The image is kind of text-heavy. Click to see the full size version. If anyone’s curious, this was about 5 minutes worth of work in Frames. It took longer because I’m apparently very bad at spelling words correctly.
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#MSET Session 4: Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom
Presented by Ryan Schaaf of Howard County. The last time I attended a session on using games in education I was under whelmed, but I think that was more from the presenter than the subject. I am cautiously optimistic. First paper handout I’ve seen this conference. Printed PowerPoint slides. “Let’s start with your Door Prize! …
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#MSET Session 2: Integration Technology & Art in a Lesson Study
Presented by Roxanne Dean & Linda Jones, both from Baltimore County. Honestly, could anyone who knows me expect me to attend any other session? It’s Art! It’s Technology! This is what I do. Demonstrating Voicethread used to teach a lesson on drawing a human face. “At this point they haven’t thrown me out.” Said RE: …
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#MSET 2010 Session 1: 411: Easy Animation for Time-starved Classrooms on a Shoestring Budget
Presented by Diane Boarman, Howard County This is possibly one of the smallest rooms I’ve ever been in, and there are few if any empty chairs. Meanwhile the walls are doing little to block out the noise of convention center staff moving things around. Nevertheless, the show must go on. Created her first animation using …
Twittiquette
Twitter. Almost everyone (online) has heard of it. Anyone can use it. But are they using it well? Some would argue that depends on what you’re using this microblogging platform for, but nevertheless I’ve collected a short list of Twitter dos and don’ts for your consideration. You may or may not agree with this list, …
Trust No One?
Just a little case study to show how being paranoid can pay off: All this winter my screen saver was a lovable group of snowmen ice skating on a frozen pond. The whole thing was 3D rendered and the younger kids loved it. It is not, however, the best screen saver to have in March …
Good Passwords: Make one and use it!
Passwords: Everyone online has them. Many of us forget them. Some of us never change them. But you know what? It’s about time to start! I have students that even now think “qwerty” and “12345” are good passwords. I have seen more than one adult use “password” as a password “To make things easier.” These …
What are you doing?
Today an email started floating around amongst various fellow employees of my school district. It contained a link to a particular YouTube video along with the caption “This video needs to be shown to teachers!” I thought it was worth tweeting, and apparently I think it’s worth a blog post as well because here we …
Half of what you see…
A day or two ago I encountered this image via Twitter. Take a moment to go over it, there will be a test afterward. Looks like your standard “Macs are SOOO expensive compared to PCs are you getting what you’re paying for?” ad, right? A few things struck me when I saw this, but first …
Don’t Be A Phish
This post has been brewing for a while. What’s finally gotten me to write it down is the recent spread of compromised Twitter accounts. Teachers – DEN Stars and more – are falling for phishing scams because they don’t recognize the warning signs. If this post prevents just one person from having an account compromised, …