A few months ago, I suggested the idea of using the Scan app on our iPod Touches in a post about QR Codes. In the spirit of sharing and being open, let me tell you what transpired with a QR Code Scavenger Hunt experience in a grade 5 classroom.…
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Lip dub: I’m havin’ a good time!
Educators looking to engage their students in a fun, educational activity should consider having their students create a collaborative lip dub video of a favourite song. For those unfamiliar with the process, Wikipedia states:
A lip dub is a type of video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video.
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Etmooc Classico
I wanted to make something with the words most frequently used in our #etmchat sessions, as shown here:
So I went to my iPad and played around with the VidRhythm app. Here’s what became of it:
Filed under: etmooc Tagged: data viz, etmooc, fun, twitter
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Animated Gif’s are Fun!
Well, I guess I need to increase my twitter followers. In asking a question about animated gif maker’s, not much response, but no worries, I found myself on a great journey. Don’t get me wrong, I love gimp and photoshop but I knew some application must have already been created to help me with this goal.…
Crowdsourcing: A Connected Learning Experience
I took a risk and participated in a crowdsourced lip dub for #ETMOOC.
What did I take away from this experience?
- Teamwork: I was just one of the many people who signed up. I worked hard to get my section right (following the guidelines) and submitted on time, but then I had to rely on others to do their part for the whole thing to come together.
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Stars are Born!
I believe that we can engage children and have them truly own and demonstrate their learning success by incorporating multimedia learning in the classroom. This belief was reinforced by a few projects that I worked on with a class of Grade One students who I had the pleasure of working with for the past six weeks.…
I want to dislike them, I do. But I can’t.
Lego toys are always a huge draw for my kids and my 11 year old son’s bedroom often looks like a Lego Factory threw up in there. We have regular Lego sets, Star Wars stuff, Harry Potter, Ninjago, random other sets and the compatible, yet different, Bionicles.…
Just Because
I was going to try justifying posting this trailer because some of my students are reading the Scott Pilgrim series and I want to make a connection between graphic novels and their often flimsy film adaptations. The fact of the matter is that I do not believe that this film adaptation will be flimsy and I am just excited about it because it’s awesome.…

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