I started this website as a young, optimistic, visual arts teacher. Now, I'm an old man yelling at cloud computing.
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My 35th podcast is a two-for-one deal – I recorded half of it yesterday, and the other half today.
Show Notes:Today’s posting is all about the Art Club, what we did and my responses to it.
I got some of the kids to start using Blog Meister while the rest of them worked on some altered books. I haven’t taken pictures yet, but I will.
My 33rd podcast’s audio is messed up, but I don’t know how to fix it. It isn’t normally full of pops like this, honest!
Show Notes:
Every now and then (Ok, more often than that…) I feel the need to show off what my students can do. Recently I did a lesson with my 5th graders that involved making posters for the Red Cross. I uploaded several of them to my Flickr account, and thought I would dedicate a blog entry to them as well. Enjoy!
Oh, and don’t forget to donate to the Red Cross. The outpouring of funds has been wonderful, but they’re not done down there yet.
32 is just like 42, except there’s not as much of it.
Show Notes:
Podcast Alley: Education Podcasts – C’mon, you know you want to vote for me … right?
30 is wordy, but I’ve summarized it below.
In this episode I give tips for how to make a good web site or PowerPoint. I go on for a bit, but it all boils down to this:1. Decide exactly what your website is about. (Example: Mine is about art, education, and technology.)
2. When adding anything, ask if it will support or get in the way of that content.
It sounds simple, but you’d be surprised how many things you can add to a page that you really shouldn’t add.
WebPagesThatSuck.com – a great site that teaches good web page design through bad design. They also have a book and a sequel.
Podcast Alley: Education Podcasts – C’mon, you know you want to vote for me … right?
Ok, so I did get lost on the way home today, but
I finally got my 27th podcast uploaded.
Show Notes:Steve Dembo set up a moodle page for me to play with! Boo-Ya!
On to the sessions!
Session 1:
Session 2:
Crayola Dream Makers – Fred the bug says “hi.”
Session 3:
National Museum of the American Indian … I think I got the name wrong for this one when I was recording …
A different session:
I didn’t actually get to attend this session, but I got to see some cool sculptures that were made with clothes hangers, wood, elmer’s glue, and water based paint. (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3)
Podcast Alley: Education Podcasts – C’mon, you know you want to vote for me … right?
25th podcast! Only 75 more to go and I’ll be celebrating my 100th podcast!
Show Notes:
The 23rd podcast is here, there’s no use trying to stop it! In this show I don’t really wax philosophic too much … maybe next time.
Show Notes:iTunes 4.9 Now has me listed in it’s podcast directory, although it lists them all out of order for some reason. (I still think iPodderX is a nicer podcatcher.)
My school’s Technology Coordinator and I cleared out the old “Jostens Lab” to use for the Art Club. I’ve posted photos. There were some ancient computers that were beyond upgrading but we now have 8 or 9 boxes ready for tinkering – including a beige G3 donated by Phil Shapiro! (Thanks, Phil!) Computer and digital camera donations would still be appreciated.
22 won’t win you a game of blackjack, but hopefully you’ll enjoy the podcast.
Show Notes:iTunes 4.9 is not just an mp3 player, it’s a podcatcher as well! I think the true geeks will keep using programs like iPodderX, but iTunes is a nice way to get podcasting to the masses.
Art Club updates: we’ve got computers, we have space, we have supplies, things are looking up!
You Are Here is a 12.5 meg quicktime music video by Sam Bisbee. His music’s nice, but the video is a wonderful blend of still photography and stop motion animation. He even put the contact sheets online and licensed it under Creative Commons so you can remix it! If you have broadband I reccomend checking this out.
18th podcast … does that mean it can vote? … most likely not.
Show Notes:School ends on Friday! So, how many educators will continue to blog/podcast over the summer?
Making Stuff – A great blog that documents one woman making all kinds of cool crafts. Reading her stuff really inspires me.
Artboy – This site has all kinds of content, but I mention it because of it’s podcast: Strange Angels. Think of it as the internet version of NPR’s Art & Culture segments.
Education Podcast Network – Another wonderful education resource by David Warlick. This site organizes educational podcasts by category.