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Topic: Introduction to RSS (real simple syndication) feeds
Format: Video
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
Ever wonder what those little orange “RSS” icons are? View this video and in 3 1/2 minutes you’ll learn what they are and why you should be using them! (Continued in Comment.)
Topic: Crime prevention, personal safety
Format: Video
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
The video is nothing fancy, just Chris talking. However, his suggestions are clear, focused, and could save your life! Definitely worth 5 minutes of your time! (Continued in comment.)
Topic: Microsoft Outlook 2003 (Calendar)
Format: Self-study with screen shots, audio, sample file downloads and hands-on practice (about 1/2 hour)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
Wow! This brief freebie online training package from Microsoft is well-designed and full-featured! Note: The training covers the full version of Outlook 2003 (part of Microsoft Office), not the free Outlook Express that comes with Windows. (Continued in Comment.)
Topic: Soccer passing and dribbling drills, coaching
Format: Graphic animations and written coaching guide
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
This is one of many, many soccer drills provided for free by the Soccer Tutor Site. The purpose of this training is to help a soccer coach prepare for and conduct a fun, basic passing and dribbling drill with his or her players. (Continued in Comment.)
Topic: Musical listening skills: Improve ability to identify rhythms, intervals, scales and chords.
Format: Interactive software program [download & install free]
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
The GNU Solfege website calls it, “…free music education software. Use it to train your rhythm, interval, scale and chord skills. Solfege – Smarten your ears!” Solfege will introduce you to intervals, rhythms, chords, scales, and harmonic progressions… then it will give you practice sessions in which you listen, respond, and get feedback in your ability to identify and classify them. It’s fun! (Continued in Comment.
Topic: Posters, Excel, spreadsheet, classroom art
Format: Video
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
This home-made video by “josmith,” a TeacherTube contributor, takes you step-by-step through the process of using Microsoft Excel to make posters for the classroom — although the posters could be used anywhere… home, office, decorating for a party… whatever. (Continued in Comment.)
URL: [big, long url at www.teachertube.com... just click here]
Topic: Cooking, catering, fruit preparation
Format: Step-by-step photos with text explanations
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
In easy, step-by-step fashion, you are taken through the process of carving a watermelon into a basket that can be used as a centerpiece or simply to hold and serve fruit chunks. Photos show key operations, while lean text descriptions keep you on target. [More of this type item at website.] (Continued in Comment.)