Thing 15

This assignment is a freebee for me.  I've been using Zamzar for years.  It has made me a hero to many staff and students.  As the media specialist this website has saved hours of work, tears from teachers and students and made my day.  Because it is web based I can get to it from any computer, I can have students upload their documents and have them emailed back to themselves or to me.  Considering all the possible versions of documents that students can have and that get emailed to us this is a great tool.

MediaConvert is a new one and easy to use and I'm sure it is going to save me time.  I work with students video projects frequently and with all the cameras that students use converting their files has been a chore.  I have my personal laptop set up to convert files but if I don't have my computer at school I can't help the students.  This web site will help at school and I can share it with students for their use too.  I didn notice that for text if converts to multiple file formats including: pdf, open office, pocketword, wordperfect, starwriter but it is missing Works, a format students often have at home.

Google Calendar is one of my favorites, I use it for work.  I have my library schedule posted on my website for students and staff to see: http://www.rockfordschools.org/staff/bluntk/library%20info.htm .  It helps me stay organized and lets students and staff know what is going on.  They can check the schedule from home or school.  I also use Google calendar as my personal calendar and my adult daughters do to, so we share calendars.  Using google I can have all of the calendars; my school calendar, my personal calendar and my kid's calendars visible on one color coded calendar.  If I used the Outlook calendar at school, I would not be able to blend all of my calendars as well and have them come up on my Mac, school computer and I-pod as easily.