I’ve been developing workshops for the BILD Institute for the past couple of months and I’ve discovered/rediscovered many quality resources about educational reform, instructional design, technology integration, and innovation as well as many new web tools and services. I hope to share much of this with you here on this blog (You can also go ahead and access it on the BILD Institute site.). The first resource I’d like to share is this recently updated version of the Did You Know/Shift Happens video (See previous versions here, here and here.). “This is another official update to the original Shift Happens video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.” (Source)
Tag: Video
Wordles of Every Inaugaration Speech [Video and Gallery]
Governing Dynamo has developed a gallery of all 56 American presidential inaugural addresses that includes full transcripts, Wordles (word cloud visualizations) and video footage. The video below can be a useful way to navigate through the gallery. Click on the glowing green dots in the video to learn more about an inaugural address.
Do You Believe in Me?
This is a great video for teachers, staff, administrators, students and parents to watch as we all begin a new school year. It was developed for the Starkville School District (Hometown of the Mississippi State Bulldogs!).
Are You Engaging Your Students?
This important message is brought to you by a group of 5th and 6th grade learners.
Kids Get Creative with AudioBoo
In episode 3 of Thinking Out Loud I pondered ways that AudioBoo might be integrated with teaching and learning. I shared a few ideas that sprang to mind and invited you to share your ideas and examples. I want to share a couple of AudioBoos that our two youngest children put together.
It is important to note that these 2 kids are young. They selected their topics, identified the major points that they wanted to share, recorded their interviews without rehearsing, and selected the title and images for their boos. They did this with minimal assistance from me. They learned to use the AudioBoo iphone app, planned their interview, and recorded and published both boos in well under 30 minutes. It was a fun and educational activity for all three of us!
Educational Uses
I encourage you to join me in exploring the potential classroom uses of this technology. Please share your thoughts and examples as text, audio or video comments. Together we learn more!
AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)
THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 003
Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”
THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 001
Creating an AudioBoo: A Quick Demonstration
As I’ve previously mentioned AudioBoo is a service that makes podcasting and audio blogging a snap. Here’s my quick demonstration.
Your “boo” (That’s what they call your audio file) will be uploaded to your AudioBoo profile. You can take a look at my profile page to get an idea of what this will be like.
Now you can listen to the “boo” that you just watched me make.
AudioBoo: Simple Podcasting from iPhone
Our kids and I have recently been playing around with AudioBoo. It’s an iPhone app that makes podcasting and audio blogging a snap. Several people encouraged me to start using it back in the Spring when I was at Podstock. I dismissed the idea because 1) I didn’t have an iPhone and 2) I didn’t really think it would be THIS easy!!! Don’t make the same mistake I did. Take a look at AudioBoo, now. Here’s an overview.
Another Creative Video
I’m a big fan of creativity and I’ve become especially interested in seeing digital video used in creative ways (Example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6). I think there’s huge potential in this emerging technology and look forward to seeing how communications, instruction, learning, and art evolve with it.
This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam. (Source)