Visual Grammar: My 2 Cents
I spent the last two weeks working with middle school students on two projects that rely heavily on careful selection of images to support what they're trying to say. Even after ten years of helping...
View ArticleMeet My Voki
Get a Voki now!The foreign language classroom and digital storytelling potential of a Voki is extensive. AC_Voki_Embed(200,267, 'f4c53e6a22fa5ba10382a4df64f8b27b', 97978, 1, '', 0);Get a Voki now!
View ArticleICTs, Digital Literacy and Digital Storytelling
I'm changing my job title from Technology Integration Specialist to ICT Integration Specialist. Maybe then I'll get a chance to demonstrate how technology in educational settings is linked to...
View ArticleConverting Essay to Digital Story: Lessons Learned
Let me get my ranting out of the way first. I hate Windows. And I hate MovieMaker. I'm getting my Made on a Mac tattoo re-inked this weekend. When it comes to creating multimedia projects on a PC,...
View ArticleScratching the Surface
My return to Boston this summer was primarily to see my family and friends. Second fiddle was the Scratch conference held at MIT. I love conferences during the summer. Teachers rarely turn their brains...
View ArticleDistinguished Colleagues
What happens when you cram a posh hotel conference room with sixty Apple Distinguished Educators for a week of geeking out on their MacBooks? Add to that Singapore's lovely sights and soothing sun rays...
View ArticleMy Proudest Moment
A few months ago, I set a goal for this year to help produce 500 digital stories. I'm 75 digital stories closer to the finish line. With the Spanish digital stories and now this set, I'm at about 120....
View ArticleSpring Fever
It's a new season so that must mean it's time for me to post to my blog. It's not that I don't have a lot to say. I'd just rather be doing other things than sitting in front of my computer. I have much...
View ArticleA Wrinkle in Times
You that know part of the book where Meg hears her muffled father's voice speaking to her from behind the grip of IT? That's kind of like blogging in China. I haven't been able to post to this blog for...
View ArticleGames-Based Learning Conference 2010
With the rise of electronic entertainment, we are seeing games reach a very prominent status in everyday life. Modern culture is increasingly dominated by electronics, and the new games that...
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