Category Archives: Software
Computers, the Internet, and the Human Touch
This article first appeared earlier this week on the group blog Education Debate at OnlineSchools.org. I’m one of the guest bloggers over there now and will be contributing articles 1–2 times a month. I’ll be cross-posting those articles a couple … Continue reading
ICTCM underway
It’s a beautiful day here on the shores of Lake Michigan as the ICTCM gets underway. It’s a busy day and — to my never-ending annoyance — there is no wireless internet in the hotel. So I won’t be blogging/tweeting … Continue reading
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Filed under ictcm, Maple, MATLAB, Scholarship, Screencasts, Social software, Software, Web 2.0, Wolfram|Alpha
Jott as a diction-checking device
I’ve blogged before about Jott, the web service which lets you call in and leave a voice message, and then it transcribes it to text and emails it to you or others you want to contact. I use Jott quite … Continue reading
Filed under GTD, Profhacks, Social software, Software, Teaching, Technology
Rapture 2.0
We’ve all wondered from time to time, “Suppose the Rapture happened tomorrow, and some of my loved ones got left behind. How could I be sure I could send them Gospel tracts and personal information after I’ve been taken up … Continue reading
Filed under Technology, Social software, Software, Christianity
Saturday agenda for the ICTCM
It was a full day yesterday here at the ICTCM, and the day was capped off with a very enjoyable dinner with Maria Andersen and Scott Franklin, along with two of Maria’s friends who (if I understood Maria right) are … Continue reading
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Filed under Calculators, Computer algebra systems, Education, Educational technology, Geometers Sketchpad, ictcm, Software
Camtasia, etc.
I just returned from the Camtasia workshop. The originally-scheduled speaker, it turns out, got stranded in Dallas after that city got six inches of snow last night. (This is Texas, right?) So the conference organizers were scrambling to find somebody … Continue reading
Filed under Educational technology, ictcm, Screencasts, Software, Technology
Bento and GTD?
This blog has gotten a lot of search engine hits lately from queries of the form “Bento GTD”. I guess that’s because I wrote about Bento once and I have written a lot about GTD. And while I was demo-ing … Continue reading
Filed under GTD, Profhacks, Software, Technology
Ed tech for commuter students
The ICTCM is coming up fast, and I’ll be there, mostly to give a talk on using wikis in upper-level math courses (like this one from my topics course in Cryptology) and take a minicourse on Camtasia. But I’ll also … Continue reading
Filed under Course management systems, Higher ed, Math, Software, Teaching, Technology
Some short tech updates
My two weeks of poring through tenure and promotion portfolios, and writing recommendation letters for those up for tenure or promotion or annual review, are finally over with. It actually ended up being two weeks + 1 day. And those … Continue reading
Filed under Apple, Computer algebra systems, Social software, Software
Software! Software! Get your fresh software!
Lots of activity on the software front lately. OmniFocus, the GTD app which I wrote about here, was released in version 1.0 today. I’ve been very satisfied with OmniFocus since settling on it for my GTD needs, especially since I … Continue reading
Filed under Software, Technology
