Tool #85: Teaching with TED: Discussion
tokyokevinTED is an annual conference of the best thinkers of our time. It has been going for 18 years and getting more and more popular. It has a famous deadline:…
Tool #84: Cucumis: Translation Service
I use Google Translator for school memos, and it is good enough to get the gist of the meaning. But if you really want a good translation, you still need…
Tool #83: xLife: Cell phone simulation
This is so frustrating. XLife is exactly what I am looking for. But it is not really available in Japan. A simulation is a type of computer application that simulates…
Tool #82: Student Tech Surveys
Knowing how students and teachers are using technology in the classroom in the US is important knowledge for any advanced country. In some ways Japan is far ahead of the…
Tool #81: Class Tools: Flash Video
Using Adobe Flash as a software for making online activities is really hard. You have to buy the software, learn how to use it, and then think of kinds of…