I’m working on write-ups and/or podcasts for the PETE&C DEN event, really! But until then, I have something else to share. I was going through my site statistics to find out what kinds of websites are leading people here. Some of them are obviously just from people clicking on that “Next Blog” link at the …
Author Archives: theartguy
PETE and C DEN Event Vidcast
I’m sorry to say the quality of this video is below what I wanted, but I still got to talk to a lot of people at the PETE & C preconference that was sponsored by the Discovery Educator Network. Title: PETE and C DEN Event File size: 6.4 MB Length: 2:14 Format: mp4Show Notes: PETE …
Collaborative Lessons Wiki and Frappr Map
Are you interested in having your K-12 class work with another class in another school for a lesson, project, or other activity? That’s why the Collaborative Lessons group is here! Just place a pin in our Frappr map, including the subject to which you’d like your lesson to relate. Include an email address in your …
Continue reading “Collaborative Lessons Wiki and Frappr Map”
Sue’s Journey Thru Wikis
As someone who loves education, technology, and art, I always enjoy when I see someone putting all three together. Usually this means some sort of digital artwork is the end result, but not always. Take Sue, for example. She’s doing a unit on Monet and wants some advice, tips, tricks, and so on. Rather than …
Among Giants
Yesterday I arrived at the Hershey Lodge for the PETE & C Preconference sponsored by DEN. (Wow, what a name!) I couldn’t go to the full conference, but this one day event was too good to pass up. To be honest, it wasn’t truly a one day fling – last night a bunch of DEN …
Evicted from my laptop.
Earlier this week my hard drive began to make a very unsettling noise. Seeing this as the beginning of the end I immediately backed up all of my files. I would have replaced the hard drive, and in fact I’ve done just that on several occasions, but with this particular laptop I think it would …
Academic Aesthetic Podcast 48: Polls
My 48th podcast is brought to you by the letters “S,” “N,” “O,” “W,” “D,” “A,” and “Y.” The snow wasn’t the problem today, but the trees and power lines that the snow took down were a bit of a hinderance. Show Notes: I’m going to the PETE&C DEN Event! Look for me there! Free …
dpolls.com poll
Still playing with things. Explanation will come soon.
Quimble Quiz
Humor me here – I’m trying something new. Do you subscribe to AcademicAesthetic.com? Yeah, I use an RSS reader. I check my RSS feeds every minute I’m awake! I’d subscribe if it could show up in my email. Nah, it looks complicated. Subscribe? Like a magazine? Powered by Quimble – Create and Share Polls
Flickr Limit
I had a great post written on Flickr’s 200 image limit and my debate over whether or not I should switch to a pro account. I reasoned that by switching I would get rid of that limit and my need to resize my images (that 20 MB/month limit can be a killer…), but that I’m …