Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Month: May 2012

  • Drawing is an Act of Attention

    I love this quotation from Jonah Lehrer in his book “Imagine: How Creativity Works.” When you draw an object, the mind becomes deeply, intensely attentive,” Glaser says. “And it’s that act of attention that allows you to really grasp something, to become fully conscious of it. That’s what I learned from my mother’s face, that…

  • Educational Technology Podcasts from Kansas City: Storytelling and Visual Literacy Activity Ideas

    Yesterday I shared two breakout sessions in Kansas City, Kansas, at the district-wide “Inspiring Excellence Conference” to wrap up the year. I used a Sony ICD PX312 digital voice recorder (linked on the “Digital Backpack Contents” entry on the Storychasers FAQ page) to create “no-edit” recordings of these sessions, and last night published them to…

  • Creating Innovators in a Common Core World

    These are my notes from Sue Pearce’s presentation, “Creating Innovators in a Common Core World,” at the Ridiculous Innovations Conference for Kansas City Public Schools on May 29, 2012. Sue is the secondary curriculum coordinator for KCPS. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Discuss with a shoulder partner: What did Dr. Martin Luther…

  • Back to the Future Opening Scene: Marty McFly Experiences Amplifier Power [VIDEO]

    For tomorrow’s opening keynote address at the “Ridiculous Innovation Conference” for Kansas City Public Schools, I have been wanting to use a video clip of the opening scene from the 1985 classic movie, “Back to the Future.” If you recall, hero Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) cranks up the power to an oversize speaker’s amplifiers…

  • Use Tweet Nest to Create a Personal Twitter Information Trap

    Put your “propeller head beanie hat” on for this one. In this post, I’ll share details about configuring a CRON job in CPANEL for a hosted installation of Tweet Nest, as well as some suggestions and links for setting up Tweet Nest from scratch. Tweet Nest is a free / open source solution based on…

  • Directly Download an Enhanced ePUB eBook to Your iPad

    (Cross-posted from PlayingWithMedia.com) Over the past year, several instructors and professional development leaders at different colleges and educational service centers in the United States have utilized my eBook, “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing,” as a course text for their students enrolled in classes focusing on digital media and technology integration. In each…

  • YouTube is the new Cable Channel Platform

    Internet-based television (IPTV) is continuing to disrupt traditional media broadcasting models. As we await the launch of Apple’s expected television set (iTV) integrating iOS app functions including Siri voice control, this process will only accelerate. Writing about IPTV opportunity costs in “Is a vast video library worth the time and money?“, Daniel Frankel notes: “To…

  • iPad Media Camp July 11-13, 2012: 50% Discounts for ISTE, OTA, ODLA, OK A+, CCOSA, TCEA & MACE

    Several registration discounts are available for iPad Media Camp in Oklahoma City July 11, 12 and 13, 2012. This is a BYOI (bring your own iPad) training event. A 25% early bird discount is available to anyone registering through June 15, 2012. An alternative (not additional) 50% discount is available to current members of: the…

  • Scratch Camp in Edmond, Oklahoma: June 8-9, 2012

    Scratch is a programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Scratch makes it easy for children to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and share these creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational…

  • iPad Notetaking: NOT Impressed with PaperPort Notes App

    This evening was my first time to officially attend the monthly meeting of our church‘s session as an elder. In this post I’ll describe what I learned about notetaking and annotation using the free iPad application PaperPort Notes (formerly “Noterize”) which I “put through its paces” during tonight’s four hour meeting. Prior to tonight’s meeting,…