1. Flash CS4 There is no doubt that I’m a Flash enthusiast and what I love the most about Flash is the creative power of one application.  I use it everything from graphic design, web design, animation, and programming.  The potential of this tool is staggering for e-learning to web applications.  If you are an [...]

I have come to some conclusions about having students conduct research projects: I notice how easy it has become in the digital age to plagiarize and copy/paste content from sources and not properly give credit.  Our students, many low performing students with serious reading issues, often cannot navigate the World Wide Web easily due to [...]

PowerPoint Workshop Materials Packet I’ve linked to useful materials in developing a PowerPoint project for students. Tips for Creating a Multimedia Project Using PowerPoint with Students PowerPoint 2003 Intermediate Tips and Tricks Most Common PowerPoint Issues Career Cruising Career Research Worksheet Career Template Blank PowerPoint Storyboard PowerPoint Rubric Oral Presentation LAUSD Rubric Oral Presentation Rubric [...]

Even though we may have all suffered an overdose of PowerPoint everywhere we go, PowerPoint continues to be an ideal technology tool for our students.  As we all know from our CLAD classes, the more we can support our students with non-textual connections to our content the better (through images, pictures, audio, and video).  In [...]