Student Groups in Google Presentations
Here are brief instructions for setting up Google Presentations for collaborative student work. Creating Student Group Presentations in Google
Turnitin Instructions
Here are short instructions for how to create three drop boxes in Turnitin. These instructions were part of a Turnitin presentation given for the JCCC English Department Technology Day on Jan. 9, 2013. Creating Three Drop Boxes in Turnitin
iBooks Author
Yesterday, after the Apple education event, I decided to download iBooks Author to see how easy it would be to convert some of my online learning modules that I created with SoftChalk for use on the iPad. For the most […]
A Life in the Dark
Another great film book…Brian Kellow’s biography of New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael, titled Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark. Kellow devotes a considerable amount of the book to Kael’s more polarizing film reviews from the 60s, 70s, […]
Dangerous Cycling
I love cycling, but this might involve a little more risk than Tomahawk Creek Parkway.
Movies
Since we stayed in town, Christmas break proved a fruitful time for movie watching. Here’s a run-down of theater and home viewing selections: Theater: Hugo The Descendants The Muppets The Adventures of Tintin Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Young Adult Home: […]
Reading
I finished 2011 with Roger Ebert’s Life Itself, and began 2012 by reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. Both were great reads. Life Itself is one of the more optimistic and life-affirming books I’ve read in a long time. Here are […]
Film, Literature, and Writing
Students accessing this blog can find information on movies, poetry, books, media, writing, etc. The pages linked from this site will provide further stuff of interest. Though primarily designed as a resource for students, other people with an interest in […]