Russell Stannard, the man behind Teacher Training Videos, has come-out with a bunch of new screencasts on how teachers (both ESL and non-ESL) can use online tools. His site is on The Best places to learn Web 2.0 basics 2007 list.
You should visit his site to see all the new, and not-so-new, screencasts he’s posted. Here, though, I wanted to provide a direct link to his screencast on using XTimeline, which is one of the two remaining sites on The Best Tools For Making Online Timelines list.
January 20, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Thanks Larry!
I’m using Xtimeline for the first time in my classroom for our semester-long project on the causes of World War II.
Although my only caution is that sometimes they have some “interesting” ads that can be quite prominent.
I was showing a demo to my students two weeks ago of what their final product should look like when they started laughing nervously, then hysterically. I was confused, then looked at the screen. There was a giant, flashing pink ad that said, “Find Your Lesbian Love!” with a woman in a bikini. Needless to say, my students will never forget how to use Xtimeline!