My Life Travels

Check this map out. It works like a wiki, meaning you can add things to it. Show me some places you have been.

Finally finished the 6 weeks test.

blending audacity, moviemaker and gimp

The students have created a new media package about what they have learned so far this year. We have already used audacity extensively, plus wikispaces, moodle, ning, a bit of GIMP, using flip video cameras and moviemaker. We were fortunate to receive some memory upgrades before we began the video which means no more freezing computers.
Most of my classes have been eager to try all the programs, and it is now a challenge to find interesting things that are new to them, and useful in education. I can't wait to use gabcast, google calendars, and jott. Now, the students are beginning to blend all these tools together to enhance their learning in other classes.

Apple "brick" looks cool http://ping.fm/BB042

First grading period

Ok, so I have just about ended the first grading period at school. Some really neat students with some great assignments completed already. I am surprised with the number of students who say they have used Audacity and now GIMP. Hopefully, some will be inspired to create some contest pieces for TCEA and Texas media Awards.

It is so disappointing to have several students who are not motivated to even show up for school, much less produce quality work.I would love to uncover the magic secret that inspires kids to do more than "good enough".

The end of the six weeks is Friday, and so I now have to finish the last of the animations grading, post to the gradebook, and try to get the absent work.

GIMP Two

Gimp Beginnings

Here is a good beginning video for GIMP. Watch it, then try it.