The Amazing Emaze by Janet Hallstrom PowerPoint has always ruled the presentations at my high school. Everyone seems to have a mastery of creating presentations with movies, sound, narrations, animations, and transitions. Wowing the students with PowerPoint is not even possible anymore. Prezi provided a new way for teachers to capture student interest in their
DEN Fall VirtCon – Mixing Sources, Amplifying Voices: Crafting Writing in an Information Age
If you missed the DEN VirtCon Tech or Treat, it’s not too late. Follow the link to the archives. Be sure to check out the session “Mixing Sources, Amplifying Voices: Crafting Writing in an Information Age” presented by the author of a book with the same title, Troy Hicks. He also wrote Digital Writing Workshop
DEN Techformation – EasyBib
The above video was made with Powtoon.com as a hook to a lesson we use to introduce students to EasyBib. When I was a student, many, many years ago, and was assigned a research paper, I truly enjoyed doing the research and writing the paper. I truly hated writing the bibliography. Back in the day,
DEN Techformation – Powtoon
http://www.powtoon.com/p/dPk9HLLIVmQ/ Have you flipped your classroom, but find giving simple instructions online to be difficult and boring? Would you like to begin your classroom presentations with a motivational video hook? Powtoon is the answer for you. I discovered this product in the Beta stage and fell in love with it. I started with a free
Professional Learning with Discovery
Professional development used to be an opportunity to go to a workshop, conference, etc. and attend training. In many cases, the participant would take notes trying to see how it might fit their situation, go back to school, lose their notes and keep on doing what they were doing before the training. If it was
A Valentine for DEN
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BYOD QR Code Library Scavenger Hunt
Being an information specialist, i.e. Media Specialist, it is my job to show my high school students new ways to access information. One of the latest and greatest ways to link or retrieve information is by the use of QR Codes. Inspired by the Daring Librarian who used the QR Codes to create a Library Scavenger
Making PowerPoint More Powerful
PowerPoint has always been my presentation tool of choice. I have explored many others and enjoy the different effects, but I always return to PowerPoint. Being the “Grand Dame” of presentation tools, PowerPoint has been a tool a novice can use, but has also has many possibilities for the advanced user. Many of the effects
Discovery Education: Key to Virtual School Content
I am presently building content for Clay Virtual Academy, a virtual school created by our county for students who need or desire a public school virtual environment. Next week, I have been asked to present to two other Florida counties how I accomplish this. When carefully considering all I do and
Teaching with “A Christmas Carol”
One of my favorite traditions during the holidays is revisiting “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens. The story is timeless and good for all age levels. Because you can find it printed online, it makes a great resource to use with Lesson Writer. If you haven’t used Lesson Writer before, you really must
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