May 19, 2009

Well, I got to work with Activotes today, and I do think we go it set up really well. It is an experience, and I will troubleshoot it tomorrow. Oh, yesterday was my 200th blog entry. I forgot to mention that. Happy blog to me, Happy blog to me. Okay, I got that out of my system. I also helped with the senior class meeting and supplied some of the tech and music for it. I also tried to solve a problem with activstudio, but to no avail. I do think there is a puter problem there. I will call on the big guns to solve it. I am just busy working on end of the year things. I have to get it all done, and I will. See ya tomorrow for 202...............flick

March 31, 2009

You talk about the day when I had the golden touch it sure was this morning. The afternoon fixed that, though. I had met with several teachers. Some of their ideas will take some work. I do love that challenge. I also talked with another teacher who wants to utilize Photo Story into her classroom. I am so glad that we are getting away from the traditional powerpoint. I am beginning the migration of Activinspire instead of Activstudio for the Promethean boards because that is the way to go. I know people become complacent with software, but it so important to upgrade because usually the new software has a better interface and new concepts. I know it is a learning curve, but that is what we need to do to stay on top of things. I have used the software, and I like it. Some interesting things here at school, but I will just leave it at that. Be back tomorrow................flick

March 5, 2009

Today the two girls presented their video to PSU concerning the Janus project. We have a resounding thumbs up from them. We needed to someone else to to view the video to make sure that our biases were not running rampant. They suggested a couple of changes, which the girls will make. From there, it is to get the final, ship it to San Antonio, present it the committee, and then do some presentations around the district. It is a good vid, and the girls need a big congratulation. We are working through the problems with laps and boards, and I have faced some unique scenarios such as embedding web pages into Activstudio, etc. It does keep me on my toes. I have two meetings tomorrow with teachers interested in integrating technology into their classes. I also have some other meetings to discuss other technologies with other teachers. They are beginning to come to me more with these problems. I have a lot to do since I missed this morning. I vill be baack 2morrow..........flick

February 26, 2009

I just have to tell you the interesting problem on of my CFF teachers posted to me. It dealt with creating layers in Activstudio. D and I spent an hour working with the problem. We got some of it working which led us into other possibilities. We could not solve all of the problems, but it went well. I also did an Indesign with K's class. That went well because the students were able to work independently and learn some of the intricacies of the program. It is nice that the onus is on the student and the teacher becomes the facilitator. They will also branch off into photoshop from here. The Janus project is coming together well, and we have a final meeting set up for next week where the students will present their video. The two girls did a great job, and I know they are looking forward to presenting in front of NASA. I have seen snippets of it, and I am anxious to view it. I am proud of the them--hey, hey (take me back to my old cheerleading days, yeah {yes, that is sarcasm at its finest with a little mixture of hyperbole}). The teachers got their lappys today, and I know I will have to do some tweaking on them, but I will await their calls. A very productive day!!! Tomorrow, I will talk about eportfolios to the seniors. This will be quite interesting, and I am looking forward to dealing with this topic. Well, I know you are awaiting the outcome...whoa, stop the presses. I just found out that one of our students did an HBO pilot when he was in 4th grade. It is wild. To view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=419kaKo0HUo I must warn you all that is is HBO so some of it is quite questionable, let's say. That may pique some curiosity in some of my loyal readers er..... I mean reader. Hey, be back tomorrow to end the month and the week.............flick