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Showing posts with label Maui. Show all posts

5 Tech Tools and an Observation at CUE Rockstar Maui

#cuerockstar Maui! That's a wrap! #HSTE - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA


PC: Michael Fricano


It was so much fun to have Seabury Hall host CUE* Rockstar Maui camp this week! 

I was a lead learner (this is a more appropriate title for me than teacher or presenter, I think, especially in a hands-on event like CUE Rockstar), so I didn't get to attend the other sessions.

However, I did keep my ears open to the conversations, asked questions during breaks, and enjoyed the photos and videos that attendees shared.

And these tech tools piqued my interest: 

1. +Michael Fricano II whipped out his Ricoh Theta S camera to take the group photo shown above. So cool!

2. +Meghan Walters shared JoeZoo, a rubric-centric, feedback-friendly Google grading tool Add-On that looks like it would be fantastic for grading English and history essay projects. I must investigate!




3. Stand-alone Street View App to post spherical photos. It's a misnomer. They need to change the name. I'm going to do indoor shots when our library renovation is complete.

4. +Joe Wood says that the Round Me app to publish VR (virtual reality) captures, is as hassle-free as the developers claim.

5. Lastly, Videolicious sounds like a winner! Broadcast journalists sometimes use the app for quick reporting of the news? No way! I will definitely have to check it out.

Have you tried any of these tools?



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Observation? Mobile, mobile, mobile, both in presentations and throughout the camp. #nosurprise



It was a great week to learn new things!


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*CUE = Computer Using Educators


Maui Author Toby Neal Visited Our School!

Maui author Toby Neal's visit to our school was all I hoped for and more!

Just got done speaking at Seabury Hall to a hundred or so students on "developing creativity." Yes, some yawns occurred,...
Posted by Toby Neal on Monday, April 20, 2015

Here's how I introduced Toby:

Author Toby Neal was raised on the island of Kauai, and now lives on Maui.
She has written 9 books for adults in the "Lei Crime" series, which has sold 1/2 million copies worldwide. The books follow policewoman Lei Texeira as she solves crimes around the state.
Toby is one of the most successful self-published authors in the state. She sells most of her books through Amazon and Hawaii Business Magazine has called her "Hawaii's Amazon queen".
Toby is in private practice as a mental health therapist, so her well-drawn, complex characters in her books reflect her keen understanding of what makes people tick.
Toby has just written Island Fire, which is her first Young Adult novel. It's a post-technology adventure set on the island of Lanai.
It happens to be on sale on Amazon for 99 cents until April 28, so if you don't win a copy in our drawing today, you might want to download a copy. It's a great read! Toby is planning more in the series.

Toby's talk on "Developing Your Creativity" in our Creative Arts Center to over a 100 students was thought-provoking! (I learned that it's okay to be bored to allow for creativity to come in.)




Afterwards, Toby met with our Middle School Book Clubbers and others in our Hawaiian Studies Room.

Toby read to us from Island Fire ...



and answered questions. 


Q and A
Posted by Toby Neal on Monday, April 20, 2015

I loved this intimate venue! (And the chocolate chip funfetti cookies passed inspection ☺)

What a special opportunity for our students!

Thank you so much, Toby!

P. S. And about Island Fire? Highly recommended !



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[Cross-posted at SEABURY READS]


3 #GR8Finds #ThisWeek 04.17.15: Cell/smart phone-related goodies, and a Maui teaser



1. Need to find your phone? Google it!



( I hope this comes to iOS soon.)


2.  Remotely control your slide presentations with your smart phone!




Must try this out!


3. Cell Phone Use in Africa, by Pew Research.


So informative!

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Maui teaser: The jacaranda are blooming in upcountry Maui ☺


Beautiful Upcounty Maui ... with Jacaranda tree of course :)
Posted by A Maui Blog on Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Wish you were here!

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I hope your weekend is all you hope for and more!





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