What’s the one or two questions I get asked a lot from teachers and administrators? “Where do you get copyright free images to use for online platforms like blogs or in presentations like powerpoint. What types of images work better than others.” Images are extremely important especially in this increasingly visual world. They can serve to…
Category: Photography
App #10 of “10 Apps to Countdown Season”
App #10: Partner a beautiful image that you’ve drawn or photographed with interactivity and you’ve got Thinglink. These rich interactives provide another way to curate and organize information. I’ve written about this before using the SAMR Model as an example (developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, Ph.D) and also here where I was participating in CLMOOC. Thinglink offers interaction tools that tag photos or images…
App #8 of “10 Apps to Countdown Season”
App #8: Image editors are the tools that help your ordinary images dance off pages. IrfanView is a free program (on your school computers) that does a variety of basics like compression. I love the “batch conversion” feature when I need a ton of images resized for the web. (click here for instructions) When I need to…
Little Tools that Do Big Things
Do you ever want to do something with your class and the whole technology thing is just too much? I get that a lot so I’m always on the hunt for tools that “take the mystery out of things” and just work. Remember that we are also in a world of constant change so…
SCIT 2010-2011 Celebration
This past month, SCIT Participants came together to share their learning journey. As part of the SCIT program, these teachers learned how to use a variety of literacy support software programs such as Inspiration, Kidspiration, Photostory, Comic Life, MovieMaker and WordPress Blogs in classroom instruction. The SCIT program blends curriculum, instructional practice, classroom management, and communication around effective…
Teach-nology Camp
How was it?!! The Learning Technologies Team would like to thank you all for participating in the camp. Our example of using stop motion animation to create a message could be applicable to developing any type of story. We hope that you have increased your comfort level in using cameras, movie maker, and file management techniques in developing the …
Teach-nology Camp!
The Learning Technologies Team has a wonderful opportunity on Friday, Oct. 22nd PSA Day. Teach-nology Camp! “Camp is Cool! Technology in camp is Cooler! This digital storytelling experience will encourage you to incorporate a multitude of technical and communication skills while bringing out your inner child spirit. Participants will learn how to create animated movies…
Stop Motion Animation Ideas
I have just had the opportunity to work with a grade 3 class on using Stop Motion Animation for a story they are writing in language arts. We are using a digital camera and a tripod to take our shots and then using Virtualdub and MovieMaker to create the movie. I have created a tutorial…