In an all-digital all-the-time age, analog input may sound a bit backwards. But sometimes, the easiest way comes down to just getting pen to paper. Here are two [relatively] easy ways a stay-at-home educator can incorporate penning ideas into their online course during these work-in-place times. iOS First, the easiest and probably most elegant is…
Category: Covid-19 Tactics
Covid-19 Tactics to Content Creation for Educators (at home)
In Washington state and the world over, Covid-19 has made educators and ed-techs alike quickly reevaluate what can and can’t be done remotely for teaching and learning. Here are some tools to level up your online instruction
Canvas LMS, meet WordPress 5 training.
Let’s say you are a faculty at WWU, and you’ve decided to incoporate WordPress into your class. You might be asking yourself “so, now how can I teach my students what they need to know about Wp.wwu to do this great assignment?” Luckily, you have your course in Canvas; so look no further than Canvas…
Timeline ‘Stories’ within WordPress
In 2020, content creators will continue to look at how to adapt their content to be more; visual, interactive, engaging and in many ways emulating social media style design. One example is “Stories,” as I wrote about previously, looking at the AMP framework to allow for short form visual stories that are not built using…
Screen Cap’n
Screencast-O-Matic (for WWU) Doing a search for “screen capturing” or “screen recording” software can lead you down a bumpy road. Luckily, WWU has Screencast-o-matic, a one stop shop for recording your presentation, webcam, app demonstration; and easily edit it. There are a number of Screencast-O-Matic tutorials available for you to review on the Screencast-O-Matic website….
wp.wwu.edu workshop video course
STC Workshop page: https://stc.wwu.edu/workshops YouTube Playlist ” http://bit.ly/wpwwuplaylist
Anchor.FM & Introducing Podcasting in a Classroom?
With this second golden age of podcasting, podcast production is getting easier and easier. Anchor.FM (recently acquired by Spotify) allows users to use a free mobile app, or web browser, and any microphone, and allows anyone to get started podcasting without any real need of knowing “editing.” And accounts/hosting is free (at least at…
A Tale of Three ‘Sparks’
Adobe Spark Available for free with an Adobe ID, Spark allows users to: Create graphics (think Canva) using Spark Post. Create single page websites using Spark Page Short narrative videos using Spark Video. Samples Adobe Spark Video: Adobe Spark Page:
Alternative AV Presentation (Covid-19 Updated)
[Updated for 2020] For my full write up of equipment and tactics for the at home educator because of covid-19, see this previous post. Link to the slide deck can be found here.