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  • I tag most events with small round color stickers, to separate work (red/purple/orange) from private events (yellow/blue/green).
  • 6. User ID list and password list (in code, in case anyone steals my binder)

Ok, I posted a bit ago about how good an idea it was to create quick reference cards to helpful web tools for teachers (since the observation that they never throw out ANYTHING that’s laminated). Here’s the next step. I’ve attached a template I just threw together in Powerpoint (for lack of a more accessible tool) you can fill out and print. It’s sized as a 3″ x 5″ card, so with a single hole punch in the corner and a locking ring through them they should be very helpful.

Drape’s Takes: Sometimes Low-Tech Trumps High-Tech

• Paraphrasing Kevin:

  • On each of these laminated cards - we laminate them because teachers never throw anything away that’s laminated - is listed a tool, where to get it, and what it does. And then on the back, we’ve listed the contact information of the person willing to help when the teacher is ready to learn more.

• Kevin’s laminated keyring of tools is one of the most refreshing ideas I’ve heard in a quite some time.

Bloody brilliant!  Enough said.

This is a new series we’re beginning here at Webedtech. We’re going to focus each week on Toastmasters and various topics involving speaking and presenting such as better presentation techniques, tips, and club management advice.

This week’s topic: Following the manual

Toastmasters has a long, tested educational program of manual speeches (manual as in book, not labor) designed to guide club members through a logical growth of speaking skills and techniques. I recommend anyone new to speaking or Toastmasters and trying to develop their techniques rapidly take the Competent Communicator’s manual to heart.

If you’re not sure how to get the most from your manual speeches, talk to your club’s VP of Education or your mentor and lay out an approach to working through your manual speeches in a dedicated manner. Here’s a tip if you have a hard time coming up with speech topics. Choose a topic that can span several speeches and work through it over the course of the manual speeches. For example, if you decide to do a series of speeches on Parenting, you can work the skills of each manual speech into the delivery of the different aspects of Parenting. This multi-part presentation will also stretch your ability to present a speech over more than a five to seven minute time span.

Official Google Blog: Be who you want on the web pages you visit

Google has released Lively - a 3D world for web pages and exploration.  I’m not sure what to make of this yet and what it’s ultimate value will be, but it’s worth taking a look at.  I’ll post my observations later this week.