At the CUE Conference I presented two sessions, my favorite was “Digital CPR: Bringing Your Reading Series to Life with Digital Video Podcasting.” I opened the session with “Camouflage Jones, Private Investigator” which is one of my more successful classroom movies in terms of balancing curricular demands and cinematic concerns. I must say it …
Category: Educational Technology
Are You Smarter Than a Google Search?
Tim Holt quotes from a Marco Torres closing keynote, “What knowledge do you possess that a 16 year old kid couldn’t find out through Google?” The point being that what differentiates an educated human from a Google search in this, the twenty-first century, is not the possession of knowledge but the ability to apply and …
30 Minute Meals with iLife ’08
I will be leading a workshop on iLife ’08 at the Los Angeles County Office of Education on Saturday, April 5 from 9:30-12:30. In this hands-on workshop we’ll be cooking up fast and easy projects using the new features of iLife ’08. Learn to make Open House slideshows, record students doing reading fluency, create original …
Video in the Classroom Interview: It’s Elementary
I was a guest Tuesday on the It’s Elementary show with Jose Rodriguez, Alice Mercer, and Lisa Durff to discuss using video production/podcasting in the elementary classroom. They were terrific hosts and I had fun being on the show. I particularly enjoyed brainstorming productions gone wrong. It forced me to think more about how you …
Passion Meme
Gail Desler, who I met in person at the CUE conference, tagged me to participate in the Passion Meme which asks you to post a picture and explain how it relates to your educational passion. There are several rules but I’m not good at following the directions to these things. Here’s my take on it. …
It’s Elementary: Video in the Classroom
I’ll be a guest on the It’s Elementary Show with Jose Rodriguez, Alice Mercer, and Lisa Durff to talk about using video production in the elementary classroom today, March 10th at 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The show will be recorded and available for download afterwards but if you can make it live, you can …
CUE 2008 Conference: Open Source Steve
FOR NEWBIES: Not all software costs money. In the early days of computers, in fact, most software was free and freely exchanged between teachers before software companies began to form and monetize the industry. Free software still exists, only you may not know about it because it’s free (they don’t advertise). This free software is …
Day One at CUE 2008
It’s six in the morning and I’m up and mostly alert. My first day at CUE was mostly about networking. This is my first time attending CUE but I’ve seen a lot of people I know here either because I’ve met them in person or online. Very cool to meet Jose Rodriguez, Alice Mercer, and …
I’m Off To CUE
I’m leaving today to attend the CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference in Palm Springs. I’ll be blogging from there for the next three days. You can follow along here or for more frequent updates, follow me on Twitter. The conference started officially unofficially with an unconference yesterday where educators informally share ideas and resources. John …
Join Me at CUE: Last Chance
It’s not too late to make plans to join me at the Computer Using Educators Conference in Palm Springs, March 6th through 8th. Attend my workshops, “Digital CPR: Bringing Your Reading Series to Life With Digital Video” or “Podcasting on a Pacing Plan, How to Plan It, Produce, It and Fit it All In (Hands-On …