I meant to mention a few weeks back that Riffly.com is up and running again. That means that you may once again easily leave video and audio comments on Clif’s Notes. This is a free service and I welcome you to take advantage of this technology. Simply click on the corresponding links in the Comments section and follow the on-screen directions to leave your audio and video responses.
Here are examples of Riffly in action.
This blog does not support Internet Explorer! Web developers have to add special coding to webpages and blogs to keep things from going wonky in Internet Explorer, although everything will look perfect in other browsers without the special code. I’m tired of fooling with it. There are several better and more secure browsers available and I don’t think anyone should be using IE anymore. Here’s the perfect opportunity to switch to Firefox (The browser I recommend using). Download today and help set a new world record.
Jott has added another useful feature to its list of services. Jott feeds makes it possible for you to “listen to your favorite news & RSS feeds, like those from your favorite blogs, Twitter, Google Calendar, or Facebook, all from your phone.” Like everything else from Jott, this service is very simple to use and it works well.
I see positive potential for this free service to be used in education and by those that have visual impairments, have difficulty reading, spend time commuting, and more. It could also be useful to learners that learn best through audio, to help students “hear” their writing during the editing process, to practice pronunciation and for public speaking as well as many other examples. While this particular service may not make its way into many classrooms it is exciting to know that the technology has arrived and consider the possibilities such tools and services bring to teaching and learning.
I set the service up for this blog. It took about 30 seconds. Would any of you be interested in using it?
Additional Resources
Throughout the years many of the preservice and in-service teachers in my classes, workshops, and presentations have requested that I start an email newsletter. They indicate that in addition to this blog they would like to receive occasional emails sharing rich resources related to technology integration. I’m excited to announce that I have answered these requests.
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After more than 10 years of cyber-living I have finally decided to take up a permanent residence. Clif Online is now the place to go for all-things-Clif. It is a work in progress and I have BIG plans for it. Unfortunately, this project falls very low on my list of priorities and responsibilities, so there is no telling what will become of it.
Most of you that have arrived here are probably more interested in my blog, Clif’s Notes. Well, you are looking at it. Congratulations on making it here. Please make a note of this in your bookmarks, links, del.icio.us, Diggo, etc. The RSS feed and email subscriptions should continue working without any modifications on your end, so there is no reason to worry about that. Please jump in and make these an even richer community than before.
All the best,
Clif
