A lot of people post about Khan Academy, but are not aware of its origins and how far reaching it has become (both in his life and our lives). He devoted his time for a relative, then for strangers, then to learn for himself and now for a revolution in learning. Here are some of his interviews that may give you better insight.
Here is another thing to think about, "10 minute teaching and videos or digital media to reach your students." Khan found success from this and you likely will as well. Learn to produce your own podcasts, both audio and video.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Blog Tips & Tricks: 3 Ways to follow another site
I recorded the options for following in order for each viewer to better see how it is done, enjoy!
Imagination...Come Wonder With Me: Creating a story in your classroom
Imagination...Come Wonder With Me: Creating a story in your classroom: This is a great site for the students in your classrooms to create their own stories. Take the Tour when you get to the site; I think you wi...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Live Art, Breathe Art: Happy Birthday, Marcel Duchamp!
Live Art, Breathe Art: Happy Birthday, Marcel Duchamp!: "Marcel Duchamp (born July 28, 1887 - died October 1, 1968) French artist who broke down the boundaries between works of art and everyday ob..."
Marcel Duchamp was the first artist I identified with and used after beginning my career as a teacher at an arts integrated school. He is at the root of so many genres of visual art. Happy Belated Big Guy! Great post!
Marcel Duchamp was the first artist I identified with and used after beginning my career as a teacher at an arts integrated school. He is at the root of so many genres of visual art. Happy Belated Big Guy! Great post!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Blogger in Draft: Blogger, Redesigned
Blogger in Draft: Blogger, Redesigned: "Posted by Jinwoo Lee, Blogger tech lead As we shared before , our team has been hard at work on a brand new, next generation design for B..."
Blog tips and Tricks #2: Changing your Favicon on Blogger
Written Steps Below:
1) .ico is the file format favicons need to be and our computers cannot change files to this format. Go to the following website (http://www.icoconverter.com/) which converts picture files to .ico files, click browse under , then click the "convert" button (All the default values are good, don't change anything, just browse, choose file and convert). The conversion should create a square 100 kb or below image, as needed for favicon images.
2) Then, log into your www.blogger.com account. When you log in you will be in your “Dashboard.” click on the “Design” tab. At the top left of the screen you will see a window box titled "Favicon." Click on that tab.
3) Once in the Favicon window you will be able to upload your Favicon image in place of the the default orange blogger icon. This will help personalize your blog a little more. If you do not see your icon image on your link and blog immediately, fret not! Some work instantly and others may appear a day later. Rest assured that once it is changed and becomes active you will not have any issues again with it until the next time you attempt to change it.
When choosing your Favicon image keep in mind:
* Your image is INCREDIBLY TINY so you will need something that
is recognizable.
is recognizable.
* You have to be careful with taking a photo from the internet because
you may be infringing on another's copyright.
you may be infringing on another's copyright.
* Allow a student to create it. You can take a picture of any surrounding or
creation and turn it into a favicon image (it will convert a picture into a .
creation and turn it into a favicon image (it will convert a picture into a .
Be Creative! Enjoy!
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Arts Integration for Schools
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What is Arts Integration?
Arts integration is instruction that integrates content and skills from the arts - dance, music, theatre and the visual arts - with other core subjects. Arts Integration occurs when there is a seamless blending of content and skills between an art form and a co-curricular subject.
Why do it?
Arts integration is highly effective in engaging and motivating students. It supports academic achievement and improved social behavior of students while enhancing school climate and parental involvement. The arts provide students multiple modes for demonstrating learning and competency. A rich array of arts skills and intellectual processes provide multiple entry points for students linking to content in other subject areas. Similarly, arts instruction is deepened through integration of content from the other subject areas. It enlivens the teaching and learning experience for entire school communities. At its best, arts integration is transformative for students, teachers and communities. The imaginations and creative capacities of teachers and students are nurtured and their aspirations afforded many avenues for realization and recognition.How do you do it?
