Tag Archives: Science

Guest Post: You can teach an old teacher new tricks

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Guest post by teacher, Steve Kelly. It took a rude awakening for me to realize I had fallen behind as an educator.  I remember the day like I was hit by a lightning bolt.  I met 150 teachers at an NME conference that were so far ahead of me I didn’t know if I could catch up.  I thought I was a good teacher, but I forgot it wasn’t 1997 anymore.  I made a commitment on my drive home from the conference to get better and start that very day. How does a teacher in a solitary classroom learn Continue reading

20 to Watch: Deb Wolf

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Deb Wolf is an education technology TOSA and AP chemistry teacher at the Sioux Falls School District in South Dakota. In addition, she is the coordinator and instructional coach for a technology grant focused on embedding technology & skills into the classrooms for high school math and science with the goal of implementing Mastery Learning.Next year, Deb will be teaching again as well as be an instructional coach for new teachers and veteran teachers in technology. She uses Camtasia Studio, blogs, Continue reading

20 to Watch & ISTE Presenters: Jonathan Bergmann & Aaron Sams

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Jonathan Bergmann is the chemistry, earth and space science, and AP chemistry teacher at the Woodland Park School District in Colorado. Jonathan uses Camtasia Studio, Flip Cams, SMART Board, Elmo Tablet (Wacom), the Bamboo Tablet, Moodle for Mastery Assessments, and a Samson Microphone. Aaron Sams is Aaron teaches biology, chemistry and AP chemistry at Woodland Park High School in Colorado. Aaron uses Camtasia Studio, SMART Board, Moodle, Moodle Quiz, and Vernier Probeware. Together, Aaron Sams Continue reading

ISTE 2010 Educator Presentations

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The biggest highlight of ISTE 2010 for TechSmith was having so many great teachers (and a student) sharing their stories on our booth. Feeling like you missed out? Fear not, because we brought along Kelly Rush (TechSmith's video guru, retro video-gaming enthusiast, and videographer) to capture all of the action. Check the videos out below. Kids teaching kids Eric Marcos and Camilla Spielman, Lincoln Middle School See how you can integrate student-created math video lessons ("mathcasts") for Continue reading