Thursday, September 18, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Apple Day
As this class goes along, it will become no great secret that I'm a fan of Apple and Apple products. They're slick, they're easy to use, and they just work.
So today was an exciting day to see that Apple is rolling out a new iTunes (which I've already updated) some new iPods, a few other neat little do-dads. One of the cool by-products of this whole thing is that NBC and Apple have worked out their distribution differences. So what does that mean? It means that once again I can download The Office and Battlestar Galatica from iTunes... what's even color? They now offer all the TV shows in HD... MMMMMmmm HD TV.
All and all I'm pretty stocked.
As a side note, I'm back from Photoshop World in Las Vegas. It was a great conference and I got some good ideas and had a chance to take some great photos in some new places (like the Valley of Fire). I'll most likely share those this week sometime.
Speaking of this week, yep, its that time - time to start on your lesson plans. I'll be cranking out a video here tomorrow and then posting the one for Learning Block Two so you can get started.
Best Wishes,
Bob
So today was an exciting day to see that Apple is rolling out a new iTunes (which I've already updated) some new iPods, a few other neat little do-dads. One of the cool by-products of this whole thing is that NBC and Apple have worked out their distribution differences. So what does that mean? It means that once again I can download The Office and Battlestar Galatica from iTunes... what's even color? They now offer all the TV shows in HD... MMMMMmmm HD TV.
All and all I'm pretty stocked.
As a side note, I'm back from Photoshop World in Las Vegas. It was a great conference and I got some good ideas and had a chance to take some great photos in some new places (like the Valley of Fire). I'll most likely share those this week sometime.
Speaking of this week, yep, its that time - time to start on your lesson plans. I'll be cranking out a video here tomorrow and then posting the one for Learning Block Two so you can get started.
Best Wishes,
Bob
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Hitting the 'Friendly' Skies
So here I am sitting in the airport (again, it seems like I've been doing that a lot over the past few years). The luggage is checked (thankfully I booked before June 15, so no extra surcharge But here's the coolest thing. I'm not just sitting around waiting, I'm working. More importantly I'm teaching.
Online technology provides an immediate and instant platform for your to reach your students, parents and co-workers. Because this is an online class, I can "teach" from my hotel room in Las Vegas, or from the desert in the Valley of Fire. Online makes it so. Hopefully as we progress through this learning block you will start to find some cool technologies and you'll start to imagine the ways in which you can deploy them in your classroom.
Not every technology is right for each student, and sometimes technology isn't required at all. My hope is that through practice and imagination you'll start to open your eyes to the ways in which you can, can't and should use technology in a teaching setting.
I will be blogging all week from Las Vegas (well unless I win some major cash and then I'll just give you all A's and be about my business) as Amber and I are attending Photoshop World. So lots of pictures, tips and what not. Don't forget to start your reading, it will catch up to you.
Always,
Bob
Online technology provides an immediate and instant platform for your to reach your students, parents and co-workers. Because this is an online class, I can "teach" from my hotel room in Las Vegas, or from the desert in the Valley of Fire. Online makes it so. Hopefully as we progress through this learning block you will start to find some cool technologies and you'll start to imagine the ways in which you can deploy them in your classroom.
Not every technology is right for each student, and sometimes technology isn't required at all. My hope is that through practice and imagination you'll start to open your eyes to the ways in which you can, can't and should use technology in a teaching setting.
I will be blogging all week from Las Vegas (well unless I win some major cash and then I'll just give you all A's and be about my business) as Amber and I are attending Photoshop World. So lots of pictures, tips and what not. Don't forget to start your reading, it will catch up to you.
Always,
Bob
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