One of the challenges of teaching my Multimedia / Web Design course is that students come with all different levels of experience and expertise. We don’t have a specific textbook and as an introductory class using all different software tools (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, iMovie, etc..) I find that students have a hard time remembering how
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This next term I will be teaching a new Technology & Media Arts elective at my high school. As a Fine Arts credit, it will be a combination of Drama, Music and Art and be completely project-based. The goal is to expose students to creative technology tools (Photoshop, Garageband, iMovie, Illustrator, InDesign, etc) while providing
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Ran across this great resource from Sean Jenkins who tweeted about this YouTube playlist on Twitter. The playlist is from Emerson’s College Journalism Department and is a series of 26 short videos to teach you how to use iBooks Author. I was very interested in the resource because the mobile initiative planning team at my
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This term I am teaching a new online class for Portland State University for their Instructional Technology Certificate program. The course topic is collaborative technology tools in the classroom. Just as my students are reflecting on their work – I too will be documenting our progress and sharing my own thoughts and ideas. How can
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Last night I had the privilege of being part of NorthWest EdTech (show notes) – a Google+ Hangout show hosted by Sean Williams and Jeremy McDonald. We discussed what projects we are working on, favorite apps and upcoming professional development opportunities in the Portland/Oregon region. Check out the Twitter list of: Connected Oregon Educators —
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Senseless killing in Oregon and Connecticut this week has made my heart hurt. A friend shared this prayer with me … I have to admit, God, that sometimes it’s hard to even call your name. On days like this I can’t help but think that if you had been there, we wouldn’t be here—
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I am honored to be included in Anthony Salcito‘s Daily Edventure’s 365-day look at global heroes in education blog. Salcito is Microsoft’s Vice President – Worldwide Education. Every day the blog features a different educator from around the globe. I used this opportunity to promote connected learning, the importance of certified school librarians and my
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Insomnia strikes and I happened to get up early on Saturday morning and jumped onto Twitter — just in time for #CatholicEdChat. What a wonderful way to begin the weekend. I appreciate the leadership of Nancy Caramanico, Barb Gilman and Nick Senger for getting this going. After introductions and sharing of activities of the week
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Our school is developing staff development for our mobile learning initiative. Our plan is to require every teacher to go through “bootcamp” when they first receive their iPads. Then the department chairs who have been part of our planning team will work with their department to share apps and resources. We plan to then offer
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A team of teachers and administrators at my school identified eight areas where we feel that mobile devices could really impact student learning. This is not an exhaustive list but represents how we need to really look beyond the iPad as a consumer device and look for opportunities for content-creation, authentic learning experiences and collaborative
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I’ve started creating some simple screencasts of different ways you can effectively use Google search and Google Apps for Education for teachers and librarians. This first video showcases the “preview panel” in the Search results panel as well as filtering the results using the sidebar and “related searches”. Too often I see students looking at
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I began the presentations on the 2nd day of the Pepperdine OMET/MALT Alumni Conference. I shared how my own Cadre 9 Action Research impacted my teaching and my student’s experiences. I also shared how I built a PLN through Google Teacher Academy, meeting edtech teachers & Teacher Librarians on Twitter, presenting at conferences, co-founding edcampPDX
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The first ever Pepperdine OMET/MALT alumni conference was held at the Malibu campus this last week. Members from almost every cadre 1-14 were represented with around 40+ attendees coming for part or all of the alumni conference. The experience was different than a “traditional” conference but very interesting. Conference Coordinator, Debby (Kilburn) Kurti said it
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I am presenting at the Google Apps for Education California Summit this week – July 12 & 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara. My presentation are: Winning ways to use Google Apps in your Library Got books? Promote Reading and YA Literature Using Google Apps It was very interesting taking my Got
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I am thrilled that Pepperdine has decided to have an OMET/MALT alumni conference alongside when the new Cadre 15 will begin. My participation in the Online Masters of Educational Technology (now called Masters of Learning Technologies) program was life changing for me. I was challenged to connect with all types of educators using online and
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