Dearest readers, What did your edtech year look like? Let’s create a snapshot. As this school year comes to a close, I’d like to call on you to share your discoveries and your wisdom and to help me reflect. Which edtech goodies, tools, apps, platforms, and strategies worked so well for you in 2012/2013 that [...]
PowToon + Katie = even more awesomeness (Updated!)
June 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
I am a big fan of the talented, adorable and slightly wacky author/illustrator/kidlit blogger/podcaster Katie Davis. I am also a big fan of the slightly wacky, digital animation tool PowToon with its cool themes, props, animated characters and transitions. So what happens to the equation when a popular picture book author/illustrator partners with digital, comic-based presentation/video maker platform? [...]
Meograph launches its 4-D storytelling platform
July 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
There’s a new digital storytelling kid in town. And this one is just right for telling stories focused on time and place. Meograph officially launched yesterday. Kind of like a Google Earth tour, this free platform makes it easy for students to tell media-rich stories combining maps, timeline, links, audio and video–to tell stories in [...]
Beeclip EDU: scrapbooking for schools
July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’ve used digital scrapbooking tools for creatively exploring the lives of historical events and figures using primary sources, for creating portfolios, and for presenting research projects. But I’ve been on the lookout for a scrapbooking tool that really works for school. The ones we’ve used the past couple of years have been a little clunky, a [...]
Our ESL kids share their stories
May 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Yesterday was Diversity Day as STHS. One of the projects I was happy to help with was our ESL Stories. We asked our little group of students from Ukraine, China, Tibet, and Korea, to share their personal stories about coming to America. While our initial intent was to create opportunities for our ESL students to [...]
Samsung’s SUPERHERO Video Competition
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You and your students can vote for your favorite historical character portrayal from among 10 finalists in the Samsung Superhero Video Competition. (All 519 videos can be seen on Samsung’s Superhero YouTube Channel.) Any K-12 student living in the U.S. or a Federal Territory may enter the enter the 2012 by submitting a 1-3 minute [...]
Still time for the Trailees!
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Good news! The deadline is extended for SLJ’s Trailee Awards! If you missed the August 31 deadline to nominate your favorite book trailer–perhaps because of that little thing called summer–you still have time to gather those little video gems. The deadline is extended till September 15. Submit your favorite book trailer in any of these [...]
Mr. Database Man (a proof of concept)
July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
This spring, I asked a few of my always game filmmakers to create a series of proof-of-concept films to promote the use of databases across industry and brand. Maya, who is looking forward to a marketing career, delivered one of their products just as the school year ended. It stars Matt as Mr. Database Man. [...]
Our new orientation video
June 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
Vimeo Video School
May 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I recently discovered that the place I store and share my videos is also a place to learn how to make videos better. Vimeo Video School offers a growing array of sharp, clever bite-sized tutorials, illustrated with clear examples, created by the Vimeo filmmaking community. Here’s one example: Shooting Basics, from the Video 101 section: [...]
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