Be Cool in School - The coolest gadgets for the cutting edge educator - New & Improved Edition!

1. thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com

2. How Did I Get Here?
20+ years experience working with
educational technology
19 years experience as a Teacher
Librarian Media/Technology
Specialist
SLJ New Leaders Award - 2010
ISTE Board of Directors
MPT-NTTI Teacher of the Year
Still Beta - Still learning!
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3. Be Green!
Look Ma,
Just Google: daring librarian
No Notes
NEEDED!
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4. Jeff Hastings: My Gadget Guru

5. What is Your BEST Buy?
Find your best price, Google search, read the reviews...
& ask people! ...honestly though? i usually end up buying
from Amazon.com because i like the reviews and the price
is usually only a few cents off from a 15 min search for a
lower price....and if the thing does NOT work the customer
service is so good
BEST BUY ALERT: sometimes you gotta just have it NOW!
Check the internet price before you go and if it’s a big
purchase PRINT IT OUT! - Then go to Customer Service to
make sure they MATCH their own price!

6. Logitech Alto Notebook
Stand & Fabric Keyboard
Flips open for easy use on almost any
flat surface
Three high-speed USB 2.0 ports add
instant connectivity for your favorite
peripherals
Fabric Keyboard is compatible with
smart phones, PDAs and hand-held
devices.
It is water-repellent, super durable and comes
with a mobile phone/PDA stand

7. Universal Apple iPod USB Charger Kit &
USB Retractable Hotsync Cable
Works with Flip Camera!
Works with iPod!
$3.55 from Amazon with
FREE shipping
It’s a STEAL!

8. LiveScribe!
$158.00 Amazon 4G
Capture Everything! -
records audio and links it to
what you write.
Captures everything as
you write and draw.
Transfer your notes to your
computer, organize them,
with Search Feature!
Bookcast Reviews!

9. Belkin Travel
Surge & USB
360-degree rotating plug
with 4 locking position
Offers compact,
lightweight, efficient design
Features mini-USB cable
to charge virtually any USB
device

10. Vu Point Wand
Scanner
$99.00 on Amazon
Easy hand-held
scanning
USB cable or
memory card - buy
larger!

11. NIX Digital
Photo Frame -
Motion
Activated
$99.00 on Amazon
Motion activated!
Memory card - buy larger!
Bonus! Like the blue/green plasma
globe in the back? Get it for around $20 on
Amazon

12. Sony Cybershot with Steady Shot
$144.00 on Amazon
12.1 Pixels - Set
LOWER for school
use!
Buy extra memory
cards
Lithium Battery -
Long Life

13. Flip Mino Video Camera
Perfect video camera for a web 2.0.
world
NOW With Lithium Battery Goodness!
Don’t buy the HD!
1 GB 60 minute model $95
Get the Tripod! $14.00
Buy a USB Extension cable!
Put a BarCode on it for Field trips &
student classroom projects!
Easy to use! Teachers & kids love it!!

14. External Card Readers
Safer than using cables
with cameras - corrupted
files happen
Will read up to 19
different kind of cards
Set up a Multimedia
Station in the Media
Center with this for
teachers to use!

15. eReaders & Tablets

16. Google Products: FREE, Useful, & Fun!
Use it FREE to
customize your
start up page
MANY FREE
cool easily
added gadgets
& Widgets
Gmail is
AWEsome!
GoogleDocs =
cloud
computing

17. Flickr Photo Sharing!
Use it FREE!
For the first
200 pictures
Easy
Uploads of
Batches of
Pics!
Easy Sort,
Edit & Share!
Pro Version
unlimited
only $30 a
year!

18. Fun With Words!
Spell With Flickr
Wordle
Word Sift
Ransom Note
Generator
GeoGreeting
Targul

19. Nings & Things!
Build your PLN:
Nings are Social
Networks around
central themes
Think of a
Facebook for
teachers, a
Myspace for
technology
educators...a place
to vent, share,
connect, and
LEARN!

20. Twitter:
Build Your
PLN: Keep
Up With
Your
Friends &
Stalk
Gurus!
But What about Plurk? Read the Article about Plurk vs. Twitter on the Wiki

21. Sqworl is more tasty
than Delicious
Cool
Bookmark
Places
To go!!
& organize
your fav
links &
groups
Creates It’s
Thumbnail AWEsome!
captures!

22. Animation Studios
& Sites
• Go!Animate - Easy to use
Animation studio that uses
drag & drop - includes
motion and music! Bring in
your own pictures to use as
backgrounds! Awesome! Hello
---> EMBEDDABLE! Human
Librarian!
•Xtranormal - If you can type
- you can Animate!
---> EMBEDDABLE!
•Let’s go watch a few live!

23. Skype
Use it FREE to call long
distance to colleagues &
authors!
FREE video conference
calls
All you need is a
headphone w/
microphone attachment
http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
Author Sara Zarr at the Unquiet Library
With Buffy Hamilton
Photo by Buffy Hamilton

24. Get a Second Life!
ISTE & ALA
MANY FREE ISTE in
Second Life!
events / sessions
offered in all subjects
Collaborate with
educators from all
over the county/world
FUN!
Takes some time to
get good at it
This is the future of
virtual online PD…be
cutting edge.

25. Don’t be a
Pirate…
Be an
Adventurer!

26. Now go forth
and be cool!!!
Books
Thank you for still rule,
too!
your time! :-)
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