by edtechninja | Dec 28, 2008 | Ask the Tech Ninja, Featured, IWB, Posts, Websites
Another frequently asked question is how to get PowerPoint files into SMART Notebook. The easy answer is to do a Smart Print Capture. First open your PowerPoint file and go to File and then choose Print. In the drop down menu tha allows you to choose which printer you...
by edtechninja | Nov 21, 2008 | Comm. Arts, IWB, PD/Training, Posts, Websites
Two websites that I like to use for storytelling/story writing are Kerpoof and Big Universe. The first, Kerpoof, will allow students to choose a scene and then add characters to the scene. You can add motions and effects to the characters making for a really cool...
by edtechninja | Aug 17, 2008 | Featured, General Templates, IWB, Posts
The edTech Ninja is back in school. School started August 12. The Ninja always likes to do a getting to know you activity on the first day or week of school. This year, the little ninjas worked in pairs on a SmartBoard Notebook file that was designed to get students...
by edtechninja | Jul 24, 2008 | Posts, Video, Websites
The Ninja’s favorite new video sharing site is edublogs.tv. Created by the same people who created edublogs, this is a site similar to TeacherTube or YouTube that allows teacher share their educationally related videos with the Internets. Bonus, there is no...
by edtechninja | Jul 21, 2008 | Ask the Tech Ninja, Featured, IWB, PD/Training, Posts, Video
The Tech Ninja frequently gets questions about how he gets video from popular video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Google Video, Eyespot, GodTube, Internet Archive – Movies, or teacher related video sites like TeacherTube, and SchoolTube and then embed them...
by edtechninja | Apr 22, 2008 | Posts, Websites
Today (April 22) is Earth Day! May the Tech Ninja humbly suggest the website Meet the Greens: A site for kids about looking after the planet. The Greens are a family who are looking for ways to help out planet Earth. Different “Green” topics are covered in...