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When I first told my students about a silent film project they didn't get excited.  I told them they had to make a flipbook film but they couldn't talk they weren't too excited.  I instructed them each write on construction paper and put any thoughts (even personal ones) they had on paper.  They shot and edited each of the films in Final Cut Pro X. 

This film is from Allen and he did an excellent job on the project.

iBooks Author app is out and it looks like it will definitely change how content is delivered via e-books on the iPad.   One of the many features I like is the ability to add rich media, and especially video. In this tutorial I show you how to add and format your video files for iBooks.

After watching the Apple education keynote I decided to create a sample e-book or better yet, an iBook.  Here are a few things you should before downloading:

• Update your software. It supports Lion 10.7.2 and Keynote 5.1.1 or greater.
• If you don't have the app Pages, get it and learn it. The author app is similar to this.
• This book won't let you preview iBooks on your computer. You must tether it to an iPad.

I am making a tutorial video soon, but at first-glance I feel this is very promising.  I can't wait to see what Amazon and other companies are going to do next. 

I use LanSchool software to mange the lab of 18 iMac computers in my classroom. It has a good interface for creating and scoring tests, doing polls and sending files to students.

I am teaching Adobe Photoshop and showing my students how to use layers. This lesson got a big hit because of the flyer I created.  

I had a great time filming Tiffani's 30th birthday party at Laurel Skating Park in Laurel, Maryland. I used an old technique by professional camera persons called in-Camera Editing.  I knew the shots that I wanted to get in advance and I just pieced them together in sequence and I used very little b-roll.  

I shot the video on Saturday night and by Sunday after about 30 minutes of editing and 15 minutes of compression the video was complete.