Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Month: December 2011

  • Directly Download the Playing with Media enhanced eBook to your iPad!

    I’m thrilled to report it’s now possible to DIRECTLY download the enhanced/multimedia version of my eBook, “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing” to iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches and open it immediately in the iBooks application! Remember bulk pricing discounts for the eBook are available if you’re interested in purchasing ten or more…

  • Vader Did You Know? [video]

    As a Star Wars fan familiar with the “Mary Did You Know” song, I found the YouTube remix “Vader Did You Know?” song and video HILARIOUS today. Enjoy! This video is a great example of fair use and legal video remixing. Show this to your students and discuss it. Is this legal? Are the creators…

  • Create Clever Information Traps with Zoo Tool, Posterous, & ifttt

    Living as we do in a sea of digital information, we all need to set and manage clever “information traps.” The reason is simple: Every day we encounter useful, digital “stuff” we want to save for later and in many cases share with others. In this post, I’ll describe how to use Zoo Tool, Posterous,…

  • Increasing STEM Interest via College Visits & Reflections

    Last Friday my 8th grade son, Alexander, had an opportunity to tour the College of Engineering at Kansas State University. This was his second “official” college visit. Last May, before I presented at TechForum Chicago, he had a chance to visit Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. On both visits, college staff have been a bit…

  • 99¢ Podcast: Narrated Slideshows

    (cross-posted from learn.playingwithmedia.com) A recording of Wesley Fryer’s 68 minute videoconference on December 12, 2011, “Narrated Slideshows,” is available as a 99¢ download. This is a high quality screencast published at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, and is 1.6 GB in size. (A high speed Internet connection is required for download.) The workshop description was:…

  • Transfer Saved Minecraft Worlds to Another Computer on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

    My 14 year old son is really into the online world / game simulation Minecraft. My Mac laptop is our only home computer with adequate RAM and processor speed to run the program, so he’s regularly competing with me these days for laptop screen time. This month I’ve installed a new (and larger) hard drive…

  • 99¢ Podcast: Tell a Story in 5 Photos

    A recording of my 69 minute videoconference on December 8, 2011, “Tell a Story in 5 Photos,” is available as a 99¢ download. This is a high quality screencast published at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, and is 1.5 GB in size. (A high speed Internet connection is required for download.) The workshop description was:…

  • Envisioning a Cloud-based, Platform Independent Computing Future [VIDEO]

    The six minute video, “Productivity Future Vision (2011)” provides an interesting glimpse into our future which MAY be increasingly filled with cloud-based data accessed on differently sized, touch-based devices. This video is part of a new marketing campaign by Microsoft and General Motors called “Productivity Future Vision.” It’s quite interesting this video was produced by…

  • K-12 Online Conference 2011 Closing Live Event: The Afterglow!

    (cross-posted from the K-12 Online Conference blog) Please mark your calendars and adjust your schedules to join presenters, participants, and organizers of the 2011 K-12 Online Conference in an “AfterGlow” Closing Live Event on Monday, December 12th at 6:00pm PT / 7:00pm MT / 8:00pm CT / 9:00pm ET. If you’re located outside North American…

  • An Exemplary Elementary Computer Lab Setup, Website and Lesson Plans

    In September 2011, I had a wonderful opportunity to spend most of the day with Bob Sprankle at Wells Elementary School in Wells, Maine. The day had an auspicious start at the Maine Diner in Wells. If you ever have a chance to eat there, don’t miss it! Thanks to David Warlick and the New…