OK, I don’t like the name (iTablet or iSlate are much cooler sounding) but I think the iPad bashers have got it wrong and that this new device has the potential to change education. While many journalists are complaining about the $499 price tag, I keep thinking wow, only $499, that’s half the price of …
Category: Video in the Classroom
Steal This Preso (K12Online09) Now Live!
My presentation for this year’s K12Online Conference, Steal This Preso: Copyrights, Fair Use, and Pirates in the Classroom!, is now live and viewable below. I’ve also included links to my favorite royalty free media sites and additional resources below. The Presentation BlipTV direct link to download video file use this to download to your iPod or …
K12 Online Conference: Steal This Preso! Trailer
If you’ve never heard of the K12 Online Conference, all you need to know is that it’s a free online conference with presentations from some of the greatest minds in educational technology (they’ve also asked me to present). All presentations are accessible from the web site. You can even see presentations from previous years. You …
Misunderstanding Mr. Winkle
With approximately 30,000 combined views from a variety of video sharing sites, Mr. Winkle Wakes, has had the largest audience of any movie I’ve made. What’s cool about having a mini-viral video is that from time to time, the movie is rediscovered and its popularity spontaneously increases. Recently, thanks to Google Alerts, I found out that the …
Film School with Me Online Today
Sorry for the short notice but if you have 30 minutes to spare today I’ll be a guest on Ed Tech Talk to promote the upcoming free K12 Online Conference 2009. They will be showing a selection of some of the best previous K12 Conference presentations (but they’ve also included mine : ). After the …
iMovie ’09 Bootcamp
Here are the links for my latest iMovie workshop at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. These page will likely be updated at the end of day two of the workshop. In this workshop participants learn the basic and advanced features of iMovie ’09 and create their own commercials, public service announcements or one …
10+ Top Mac Applications and Utilities
Here’s a list of my favorite Mac applications that do not come with the Mac. Many of them are freeware or shareware. Firefox This one is maybe too obvious to include. However, this open source browser is a must for any Mac user. Many people are shocked when I tell them I much prefer Safari. …
iSchool Worries…Is Technology A Distraction?
The comments to the iSchool video I posted give some insight into some of the challenges involved in implementing one to one technology of any kind: Chelsea asks, “Won’t students tune out if we use iPod Touches in the classroom?” I say…The distraction argument has been made in terms of integrating multimedia in the curriculum, …
Make Movies With Me This Summer
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, please join me this summer for one of two movie making classes I’m teaching using iMovie ’09 and Final Cut Express. Both classes are two day “boot camps” that are both about learning to use the particular software programs AND learning some basic concepts of filmmaking such as …
Copyright for Teachers: Persistent Myths
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV. My thinking has been shaped by a number of sources, mostly notably the Barely Legal Radio Podcast. Our Rights Fair Use allows us to use portions of copyrighted work for educational purposes in our classrooms. I’m of the belief that you can …