Open 24 Hours!

“The only scarce resource left today is your attention span. How do you choose to use the next 24 hours?” Richard Malinski

I recently stumbled across this short documentary and can't stop thinking about it. There are so many ideas here that I don’t know where to start, so I am going to set you loose on the video, Information Bombardment. What do you think? Can you be open 24 hours?

Just Sharin’
Lee Anne

Intro to Photoshop on the Eighth Floor - THE MOVIE!

We have ordered some Flip Video cameras for our Eighth Floor classes this summer. I can't wait to start using them in class! These are seriously easy to use video cameras. You know me, I don't like anything too complicated. You also know that I couldn't help playing with one and in the process making Scott my victim.

Since he is teaching an Intro to Photoshop class this morning, I thought I would video the start of his class and thus share the course topics with anyone interested in taking the class. So! If you want to know what you will learn in this very popular class, watch the video.

Even if you don't care about the class, watch the video! I confess that I didn't spend a lot of time "editing" the video and cleaning it up, sorry. I'm dying to, but I just don't have the time right now. I'm going to guess this first attempt at this took me about one and half - two hours including creating this blog post. I'm sure I will be faster next time!




Here are the tools I used: Flip Video, Microsoft MovieMaker, YouTube, and Blogger.com. Except for the Flip video, these tools are all free, and of course, "stuff" you can learn about in our classes.

(Thanks, Scott, for always being such a good sport!)

Just playin'
Lee Anne

Twitter in Plain English

I ran across this new video and had to share. Lee and Sachi LeFever have come up with another video in plain English: Twitter in Plain English. Twitter might be described as a cross between blogging and instant messaging. Check it out.






Just Sharin'
Lee Anne

Social Bookmarking in Plain English

I love it when I find exactly what I am looking for. Over the last year, the Common Craft Show has created several videos that aid my instruction, both online and face-to-face. They are simple, clear, short, and exactly what I would do if I had the time. So, last night while I was thinking about the Social Bookmarking and RSS class I am teaching this afternoon, I wondered if they had created one for this topic yet. Sure enough!

Lee LeFever really puts social bookmarking in . . . well . . . plain English.





Of course, I have to remind you that we offer classes on social bookmarking. Our next class, Social Bookmarking and RSS: Your Internet Partyline, is October 23, 2007 from 4:15 - 7:15 pm on the Eighth Floor.

Just sharin'

Thanks!
Lee Anne

K12Online Conference Teasers

What a fantastic idea! Teasers. The presenters at the conference have made little teasers to let conference attendees SEE and HEAR what their presentations will cover.

You can find them on the K12Online Conference wiki: http://k12online07.wikispaces.com/Teasers

I saw several I am interested in, for example:
Karen Richardson-- “Crossing the Copyright Boundary in the Digital Age”


Go. Look. See.

Thanks!
Lee Anne

Google Docs in Plain English

If you've participated in a Web 2.0 class on the Eighth Floor with me, then you know what a fan I am of Lee LeFever and the Common Craft Show.

Well, it looks like he's been busy working with Google and has created a quick video in plain English discussing how the average Joe or Josephine can share a variety of documents ONLINE via Google Docs. As usual, he makes it look pretty darn easy.



What a great use of YouTube. I can absolutely see students creating instructional videos just like this one for each other.

Thanks!
Lee Anne

Can You Subscribe to a YouTuber?

YouTube (and now TeacherTube) are becoming quite popular - wouldn't you say - just a little, maybe? Yeah, yeah, there are definitely some inappropriate "things" to watch for, but there are more way cool "tubes" for kids and teachers.

Recently, one of the Eighth Floor participants, Lynn - The Raving Librarian - said she had a favorite YouTuber that she wanted to subscribe to. She wanted to know how to do that. Subscribing you YouTube is a bit different, but she found a way! Check out her blog at The Raving Librarian. Lynn pointed out that if you subscribe to someone, then you don't have to "go out there" and accidentally run into something you don't want to see. Excellent!!

Thanks, Lynn, for sharing with everyone.

Thanks!
Lee Anne