Saving time with Google Alerts

Hopefully you are well aware of the advanced search techniques available in Google. So, let’s say that you are doing a research project for work or school. You go to Google and type in your search, let’s say that you want research on education technology....

Discovering Social Studies

Here is a Slideshare version of the presentation I’m doing during the Discovery Education precon session at PETE&C. Discovering social studies petec 2011 Be sure to check out Patriot Pete and Civil War Sallie

Cyberbullying Interview

Check out this interview that I did with the guys from Geek Dads Weekly on Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when individuals use various forms of technology, such as cell phones or email, to intentionally harm another person.  Our discussion revolves around kids and...

RSS Aggregators

In our last post, we discussed the power of RSS and how it can save you time. Today, I want to talk about how you can capture these RSS feeds in a single location. To capture these feeds you need some type of aggregator. I personally use Google Reader for my feeds. It...

What is RSS and why should you use it

I am often asked the question, “what exactly is RSS”? So, I thought I would put together a post explaining RSS and how you can use it in your organization. What is RSS? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and simply put it is a format that websites...