Happy Father’s Day (Video Blog)

Twin Pastors Jump Cut Video-Funny

I must admit my friends, Pastors Patrick and Paul Graham are funny. Patrick shot this video with his web cam and edited the video by creating jump cuts in Final Cut Pro X.  I recently  created my own  jumpcut video and if you want to learn how to make one check out my video tutorial.

Jump Cuts: A Producer’s Nightmare

I am teaching my students next year how to create a jump cut video. The first thing for them to know is that they have to record a video and pause and move for that dramatic effect.  I created this video as a sample and I will post a tutorial on how I created this [...]

Join the Pastor’s Digital Toolkit Part 2 Free Webinar

REGISTER AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY How does a church keep up with the technology tools that will increase engagement and reach more people with the Gospel? We are here to help. Join us for Pastor’s Digital Toolkit Part 2 a FREE Webinar where you will receive invaluable tools that you can use today to [...]

My Top 5 Paid iPhone Photo Apps

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I enjoy taking photos with my iPhone and I have over 1,500 photos to prove it.  I often get questions about apps  I use for photos and how do I do cool things with them.  I am a huge Instagram fan, and you can see this since I integrate the photos stream on my blog. [...]

The Most Interesting New Principals in the World

I had the opportunity to shoot a low-budget parody video for the Baltimore Team of New Leaders.  New Leaders was founded in 2000 by a team of social entrepreneurs, New Leaders is a national nonprofit that develops transformational school leaders and designs effective leadership policies and practices for school systems across the country. I have [...]

Got Klout?

Klout

This guest post is by Elle N. Em of CleverlyChanging.com. What is Klout? Klout is similar to what Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines as clout, but Klout comes with a score and seeks to numerically measure your sphere of pull and influence on others within social media. Why is Klout Important? I laugh when I think about [...]

A Tribute to C.H. Dizárd II (Dad)

My Dad and I at my wedding in 2001.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download My Tribute to my Father (.mp3 Audio) Prepared remarks for his memorial service on Friday, April 20, 2012   Action expresses priorities. –Ghandi Dad, Pops and known by many as Mr. Dizard My father debunked the myth that if you work hard you will be successful and if you [...]

iBooks Author First Look

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 [...]

Food Review: Cupcake Kisses

Yes, it’s official this blog has become “extra random” but I am glad to do my first food review.  It is for Cupcake Kisses and you will see what I thought about the Red Velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing.