Yesterday, I posted about how to take a screen capture of your iPhone screen. The session I attended where I learned this was very good.
Here are the links to his sites:
Main Site
Tools and Tips
Great Apps!
Good stuff!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Random Thoughts from Day One and a Few Tips for Day Two
Does anyone else feel drained and invigorated (at the same time!) by all the knowledge and possibilities from the first day? Here are just my thoughts from the day.
1) I love when you learn new things about technology you have had in your possession for a long time. Did you know you could take a screen capture of the iPhone screen? Simply hold down the power button and click on the home button. The screen will flash and you will have a screen capture placed in your camera roll! And, in with the 4.0 iPhone software, you can create folders of all the Apps, so no need to shuffle through 5-6 screens to get to the app you want.
2) Tip - sometimes descriptions of ISTE classes don't really describe what you are going to see. I learned my lesson with one today after waiting 1/2 hour to get into a videoconferencing session only to find no new knowledge for me. :-( ---- Eric and Nadia, you were lucky the line was so long and you got to attend another session! Well, the good news was it provided me time to play with the new things I learned from the iPhone session! :-)
3) Quote for the day - "We are bribing students into compliance instead of challenging them into engagement" - Daniel Pink ----- I remembered this quote while contemplating Scott's talk tonight, which would have been a way better keynote talk than what we got the night before ...
4) Today, I thought I was after information on learning communities (one of my themes for the trip), but after getting closed out of sessions, my view on the day changed and I learned a great deal about underutilized educational tools like the SmartBoard. Wow! This is a tool that can be used as a complete interactive experience, put in the right hands with the right training ...
5) I love free stuff! I will probably need to take a second suitcase back on the plane for the return trip. (irony?)
6) Tip - talk to the people around you in line or at the sessions. You will be amazed at the knowledge that can be gained by them and the connections you can make! Sometimes, you may gain more knowledge than the speaker of the session ...
7) Final Tip, because I am too tired. In need of a good beer, try Rock Bottom Brewery down on the 16th Street Mall at Curtis and 16th Street. Food is great and plenty of choices for fresh brewed beer. Only a 5-10 minute walk from the Convention Center.
8) Funny video about learners that someone showed me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hENtGSrOj5Y
1) I love when you learn new things about technology you have had in your possession for a long time. Did you know you could take a screen capture of the iPhone screen? Simply hold down the power button and click on the home button. The screen will flash and you will have a screen capture placed in your camera roll! And, in with the 4.0 iPhone software, you can create folders of all the Apps, so no need to shuffle through 5-6 screens to get to the app you want.
2) Tip - sometimes descriptions of ISTE classes don't really describe what you are going to see. I learned my lesson with one today after waiting 1/2 hour to get into a videoconferencing session only to find no new knowledge for me. :-( ---- Eric and Nadia, you were lucky the line was so long and you got to attend another session! Well, the good news was it provided me time to play with the new things I learned from the iPhone session! :-)
3) Quote for the day - "We are bribing students into compliance instead of challenging them into engagement" - Daniel Pink ----- I remembered this quote while contemplating Scott's talk tonight, which would have been a way better keynote talk than what we got the night before ...
4) Today, I thought I was after information on learning communities (one of my themes for the trip), but after getting closed out of sessions, my view on the day changed and I learned a great deal about underutilized educational tools like the SmartBoard. Wow! This is a tool that can be used as a complete interactive experience, put in the right hands with the right training ...
5) I love free stuff! I will probably need to take a second suitcase back on the plane for the return trip. (irony?)
6) Tip - talk to the people around you in line or at the sessions. You will be amazed at the knowledge that can be gained by them and the connections you can make! Sometimes, you may gain more knowledge than the speaker of the session ...
7) Final Tip, because I am too tired. In need of a good beer, try Rock Bottom Brewery down on the 16th Street Mall at Curtis and 16th Street. Food is great and plenty of choices for fresh brewed beer. Only a 5-10 minute walk from the Convention Center.
8) Funny video about learners that someone showed me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hENtGSrOj5Y
Good Teaching can be like a Good Restaurant ...
I say this because I just got back from eating at one of my favorite restaurants, Central One Restaurant. My wife and I have been going to this family-owned Greek Restaurant for over 15 years. Obviously, living in Hawaii now, we have had to take a break because it was too far away, so I was a little nervous that it wouldn't be as good as last time.
Thankfully, the food was just as good as the last time. The Avgolemono (lemon/chicken/rice soup) was amazing! The Saganaki (flaming cheese) was tasty and the Gyros were out of this world! If you get a chance, take the journey and go eat there while you are in town.
Well, you might ask, how does this all connect, besides making you hungry? Well, what is interesting about this place is that the menu looked pretty much the same as it has for 15 years, and the food was just as exceptional as it has been in the past. In talking to the owner tonight, he said that he has had the same chefs for over 20 years.
The keys to success for this restaurant are:
- consistency
- great food
- a friendly staff who get to know you
- and an experience like no other!
Even though we will all be inundated tomorrow at ISTE with the latest/greatest technology and Web 2.0/3.0 tools to use with your students and staff, and you might feel like you are outdated as a educator, there are still some basics to remember.
Great teaching, like great restaurants starts with a few keys to success:
- consistency
- building relationships with our students
- and an experience like no other!
So, while you might get overwhelmed tomorrow with the newest ideas, remember, Central One Restaurant, and know that the real keys to success for your students might already lie inside you.
Opa!!
Disneyland and Creating an "Experience" in your classroom.
Took a short vacation through Disneyland before coming to ISTE. There is something about that place that is just jaw dropping. Disney has definitely figured out a way to give you a perfect experience - employees always happy and helpful, park immaculately clean, and rides that just connect to all your senses. I mean, I could actually smell the pine trees as I was "soaring" over California. And, Pirates of the Caribbean? How do they make it look so real? Walt Disney had a passion for perfection and creating an learning experience like no other.
It made me think about the classroom.
How do you create an "experience" for our students from the minute they enter your school and your classroom?
How do you make learning fun, exciting, and jaw dropping for students?
Being in Disneyland also reminded me of Daniel Pink's Whole New Mind.
HIs First "Sense" is Design and he talks about how design is a "utility enhanced by significance".
Is your school designed to be more than just a "utility" to educate students?
Is it also significant (in a good way) to their lives?
Just some thoughts to ponder as you get ready for your ISTE adventure to start tomorrow.
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