Comments for NixonTech Weblog http://nixonlab.wordpress.com Using technology for teaching and learning Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Apple’s Trackpad by nixonb4 http://nixonlab.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/apples-trackpad/#comment-5 nixonb4 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:08:16 +0000 http://nixonlab.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/apples-trackpad/#comment-5 One more thing - if you’re on a desktop machine (eMac, iMac, or PowerMac/Mac Pro) the zoom in feature can be activated by holding down the control key on the keyboard and scrolling up on the scroll ball on the mouse. To zoom out, hold control and scroll down. One more thing – if you’re on a desktop machine (eMac, iMac, or PowerMac/Mac Pro) the zoom in feature can be activated by holding down the control key on the keyboard and scrolling up on the scroll ball on the mouse. To zoom out, hold control and scroll down.

]]> Comment on Blogging in action by Lidija Davis http://nixonlab.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/blogging-in-action/#comment-2 Lidija Davis Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:08:40 +0000 http://nixonlab.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/blogging-in-action/#comment-2 Thanks for the kind words about Janet's site - it's a work in progress... :) Blogging software - esepecially WordPress - is fantastic for educators because it usually requires so little technical knowledge that teachers (or designated room parents) can do the maintenance without having to find a developer to continually update a site. WordPress allows you to make your front page static, so it can even behave as a Web site (lots of people still cannot get over the word blog) - but I'm starting to call them mini- sites - because they are! Barbara - when we were putting together the Palo Verde Web site - I came across your list of resources and thought - WOW - what a fantastic effort! You'll need to bring them over to the blogosphere so we can all enjoy them ;) If you need help or support with WordPress - please contact me - I'm just up the road! Thanks for the kind words about Janet’s site – it’s a work in progress… :)

Blogging software – esepecially WordPress – is fantastic for educators because it usually requires so little technical knowledge that teachers (or designated room parents) can do the maintenance without having to find a developer to continually update a site.

WordPress allows you to make your front page static, so it can even behave as a Web site (lots of people still cannot get over the word blog) – but I’m starting to call them mini- sites – because they are!

Barbara – when we were putting together the Palo Verde Web site – I came across your list of resources and thought – WOW – what a fantastic effort! You’ll need to bring them over to the blogosphere so we can all enjoy them ;)

If you need help or support with WordPress – please contact me – I’m just up the road!

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