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 …
Category: Digital Storytelling
Digital Video in the classroom
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 …
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 …
Letter to a First Year Teacher Regarding Using Technology
(Cross-posted in In Practice) Many bloggers have written complaining about teachers not using technology in their classrooms. Rather than complain, Jeff Utecht’s recent post on “Evaluating Technology Use” established a rubric for evaluating technology use. But what if you are a new teacher or you aren’t using technology in your classroom now? It’s not reasonable …
The Making Of Tales from the Yard or How to Make Heads Roll
I frequently receive questions from teachers on how to get started integrating video in the classroom. This begins a multi-part series in which I share the films we’ve made in my class and how we made them. If you have seen the films, find out how they were made. If you haven’t seen the films, …
Summing Up: Blog Year One
A Brief History of My Blog (Open Court Reading Strategy: Summarizing) Birth This blog started last year as another way of communicating with visitors of my site, Open Court Resources.com. Open Court, for the uninitiated, is the required reading series in Los Angeles Unified and many other large districts across the country. Some people …
Please Join Me at CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference
If you’re in the Southern California area in March and planning on attending the CUE Conference please make plans to join me for session 2 or 6 in Palm Springs March 6-8. Digital CPR, Bring Your Reading Series to Life with Video Podcasting Friday, March 7th, 11:30 am – 12:30 am Bring your students into …
The Making of: The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
I frequently receive questions from teachers on how to get started integrating video in the classroom. This begins a multi-part series in which I share the films we’ve made in my class and how we made them. If you have seen the films, find out how they were made. If you haven’t seen the films, …
Clay Animation Podcast Bonanza
Announcing the Video in the Classroom podcast. Episode 1: Clay Animation Bonanza Thanks to Greg Paulsen, Kevin Hodgson, and Carolyn Daly for joining me to discuss the ins and outs of clay animation in the classroom including rationale, sample projects ideas, and down and dirty tips on how to get started. If you have iTunes, …
Inspiration for Filmmakers and Film Teachers
Writing teachers need to have examples of great literature that inspires them and I think anyone undertaking video production in the classroom (or digital storytelling) needs to have some great films inspiration as well. Here’s a couple of my favorites that you may or may not have heard of. I encourage you to reflect on …