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.
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!