Monday, August 10th, 2009

Welcome back 2009-2010!

August – time to get back into work and ready for the new school year!  At the beginning of the year, we meet with new teachers to our building.  This year, we decided to make it somewhat interactive by creating a pathfinder of information and a fun video, Tale of Two Teachers.

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Monday, May 18th, 2009

I Heart 21st Century Skills Contest

Amanda and I created a short video for the I Heart 21st Century Skills Contest sponsored by AASL.  The top three videos are posted on the following site along with a link to vote. If Youtube is blocked at your school (like mine), see our video below.   Don’t forget to vote!!
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Animoto – Why I love it…

Animoto is a great site for student projects.  To me, it beats out all software – Photostory, Movie Maker, and even iMovie.  Why? 
1.  Can be accessed from any computer with Internet access.
2.  Although it won’t take video, it creatively displays photos, so you don’t even notice.
3.  Only allows small amount of text per slide. (Typically, students [...]