John Hendron shows teachers how to create a "template" for a Comic Life project combining an empty ComicLife document with pre-selected pictures into a single zip file. The zip file can be shared any number of ways, from uploading into Moodle or a teacher blog, or by sharing it over the network with students.

Plasq has made an incredible creation package called Comic Life which we've been using since around 2006 in Goochland County Schools. Yet, we still haven't converted all classrooms yet into comic strip studios... this video by John Hendron will introduce teachers to the software and is designed as a resource for our after school workshop centered on Comic Life projects.

Part 2 covers GoogleApps beyond the docs: Google Sites, Google Moderator, and Google Groups. This video is for teachers in Goochland County, VA deploying Google Apps for secondary students.

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on deploying GoogleApps for students in Goochland County, VA. The audience for this video are classroom teachers considering using GoogleApps in their classes.

This is Quicktime version of our technology plan for 2010-2016. It was presented to, and approved by, the school board on July 13, 2010.

This is a PDF handout from a professional workshop conducted in July, 2010 in Goochland on digital citizenship, online research, and something we call "infoseeking fluency." It was conducted over 3 days, 9 hours. The content is intended for teachers of secondary students, grades 6-12.

John Hendron talks about creativity, one of Goochland's identified twenty-first century skills for G21. How can teachers use Apple's iWork Keynote application to develop creativity in students? This video podcast shows the way.

John introduces three principal principles about using images in instruction with students. At the end, we talk about the features of three Apple products: iPhoto, Pages, and Keynote.

Scratch is a free program for students grades 3-8 that develops creativity and logic, while allowing them to apply their understanding of math. I introduce the application and provide tips on introducing the program to others.

Superintendent Linda Underwood asked me to speak to our school board this month on technology trends, and this is the "to-go" version of that presentation, scheduled for Tuesday evening, February 16, 2010. In this video podcast I talk about cloud computing and its impact at setting the landscape for learning whenever we can connect to the Internet. I look at several trends being explored today by adult learners, including Twitter, Ning websites, and Google's collaborative tools.

John demos the Developer Tools panel in Google's Chrome Browser on a Mac. This tool can be helpful for visually seeing how changes in code affect the appearance of a webpage.

What's the digital culture in your school? John Hendron discuses ways to change teaching and learning with digital tools by changing the culture in your school. This is a leadership presentation developed for the 2009 Virginia Educational Technology Conference held in Richmond, VA.

This video will show you how to install Resource Packs from Promethean Planet into your installation of ActivInspire from Promethean.

John Hendron details what's new with Goochland's teacher blogs in WordPress version 2.8.4, like a customizable interface!

Kent Gall shares a video with us of his music theory/appreciation students this year at GHS. They learned about the fundamentals of music, and their G21 project focused on the creation of an original piece of music composed and performed with their own instruments.

Ever wonder how to find some good podcasts? Then make them automagically come to your computer? We cover the basics of using iTunes (Mac or PC) to find, download, and organize free podcasts online.

John Hendron covers the basics of subscribing to RSS feeds using the industry leader for Mac RSS aggregators (news readers), NetNews Wire by Newsgator. NNW is also available for iPhone and iPod Touch.

John introduces RSS support in Leopard Mail. This introduction to RSS in Mail was created for a new mini-course available to teachers for the 2009-10 school year for managing information through the Web, RSS, and through podcasts.

John introduces Safari 4. This introduction to Safari was created for a new mini-course available to teachers for the 2009-10 school year for managing information through the Web, RSS, and through podcasts.

John demonstrates the use of the picoboard and how it's used on his Mac with Scratch from MIT. The picoboard is a collection of hardware sensors that connect to your computer via USB. The picoboard is used to add sensor input to projects created with Scratch. The picoboard is $50; the Scratch software is free.

A HD version of this podcast is available, which makes seeing the details in the Scratch program easier. http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/podcasts/picoboard_podcast_hd.mov It's 85MB.

John Hendron presents his ideas on seven "Learning Hacks" that can be implemented with or without technology in the classroom. These are not new ideas really, but come from the ideas of Seymour Papert, John Medina, and Edgar Dale. This is in Quicktime format should play on iPod and/or iPhone. We cover things like starting with hands-on experiences in new units of study, using advance organizers or "schemas," and the integration of 21st century skills in the teaching process.

John shares his VSTE presentation for February 2009: Blogging Best Practices from Goochland County Public Schools. Despite promising the links to work, they do not in this version of our movie. Sorry! John will be presenting this live at the upcoming Virginia Society for Technology in Education Conference in Virginia Beach. For the PDF version of this presentation, visit johnhendron.net.

John Hendron leads you through what's new in Google Earth version 5 in this 640x480 pixel podcast screencast. Google Earth was released on February 2, 2009 in version 5 beta. New are oceans, recorded tours, and GoogleMars.

John interviews Brad Franklin about the school messenger system now used by Goochland County Schools to communicate with homes in the community by telephone.

John talks to GHS/GMS ITRT Mrs. Bea Cantor about the use of software that helps build writing skills with middle school students. Called "My Access," this software from Vantage Learning is a web-based solution for evaluating students' writing skills. With help from the CVC consortium, a Richmond, VA-area consortium of school divisions dedicated to increasing student performance through technology with a federal ed-tech grant, Goochland Middle School this year will be using My Access with all GMS students through English classes.

John Hendron interviews teacher Kelley Smillie from Goochland Middle School about their new addition this year: a school store. The Eagle's Peak is open for business, and is run by students who are learning about the business of supply, profit, and retail sales.

We continue our Research 2.0 series with a video made for high school students on doing research. Again, we emphasize the bucket system for collection. Our three main stages are again highlighted: search, collect, and evaluate.

Footage for this video includes scenes from the Goochland High School media center.

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