My wife asks me why I have to post my opinions about everything. The short answer is that I need to prove I’m right. But, I also (that’s a joke by the way) think it’s great to have discussions about hard topics, to make people think. These two videos discuss choice in education, which I think is a very valuable discussion to have.
How Homeschool Is Like Home Depot
Simply Put
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Aug 032011
Basic Youtube Search Tutorial
Technically Speaking
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May 132011
As a tech specialist, sometimes I forget that I need to start with the basics with a lot of my teachers. Youtube was recently unblocked in my district, so I created this tutorial to as an introduction to Youtube for those teachers who might have never even been to the site. Turns out there were several.
Working With Youtube Playlists
Technically Speaking
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May 132011
This video demonstrates how to use Youtube Playlists to organize videos and easily deliver Youtube content to students through Blackboard or other educational internet site.
Creating Youtube Playlists & Embedding Them In Blackboard from Chris Storms on Vimeo.
Remembering Your Password Tutorial
Technically Speaking
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May 122011
As an Educational Technology Specialist, at the beginning of every school year I spend a lot of time resetting passwords for teachers & other staff members who forget over the long summer break. I think I’ve found a solution to that problem. I’m providing them all with this video tutorial to help them remember their password.
Bring Information To You - Using Google Reader
Help A Brother Out, Simply Put, Technically Speaking
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Apr 212011
Finding relevant, new content on websites can be hit & miss and very time consuming – not good especially for teachers who are strapped for time as it is. That’s why you need to take advantage of a news reader, if you haven’t already. These videos demonstrate how to subscribe to the RSS (really simple syndication) feeds of websites/blogs so that instead of looking all over the place for the relevant content, the content is brought straight to you.
Google Reader Part 1 from Chris Storms on Vimeo.
Google Reader Part 2 from Chris Storms on Vimeo.
Google Reader Part 3 from Chris Storms on Vimeo.
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