Over the next few weeks I will be producing screencast around helping educators move to Firefox2. A browser that in my opinion offers some great educational advantages. Over at my other blog home I asked Educators to give me the top 5 extensions to share with you as you learn how to customize your browser. I’m in the process of narrowing down the long list to five great extensions every educator should have. If you have a favorite Firefox2 extension leave a comment and I’ll put it on the review list!
Show Notes:
Firefox2: www.getfirefox.com
Theme Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/themes/
[tags]Firefox, Screencasts[/tags]
Technorati Tags: Firefox2, Screencast, Education, How-To
Jeff Utecht is an international educator, educational technology consultant and author. He has worked internationally since 2005, prior to that he worked in Washington State. Currently Jeff is working as the High School Technology and Learning Coordinator for the International School Bangkok. Additionally, Jeff is the technology consultant with EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools) and has consulted for Web 2.0 companies on educational issues. Jeff is a main coordinator for the Learning 2.0 Educational Technology Conference in Asia. He has consulted with international schools and conferences globally. Jeff regularly shares his thoughts on education and technology on his blog, thethinkingstick.com. Jeff have been mentioned in several books including Reinventing Project-Based Learning as an avenue for “free online professional development” and Web 2.0, New Tools, New Schools. He has also written a chapter on 21st Centrurey Technology Planning for the book Wired for Learning. To learn more about Jeff, visit www.jeffutecht.com.
I’ve made my students customize their class laptops with Firefox, and add the following add-ons (I use them too, as a teacher, but to me the conversation should include best add-ons for learners as well as teachers–and I know you know that
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So:
Diigo–imho, the single most useful add-on PERIOD. Will Richardson recently discovered it and has been blogging on it, if you need an “expert” opinion
Answers: alt+click on any word for a popup with definitions and links to more info on the word you select. Great for vocab and researching words you don’t know. I learned what a “mameluke” is in one click while reading a history article. Imagine the productive speed this gives to vocab work for students.
Cooliris: a handy little widget.
That’s all for me.
Jeff, congratulations on your screencast. Very professional looking. I downloaded it and synced to my daughter’s new video iPod and it has come up looking very clear and easy to follow. Loved the new intro and outro (what a creative student you have!).
Couple of Qs: did you use CamStudio or Camtasia to record it? Also, what would you recommend I use to convert the Mv4 file to play on my laptop?
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One detail to watch for when installing Firefox–the “Download Firefox” button on mozilla.com, when my students went to it on our class laptops in Korea, offered Firefox IN KOREAN. Not helpful in an English-only school
So read the fine print under the button. Something like “Firefox in other languages”. It will take you to the English version.
Great screencast!
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