Online Tech Tips - free online tech help and tips

Online Tech Tips is a great resource for anyone who uses computers. The site has great information on tricks, tips, updates, and fixes for your computer.

There are tips for Windows, Mac, smartphones, and much more.

The site is well designed and easy to use and the tips are written in a way that most computer users can understand. It has a huge variety of information and resources that are very useful.

The site offers RSS feeds and email subscriptions so that you can keep up with any new tips.

Some recent articles that are very useful include: OTT Explains – Is It Better to Log Into Websites using Facebook, Google or Twitter Accounts? and OTT Guide to Understanding Google Chrome Advanced Features.

This site is great for anyone who uses technology.

Edudemic - online community with education and tech news

Edudemic is a site I found recently that has a lot of great information and resources.

The site has articles relating to education and technology, news, tips and tricks, top 10 lists, guides, and more. There are also how-to guides and ideas for using technology in the classroom.

There are many authors of the site and they link to many other resources. The RSS feeds are also broken down into different categories so you can chose what you want to follow.

I've found some really good information and resources on it this week alone. Take a look for yourself.

Convert Video Files to DVD

I love to use videos and video clips to help explain concepts in my classes and as a teaching tool. Most of the videos I use I get from online sources, whether it is Discovery Streaming, YouTube, GoogleVideo, or even from textbook resources.

The problem is that I don't always want to show them through the computer. It would be nice to show them on a DVD player. Other teachers have asked me to help them put these kinds of videos onto DVD. I found a great way from Online Tech Tips.

Here is a summary of the steps. The post at Online Tech Tips has more details. But it is really simple to do. For information on saving YouTube videos from the site, see THIS article.

1. Make sure video is in Windows Media Player format (WMV)
2. DVD Flick > Add Title to convert to DVD file and folder structure
3. Keep adding video files until done, or DVD is full
4. Select Destination Folder
5. "Create DVD"
6. ImgBurn > "Write Files/Folders to Disc"
7. Browse for folder - DVD with Audio and Video subfolders that you saved DVD files to in step 4
8. Insert blank DVD and select "Build It"

That's it. The detailed instructions are at Online Tech Tips. This article also talks about creating your own video using Windows Movie Maker.

Source: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/burn-wmv-to-dvd/

Resources:

DVD Flick: http://www.dvdflick.net/

ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/