Michael is an Assistant Professor in the
Teacher Education Department at Eastern Michigan University
in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Michael's Top 10 Tools as at 8 August 2007
Eudora -
I
filter, color code,
and even set special
audio announcements
when new messages
arrive from
colleagues. I can
even set it to read
the subject lines
aloud but that gets
annoying
LogMeIn has saved me
thousands of travel miles by simply logging onto my
other machines (at home or office) remotely.
Audacity
-
A free tool from SourceForge.net, I use this to edit podcasts
and convert audio files
WordPress
is a
very easy to use
blogging tool with
decent statistics
reporting. I use this
one and Blogger.
Picasa -
This is a decent tool for storing, accessing, and modifying
digital photos
Inspiration
-
the mind mapping tool my students
simply love. Although FreeMind and
other similar online tools are available, this
concept-mapping tool is the best.
del.icio.us
- I love this social bookmarking tool and use it when I am
approaching a new research question.
Google Earth
-
This feeds my need to look around the
world. I constantly reference Earth to provide background to
stories and have added my own photos and links to the
community.
Bloglines -
This is my feedreader of choice, so far. I regularly monitor
hundreds of blogs and this is the tool to keep me
organized. If I want to find new blogs on a topic or
theme then
Technorati
is the place for me.
Google Docs & Spreadsheets -
This tool is certainly beginning to
catch on among my colleagues as we develop articles, rewrite
chapters, and draft policies.
What are your
Top 10 tools - for
your own personal working and learning
and/or
creating, delivering or supporting others' learning?
Let us know
