The next few months are unusually busy months for me. If you’re available please check out one of these events: International Student Media Festival, Anaheim, CA, Thursday October 25-27. On Friday I will be presenting on introductory podcasting and iMovie for 4th and 5th graders. Celebrated Our Rising Stars Summit, Washington D.C., October 29-31. I …
Category: Educational Technology
AFI Screen Education: Worthwhile Professional Development
I had the opportunity to participate in a one day workshop this past weekend presented by Frank Guttler at the American Film Institute in Los Feliz. I went because it was free for me, it sounded cool to go the American Film Institute, and it was a chance to see my Apple Distinguished Educator colleagues …
R.I.P. to Old Favorite Open Court Blogs
As painful as it is I am removing the following long dormant blogs from my blogroll today. If by any chance they are revived I will gladly add them again. The first is Rocky’s blog which was in many ways a precursor to this blog with articles on the Concept/Question Board and scaffolding the writing …
Download Youtube Videos
Many districts understandably block Youtube in schools. For this reason you may want to download videos for classroom use. You can do this from http://www.zamzar.com. If you need help doing this. Click on this screen capture from Zamzar where I’ve highlighted what you need to do: Why would you want to do this? The short …
Royalty Free Images for Teachers
Here’s information about where to get images from when submitting powerpoints to the site and/or making movies, powerpoints in your classroom. Teachers often search google to find images. When you’re looking for a picture of a conga eel to explain what one is to an English Language Learner, for example, nothing really beats it in …
Digital Students @Analog Schools
One of my best discoveries at the Apple Distinguished Educator Institute was Marco Torres, a high school teacher in the San Fernando Valley. All teachers need to see this film, produced by him but created by his students once they got to college. It points out the inadequacy of our schools in giving students 21st …
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss (high tech style)
Here’s an interesting project to celebrate Dr. Seuss (albeit a few months earlier than his birthday) in a tech fashion. This from Jennifer Wagner.
Media Literacy Idea
Here’s a cool site which could provide a good lesson for students in how what you see in magazines is not what it appears. These are retouched photographs. When you move the mouse over them you see the original image. Brian Dilg Phtography
Open Court Resources Podcast
The Open Court Resources podcast is now featured on the Apple Learning Exchange as a featured podcast by Apple Distinguished Educators. I’m sorry that the podast hasn’t been updated recently but it is taking a break for the summer and will be back when the traditional school year starts. If you haven’t heard the old …
Great Webcast
Thank you to my cohosts, Jose Rodriguez and Henry Anker, for a great show this evening showcasing the use of technology in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. The webcast has been archived and you can hear it here.