Arts integration is a fundamental culture shift. It takes time to build awareness, understanding and commitment among members of the school community.Ongoing professional development is essential to give classroom teachers facility in arts disciplines and to enable them to analyze curriculum to find the natural connections between arts curriculum and the curriculum in other subject areas including creating lessons and units of instruction.
Collaboration is essential - between classroom teachers and arts specialists. Common planning time is critical.
Arts specialists are key resources, collaborators and leaders in developing arts integration programs.
Arts integration specialists are extremely valuable resources for guiding the planning of professional development and for supporting collaborations among teachers and with partners, such as cultural institutions and teaching artists.
Schools that integrate art into education successfully:
http://thesanantonioschool.org
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Prezi.com
Here is a cool site for presentations in the classroom: www.Prezi.com
Most of us probably use MS PowerPoint, but as we all know that can become a little mundane. Some of us know (although I find most do not know) how to animate slides to make them more engaging. In fact, Microsoft has done a great job of adding photograph editing to the newest versions of PowerPoint. The problem is that most classrooms don't have the newest versions of software, know how to use them and lessons are not always stored in the cloud.
Prezi.com is like a notepad where you jot your ideas down, then decide in what order you would like to present them. You are not limited to just text, but may include picture and video as well. Items can be made bigger & smaller, angled and placed no where near the preceding thought. This allows your audience to be drawn in through unexpected movement, zooming in and out and really keeps them engaged via a grand change of pace.The entire presentation is stored online and can be created through your web browser on any computer. The hitch for Ipad users is that if you download their app, it may only be used for presentation. The Pro is that they hold webinars to learn how to use Prezi for those that need it.
Here are some how to videos from the company and myself on using & embedding Prezi's:
How to Embed Prezi:
Generic Prezi Embedded:
Here is a popular Prezi to get a feel of how others are creating them. Here is a Prezi tip: click on the word more at the bottom right of the Prezi and you can "Autoplay" the Prezi and also make it "Full Screen."
Most of us probably use MS PowerPoint, but as we all know that can become a little mundane. Some of us know (although I find most do not know) how to animate slides to make them more engaging. In fact, Microsoft has done a great job of adding photograph editing to the newest versions of PowerPoint. The problem is that most classrooms don't have the newest versions of software, know how to use them and lessons are not always stored in the cloud.
Prezi.com is like a notepad where you jot your ideas down, then decide in what order you would like to present them. You are not limited to just text, but may include picture and video as well. Items can be made bigger & smaller, angled and placed no where near the preceding thought. This allows your audience to be drawn in through unexpected movement, zooming in and out and really keeps them engaged via a grand change of pace.The entire presentation is stored online and can be created through your web browser on any computer. The hitch for Ipad users is that if you download their app, it may only be used for presentation. The Pro is that they hold webinars to learn how to use Prezi for those that need it.
Here are some how to videos from the company and myself on using & embedding Prezi's:
How to Embed Prezi:
Generic Prezi Embedded:
Here is a popular Prezi to get a feel of how others are creating them. Here is a Prezi tip: click on the word more at the bottom right of the Prezi and you can "Autoplay" the Prezi and also make it "Full Screen."
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Blog Tips & Tricks
Tip #1: How to post another person's cool blog post on your blog.
Tip #2: How to copy & paste all or part of a cool article into a post of your own
Tip #3: How to Create a link for sourcing and to share other sites on the web
Tip #4: How to Embed a YouTube video
Tip #5: How to delay posts until later
Hope you enjoy these tips and the video!
Tip #2: How to copy & paste all or part of a cool article into a post of your own
Tip #3: How to Create a link for sourcing and to share other sites on the web
Tip #4: How to Embed a YouTube video
Tip #5: How to delay posts until later
Hope you enjoy these tips and the video!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Ponder With Me...: Grains of sand magnified to 250 times real size
Ponder With Me...: Grains of sand magnified to 250 times real size: "Beauty in every grain: For the first time remarkable photographs reveal hidden charms of ordinary SAND By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated..."
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