Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Firefox 3 Now Available

Firefox

Mozilla Firefox became available for download today. I found a wonderful write-up about the new features that is worth taking a peek at from dria.org, "the intrepid girl reporter."  The malware and phishing protection are among the best new features.

HEY, THIS IS MY 100th POST!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Something Cool to Try This Summer

I was just browsing the Discovery Educator Network's "Streaming A to Z" blog, and found an entry about how to do the "green screen"  effect in Windows MovieMaker, something I've been wanting to try.  As you will see by reading the post, it is actually a BLUE screen/chromakey feature.  Links to step-by-step directions with screen shots are available, shared by Jen Dorman.

Why would you want to do this?  How cool would it be to be able to add yourself or your students to  an existing DiscoveryStreaming Video?  You can swim with sharks, interact with past Presidents, and explore the rain forest!