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SynchronEyes – Lab Monitoring Software

All labs on campus have been equipped with the SynchronEyes monitoring software. The software allows you to broadcast your computer monitor to all students, control or view individual student’s computer screens, capture screenshots of student computers, and much more. Click hereĀ for my Synchroneyes Tutorial. If you are not a teacher at Escobedo MS, but would [...]

Digital Storytelling – Photostory 3

What is Digital Storytelling? Digital Storytelling is a way for people to tell a story digitally, whether it be combining pictures and narration in a slide show, combining pictures and music, basically using digital media (pictures or video) to tell a story. The story can be told with written words, narration, or music. Why use [...]

Using FLIP Cameras in Your Classroom

What is a FLIP camera??? FLIP cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to your computer with a USB plug that “flips” out from the side of the camera. The functions are basic, but the ease of use will make you forget that is [...]

Comic Life Training

Comic Life is a program that lets the user create a comic book style document that includes pictures, captions, and titles. It has been around for years, but has become a powerful educational tool that is being used in all grades, all subjects, all over the country. Comics, Really?? You can find a lot of [...]

Northwest Region ECS Training – thank you

I wanted to thank those who were at the NW ECS training last Wednesday for your participation in the blog training! There were some great comments and ideas posted to my blog. Hopefully you learned something new and went away with an idea of how you can use blogging on your campus to enhance the [...]

Get Blogging…

Please submit a comment with the following information: your name: school: How can you see blogging as a tool to enhance the curriculum on your campus? What can you see as a problem when it comes to implementing blogging on your campus?

Blog Training – NW ECS meeting

The goal of today’s training is to leave you with a basic knowledge of how edublogs.org works and the technology integration possibilities that blogging opens up to you and your teachers. Also, with an idea of how to go about implementing blogging with your teachers. Most of the session will be hands on, so I [...]

Study Island

Our school has purchased the licenses for Study Island, an online standardized test practice program. So far it looks pretty cool and the kids who have used it so far have found it to be pretty fun. I will be holding a training on Tuesday after school for any teachers wanting to learn more about [...]

Getting Your Blog Student Ready – Blog Training #2

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Blog Training

Due to the popularity of blogging and its interactve quality, many teachers are joining in. Providing students with the opportunity to be producers of information on the web instead of just being consumers is a powerful teaching tool. Today, I am conducting a training on blogging for the staff of Escobedo MS. The goal for [...]