Creating Futures!

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference (CFTTC) at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, MS. I learned some really cool things, that will help instructors implement technology in their classrooms. Here are a few sites that I would like to share with you:

• Join.me -- share your desktop/screen with another user. Great for helping students with issues, especially if you need to see their desktop, or if you need them to see yours temporarily.



• Khan Academy -- wonderful "how to" videos that are simple and easy to understand. Great resource for any student. Bill Gates endorsed, free, and no sign-up required.
  


• Wordle Clouds -- cool little tool that would be fun for a vocabulary, med terms, or other course in which students are learning to type and spell words correctly. Students type the words, and Wordle creates an "artsy" looking cloud. Must have Java.



• Engrade Flashcards -- create flashcards for any topic, or view flashcards that have already been created.
  


• CloudOn -- iPad users, beware, you will fall in love. Microsoft Office and Dropbox both for the iPad here.
  


• Android App Inventor -- easy, free, app inventor. Need some programming experience to do this. Plenty of YouTube videos to help, though. Must have Java, gmail account, and software for app inventor installed on your computer.
  


• iTunes University -- iTunes podcasts/videos for free learning.

Hope you enjoy these links. Some, I am sure you have heard of already. Leave me your feedback...I love comments! :)

Stage Design!

I love that my church constantly changes things up. Never boring, or bland. Here are some recent stage designs that my husband and I have put together with the help of our church family. Here is what is called the "weave"....directions on http://www.churchstagedesignideas.com/, but we did it our "own" way, and it turned out great! :) the LED lights can change the color of it, or with lights off it looks like woven metal.

This was our first experiment, and I think it turned out great - considering we didn't have LED lights at the time.

And this is what we had at Christmas for our message series, "UnWrap".... it's a little hard to see, but it is ginormous boxes stacked. Very cool!

Nails!!

My favorite Polish at the moment: Power Clutch by Essie

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Delicious!

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Merry Christmas from The Office of eLearning!

Sharing favorite recipes: Chicken Casserole

Mix all ingredients and bake. Easy!

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Sharing favorite recipes: Grape Salad

This recipe is the most requested for me to make around the holidays. I usually bring it to my office party, and there is never any left over. This recipe is a little different from most grape salads on the internet (added Mayo), but I think it is the best!

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Sharing favorite recipes: Coffee Punch

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Sharing favorite recipes: Cheese ball

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Pinterest!!

http://www.pinterest.com/ is my favorite website, at the moment. You must be invited, or request an invitation, to the site. Once you are a member, you "pin" stuff you like....think of it like little digital, bulletin boards that you tag things in categories to. Awesomeness!!!!!! I'm definately hooked.

Amazing story!!

This is definitely a MUST READ!! Read it in just a few hours....couldn't put it down!!! The book is titled "Heaven is for Real", and it will open your eyes!

Issuu - free software

Have you ever seen the catalogs online that look like books -- you can use your mouse to turn the individual pages to browse through the catalog? Well, today at work I learned about a FREE software program that will take any document (PDF, Word, etc...) and create this format for you.

First, create an account at http://issuu.com/. You will have to verify your e-mail address. Then, upload documents to create the cool effect.

There are lots of wonderful examples on the site. The PRCC Business Marketing program is now offering a completely online program, which I am hoping to take their previously created Word document and make it into a beautiful "page-turnable" document using this program. Look for it soon on http://www.prcc.edu/. :)