Month: February 2012

  • Essential Media for Educators

    I’ve created a new page on my blog which I’ve titled, “Essential Media.” This is linked under the drop-down menu for “Resources” at the top, but if you’re viewing my site on a mobile device you may not see that link. I encourage you to visit and bookmkark/save it. At this point, here’s what I’m…

  • Text Complexity for Common Core State Standards by Linda Everett

    These are my notes from Linda Everett‘s presentation, “Text Complexity” at the “21st Century Learning: Transitioning to the Common Core” conference at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City on February 23, 2012. (Technically we’re in Bethany.) MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The printed handout provided for participants in this session is “Common…

  • Recent Developments in Oklahoma Teacher Evaluation by Louis Barlow

    These are my notes from the presentation by Louis Barlow (of Barlow Education Management Services) titled “Recent Developments in Oklahoma Teacher Evaluation” at the “21st Century Learning: Transitioning to the Common Core” conference at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City on February 23, 2012. (Technically we’re in Bethany.) MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL…

  • Developing Student Thinking Skills for College, Career and Citizenship by Rebecca Wilkinson #ccss

    These are my notes from the presentation by Dr Rebecca Wilkinson (of Barlow Education Management Services) titled “Developing Student Thinking Skills for College, Career and Citizenship” at the “21st Century Learning: Transitioning to the Common Core” conference at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City on February 23, 2012. (Technically we’re in Bethany.) MY THOUGHTS AND…

  • The Future is Now: IT in Common Core by Nick Migliorino

    These are my notes from Nick Migliorino’s presentation, “The Future is Now: IT in Common Core” at the “21st Century Learning: Transitioning to the Common Core” conference at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City on February 23, 2012. (Technically we’re in Bethany.) MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I hate handouts My philosophy…

  • Springer & Monson to Barresi: You Don’t Have the Right to Take Over Our Public Schools in Oklahoma

    Karl Springer, the superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools, shared a passionate and clear message with Oklahoma State Superintendent Janet Barresi and Oklahoma City constituents today at a press conference: Local control of our Oklahoma public schools is a vital, important part of our democracy and the state department of education does NOT have the…

  • Turn Off AudioBoo Comments

    (Cross-posted to Instructional FAQs for Yukon Public Schools and playingwithmedia.com) AudioBoo is a fantastic website and free mobile application to use for recording and sharing student voices. AudioBoo does not, however, currently support “comment moderation.” This means anyone can leave a comment on an audio recording you post to your AudioBoo channel and it will…

  • Narrate a SlideShow with ShowMe [video tutorial]

    (Cross-posted to ipadwithwes.com) ShowMe is a free application for iPad which permits anyone to create narrated slideshow videos which can include telestrator (“John Madden”) style annotations. The following 7 minute video tutorial highlights the steps to follow to create a narrated slideshow with the ShowMe iPad app, using a photo gallery in Picasa (free from…

  • Create a Narrated Slideshow with ShowMe for iPad

    (Cross-posted to Instructional FAQs for Yukon Public Schools and playingwithmedia.com) ShowMe is a free application for iPad which permits anyone to create narrated slideshow videos which can include telestrator (“John Madden”) style annotations. The following twenty-five images highlight the steps to follow in the ShowMe iPad app, using a photo gallery in Picasa (free from…

  • Marzano Causal Teacher Evaluation Model by Robert La Grassa

    These are my notes from Robert La Grasssa’s presentation, “Marzano Causal Teacher Evaluation Model: Based on the Art and Science of Teaching” in Yukon Public Schools on February 21, 2012. Robert is “Director of District Partnerships” for “Learning Sciences International, provider of iObservation.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. BACKGROUND: ALL OKLAHOMA SCHOOL…