How did I get here

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How did I get here?

• 22 years experience working with educational
  technology
• 17 years experience as a School Library Media
  Specialist
• Test Drive Columnist, book reviewer, SLJ
• Definitely NOT a Tech Guru.

Go UB Bulls!
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RemotePoint Navigator 2.4

• Comfortable, not Sexy
• Allows presenting teachers to invade student
  comfort zones
• Uses RF to signal to USB receiver
• Includes laser pointer and screen-blanking
• Original SRP was 149 street price now around
  70 bucks

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Readingpen Personal Reading Assistant

• OCR and text-to-speech engine built in, speaker
  or headphone listening
• Scan a word or phrase to hear it pronounced,
  spelled, defined or translated into Spanish
• Save selected words for later review
• Good to recommend to ELL and Special Education
  colleagues
• Retails for 139, also available in lab
  packs

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Playaway Preloaded Digital Audiobooks

• Bookmark up to 50 listening points
• Uses standard earbuds, included earbud packs
  available (250 for 72.50)
• Increase playback speed without altering voice
  (much)
• 12 hours life with single AAA battery
• Prices range from 34.99 to 59.99 per title

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Sony Reader PRS-500 Ebook Reader

• E-Ink display is not backlit and provides a
  comfortable, extended reading experienceeven in
  full sunlight
• Connects to iTunes-like site, Connect Reader, to
  acquire books in preferred BBeB (broadband eBook)
  format
• Non BBeB content was hit-and-miss, partially
  due to smallish 6.9 4.9 inch display
• PRS-505 released in October, boasts twice the
  internal memory, (128 M or about 160 books) twice
  the grayscale levels, (8) right hand controls,
  and a higher contrast display. Currently retails
  at 299.99

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Edubuntu Educational Linux Distributionavailable
for free at http//www.edubuntu.org/

• Free !!!

• Includes all you need to set up a functional
  computer from scratch
• Bundle includes Open Office, Firefox and many
  educational programs
• Use Add Programs menu to download and install
  compatible open-source extras.

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Podcast Factory

• Everything you need to podcast in a box (almost)
  for 179 or less
• Just add headphones, MP3 encoder (free download)

• Includes good quality mic, stand and USB input
  box that accepts XLR and ¼ inch audio inputs and
  includes RCA stereo outputs
• Includes open-source Audacity software

The essential hardware...
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InterWrite SchoolPad 400 Bluetooth Wireless Tablet

• Essentially a handheld interactive whiteboard
• Pen has full mouse functionality
• Annotate, highlight or input text directly into
  most applications
• Allows teachers mobility when presenting
  digital content
• Up to seven SchoolPads can be used
  simultaneously
• Just 497, less than half the cost of most
  boards

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SanDisk V-Mate Video Memory Card Recorder

• Designed for recording video for viewing on cell
  phones, game consoles and other portable devices
• A great tool for converting analog video to
  digital formats to post on YouTube and similar
  sites using the 320 x 240 MP4 setting
• NOT a tool for making DVDs
• Assists you in choosing video formats up to 640
  x 480 MP4 (Near DVD quality)
• Handy way to create library content for websites
  and other digital sharing vehicles

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Flip Video

• Perfect video camera for a web 2.0. world
• Saves in MPEG-4 AVI format, 640x480
• Uploads to Crackle for sharing
• 512 MB 30 minute model 119, 1 GB 60 minute
  model 149
• Flip Ultra models now available with brighter
  screens, updated video compression
• Many colleagues tell me they prefer RCAs Small
  Wonder

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AverMedia Avervision 330 Document Camera

• Connect to digital projector to Display 2D or 3D
  objects on big screen
• Save images to PC via USB or CF/SD memory card
• Zoom, optical, up to 500, digital to 800
• Highly portable at under 5 pounds
• Detachable, dual light sources
• Highly sought after by life skills and science
  teachers for close-up demonstrations

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AVerMedia AVerVision300af
Retails for 699
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Public Web Browser

• Use it to fully customizeor even eliminatethe
  toolbars available on your librarys web browsers
• Prevents patrons from changing settings and
  appearances
• Helps keep students on-task by eliminating
  surfing options

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Zonbu (Beta)

• Said to be the worlds greenest computer--15
  watts versus 175
• 99 with two year subscription commitment
• 512 MB RAM with 4GB Flash StorageNo hard drive
• Web-centric, Automatic storage, backups and
  updates.
• Uses customized Linux distribution as OS
• Subscriptions start at 12.95 for 25 GB storage
  up to 19.95 for 100 GB

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Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, School Library
Journal
Great Thanks To
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