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I”m hoping to attend Educause this year, but if not in person, I’ll definitely be tuning in online.
They made a cool Prezi on the conference.

So I’ve set a goal to become a paperless teacher within the next 6 months.  Between dropbox, Google Docs, Scribd, drop.io and a 2 gig USB drive, I’m very determined to make this happen.  I’m also lucky enough to have an ipad and a LiveScribe Pen  (pictured) to help me stay paper free.

But this post isn’t about me, it’s about my quest to help veteran faculty members to better leverage technology in their teaching.   Most faculty are misguided in thinking technology is an end-product for classroom use. They often dismiss the use of technology in class prep and post-class work.  In all honesty, I end up using more technology to make MY LIFE easier, as opposed to *in class* ‘stuff’.

Yesterday, a prof asked me about a way to share a document with colleagues so he could get a quick turnaround on comments and revisions.  I used Jing to introduce him to Google Docs (they already had a Gmail account) and the sharing capability. 

I didn’t go into ALL of the features [get a tour], but it worked just fine.  Check it out below [here’s the link]

The thing that’s tough about Prezi is you never know when you’re done.  There’s always something you want to add or modify.  Well, I think I’m done with this one.  I doubt if it will make sense to the viewer without my narration, but this Prezi will serve as my Powerpoint palette for multiple workshops at the University of the District of Columbia this week. 

I’m still working on my Prezi skills. I get motivation from folks like Ryan McCallum … I need to make a Web 2.0 Prezi.