Want to tell a great story or game?
The following is right from http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/
inklewriter, helps writers and gamers tell interactive tales with the minimum of fuss. inklewriter keeps your branching story organised, so you can concentrate on what’s important – the writing.
inklewriter is a free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It’s perfect for writers who want to...
Icon’s needed
Are you looking for a copyright-free vector graphic or icon for your online course or website? Finding the right icon for your project takes time and making one even takes more time. Have a look at https://thenounproject.com. The Noun Project was created in 2010 as an online storehouse for “the world’s visual language.” Try out their free resources and if you find that you need a bit more then...
Adobe Education Exchange
Join me on the Adobe Education Exchange. It’s helpful for learning new digital skills and downloading free tutorials & project ideas. It’s also great for connecting with other creative educators and getting help. Plus, it’s free!
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Book – Online Teaching in K-12 (May 2016)
Online Teaching in K-12
Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators
Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano
Foreword by Norman Vaughan
“Offers strong guidance for leaders and educators shaping the future of K–12 online education by providing practical, research-based approaches for high-quality, effective online instruction.”
—Susan Patrick, president...
Stream live video with YouTube
The following video shows you the steps to setting up your computer for conducting a live video stream with YouTube.
You will need to be in good standing with YouTube and download the Open Broadcaster Software software from https://obsproject.com
Start 00:05
OBS Download 00:13
YouTube setup 00:55
Back to OBS 01:49
OBS Sources Menu 02:15
OBS Multi Streams 05:06
Share YouTube Link 06:31
Save Stream...
Paris Massacres
In a face-to-face classroom, you can easily moderate a discussion on the Paris Massacres that occurred on Friday, November 13, 2015.
The question is, how do you moderate an emotional (anger-filled, confusing, etc.) discussion topic, in a continuing enrolling online class (students starting and finishing at their pace)?
Do you have a discussion within your online class or as a whole school? Russel Tarr...
Readability Test
At what grade level is your online course aimed? Is it senior high school or elementary? Researchers have been concerned about the readability of content that high school students are reading in different subject levels (Hittleman & Robinson, 1975). Hittleman & Robinson, (1975) suggest that rewriting the content may not be a solution because the concept loads were above the readers understanding...
Adobe Youth Voices Community Changes
As of July 17, 2015, the Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) website will be changing and the AYV Community features will no longer be available, which includes the ability to login to access to the Forums, Media Review, and Member Directory.
This was a great community. When I first started teaching online — all my digital media classes were how to use this program or that program. I would have to update...
Where do you get your content?
Twelve steps for making the content relevant, up-to-date, and appropriate to student level. (These are from Online Course Improvement Program from New Mexico State University.)
Verify content, materials, and resources align to learning objectives.
Verify content, materials, and resources relate to the course.
Properly cite resources and materials including copyright.
Confirm materials and resources...
Caesium – Image Compressor
Caesium or cesium is a chemical element with symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of 28 °C, which makes it one of only five elemental metals that are liquid at or near room temperature.
There are many image compressors available and this is the first time using Caesium. Caesium is also a PC image compressor. If you are creating online content...