Well, it’s been a long, hot Summer here in Fresno.  I’ve worked harder than I expected to, but I suppose it will all seem worth it when I don’t have to work so hard anymore…..I have learned a great deal in this class, but mostly my confidence in internet production stuff has increased.  And I suppose these EdTec classes are starting to seem like they tie together in a Gordian Knot sort of way….

Here’s my 6+ minute podcast.  I had fun making it, but uploading it to the blog has been a real pain.  I think it was because I didn’t have the .mov extension on the end of the file.  I was unable to upload the movie until I added that back to the filename.

Here’s the error message I got: 

Anyway, here is the video….

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And here is the link to the BTSA blog.

Thanks Karl for a challenging class!

Well, today most of my family went to Morro Bay for a daytrip.  I went back to work.  So, I seized the opportunity.  A short interview with those involved, some waves and gulls.

Hope this works!

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Hello!  My name is Greg.  I live in Fresno, California and work in Madera, which is a small city about 20 minutes north from here.  I have worked for Madera Unified School District since 2000 and began teaching 5th grade.  I taught 5th grade for four years then moved up to 6th grade where I taught for two years.  The following school year, I took a Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) position as Technology Coach for the District.  I provide support and training for teachers and students at three sites consisting of approximately 100 teachers and 1000+ students (there’s a lot of computers in there somewhere, too!)

I have only minimal experience with blogs.  I have created a couple of them in the past but have not maintained them very much at all.  I have looked for home recording blogs and have found a few that I like to visit now and then.  I have never contributed to a wiki, nor have I created one…so I have lots to learn here.  I have minimal experience with podcasts as well.  I have created a few of them over the last few years, but I have had to relearn how to do it each time.  I hope to give it another go this Summer and keep at it!

Our Technology department in Madera might be able to share a blog site like this one for posting tech-tips and video tutorials for their respective school sites.  My idea at this time is to create a blog where each school site can have their own page(s) to house informationan and support materials for using technology at school.  I don’t know….just an idea.