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Royalty Free Photos, Music, and Video List (Updated)
Here is my updated list of Royalty Free Resources for multimedia projects, including photo and music options. I’ve also included this list as a permanent page on my blog, accessible on the right hand...
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iMovie ’09 Bootcamp
If you’re in the Los Angeles area this summer, please join me for this year’s iMovie Bootcamp at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, July 20th and 21st. Participants will learn how to use...
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A Teacher’s Guide to the New Final Cut Pro X
You may have heard that Apple has released a new version of their movie editing software, Final Cut Pro. The reviews are in and they’ve been mixed. Even Conan O’Brien made fun of the new software....
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First Day of School Activities
First Day of School Activities Lots of First Day Activities from Cape Brenton Victoria School Board First Day of School Activities by Katie Hallum First Days of School Script for Teachers by Katie...
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Technology in Schools is a Waste, Or Is It?
The New York Times featured an editorial calling into question the efficacy of bringing computers into schools in light of increasing budget cuts and flatlining test scores in the Kyrene School...
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TreasuresResources.com, New Web Site for Treasures Reading Program
Many of my blog readers have followed me from my web site Open Court Resources.com (http://www.opencourtresources.com) which compiles resources for teaching the Open Court Reading Program. I developed...
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New Book: What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies
I’m honored to have a chapter I authored on integrating digital video production in the classroom published in the just-released hardcover book, What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital...
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The True Case for Independent Work Time
For years, I’ve tried to assist teachers with setting up Independent Work Time in their classrooms. Independent Work Time goes by many names—workshop, universal access time, centers, small-group time....
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Creating Your First iPhone App with HTML Flowchart
I led a workshop this past weekend for Computer Using Educators: Los Angeles on how to create your first iPhone app based on my previous post, “How to Create Your First iPhone App.” In order to...
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The iPad as RTI Intervention Toolkit
While waiting for the iPad to arrive in my reading intervention classroom, I’ve had a lot of time to think and plan how I will use the device. Ground Rules I don’t want hundreds of apps. I’m looking...
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It’s a Hoax! Teach Critical Thinking and Analysis Through Online Hoaxes
What follows are three of my favorite hoax links, shared in a Google Workshop for Educators. Use these to teach students that not everything posted on the internet is true. All About Explorers An...
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Parent Better and Change the World in 2012
On a recent journey to Costa Rica, I had the opportunity to reflect on good parenting. Due to a brief layover, we had to switch planes mid-way and on each leg of the journey, we found ourselves...
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My Guide to iPad Deployment in School
Almost two years ago to the day, I wrote a post, “The iPad: Why Teachers Should Care.” Flash forward to today, both of the schools I work at have purchased one iPad for each classroom. Although I’ve...
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My Current Thoughts on Teacher Evaluation
I was asked by someone in the press for my thoughts on teacher evaluation, probably because of my previous posts on Merit Pay (I’m not for it) and the Value that Teachers Add to the Classroom (hint,...
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Is There a Place for “Drill and Kill” on the iPad?
Last week, I posted on Twitter when a highly engaging math app went on sale for 60% off. I didn’t oversell it by any means: It’s just drill and kill simple math facts with fancy graphics and music but...
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How to Add a Favorite Web Page to Home Screen
You may wish to add favorite web sites to home screen. We do this at our school to have easy access to attendance, DIBELS, and treasuresresources.com. Here are step by step directions. 1. Visit...
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Our iPad Apps
When deploying iPads to my schools I chose to place all of the apps in folders so that teachers who were not familiar with the apps would feel comfortable exploring apps based on what they were trying...
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Post Conference Personal/Professional Reflection
I’m back from the CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference this weekend in Palm Springs, California. I had a great time seeing old friends, meeting online friends, and being (re)energized by engaging...
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iPhoneography: Unleash Creativity
Follow me on Instagram. Username: needleworks Follow me on Instagram. Username: needleworks My latest creative interest has been iPhoneography. Last year I purchased a DSLR camera, lenses, cases,...
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Caine’s Arcade and Google’s 80/20 Innovation Model in the Classroom
The 80/20 Theory As I understand it, Google allows employees to work on their own pet projects for 20% of time while having them work on company chosen projects for the other 80%. Allowing employees...
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