If you’ve never heard of the K12 Online Conference, all you need to know is that it’s a free online conference with presentations from some of the greatest minds in educational technology (they’ve also asked me to present). All presentations are accessible from the web site. You can even see presentations from previous years. You …
Category: Workshops Upcoming
iMovie ’09 Bootcamp
Here are the links for my latest iMovie workshop at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. These page will likely be updated at the end of day two of the workshop. In this workshop participants learn the basic and advanced features of iMovie ’09 and create their own commercials, public service announcements or one …
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 …
iMovie ’09: Curriculum in Action
Here are handouts and resources for the iMovie ’09 class at LACOE. This post is a work in progess. I will add additional resources as I find them. Technical Resources 12 Page Handout (iMovie Basics by Luis Perez) Apple Free Tutorials (Short How To Movies) for iMovie ’09 Additional Apple Free Tutorials How to Export …
10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop: Part 4 of 4
Here are all the myths with visuals from my presentation at Western Avenue Elementary…
10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop: Part 3 of 4
Myth #7: Where’s the beef? I’ve written about this before as well. Focusing on structure before starting to write can lead to bland, generic paragraphs and reduce writing to formula instead of communication. Instead, I recommend just writing and then molding that writing into a structure through revising. By frontloading too much information in the …
10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop: Part 2 of 4
Myth #4: Drawing is for babies. I wrote about this already. Drawing is a valid form of prewriting and writing (see cave paintings). By allowing students to transition from drawings to labels and then sentences, you make writing relevant. Bringing visuals into the writing process also sparks imagination and allows non-writers and English Language Learners …
10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop: Part 1 of 4
Before teaching a writing lesson, I introduce myself to students as a writer. I tell students that I like to write. I tell them I write outside of school just because I want to. (Insert audible gasps here). Since I have a sense of myself as a writer in the “real world” it bothers me …
Literacy Links for Parents
Here are some resources to help elementary school parents support their children in learning to read at home. Please feel free to use if this is of use to you: Links for Parents (for any reading series) Links for Parents Using Open Court Reading page 1 | page 2
CUE09: Make Your Presentations Pop with Keynote
I’m doing a second session on using Keynote (Apple’s version of Powerpoint) on Friday, March 6 at 3:30 PM. This session will be one part design tips and three parts technical how-to. You will walk away with concrete design tips and a good idea of what is possible and how to do it. Download handout …