PE2_iMovie

What a fun way to turn your still pictures into a "video"! I didn't realize that was an option until I jumped on Lynda.com. I've already contacted boy scout and girl scout troops I've guided to ask for pictures to add to a promotional piece for my web site I'm working on. How fun will that be!!!!!

PE1_iMovie

One of the topics that I wanted to find out more about regarding creating the "perfect" iMovie is how to add voice overs and drop out background noise. I have been working on a personal project for my outdoor rock climbing/rapelling guiding business. I am in need of a really professional web site. One of the pieces that I want to build in to my site is kind of video biography of why I do what I do and where. So this weekend I took my video camera along for my trip with 15 Wiblo scouts and their dads. I took a little time to shoot some filler video and when I got it home I didn't like the audio on the original video so I needed to find out how to drop that out and add new. This is my experiment. Let me know what you think.

BP8_Tizmos_Rules!

I know! I can't say enough about Tizmos. It's a wonderful way to organize yourself, your students, create a study group, organize your substitute(s). And it's FREE. Yes, 100% free! Simply go to www.tizmos.com. Create your account and start organizing!

BP7_MikeParish'sBlog

Embrace the technology!

When I checked out Mike's blog link, I was  pleasantly   surprised to find a tool that I had been pondering using in my classroom. Thanks Mike for giving me yet one more reason to not procrastinate embracing the "digital natives".

BP6_Megan's blog

Megan's really fantastic way to use Wikipedia!
Megan's blog link for her idea regarding a unique approach to Wikipedia is very refreshing. In the past, I have always viewed Wikipedia with skepticism at best. But, the idea of creating your own wiki to post lessons on is really neat!
Thanks for yet another unique way to teach an old dog new tricks.

BP5_Web2.0_Tizmos

Tizmos. Funny name! But very user friendly.
Tizmos is yet another personalized, organize-and-share-your-favorite-websites tool. But what makes Tizmo different than the others? 1. It's ease of use. All you have to do to add a site is click on the "Add a Site" hyperlink, add the title, add the url and done. 2. Tizmos is very easy to share your favorite sites with your students or colleagues. I simply place my personal Tizmos url in the assignment or correspondence and they have my topic-specific urls.
I see me using Tizmos in a number of ways with my students, parents, and colleagues. Let say that I have a substitute teacher for the day. We all know that most students are not going to stay on task that day. So, I give the sub the following assignment for the students. They have to go to my Tizmos page and select one of the Adobe Creative Suites tutorials I have posted on my Tizmos page and choose one to complete by end-of-class that day. The tutorials I have chosen are fun and engaging. It's a win-win situation. My students have a fun assignment of their choosing. The sub doesn't have discipline problems. And I get a room full of kiddos that now have a new tool in their "toolbox".

BP2 Google Screen Shots

A recipe for an organized grad student.
First we add a shot of "Home"

Then a touch of FSO tab

Spice with a little CBR

Then I finish the recipe with a dash of ETC tab

And that my friends is how to organize a disorganized grad student.

Bon apetite.