I’m pleased to announce that my keynote presentation for the K12 Online Conference is now live and will be archived indefinitely so you can watch it whenever. In this fifteen minute presentation I share a little bit about how taking photos with my phone sparked something of a creative renaissance in my life and talk …
Category: Educational Technology
K12 Online Conference Trailer: It’s Not About the Apps
The K12Online Conference is on now (and forever). The conference is free and asynchronous…this means you will never “miss” it, you can watch the presentations whenever. I’ve presented twice for the conference before, my favorite being Film School for Video Podcasters in which I play a detective and explain how to make better classroom movies. …
Four Steps for Troubleshooting iOS Devices
There’s not too much you can do to fix a problem when your iPad or iPhone stops working…that’s the good news. There’s just a few things you can try and these usually work. Try each of these one at a time and see if one of them will fix your problem. 1. Update your apps. …
Understanding Technology in the Common Core Standards
I’m reviewing technology use in the Common Core Standards this morning and thought I would share a few resources I’ve found for better understanding them. Remember that I am based in California so the information related specifically to our state might not apply to you directly. What is the difference between California standards and the Common …
Three iPad Apps for Serious Moviemaking
I’m about to start production again on both a classroom video project and an independent short movie outside of the classroom. The planning stages are an exciting time, especially after taking a break from moviemaking for a couple of years. This is the first time I’m shooting without tape. We’re using a DSLR with interchangeable lenses. …
Caine’s Arcade and Google’s 80/20 Innovation Model in the Classroom
The 80/20 Theory As I understand it, Google allows employees to work on their own pet projects for 20% of time while having them work on company chosen projects for the other 80%. Allowing employees the chance to choose what they want to work on for some amount of their time increases motivation in the …
iPhoneography: Unleash Creativity
Follow me on Instagram. Username: needleworks Follow me on Instagram. Username: needleworks My latest creative interest has been iPhoneography. Last year I purchased a DSLR camera, lenses, cases, accessories, and more. I took a class and I’ve even gotten pretty good at using the manual settings. However, on a recent vacation I found myself reaching …
Post Conference Personal/Professional Reflection
I’m back from the CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference this weekend in Palm Springs, California. I had a great time seeing old friends, meeting online friends, and being (re)energized by engaging sessions and words of inspiration. I’ll write about the conference itself shortly. However, I woke up today with my head full of ideas about …
Our iPad Apps
When deploying iPads to my schools I chose to place all of the apps in folders so that teachers who were not familiar with the apps would feel comfortable exploring apps based on what they were trying to teach. Below you’ll see a screenshot of one of our iPads which gives you an idea of …
How to Add a Favorite Web Page to Home Screen
You may wish to add favorite web sites to home screen. We do this at our school to have easy access to attendance, DIBELS, and treasuresresources.com. Here are step by step directions. 1. Visit favorite web site. 2. Select share icon to the left of address bar. 3. Choose “Add to Home Screen” 4. Confirm …