I couldn’t stay for the whole thing, but I thought you’d might like to hear a recent online conversation in which I was the token rude American amongst a crowd of British educators. OK, so I hope I wasn’t that rude. You know me and self-depreciating humor… In any case, you can find the show …
Category Archives: Technology
Academic Aesthetic 142
This should have gone up yesterday, but instead I went to see a movie with the wife. For some reason theaters frown at customers using laptops during the movie, even though they only tell you to turn off your cell phones and pagers. They said nothing about laptops! They should be allowed, right? Um, they …
Connect Learning is Back!
Do you listen to the Connect Learning podcast? You should. He started long before I ever did. Chris Craft called me a Warlick groupie. I’m not – I’d never be able to afford the travel expenses.
Academic Aesthetic 140
Behold, my 140th podcast! View it! Cherish it! Pause it at random moments and laugh at the funny faces I make! … no, wait. Scratch that last one … In any case, most of this video was taken during day 2 of MICCA. Show notes: She didn’t leave her name, but I think it’s a …
Session 8: Let’s Tell a Story
This presentation by Melinda Kolk is showcasing software by Tech4Learning. This isn’t the first time I’ve met up with someone from that company. They have more than one product, the first they’re showing is a program called Frames that can be used to make animations out of still images. iMovie has the same functionality, but …
Session 7: Digital Filmmaking – A Beginner’s Journey
Presented by Kimberly Dyar & Beth Jacobs. I was a little late coming in, but they’re talking about how easy it was to pick up the skills needed to use iMovie. After one teacher got help, she had the skills to help others. Camera angles Standards Does the music match the mood? Students made public …
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Session 6: Using a Wiki to Take the Learning Home
Presented by Richard Smart, who actually does have a website. Tell the truth, he has two of them. The paper handout is secondary, and the linksare on the first slide. “Is this useful?” vs. “What is this useful for?” 1.5 million articles on Wikipedia by March 22nd, 2007. He’s got the point of wikis – …
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Session 5: Linking Technology to Language and Fine Arts
Woohoo, tech and fine arts! This one’s presented by Magdalena Fitzsimmons. Started off with a warm-up asking for the elements of visual arts and music, then went into justifying the existence of an arts program in the schools. Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Arts help build and reinforce the transfer of knowledge. A mention of …
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Thursday’s Keynote: David Warlick!
There are still a few presenters here that have printed handouts. David Warlick is not one of those people. http://handouts.davidwarlick.com Tags: flat, classroom, warlick There’s a password, but I won’t blog that. Taking a tour of the classroom of the future. Mr. Warlick is using his trademark sense of humor. The words “World” and “Flat” …
Before Thursday’s Keynote
It figures – just when I tried to post to Jaiku about the wifi working, the wifi went down. This was a problem in the morning last year as well, but I don’t recall the access being as spotty as it is this year in the rooms for the concurrent sessions. Some are great, others …