Today’s episode includes the sound of me forgetting to mute my phone. Clearly I am a skilled professional. Some parents just say “No” to testing Google insists on people using real names on YouTube Why aren’t ivy league schools training more teachers? All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show
Today’s episode includes bonus segments of my wife blowing her nose and our cat meowing. Mr. E’s recycled art Lesson plans are the worst Set up a local Minecraft server All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show
It’s our one week anniversary! … and you thought I forgot… 3D Scans at the Smithsonian Single frame time lapse What do do instead of a free draw? All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show
Short show, but hey I’m still keeping to my schedule! $5 Smart Phone Projector Snowflake Macro Photography All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show
Looks like this may be a 3x per week show. We’ll see. Show notes: Musician thinks letting people use his music for free is a crummy deal. Tech4Learning likes me. Instagram Scam. I am definitely looking for feedback and/or submissions for the show. You can leave them as comments here or post them to my Tumblr account (anonymous posts do not require an account).
I’ve been having a tough series of days, lately. While this gem I found in my inbox does nothing to solve the LARGE OVERWHELMING PROBLEMS that I currently have on my plate, it certainly served to brighten my day a bit. Aaron, Your hard work, creative contributions, and dedication to creativity in the classroom has been noticed and you were recently nominated for the honor of being named a Tech4Learning Innovative Educator. Congratulations! We are thrilled to recognize the work that you are doing with Tech4Learning products. As…Continue Reading “So This Happened…”
Decided to get back to my roots and start podcasting again. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep this up, as it certainly is fun to do. Since it’s been so long, I decided to start back at Episode 1. All the old stuff will remain on here as “Season 1.” Long live Season 2! Show Notes: I hate homework There’s a test for that If you make ads you should understand copyright law LittleBits Synth Kits As this is my first episode in a very…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic S2 Ep 1”
I recently (and by this I mean yesterday) purchased a new laptop. One might ask how someone on a teacher’s salary can afford such wonderful toys, to which the answer is buying clothes from thrift stores and $1 frozen meals from the grocery store. (Also I don’t buy new computers often, so the costs are spread out.) As a new computer, I needed to install certain apps to make it usable. Don’t get me wrong, there’s some nice software that comes with it … but…Continue Reading “Apps You Need: Windows Edition”
This presentation has gone through several revisions since I first presented it over a year ago. Here’s the current version of it that was presented at this year’s MSET iConnect event on December 1st, 2012. The event was managed by the incredibly talented Selena Ward. Presentation’s Google Doc:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L9p2HNPnnn6gWTKkG3YrI6nrSvdrCov01_D2vw1J0Fk/edit Reality is Broken: http://janemcgonigal.com/ Article on Lee Sheldon of Indiana University: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/169862,employers-look-to-gaming-to-motivate-staff.aspx Warcraft in School: http://wowinschool.pbworks.com Minecraft in School: http://minecraftinschool.pbworks.com Level Up Book Club: http://levelupbc.blogspot.com &http://levelupbc.tumblr.com (And if you want to know more about me, go to http://aaronbsmith.com )
For those of you attending my sessions today, here are my presentations just in case you want to follow along. Assuming the audio quality of the recordings is acceptable I’ll post the video as well.