Here’s another animoto slide show that was produced by the MS media crew after school.
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I had a wonderful time today learning to play with PREZI.com a new presentation tool. I took one of my talks, abbreviated it and here’s what I got. I am very pleasantly surprised and am on the road to an upgrade.
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Well hello there world! I have moved from Hong Kong International School to the American International School of Guangzhou.back into Middle School and High School. The move has brought me out of the elementary classroom and into the world of technology integration … well almost.
AISG is still following the 90’s model of stand alone [...]
It’s that time of year where teachers begin to prepare portfolio’s with students. Some of us start right at the beginning and other wait until the last minute. Perhaps it depends on how organizationally challenged we are
This year I started collecting student work electronically from the beginning of school. Our school developed an [...]
In thiking about going to a full one to one laptop program I thought I would capture some of my students and how they are using them. In my class I have 15 students that bring in their own computers. We took some on a field trip with us last week to the library. Sorry [...]
I found a news report on YouTube today that is the epitome of character. This is about a softball game between two college teams in Washington state. This six minute video is a compelling story of what it really takes to be a winner. I’m sharing it with my class. Watch for yourself.
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Sorry I’ve been gone for a while. My wife has just had her hip replaced and I have been the primary care givier which has demanded some of my time. While helping her I had some time to surf and update my knowledge on some Google apps, of which one is Picasa.
With the all new [...]
Here are some great links to flatten your classroom. Reach out and touch the world and the world will come to you.
Seven Steps to a Flat Classroom
In this Slide share presentation, Vicki Davis describes and illustrates the seven essential principles for an effective flat classroom.
Flattening the World: How to Harness Web 2.0 Tools To Engage [...]
Step 10: Authentic Assessment
Now it’s time for the show! I always like to have an authentic audience. I invite parents, peers, and special guests to come for our Film Festival. Each group has the opportunity to share their video with the audience. I ask them to share something they learned through the process, one [...]
The second grader’s eyes were wide open gazing at the leaf. He had never seen so many colors before his eyes. You see, he had lived his whole life in Riyadh and had never before known leaves to change color. Back in 2004, I made a video for grade 2 students at the American International [...]
