21st Century Educator

I created this project using a variety of different tools.  I started by brainstorming with my wife some ideas about what I could do, and she helped me out by creating a sample story board.  I liked a lot of her ideas and incorporated them into my final production.

The cartoons in the video were created using Bitstrips.com, a very cool site where you can create custom comics.  Very easy to use and lots of flexibility, although I had to edit a couple of the comics using the GIMP photo editor.

The music I downloaded from Jamendo.com, which allows you to listen to music for free, and download many clips.  I don't know if any major artists are on it or not, but I've found some great music here, and even better, licensed under a creative commons license.

There is a clip from the first Star Trek movie I've included.  I think this will be okay in terms of copyright under a fair use for education clause.  It isn't that long, and totally not necessary, but I thought including it might spice up my otherwise slightly dry video.

You can watch it below!

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About David

David is a mathematics teacher and a learning specialist for technology at Stratford Hall in Vancouver, BC. He has been teaching since 2002, and has worked in Brooklyn, London, and Bangkok before moving back to Canada. He has his Masters degree in Educational Technology from UBC, and is the co-author of a mathematics textbook. He has been published in ISTE's Leading and Learning, Educational Technology Solutions, The Software Developers Journal, The Bangkok Post and Edutopia. He blogs with the Cooperative Catalyst, and is the Assessment group facilitator for Edutopia. He has also helped organize the first Edcamp in Canada, and TEDxKIDS@BC.