Tuesday, August 24, 2010

SMART Document Camera with 60 Sec Phil - Podcasts

Watch this video on how to use a SMART Document Camera by 60 Sec Phil
Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5_XH_a5bTc&feature=search


When learning about document cameras in the classroom and other SMART products I subscibe to 60 Sec Phil podcasts.  I would them to be short, concise and informative.  I was able to share the videos with my teachers and help us determine if we should purchase cameras. 

The podcasts are also available in iTunes.

Sunday, August 1, 2010


This is step one of a series of videos about how to create rough dash and pebble textures in 3ds Max. The blog for these videos can be found at http://www.mentalboutmax.blogspot.com/. I would use these videos as an enrichment for my advanced level two students. I am always in need of things like this for advanced students who find the projects in our curriculum too easy. I addition, I think it will expose them to "real world"scenarios, since these tutorials are done by professionals and they talk about real industry concerns in them. Sorry for the late post. But this part of the assignment got lost in the shuffle.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast

The goal of this podcast to share lesson ideas that use technology to engage students in learning with a focus on SMARTBoard Interactive Whiteboards between educators. Teachers can listen on lunch breaks or recesses as they mark papers or on their way to school in the morning via their iPod.
I love my SMARTBoard. I am still in the learning mode but I have acquired a wealth of knowledge just by listening to podcasts on youtube. I love it!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Creating Lifelong Learners

I chose Creating Lifelong Learners blog. There is a wealth of links and helpful information there that I can use to perfect what I am already doing as a teacher.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Charissa's podcast

I chose to view all about math podcasts. It was a wonderful site for students. it gave examples of how to find circle, center, diameter, pi just to name a few. It was a little try and the man had a different accent, which made it hard to follow at times. I was impressed on how good of a example they used for the podcast. I will definitely show my students this, however it is a bit dry like I mentioned before.
The site is: http://www.isallaboutmath.com/