Category: creativity
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Tried and True Tips for Working in the 1:1 Environment
These are my notes from Kristy Lovett (teaches HS Art 1-4) and Erica Carey‘s (HS consumer science) afternoon presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. The title of his session was, “Cross-Curricular Teaching (Electives/Core) in a 1:1 Environment.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE…
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Stop Motion Animation ideas from Charlie Mahoney
These are my notes from Charlie Mahoney‘s session “Stop Motion Animation – A Hands-On Workshop & Classroom Use Discussion” at iConnect iLearn 2010 on 3 June 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. – Charlie’s Google Presentation slides / links Stopmotion is not just claymation – it is a breeding ground for thinking…
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Tips and Tricks from Kevin Honeycutt #icil2010 (Colby, Kansas)
These are my notes from Kevin Honeycutt’s presentation, “Tips and Tricks” at the 2010 iConnect, iLearning Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Part of this preso was recorded via Ustream. The initial few minutes of this preso were also archived, but Kevin doesn’t start until 2:30 into the presentation. Connectivity issues caused…
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Painting with LED Light Pens and Sidewalk Chalk
This week Kevin Honeycutt has been in Oklahoma City, attending a Storychasers Phase 1 Workshop (Celebrate Oklahoma Voices) and today keynoting the Oklahoma City Public School’s annual Tech Day conference. Kevin is a true artist, and taught K-12 art in a small Kansas town before becoming one of the most inspirational educational conference speakers around.…
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Learn to draw better (for free) using Art Snacks videos
My six year old LOVES to draw. This morning she used a video by John Steven Gurney on the Art Snacks learning community to draw a reversible face. This is the “man version:” Turned upside down, this is the “baby version!” Rachel recorded an explanation of how she used Art Snacks to learn how to…
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Scratch, Stopmotion, Lego Robotics, Worm Farming and more at Kids College in Altus
The past two summers, I have facilitated week-long youth workshops on stopmotion moviemaking in Edmond, Oklahoma. This summer I’m not planning to lead one, but I’ve received a few phone calls and emails in past months from parents asking me to. For parents / kids / families living near Altus, Oklahoma, I’d encourage you to…
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#ISTE2010 Constructivist Celebration and The Imagine It! Project
If you’re headed to Denver at the end of June for the ISTE conference, I encourage you to consider attending the “4th Annual Constructivist Celebration.” Attendees are encouraged to “bring your charged laptop, digital camera and your creativity!” I attended last year when NECC was in Washington DC, and really enjoyed the time to learn,…
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Storychasers is looking for a new logo via @crowdspring
Please help spread the word to any creative designers you know – Storychasers (the lead partner in the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices project) has released a request for proposal for a new logo! We’ve published this on the website CrowdSpring, which is a global community for creative designers and people with creative design needs. Anyone can…
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iPad Sketching Conference Session Highlights
Rachel Smith’s documentary artistry at Northern Voice was spectacular. With her iPad and Auto-Sketch Pro. Wow. Via Alan Levine. I love this one too! Bring forth thy mysteries, digital storytellers! Follow Rachel Smith at http://ninmah.be/ and learn the backstory! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad (On which hyperlinking and multi-tasking is possible but still…