On this day in 1902, the first full-time movie theater opened! Thomas Lincoln Talley opened The Electric Theater in Los Angeles, California 112 years ago as part of a carnival. Before full-time movie theaters, people watched films in “kinetoscopes,” which only allowed for one viewer at a time, and were often considered lower-class. After opening
Teachers FLIP For Movie Making
The presentation’s title was Students FLIP for Movie Making, but when Lynn Fuini-Hetten and Jennifer Brinson presented at LCTIs Teaching and Learning in Today’s World workshop, it was the teachers who were FLIPping over our PA DEN STARS and their “lesson from the field.” I wish I could have attended this session but I was
Brace for Impact
If you read Robin Martin’s post about the gala premiere of TLC’s Brace for Impact, then you can sense how special the evening was. Courtesy of Robin, you can read more about the Brace for Impact here. Look for the public showing of the movie on Sunday, January 10, 2010. You can order copies of
"Brace for Impact" the STARS in NYC!
Yes Brace for Impact the DEN STARS arrive in New York City! Thirty seats were available for STARS to attend the premiere of the documentary of Captain Cheslely Sullenberger, the pilot of flight 1549, who had to land the aircraft in the Hudson River because a flight of Canada geese flew into both engines. Over
Meeting a Storm Chaser!
In my current position, or should I say positions(I wear many hats) I get to see a lot of exciting activities. In addition to being the Director of Technology Integration for Propel Schools, I am the science coordinator. I am the SOS or Specialist on Site. I believe that this was due to my knowledge
Digital Storytelling Week
Next week begins the summer webinar series from Discovery. And they have picked a great line up for the first week! Digital Storytelling Week promises to be a fantastic first venture into a month of weekly themes. Here is the lineup for next week: Monday, August 3 – Thinking Outside the Slide Tuesday, August 4
Do You YouTube?
One of the questions I get asked most often by teachers at my school is this, “How can I show a video from YouTube in my classroom?” I’ve always sent them the way of Zamzar to download videos to a flash drive and show at school from there. It works great, but it is limiting.
A "Movie"ing Experience on the TN River
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 28th! We are hosting one of the most exciting DEN Events of the year in Chattanooga! Want to learn more about taking better pictures? Want to learn PhotoStory or iMovie? Need lessons in advanced techniques for these programs? Want to ride a really, really fast boat and tour the
Here's To A Great New Year!
It is New Year’s Eve and time to consider what is coming up in the world starting tomorrow. Yesterday, our TN DEN LC met in Knoxville to discuss training possibilities and Days of Discovery for 2009. I have to say, I think we have some fantastic things in the works. As we get activities finalized,
Animoto Gets Even Better!
Cross posted on Cliotech I just received this e-mail from Animoto and I am so excited about the increased learning potential . . . TEXT IS HERE! It’s true: you can now insert text into your Animoto videos. And we’re not talking about boring caption-like text–we’re talking about text the way it’s done in tv
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