Category: travel
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Falco on Demand
The possibilities for media consumption on the go continue to improve at a speed which is difficult to imagine at times, and this holiday weekend provided a vivid example. Do you remember playing mixes of songs on cassette tapes on car trips? Do you remember what it was like to anticipate a certain song order…
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Great Reasons Geography ROCKS!
The three minute video, “Geography & Google Earth” includes interviews with “an Ocean Explorer, Global Rower and Adventurer” explaining why they love geography and why GEOGRAPHY MATTERS. Check it out and share it with your students! The Google Earth YouTube channel is one of the suggested resources for the Google Geo Teachers Institute which I’ll…
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iPhone Videography from Glacier National Park
The Internet connection at our hotel in Missoula tonight is faster than the ones we’ve had in past nights, so I’m finally about to upload and share some videos from Glacier National Park this weekend. Tomorrow the 14th Annual August Institute, “Technology Runs Through It” starts here at the University of Montana. Follow conference conversations…
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More Highlights from Glacier National Park
Yesterday was another spectacular day for my Dad and I as we continued to explore Glacier National Park in Montana. Since our hotel last night in Kalispell had a much faster Internet connection, I was able to upload all our photos from day 1 and day 2 of our GNP explorations to Flickr and organize…
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Storychasing NASA History at Space Center Houston
Our family had a great visit to Space Center Houston and the Johnson Space Center today. Rachel and Alexander helped me record some videos during our visit with my iPad and iRig mic, which I edited together and published as two videos. We learned a lot! Storychasing NASA History at Space Center Houston Learning About…
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Neighborhood Nightmare in Philadelphia: Man Gunned Down Protecting His Son
Amidst my recent posts about inspirational leadership and technology integration ideas from the 2011 ISTE conference in Philadelphia, I’ve been shocked and saddened to read about incredible levels of recent violence in the city which are heartbreaking as well as alarming. According to the June 28, 2011, article in the The Philadelphia Inquirier newspaper, “32…
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Voices of #iste11 – A Newly Minted FourSquare Mayor in Philadelphia
Equipped as a storychaser with my iPad2, a $60 iRig mic, and the help of friends (as well as some bystanders) willing to be short-term videographers, I’ve recorded a series of interviews this week here in Philadelphia for the 2011 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. This fourth episode is an impromptu interview…
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Explaining No-Edit Audio Recording Power with an AudioBoo from Pearl Harbor
Websites like AudioBoo, Cinch, and iPadio which permit “no-edit” audio recording and publishing can be utilized in extremely constructive, powerful and creative ways. I’m finishing up my chapter on Audio tools for my first eBook, “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing,” and I’m using an AudioBoo my daughter, Rachel, recorded at the USS…
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Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival: June 3-4, 2011 @TerritoryTeller
If your schedule permits, head over to Seminole, Oklahoma tomorrow and Saturday for the 5th annual “Spirit of Oklahoma” Storytelling Festival. This three minute video showcases highlights you can expect from the festival, including some “ghost tales” on Friday night! I love their slogan: “Facts don’t change people. Stories do.” Lots more details are available…
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Editing Video with iMovie taken on a Sony HandyCam mini-DVD Camcorder
Yesterday I had an opportunity to attend as well as video record the graduation (or “hooding ceremony”) of the class of 2011 at the Texas Tech University Law School. My friend who was graduating borrowed a Sony mini-DVD camcorder for me to use recording the commencement, and purchased several blank mini-DVDs. I’ve steered clear of…