At the CUE Conference I presented two sessions, my favorite was “Digital CPR: Bringing Your Reading Series to Life with Digital Video Podcasting.” I opened the session with “Camouflage Jones, Private Investigator” which is one of my more successful classroom movies in terms of balancing curricular demands and cinematic concerns. I must say it …
Category: Video in the Classroom
Digital Storytelling Carnival #3
It’s that time of the month again for a round-up of the latest articles, examples, and theory behind digital storytelling and video production in the classroom brought to you by Video in the Classroom.com Thank you to everyone who contributed articles. And thank you for visiting. It’s not too early to submit an article to …
Are You Smarter Than a Google Search?
Tim Holt quotes from a Marco Torres closing keynote, “What knowledge do you possess that a 16 year old kid couldn’t find out through Google?” The point being that what differentiates an educated human from a Google search in this, the twenty-first century, is not the possession of knowledge but the ability to apply and …
30 Minute Meals with iLife ’08
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 …
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 …
Passion Meme
Gail Desler, who I met in person at the CUE conference, tagged me to participate in the Passion Meme which asks you to post a picture and explain how it relates to your educational passion. There are several rules but I’m not good at following the directions to these things. Here’s my take on it. …
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 …
Review: Be Kind Rewind
Let me be clear, I don’t recommend this movie. It’s not really funny and it misses more than it succeeds and yet there’s something magical about the film and it comments appropriately on some of the themes I’ve blogged about here before. If you don’t know anything about this movie, Jack Black and Mos …
Digital Storytelling Blog Carnival #2
Welcome to the second installment of the Digital Storytelling Blog Carnival. Some have correctly noted that I’m using the terms digital storytelling here synonymously with digital filmmaking. Whatever you want to call it, the technology gets cheaper and easier to use everyday. Here’s another assortment of articles for beginners and pros alike. Enjoy! Getting Started …
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 …