Is it me? Or are these bulletin points so platitudinal, so pc, so zhun say kwa?
But What Do You REALLY Think?
27 May 2020 Leave a comment
in Covid 19, Workshops Tags: suckiest, sunuvabitch
Perhaps she had a bad night’s sleep? Perhaps the coffee spilled this morning all over the keyboard? Maybe the deep baritone of my voice just brought out the honesty for once?
For whatever reason, here are two participants’ opinions about my workshop Nearpod vs Peardeck Round 2: This Time It’s Personal.
Caution: Mean words and bad language ahead.
Smart-Art Workshop was a Success
27 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in art, autism, Music, Smart Board, Workshops Tags: 02/26/20
I presented a workshop entitled “Smart-Art,” which is about ways to use the Smart Board (or other interactive white board) for art instruction of special education students. I put special focus on teaching autistic students, as well as students that were confined to wheelchairs and/or couldn’t hold a pencil or brush.
View and download the Agenda.
Send me a comment if you want to view the Notebook files.
You can listen to my original Chrome MusicLab Song Maker experiment here or a pentatonic version here
Green Screen Amanda
04 Mar 2019 Leave a comment
in iPad, Workshops Tags: Amanda McFee, do ink, green screen, ipad
Coworker Amanda is a green screen movie star. Here is the finished short
And here is the same movie, with the thin, gauzy veneer of reality torn asunder:
Stop Motion Movie Madness
04 Mar 2019 Leave a comment
in iPad, Workshops Tags: ipad, Lego, minifig, movie, stop motion studio
Well, not so much madness. But a couple good shorts from the IPad movies workshop I gave last month.
Here is one. We used Lego minifigs.
here is another
Have you made these ever?
so much fun
Superhero! Workshop
27 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
I gave a superhero workshop and it was just swell!
Agenda
Introduction to the Super Hero
Entry Points for Struggling Learners:
- American Zeitgeist, or welcome to the United States of Superhero media: movies, comics, cosplay, breakfast cereal, television, etc.
- Greek (and Roman, and Norse) Mythology: Hercules, Thor, need I say more? (P.S. We love the Olympian books by George O’Connor)
- American Folk Tales. ‘Member Paul Bunyan?
Personal Connections to Super Heroes
- SuperYou Videos
- Pre-Planning Sheets and British Council Content
Create a Super Hero using Special Software
1) Style-a-Hero software 
2) Hero Machine software 
3) Other hero machines
Follow Up Activities
- Trading Cards
- Puppet Shows
- iPad Movies
I gave everyone a copy of Puppet Pals Director’s Cut iPad App, as well as a cd of handoputs, software, examples, etc., some of which are below:
Smart Board Refresher
13 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in Smart Board, Workshops Tags: notebook software, Smart Board
A Tall Glass of Smart Board Refresher
Many teachers have interactive white boards in their classrooms. I gave a workshop in May 2017 called Smart Board Referesher. We covered how to add pdf files so you can use “digital ink” on them; how to use infiinte cloner for spelling games; how to make words appear and disappear using animation properties; and how to add different kinds of sounds, including activity timers and invisible sounds.
Download a copy of the agenda if you want.
As a treat, I gave away a folder of fun, end-of-year Notebook files. Download that here.
Adapted Books Workshop
10 Nov 2010 Leave a comment
in 811K, AdaptedBooks, Workshops Tags: 811K, adaptedbooks
I am back in Sheepshead Bay today, giving a workshop on creating adapted books using PowerPoint and/or Boardmaker.
I am having a good day seeing my old friends at 811K.
Occasional Observations of Traveling Technology Coach 