
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
A free encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
FreePlay Music http://freeplaymusic.com
Copyright free music that you can add to presentations and video.
Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/
Lets you have access to all of your bookmarks from any computer!
Science NetLinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
Resources for K-12 science educators.
Shutterfly http://www.shutterfly.com
Educators can build yearbooks, classroom projects and projects for fundraisers.
Google for Educators http://www.google.com/educators
Yet another Web 2.0 site with blogs and discussion groups for educators.
Second Life http://www.secondlife.com
Is your real life boring or not meeting your expectations? Check out Second Life. A good site for social interaction.
Google SketchUp http://sketchup.google.com
A 3D modeling software tool that’s easy to learn, simple to use, and lets you place your models in Google Earth.
Stickies for Windows http://zhornsoftware.co.uk
Sticky notes for Windows. Free!
Sync your Firefox browser http://google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync
Organize Passwords http://keepass.sourceforce.net
Build a database of all of your passwords. Once that is completed, you’ll only have to remember one username and password to access everything.
Find Free wireless hotspots http://wififreespot.com
Where are all of the free wireless access points? This site doesn’t have them all, but the list grows!
Set Game http://setgame.com
Exercise both sides of your brain. Do the daily puzzle; it’s harder than it looks!
Office Compatibility Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
Convert files that were created in Office 2007.
Send large files http://www.yousendit.com
Having trouble sending large files via email. Sign up at this site for an account to send files up to 2gb. They are securely stored for seven days for anyone you notify to download.
Microsoft Office Templates http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx
Lots of templates that are free to download. They are yours to keep forever!
Tooble http://tooble.tv
This nifty little utility allows you to download video clips from YouTube. The mac version is complete, Windows is in beta.
Blabberize http://www.blabberize.com
Ok, not necessarily productive, but kind of fun. Throw a picture up on blabberize, find a mouth, record, laugh.
Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com
Keep track of the books you’ve read; share with your friends and look at their books. It’s a virtual book club!
Digital Storytelling
Story Center http://www.storycenter.org
The Quarterly of True Stories http://www.fray.com
The City Stories Project http://www.citystories.com
Hulu http://www.hulu.com
Watch movies and TV shows online. Short, 15-second commercials show up periodically.
Visible Body http://www.visiblebody.com/
View the human like never before! 3D models of over 1,700 anatomical structures, including all major organs and systems of the human body. Compatible with Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7.
Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Free downloads of audio books.
The following are a few technologies covered in my Jeff’s Stuff sessions. A little techie, but you get the idea.
HDTV Explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV
WiFi Explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth
Blackberry Explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
GPS Explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS
Digital Cameras http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera
Camcorders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camcorder