Subject Matter: How to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

Grades: Elementary to College beginners to intermediate students in photo editing

Easy as 1-2-3
There are several books available to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. One of the better ones I’m reviewing is Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 by Mike Wooldridge, and published by Wiley. Continue reading…

Subject Matter: Other video resources than YouTube.com
Grades: All ages, college and beyond too!

Where Are We Going..to Mordor, Sam! Mordor!
Really, looking beyond YouTube.com isn’t that difficult.

Freetech4teachers.com has a great listing of different video content websites.

Link at Great Alternatives to YouTube and have fun exploring.

If you know of other sites, please share!

Subject Matter: Learning Music Visually and With Rhythms, Shapes, and Tones
Grades: Ages 5 to 7, Homeschool, Special Education, PreSchool to Elementary School

Basic Sound & Rhythm With Cool Activities
Music is an activity to experience and enjoy, but trying to teach wiggly ones is rather difficult. Let’s face it – practicing scales just isn’t that exciting. Ok, now I’m going to take those words back, because I just discovered Groovy Music Shapes. Oh my gosh, this is so fun! Continue reading…

Subject Matter: How to Teach the Periodic Table Using Scrabble
Grades: Middle School & Up

Did you Know You Can Spell Halo With the Elememts Hydrogen, Aluminum, & Oxygen?

Well, kudos to Professor Kerry Cheesman of Capital University (Ohio) for redefining how to play Scrabble learning the Periodic Table. I recently returned from the NSTA Phoenix conference, and brought Elemental Scrabble back with me. Continue reading…

Subject Matter: Math
Grades: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade

Well Designed Online Supplemental Curriculum
There are many supplemental programs to reinforce content material. For elementary students, it is essential they have a strong foundation in math. Yet, students don’t learn in one fashion. My son is a visual learner. He’s good in Math, but when he started word problems, he had a difficult time in elementary school. With Aha!Math, Learning.com provides multiple avenues to tackle a wide variety of math topics. Continue reading…

Subject Matter: Calibrating Digital Color In the Field and On Computers
Grades: Middle School & Up, Marketing, Professional Photographers,

Every Photographer’s Compact
Care to dazzle your eyes with a suave green, or cool blue? And no, I’m not talking about eye shadows. Just as most women have some small makeup compact in their purse, or pouch – photographers, you should carry this nifty kit in your camera bag. It’s flat, compact and oh so functional! Quickly and easily, X-Rite’s Color Checker Passport allows beginning to expert photographers the ease of calibrating digital color from capture to edit. Continue reading…

Subject Matter: How to make videos and podcasts for K-12 classes, beginning businesses or just having fun. Yes, even kindergartners can make movies.
Grades: Maybe not PreK, but definitely all grade levels, Non-Profits, Small Businesses

And…Take One!
If you own a 1-2 year old cell phone, a computer even with earlier versions of Windows and Mac operating systems (Windows XP or Mac Tiger), then you can make a movie. Yes, it would be better to use a digital camera or video camera rather than your cell phone, but you don’t need the latest and greatest technology. Continue reading…