Robin Young on April 28th, 2010

Here are a few video tools for YouTube  all teachers should know about: YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/ TubeChop – http://www.tubechop.com/ – Ever had a video on Youtube that you only wanted to show part of?  This website helps with that. Find a YouTube Video you want to clip Copy the URL – and go to http://www.tubechop.com/ [...]

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Robin Young on February 5th, 2010

With the upgrade on campus from Office XP to Office 07 there was a need to rewrite the directions on embedding YouTube into PowerPoint. Embedding a video allows for the presenter to stay within the PowerPoint environment and to filter out the ads and info that may surround the video on the internet. Here is a powerpoint [...]

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Robin Young on October 6th, 2009

I’ve been working with the Flip Cameras recently and have created a few videos to show how easy it is to work with the movie files the camera creates. Taking Flip Video straight to YouTube: What MovieMaker can do for your Flip Video: For step by step directions on editing Flip Videos in MovieMaker download [...]

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Robin Young on April 3rd, 2009

I think if you have taught for any amount of time you can relate to these clips.  Happy Friday all! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D327′; addthis_title = ‘Teacher+Comedy+%26%238211%3B+Can+You+Relate%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Robin Young on March 13th, 2009

So how good are your powers of observation? Sometimes we only see what we are looking for and miss out on so much more.  Take time to step back and take it all in! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D136′; addthis_title = ‘Awareness+Test+%26%238211%3B+Just+for+Fun’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Robin Young on March 11th, 2009

Back in the fall I spent the morning with the 7th grade math teachers on campus.  The focus of our training was how to use webcams in the math classrooms.  Mainly with the idea that a webcam costs under $100 and a document camera costs well over $700.  Our tech ed teacher built stands for [...]

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Robin Young on February 27th, 2009

This Youtube Video was sent around a few weeks ago and just made me smile.  I thought I would pass it on for all of those who need a good ending for a long week: The power of random acts of kindness. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D228′; addthis_title = ‘And+Now+for+Something+Completely+Different%26%238230%3B’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Robin Young on October 30th, 2008

In the past few weeks I have seen several good lessons that include showing video clips from YouTube. Sometimes switching from a website, back to a powerpoint or other file can be a little confusing while you are also trying to teach and keep the kids engaged. Embedding the YouTube video into your Powerpoint allows [...]

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Robin Young on June 26th, 2008

I saw this video on Good Morning America yesterday and was amazed!   Watching this I thought of a few questions I would ask students if they watched this in class with me: Is it real?  What evidence do you have to support your opinion?  Is everything posted online real?  Is everything “caught” on video [...]

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Robin Young on June 4th, 2008

This week’s installment is short, just a simple video from YouTube.  I love this video as a way to show students that just because you don’t “get” it the first time, it still can happen. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D58′; addthis_title = ‘Web+Wandering+Wednesdays+%26%238211%3B+June+4′; addthis_pub = ”;

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