So the other day I was saying to myself… “Self, you don’t have enough accounts on web 2.0 type websites. You should go find another.” So I went and started a Tumblr page. OK, that’s not true. The real reason was because on a semi-recent (actually kinda old … I’m a little behind) episode of Net @ Nite it was mentioned that Tumblr allowed you to use your phone to call in audio that would be posted directly to your Tumblr page. Sound familiar? Yeah,…Continue Reading “Tumblr Tumbles”
Having survived my 4th consecutive year presenting at MICCA & a few other places, I think it’s safe for me to say I know one or two things about it. At least, I’ve yet to have a session that ended emptier than when it started, so I’ve got that going for me. So here’s a list of 10 things that, if done correctly, will help your audience stay engaged and secure in the fact that you know what you’re talking about. (Or at the very…Continue Reading “10 Ways To Be A Better Presenter”
As I was presenting these myself, I wasn’t actually taking the time to give a play-by-play in Plurk. You can see my wikis for Session 3 and Session 4 if you want my take on them, though. Another option would be to check out Selena Ward’s Plurk log of my Session 3 and someone else’s Session 4 (She didn’t attend mine because she’s already a PLN master). Good stuff, there.
theartguy MICCA Session 2: “Gaming: How do I get Started?” with Dr. BJ Gallagher April 21, 2009 at 11:28 theartguy says Slight delay while scrounging for a laptop. April 21, 2009 at 11:30 theartguy says Handout is a wiki: begingaming.pbwiki.com/ April 21, 2009 at 11:31 theartguy says Came up with using games in education while working with special needs kids. April 21, 2009 at 11:33 theartguy says Most games are “Drill & Practice,” others are a little more adventurous. April 21, 2009 at 11:34 theartguy…Continue Reading “MICCA09 Session 2 Plurk Log”
theartguy Session 1 is What Google Can Do For You by thetechtiger! Woot! April 21, 2009 at 10:11 theartguy says im.textthemob.com/id751 April 21, 2009 at 10:32 miz mercer Back to being artguy I see April 21, 2009 at 10:38 theartguy says For now at least – don’t want to confuse the people I introduce to PLNs today. April 21, 2009 at 10:39 theartguy says Currently explaining Gmail & Gchat April 21, 2009 at 10:43 theartguy says It’s all a quick overview of everything right now….Continue Reading “MICCA09 Session 1 Plurk Log”
theartguy Keynote for Day 1 is Karen Cator from Apple. Lots of good ideas, though many are common amongst keynoters. theartguy says Web 1.0: Watch Tv and try to understand commercials. April 21, 2009 at 09:15 theartguy says Web 2.0: Produce media April 21, 2009 at 09:17 theartguy says “Get out of the notion of giving kids something to do every 20 minutes.” They need to manage their own time. April 21, 2009 at 09:18 theartguy says “When you want to learn something new, what…Continue Reading “MICCA 09 Keynote Plurk Log”
For the 4th year in a row, I will be presenting at MICCA. For the 1st time (for this conference, at least…), I will be presenting twice. And as usual, I’m opening my handouts up to everyone who wants to add in their two cents. I feel they’re ready to go as-is, but that doesn’t mean I’m the only person who knows what he’s talking about! (I’m hoping for supplementary information, not for someone to do the work for me.) My presentations are as follows. …Continue Reading “Help me at MICCA!”
I handed colored pencils to my 1st graders today. This was not too surprizing, as I did the same thing last week. What I have noticed, however, is that most of my teachers with younger students don’t let them sharpen their own pencils whenever they need to. I, however, do. I would much rather see a student raise their hand because they’re having difficulty with a portion of their composition than because their colored stick isn’t pointy enough. As a result I usually announce in…Continue Reading “Don’t mind the shavings.”
Here’s one more tool that I wish I could use at school but can’t because our computers are mostly all Windows: Fluid. Nowadays whenever my Art Club meets I send them to the art club website. In my infinite wisdom I used my academicaesthetic.com domain name to host the club’s blog, which as the year comes to a close is still causing issues due to students having trouble spelling “aesthetic.” (To be honest if I wasn’t an art teacher I’d have problems with that word…Continue Reading “Fluid: Less is more.”
I have over 2,000 students (not including teachers who are also, technically, my students) spread out over three schools. This is a daunting task for many reasons, but only one of them irks be to the point that I’ll mention it at the start of this blog post: I can’t remember that many names. Oh, I’ll make valiant attempt. There’s a handful of students whom I do know by name, but there’s just no way I can learn who everyone is when I see them…Continue Reading “What’s in a name?”