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QR coded Periodic Table of Elements published in Journal of Chemical Education
Last year, if you remember, I wrote about a great tool and example of how QR codes are being used in science education. The QR coded audio Periodic Table of Elements (as seen below) has QR codes for...
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STEM teacher professional development grant: Mobiles, Math, INquiry & Data...
I am super excited to let everyone know that Dr. Alistair Windsor and I have been awarded a science, technology, engineering, and math teacher professional development grant with Tipton County Schools...
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In case you haven’t heard: Google’s free online conference for teachers &...
While it has been publicized pretty widely, I wanted to make sure you remembered that May 2nd (next week) is when Google’s Education On Air conference is happening. This is completely online and free...
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Embedding Powerpoint slides with Microsoft Skydrive
Recently, my university moved from an self-served Exchange email system to Microsoft Live for Edu. With the new email, we also received integrated Microsoft Skydrive, which offers 7 Gigabytes of free...
View ArticleTurn your iPad2 or iPad3 into a digital microscope
Since I began working with Science and Math teachers this summer using iPads for technology integration, I had heard about this micro-photography. Well, I was finally able to track down the video and...
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Quick intro & teacher professional development for QR codes in the classroom
I thought I would quickly share a presentation/webinar I gave last week to teachers in my mMIND teacher professional development grant. This was an introduction to QR codes, how they work, and what...
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Mark you calendars: Midsouth Technology Conference is December 6-7, 2012
I just received the announcement and call for proposals for the Midsouth Technology Conference. It will be December 6-7, 2012, this year and at the Cook Convention Center downtown. The “Call To...
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UofM Presentations at Midsouth Technology Conference #mstc2012
Today starts the Midsouth Technology Conference hosted by Memphis City Schools. I am proud to say that the UofM Instructional Design and Technology program faculty, students, and alumni are offering 14...
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Mississippi Educational Computing Association (MECA) Conference Presentations
Our University of Memphis Instructional Design & Technology program has been attending the Mississippi Educational Computing Association conference this week in Jackson, MS, as a vendor to promote...
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Visiting Georgia Regents University
I’m excited to be visiting Georgia Regents University in Augusta, GA, over the next couple of days. I will be presenting some of my (and my students’) research on how teachers have initially been using...
View ArticleGraduate Teaching Assistantship Workshop
This morning I will be presenting to the UofM graduate teaching assistant (GTAs). I’ve had the pleasure of being asked to present to these folks for a number of years now, and it is an opportunity that...
View ArticleWorkshop coming up! Augmented reality & QR codes in action
I wanted to let everyone know that I’m going to be presenting a new workshop for K-12 teachers coming up soon. This workshop is going to be fun and hands-on. We’re going to look at some exciting...
View Article10 Starters for Digital Citizenship
In a course I’m teaching this fall for in-service teachers, I majorly upgraded the course content. One of the units is focused on digital citizenship and extends the content in a previous course that...
View ArticleWorkshop on QR codes & augmented reality
Later today, I will be conducting a professional development workshop for teachers in our area and particularly those in the Shelby County Schools district. While I’ve been using QR codes for a while,...
View ArticleA quick post about QRcodes from iSpring
It is no secret that I am a fan of iSpring’s tools (particularly the free one!). I regularly use them in my online courses to produce narrated Powerpoints that convert to Flash for embed into my...
View ArticleResources for ‘Sound Pedagogies’ at Cengage Learning Computing Conference
I’m proud to be presenting at the Cengage Learning Computing Conference in Phoenix, AZ, this week. I have culled together a number of resources, recommendations, and best practices for designing and...
View ArticleNew book chapter: ‘Using Mobile Devices to Support Formal, Informal &...
Following up on my work with mobile learning and mobile computing devices, I’m proud to announce that I will have a new book chapter coming out soon. Here’s the title and abstract info. Using Mobile...
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