From 9-24-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

9-24-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

Mini-Presentation: Photo Story 3 for Windows

Freeze-up like MovieMaker?
Quicker than Power Point (esp. for images)
Add voice over easy! Music too!
Quality of images?
Have students create/deliver content…
Multi-sensory
Mulit-media
Capacity for repetition
Resolution issues
Windows Media Player
Not for Mac (Flip for Mac may allow)
.mov format
Quick learning curve
Collaborative group product/project

10-15-8 (initial thoughts for mine)
Mini-Presentation: Aver Media Camera
Another popular brand is Elmo
Sharing artifacts esp. delicate or small (things)
-Art/Illustrated Books [anti-glare sheet]
-Drawing/Writing techniques
-Microscope attachment (1 slide, zoom)
-Note taking by teacher, student or other
-etc.
My students love it so far this year:)

Function of Story (Dr. B)
Classic “Hero’s” Journey
1-Departure
2-Change
3-Return

Information Age to Conceptual Age
Right Brain-Left Brain
Students’ future success relies on going through this process!
What do we count on as work?
Relationship to TEAM?!?
Become different educators [or become extinct]!
Roger C. Schank- Humans are set-up to understand stories (not logic)!
How to teach sequential stuff with ‘story’ in mind?!?
Nature = Best Designer
Be choosey! Choose things because they delight you! Let your family & friends be 1st!
Story & Design
Goal: Work with your whole mind!
Systems
Metaphor for change
Peter Senge
The Brain that Changes Itself
Brain is ever-changing!
[4-25-9 Hmm! All about the brain this year - my son...]
Use it or loose it! Practice…
Chess = logic (not holistic)
?form follows function?
Abundance changes things!
Wood bowls – Dr. Burn’s weakness - Aha! wait until I get my new wood lathe up & running:)
The problem is seeing! [not shared]
My wood plane – Garrett-Wade, gift, works great (functionality), aesthetics, feels good!