This post is an excerpt from Free Technology for Teachers: Miro Video Converter & Miro 3.5.
Miro, the open source video player, recently released version 3.5 and the new Miro Video Converter. Miro 3.5 includes a media converter that allows you to convert videos into the best formats for display on iPhones and Android devices. Miro 3.5 also updated subtitle display to give you options for the best display for you. If you don't want to download Miro 3.5 you can choose to download just the Miro Video Converter to convert files to formats for iPhone and Android display.
This post is an excerpt from Free Technology for Teachers: Google Earth Engine - Satellite Imagery Database.
Today, Google launched the Google Earth Engine in Labs. (Labs is where Google releases experimental features). According to Google the purpose of the Earth Engine is to provide an online environment monitoring platform in the form of a dynamic digital model of the planet. In practice this means that the Google Earth Engine provides access to satellite data that can be used for creating visual displays of information related to environmental science. Learn more about the Earth Engine in the video below.
This post is an excerpt from Free Technology for Teachers: The Google Science Fair is Coming Soon.
The focus of the Google Science Fair is on STEM projects. The Google Science Fair will be open to 13-18 year old students. Students can enter individually or in small teams. The focus of the Google Science Fair is on STEM projects. Google's partners in this project include National Geographic, CERN, NASA, Scientific American, and LEGO. Teachers can register now to receive free resource kits, bookmarks, stickers, posters, and notification when registration for the Google Science Fair opens.
This post is an excerpt from Google Wants Talking Computers, Acquires Phonetic Arts.
Google Wants Talking Computers, Acquires Phonetic Arts
By Mike Melanson / December 3, 2010 10:34 AM / 2 Comments
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Google announced this morning that it has acquired U.K.-based speech synthesis company Phonetic Labs in an effort to "move a little faster towards that Star Trek future" where computers don't only listen, but they talk back, too.
This post is an excerpt from Wylio.com - free pictures.
Free Creative Commons pictures the Wylio way:
1. Search for a picture
2. Resize and position it
3. Copy and paste the code
Wylio automatically sizes the image, hosts the image, and builds the photo credit into the code. Need more details?
This post is an excerpt from Flickr Hack Makes 3D Model of Any City in a Day.
Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a method for creating 3D models of pretty much anything in pretty much no time.
Using a sexy algorithm and the millions of photographs available from Flickr, the team can create a sophisticated three-dimensional model on a single personal computer in under a day.
