My new favorite quote "Big Innovation Lives Right on the Edge of Ridiculous Ideas"

My new favorite quote "Big Innovation Lives Right on the Edge of Ridiculous Ideas" - Brendan Boyle This not only applies to business ideas but education. How many times have you been given that "look" by another teacher after sharing a new way to engage students in your classroom. This reminds me of: "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently......" - Apple Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Different "Big Innovation Lives Right on the Edge of Ridiculous Ideas" This quote comes from Brendan Boyle who works in the IDEO Toy Lab—a place where ridiculous ideas are encouraged. (By the way, if you're not familiar with the immensely creative industrial design firm... View or comment on Danny Silva's post »

Need a wireless trackpad for your laptop ...

Need a wireless trackpad for your laptop when traveling or do you need a do it all presentation remote. Daily App Deals: Get Splashtop Touchpad for iOS for Free in Today's App Deals The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. The Best Splashtop Touchpad (iTunes) Previou... View or comment on Danny Silva's post »

The easiest way to get Google Calendar Events to Twitter

I have blogged before about how to send a Google Calendar Event Reminder to Twitter, but the process has changed.  So, I recently did an update, but the process had a bunch of confusing steps and hoops to jump through.  Now I am going to show you the easiest way to tweet out those events from Google Calendar. You will need a few things to get started.  A Gmail account (personal or through a Google Apps Domain), A Google Calendar, A Twitter account, and last an account with ifttt.com. I would recommend creating a new Gmail, Google Calendar and Twitter account for this process.  I wouldn't want you to be tweeting out a reminder for your next doctor's appointment. First, to get the process started, we need to set up your Google Calendar.  Go into your calendar notifications settings and set the default reminder for an email.  Choose a good amount of time you would like to have the reminder email before the event.  For our school calendar events; I use 2 days, for our cafeteria menu; I use 23 hours.

Your Gmail account will just be a pathway, there is nothing to set up, not even a forwarding email. Next, we head on over to http://ifttt.com ifttt.com is the glue that makes this such a straight forward and simple process. To skip the how to and just get started, just use my published recipe to get your events tweeting right away. http://ifttt.com/recipes/2797 (you will still have to verify the connections to your account from ifttt.com) If you would like to see the simple set up, just follow these steps.

Google Calendar to Twitter – update

In the post "Google Calendar to Twitter - How to get the most out of Google Calendar" I should you how to set up Google Calendar to post to Twitter.  This worked great at the time I set it up but with time comes updates and changes.  One of the biggest hurdles that I have been questioned about is Gmail's new verification to forward an email.  There is also the change in TwitterMail being purchased by TwitterCounter.  To help with confusion, I prepared a short presentation with the steps to get you up and running. Be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions.