Synopses & Reviews
For use in the Computer Concepts course
Making it easy to teach what's next!
The Next Series provides innovative instructors with a high-quality, academic teaching solution that focuses on the next great technologies and innovations.
The Next Series is a teaching and learning tool that was designed for use in a classroom setting, encouraging students to learn by using these new technologies hands-on.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Living with Technology
- How it used to be
- Scenarios of life without technology
- How technology could have helped
- Benefits of using technology
- Work
- Education
- Daily living
Capturing and Editing Video and Audio
- Built-in
- Windows Live Movie Maker
- Downloadable
- Jing and Fraps
- Screen capture and video capture
- ScreenCast.com
- Free hosting with limited storage
- Links can embed in Voice Threads, or Slideshare
Editing Photos
- Built-in/Online Programs
- Windows Live Photo Gallery
- Picasa
- Downloadable Free Programs
- FastStone
- GIMP
- Sharing photos
- Flickr
End of Chapter Activities:
BeFunky
Smartphone Apps PSExpress iSwap PerfectPhoto Juxtaposer Fun things to do with your photos UFO JamYourFace Posting Videos and Podcasts
- YouTube Videos
- Logging in with a Google account
- Posting content to advertise a business
- Podcasts and Vlogs
- Creating and posting content
- PodOMatic
End of Chapter Activities:
Capturing video on your smartphone
Posting the video Finding videos on YouTube Downloading podcasts to your smartphone Presenting- Software to Tell Your Story
- Prezi
- Presentations in motion
- SlideShare
- Uploading content to the web
- Using online storage and saving your organization’s servers
- Voice Threads
- Turn your presentations and video captures into an interactive discussion
End of Chapter Activities :
- Doceri
- Using a tablet to turn your desktop into a whiteboard
- ThinkFreeShow
- Manage your documents from anywhere
- Multiple smartphone platforms
- Shape Collage
- Creating forms from pictures
- Wordle
- Creating word clouds
Instant Communication Through Sites and Apps
- Instant Messaging
- MSN Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat
- VOIP- Skype conference calls
- video calls
End of Chapter Activities:
Bump- sharing contacts, pictures and more
The smartphone app that allows users to tap phones to share information Video chat on your smart phone with Tango Requires wifi not gs Combining chats with Pidgin and Trillion
Getting the Word Out and Staying Connected
- Social networking
- Facebook
- Posting, pics, and privacy
- Twitter
- TinyURL- URLs that fit within Twitter guidelines
- Be careful- think before you post
- Lost scholarship example
- LinkedIn
- Creating a professional social network
- QR Codes
- Smartphone Scanners
- Connecting print to the 3D world
- Sending customers to Facebook or webpages
- Providing text, pics, or contact information
- Including Google directions
End of Chapter Activities :
- Ning, Xing, MySpace, Orkut, Bebo
- Hi5
- Social online gaming
- Craigslist (and Craigslist Pro+)
- Job listings, Ecommerce, and Social aspects
- Securely using the site
- FourSquare
- Offering mayorships and discounts to frequent visitors
- Google Page Creator
- Creating Free webpages
- ITunes
- ITunesU
- Free content
Getting You There and Keeping You Busy When You Arrive
- Google Maps
- Street View
- Adding destinations to your trip
- App with Traffic
- Google Earth
- Birds-eye view
- Geotags
- Finding the “good” ones
- TripAdvisor, Yelp, & AroundMe
End of Chapter Activities:
Mapquest
Highway Road Conditions and Cams Google Latitude Where are you? GPS tracking through Google Finding and Providing Answers- Educational Tools
- Reference and Research
- TED
- Google Scholar
- Zotero
- Interactive
- Hot Potato
- iTunes
- YouTube
End of Chapter Activities:
- Translate
- Translating languages
- Translating pictures of signs written in other languages
- VideoJug
- How to videos
- Way back Machine
- What did that website originally say?
- RSS feeds
- Dictionary and Thesaurus.com
- Awesome Highlighter
- Directing readers to important points
Getting the Job Done
- Programs to expedite work and school related tasks
- Google Docs
- Tracking Web Traffic with Google Analytics
- Dropbox
- Sharing documents online, securely
End of Chapter Activities :
- Track Shipments on Smartphones
- VirusTotal
- Free website virus scanning
- Scan a web link before you click on it
- Zipping files and folders (this already appears in Visualizing Technology)
- Cam Card
- JotNot
- Good Reader
- Read documents “on the go”
Saving Time, Money, and Frustration
- Saving money while shopping
- CardStar
- Scan your phone instead of your store card
- No more keytags or cards in your wallet
- SavingsStar
- Coupon Sherpa
- GeoQpons
- Grocery Gadget
- Smartphone app that allows users to sync phones and share grocery lists
- Items are marked off the grocery list as shoppers in your group purchase the item
- FreeCycle
- Recycling by gifting items to individuals or non-profit organizations
- FlowTorch and Mint
- Managing finances
End of Chapter Activities:
- Crime Reports
- Courts.state.us
- Spokeo
- OpenTable
- Reserving a table at a restaurant
- Find open tables near you
- Restaurant
Keeping Entertained
- Free online music
- Pandora
- iHeartRadio
- Online t.v. and movies
- HuLu
- Netflix
- AMC Mobile
- Geocaching.com
- GPS geotracking
- Health related sites and apps
- Nike, Zombie attack, Calorie counters
- Couch to 5k
End of Chapter Activities:
- Identify songs with SoundHound
- Fandango,
- Buy movie tickets and see trailers
- Slacker
- Last.fm
- Xfinity
Integrating Web Applications With Smartphones
- iCloud
- Google Calendar
- Firefox Add-ons
End of Chapter Activities:
- Synchronize Content
- Evaluating options
End of Chapter Activities:
- Calendar
- Email
- Uploading Youtube videos from a smartphone
- Liking Websites
Appendix A
A Day in the Life of…You
- Putting it all together
- Integrating technology into everyday life
- Using sites and apps in the real world
- Slowly integrate technology into your life
Appendix B
- Informative, fun, and helpful websites. Examples: lookstogoodtobetrue.com, thisiswhyimbroke.com, letmegooglethatforyou.com, codeacademy.com (works with Visualizing Technology chapter 12) or digg.com