Tech Forum Conference

Last week I attended the Tech Forum in Itasca. It's always a good conference and of course I found some interesting sites to pass on.
Google justs keeps growing. There is so much there that I'm amazed every time I look at it. If you click on "more" and then "even more", Google moreyou will be led to many more services that Google provides. Some are software items and others relate to improving your search. Go to labs to see what Google is working on now. They're not quite finished but available to try.

More on Google
Google Lit Google Lit creates maps that link the site in student literature using Google maps to identify the places.
Sign up for a Gmail account and you get 2 gigs storage on the web and free space for a web page.Gmail

Here's a video called "The Machine is using Us". Cool. Video
You Tube is all the rage with students but there is also Teacher Tube with videos teachers can use in the classroom. Teacher Tube
The BBC is offering videos on different subjects and some are just clips that you can put in your own videos.BBC Motion Gallery


Here's a site to make logos and small graphics. I made the "robbie" logo there. It's easy to use and download to your computer. Cool Text

Prongo is a site for K-8 that's lot of fun and educational. Look at the quizzes and brain teasers. You can also create your own online quizzes for students. Kids like the games too. Prongo