ISTE2013 Presenter Profiles: Kristin Daniels

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? This is the last (but Continue reading

Inside a K12 Math Teacher’s Screencasts

Interview with 5th grade teacher Mike Maffesoli, Allendale Elementary School (Melvindale, MI). Question: What type of Jing screencasts do you create? Answer: I have created 40 math tutorial videos which are aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Math. So far I have made one video for each of the 5th Grade Common Core Math Standards. I am gradually hoping to create similar tutorials for 4th Grade CCSS, followed by 3rd Grade, and so on. My screencasts are designed to supplement my Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Dr. Roland Rios

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the weeks leading Continue reading

Flipped Physical Education Helps Students and Families Get Fit and Have Fun

Guest post by PE teacher Judson Sickler. The flipped classroom is a buzzword that has been aggressively circulating throughout the education community over the past couple years. Teachers in many subjects, including math, science and foreign languages, are all using technology to switch up the way students learn. However, one area that hasn’t recently been in the spotlight is physical education (PE), where it's assumed students just run around playing soccer or basketball. I’m here to Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Brian Bennett

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the weeks Continue reading

TechSmith MACUL Grant Workshop for Michigan Educators

Attention Michigan educators! Are you looking to get your hands on some TechSmith software, but struggling to get funding together? MACUL has just opened up their grant program for 2013-2014 and have grants of up to $1,500 available for tech equipment and software. If you’re interested in writing a grant that includes TechSmith software, we’d love for you to join us for a workshop at TechSmith headquarters in Okemos on Wednesday, June 12 from 2:00PM - 5:00PM. This will be an informal session Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profile: Lori Hochstetler

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the weeks leading Continue reading