Thanks to Miguel Guhlin for his post detailing several useful Firefox extensions by way of a Mike Gunderloy Web Worker Daily blog entry. I am a Firefox extension junkie – to the point where I end up adding and then deleting one or two plugins a day that I found less than useful, despite their enticing and descriptive reviews. One that I recently installed and have already found to be very useful is called FoxClocks, developed by Andy McDonald. It is just fantastic. As my world keeps shrinking via Web 2.0, it’s nice to be up to date on how far along constituents are in their respective daily routines. For instnace, I know instantly now via FoxClocks that it’s 3:11 am in Australia and that Graham and Jason won’t be reachable via Twitter or Skype until around 8:00 pm here in Florida. I know. Figuring the hourly differential is simply a matter of basic addition and subtraction, but it’s nice to have it all worked out for me as I glance down at the bottom of my computer screen. If you find yourself working with folks across multiple time zones, this is a great app to have.
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You know, it seems this kind of tool is going to be a must-have tool. In fact, a question we all need to ask as the world shrinks is, “What are the essential classroom tools for collaborating and communicating worldwide?”
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Miguel Guhlin
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Miguel, I agree completely. I was just looking over some podcasting equipment recommended by the PodcastPeople, specifically the Sampson C01U Podcasting Package, which comes with a USB version of the Samson C01U USB microphone, a copy of Cakewalk Sonar LE recording software, a desktop mic stand, shock-mount, and a USB cable… all in an Aluminum Flight Case! Very cool.
Anyway, when I saw this “package deal,” I was instantly struck with the very question you pose above:”What are the essential classroom tools for collaborating and communicating worldwide?”
Maybe that’s a post that merits writing? “The Beginning Web 2.0 Teacher Toolkit!” Wanna collaborate?