One area of photography that acts as a bridge between classic still image photography and video is time-lapse photography. Time-lapse photography consists of taking a series of photos at regular intervals and then displaying them one after the other. The effect can be used to show patterns that are not normally observed in real time. [...]
It’s been a cloudy, cool start to the summer throughout much of the Northeast. So when I departed Boston for this year’s National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington D.C., I was ready to feel some heat. It was my fifth consecutive NECC and the 30th anniversary of the conference. NECC attracts around 20,000 educators [...]
Maybe. Not all technologies should be embraced by teachers with open arms. As an educator on the front lines of technology integration I keep my eyes open to the digital horizon. I’m interested in finding technologies that can actually make classroom life easier for teachers. Lately, the mass media has become [...]
It was interesting to turn to the Ideas section of today’s Boston Globe where freelance writer, Matthew Battles, compared the Obama and Bush administration’s design of the WHITEHOUSE.gov website, Extreme Makeover WHITEHOUSE.GOV EDITION. My last blog entry on the inauguration recommended that teachers use the new site as a way to teach the basic principles [...]
The inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 promises to usher in a 21st century overhaul of the United States government. I was fortunate to have attended the inaugural ceremonies with what was estimated to be a crowd of over 1.8 million people. While standing with my fellow citizens in what can only [...]
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