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My blog has been having technical trouble since my web host has updated their software after being taken over by another company. At first they wiped out my last few posts, then they wiped out my sidebar. I got tired of waiting and decided to take the problem into my own hands. I managed [...]

Sorry for the short notice but if you have 30 minutes to spare today I’ll be a guest on Ed Tech Talk to promote the upcoming free K12 Online Conference 2009. They will be showing a selection of some of the best previous K12 Conference presentations (but they’ve also included mine : ).  After the presentation, [...]

Here are a few tools to use when assessing students at the beginning of the year: The Basic Phonics Skills Test (BPST) This is helpful in identifying specific areas of phonics need (short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, etc.) San Diego Quick Assessment It’s also important to know students’ knowledge of sight words which is an almost completely separate skill [...]

Independent Work Time, a time when students are working on their own while the teacher works with small groups.  It’s an official part of our reading curriculum but should really be a part of every teacher’s day in some form or other since it is one of the few times you can differentiate your teaching.  [...]

As you are getting ready to meet your new students, remember that getting to know them is more than just silly ice breakers and bingo games.  I’m not disparaging those activities, I’ve even posted several of them.  However, know that the process of getting to know your students doesn’t end when you’ve found out who’s [...]

Here are some resources I’ve compiled to assist you in planning for your return to school: Need something to do?  Want to get to know your students? Activities for the First Day of School Want to beef up on classroom management?  Here’s everything you need from job charts to management systems: Classroom Management for Teachers For Open Court Reading teachers, [...]

In preparation for going to back to school, e-mail delivery of Creating Lifelong Learners resumes today. I hope my readers have had a restful summer.  As a reminder, this is the official blog of Open Court Resources.com (not the publisher of Open Court Reading but a teacher created resource) as well as the personal expression of [...]

Article on differences between Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express. Complete keyboard shortcuts. Also see iMovie Bootcamp Links for recommended links and inspiration. Articles Better Color Correction in Final Cut Express Videos Using Chroma Key in FCX (Green Screen) The Shining Scary Mary Youtube Downloaders PWN Youtube (easiest) Insert the letters PWN before youtube in your web browser address and select download. Zamzar.com Instructions are here. Copyrights [...]

Here are the links for my latest iMovie workshop at the Los Angeles County Office of Education.  These page will likely be updated at the end of day two of the workshop. In this workshop participants learn the basic and advanced features of iMovie ‘09 and create their own commercials, public service announcements or one minute [...]

Updated: Handouts from workshop and updated links. Handouts Keynote 09 Handout Extended Keynote Handout Pages 09 Handout Extended Pages Handout Extended Pages Handout #2 Technical Resources iWork Tutorials free movies you can watch on Apple’s web site which show you step by step how to complete tasks in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers Keynote Remote App for iPhone Design Resources Newsletter First Aid Make Captivating Graphs and Charts Before [...]