more about “The Procrastinator (1952) – Part One …“, posted with vodpod
Poor Jean, in this 1953 video by Centron Productions, “Procrastination” she just cannot seem to find the time to organize herself! Her intentions are good, but her follow through is not! (You can find this film in its entirety here.) [...]
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August 7, 2008
The Procrastinator (1952) – From Film to Video Integration – Where is Multimedia Taking Our Instruction?
August 1, 2008
The Blogosphere: Our New Ecosystem
When you are met with a new frontier, what do you do? Should you forge ahead with old patterns, tools, and expectations – and expect to know exactly how everything will interact and work? Can you alter it, manipulate it, and control it until it looks like what you already knew? I’m [...]
July 25, 2008
Jing! Bringing a beam of sunlight into tech training…
I love Jing. This is the most exciting tool I’ve used in a while! Do you have teachers in your building that are technology immigrants – to the point that they soak up lots of your time being trained on the same tool? That’s a digital immigrant. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
July 23, 2008
Website Design Simplicity
My post is late! Apart from wanting to write this blog, I must confess that there is an official reason for creating it. Yes, it is part of a master’s class. Up until now, every post has been inspired. This one seems forced. But, a grade is a grade none [...]
July 14, 2008
Will Richardson’s Interview with Clay Shirky author of “Here Comes Everybody”
View the clip from Will Richardson’s UStream website. I am intrigued by the cultural shift we are encountering with the read/write web. I think it would be fair to say that I will be reading Clay Shirky’s book, “Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations” soon. Based on the interview [...]
July 11, 2008
Adobe Fireworks: A Powerful Tool with a Powerful Learning Curve
Thanks to UTube and a few helpful techie friends I was able to change my banner today! I think Adobe Fireworks is probably an extremely creative tool – once you know how to use it!
My banner change hopefully reflects my desire to think creatively and “outside the box”. ThinkTech was born with a [...]
July 7, 2008
Arizona, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona from South Mountain
Phoenix, Arizona
Hot, dry, and flat with sharp mountains edging up around you as if magically! Sedona – the land of the red rocks is majestic. The beauty is awe inspiring. We did not have the forethought to “book” some sightseeing trips in order to see the [...]
June 28, 2008
Pondering Desktop Publishing
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Steve Jobs
How do you view the future of low-tech tools such as desktop publishing software, and is there a worthwhile space for publishing tools in today’s curriculum?
This would have been an easy question, if it weren’t for the word “future“. Pondering what the future of [...]
June 21, 2008
Do schools today kill creativity? (Ken Robinson, TEDTalks)
more about “Do schools today kill creativity? (Ke…“, posted with vodpod
Innovation meets Bureaucracy
For those who become impatient with the glacially slow pace in which the educational system embraces innovation, this video may inspire you. Bureaucracy and innovation seem an unlikely pair. Yet, bureaucracy helps us be efficient. How then, to move [...]
June 15, 2008
Tim Russert (1950-2008) A teacher of journalists
more about “Thirteen/WNET “, posted with vodpod
I heard the news at a dinner party, “Did you hear, Tim Russert is dead?” I was shocked, saddened, in disbelief. The party paused for a moment, and then the conversation continued to buzz around me – summer plans, children, recollections about young adulthood and motorcycles. [...]
