Welcome to Frank Guttler and American Film Institute’s Screen Education Program to the world of blogging.Now there’s another place to gain exposure to AFI’s screen education process. Interesting posts include a debate on which is the better film, The Princess Bride or Pulp Fiction and a comparison between visual language and the printed word: Visit …
Category: Digital Storytelling
Digital Video in the classroom
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Apple School Night
Tuesday, November 6th is my fourth Apple School Night but my first at my new school.  Those who attended in the past have enjoyed the event.  This is the first time I am going in November instead of the spring which means I’ve had less time to put the event together but we do have some special projects …
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
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.
Tune in Tonight
If you’re available to participate in an online interactive webcast tonight, August 23rd, at 5:00 PM PST. Please join us. I will be cohosting along with two LAUSD teachers, Henry Anker of the world famous Anker tests and Jose Rodriguez, web 2.0 superstar. All of us are experienced with working with English Language Learners and …
Student Audio Book Reviews
This from fellow Apple Distinguished Educator, Matthew Callison, an excellent tool for engaging students in reading. Mr. Callison works with a third grade population of English Language Learners. He has students record audio reviews of books they are reading and uploads them to this blog, BookLook.org. There are just a handful of reviews so far …