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 …
Category: Educational Technology
Google Alerts
One of Google’s less popular and most useful tools is Google Alerts. Google Alerts allows you sign-up for e-mail notifications related to any search term. I use it, for example, to track any mentions of “Mathew Needleman” (my name) or “Matthew Needleman” (the popular mispelling of my name). It’s a narcissist’s dream. But aside from 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 …
Final Cut Express Bootcamp
Article on differences between Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express. Complete keyboard shortcuts. Also see iMovie Bootcamp Links for recommended links and inspiration. Articles Better Color Correction in Final Cut Express Videos Using Chroma Key in FCX (Green Screen) The Shining Scary Mary Youtube Downloaders PWN Youtube (easiest) Insert the letters PWN before youtube …
Pages and Keynote (iWork) Resources
Updated: Handouts from workshop and updated links. Handouts Keynote 09 Handout Extended Keynote Handout Pages 09 Handout Extended Pages Handout Extended Pages Handout #2 Technical Resources iWork Tutorials free movies you can watch on Apple’s web site which show you step by step how to complete tasks in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers Keynote Remote App …
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 …
iSchool Video
Here’s a great film that makes the case for using the iPod Touch in the classroom. Hat tip to Cheryl Lee.
An Ideal Language Arts Curriculum
Kevin Hodgson lays out what he considers to be an ideal language arts curriculum. Please read the entire post. However, the tenets he puts forth are: Writing to Learn Including listening and speaking (as well as reading and writing) A “Stakes Approach” (Moving from low-stakes like journal writing to high stakes like publishing and performance) …