Back in this post, I described a new podcast from Edtech guru Kasey Bell called "The Shake Up Learning Show". As part of the podcast launch team, I finally got to hear a sneak preview of the first five episodes just in time for the public launch of the show on March 26th. Bell designed… Continue reading Shake Up Learning Show Review
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11 Video Editing Programs to use with Projects
In my final post on Video-Based Projects, I want to explain some of the different editing programs on the market and how they can best be used. The easiest and cheapest way to get started video editing is with the software that comes on your computers. So for mac users, that's iMovie and for Windows...well,… Continue reading 11 Video Editing Programs to use with Projects
EdTechRVA Conference: Keynote
I was so inspired by the Keynote Speakers at the EdTechRVA Conference, I had to write a separate post about their work at Hungary Creek Middle School in Henrico, VA. The keynote session by teacher Jason Vest and principal Robbi Moose was entitled "Explore – Collaborate – Create: Making #LifeReady Learners at The Creek". They… Continue reading EdTechRVA Conference: Keynote
Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 12 – Brush Ninja
Welcome to a new episode of Tech Tuesday! I’m back after recovering from the flu and strep throat and ready to jump into this week’s topic! This week I’m focusing on Brush Ninja, an easy to use animated GIF tool. https://youtu.be/5Xbcqq5EUi4 Now originally, I asked Andrea Barbuzza, the MPHS Digital Media Specialist who first… Continue reading Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 12 – Brush Ninja
Notes from the EdTechRVA Conference
On Wednesday, I attended the EdTechRVA Conference sponsored by the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. This was a new conference I recently discovered for the schools in the Greater Richmond area. While I'm slightly out of the area, it was still close enough for me to… Continue reading Notes from the EdTechRVA Conference
Shake Up Learning Show!
If you couldn't tell by now, I am a huge fan of both Kasey Bell of Shake Up Learning and Matt Miller of Ditch That Textbook. Together they have a podcast called The Google Teacher Tribe that I am addicted to. It has all of the Google news I could possibly need besides great ideas… Continue reading Shake Up Learning Show!
Why is Storyboarding Important?
In my last post, Creating Video-Based Projects, I shared a workshop I had created about how project-based videos can move students to create, turning them from consumers into creators. When I went about developing what this workshop would look like, I made sure a good portion was dedicated to Storyboarding and why it should be… Continue reading Why is Storyboarding Important?
Creating Video-Based Projects
Back in college, I had wanted to major in Journalism and minor in Education. It was my way of putting my two passions together with the idea that after school I would work for an educational newsmagazine or Scholastic; something of that nature, ultimately writing about education. However, it wasn't until after I had started… Continue reading Creating Video-Based Projects
Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 11, Adobe Spark
Welcome back to another episode of Tech Tuesday! This week I’m sharing how you can use Adobe Spark with your classes. I’ve previously done some PD on this, but I have two reasons I want to share it again now. One, as most of our classes are new again with the start of a new… Continue reading Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 11, Adobe Spark
A Mission to Mars
As I wrote in this previous post, I am helping our Environmental Science teachers design a gamification course. Over the past week, we have been busy developing the Syllabus, the Canvas courses, and organizing everything into Google Drive. I've also been brushing up on my spreadsheet formula skills. Today, the students walked into their new… Continue reading A Mission to Mars
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