Category: Photo Journal

Tour of 3D Printing Lab

3D PrinterYesterday I had the opportunity to take one of my graduate classes on a tour of new 3D Printing Lab in the University of Memphis Library. We received training in computer-aided design (CAD) and use of the 3D printer, and had the opportunity to see it in action. Our conversation about integrating 3D printers with learning was packed with ideas and I left feeling energized. Additional educational uses have been popping into my mind since.

The following video and photos showcase some of the various projects that were printed. The Memphis skyline is my favorite and look even more impressive in-person.

The following album offers snapshots and captions of our tour.

Discussion

  1. What experiences have you had with 3D printing?
  2. Can you see potential ways to connect 3D printing with learning?

My Car Rolls over 200,000 Miles

My car recently rolled past the 200,000 mile mark. Anyone knows me well knows that I love my car. It’s the only brand new car that I’ve ever purchased and I’ve had it for a very, very long time. To be honest, I’m actually surprised that I didn’t reach the 200,000 mile mark a lot sooner.

Here are a few photos from the day of the big event (via my iPhone).

Here’s a brief video clip of the odometer actually rolling from 199,999 miles to 200,000. Rest assured that I took the video and images while driving through a huge empty parking lot and not while driving down the interstate.

Educational Connections
Let’s brainstorm ways that we can connect this event with the curriculum. What are some activities in which we can engage students with this event? Please share your your ideas in the comments section.

Photos from DENMEM 2009

Here are some photos from yesterday’s Discovery Education Network’s (DEN) Day of Discovery for Western Tennessee. It was a great event. My thanks to all that coordinated the conference, presented, shared, provided technical support, etc. and made it fun and beneficial.

Photos from Washington, D.C.

I spent some time working in Washington, D.C. in April and was able to go sightseeing for a few hours. Here are a few of my photos from the trip. Looking at these makes me excited about returning to Washington in a few weeks for EduBloggerCon and NECC.

Greetings from Selmer, TN

I’m spending today and tomorrow with teachers in McNairy County Schools. I’m looking forward to them discovering Andrew Churches’ revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and related resources. We’ll also explore ways to effectively integrate a wide variety of digital technologies and Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Watch for us as we venture out into the network. We’ll be using the following tag for everything related to this professional development workshop: mcnairypd (and #mcnairypd on Twitter).

Photo Journal: Trip to Airport

I think there is great potential in the use of digital images in the classroom. I realize that digital cameras began making their way into classrooms about 10 years ago and that this is not a groundbreaking idea. The tools are much more readily available these days and I frequently encourage teachers to consider the wide variety of strategies for integrating digital images with teaching and learning. A few possible classroom activities include photo scavenger hunts (examples of geometric concepts or states of matter), photo essays or journals (from a field trip, data collection, or tell an original story), and as post-reading exercises (demonstrate the main idea, the antagonist’s emotion, or your reflection).

I had to make a quick trip to the airport this weekend. I saw my camera as I was leaving the house and grabbed it. It was a great day and I thought I’d share some snapshots of my mini-adventure on the blog. I see a few people share glimpses into their lives in creative ways on their blogs and aspire to do so on mine. This also provides me a personal example (albeit a beginner’s attempt) to share during my classes and professional development workshops this summer. So…here, in photographs, is the story of my recent drive to the airport.