I have produced and recorded several learning series for Atomic Learning. These Tech Integration Projects, formerly called Lesson Accelerators, were developed to show teachers how best to leverage some of the software that they may have in their classroom. These were designed for the K-8 classroom and each project includes a project activity guide, a copy of the completed project, all the resources needed to recreate the example project, step-by-step tutorial movies that walk students through the project and a final assessment rubric. All these documents were designed and developed by me. Although you will need a membership to Atomic Learning to see every lesson in the series, the overview lesson is viewable to all.
Teaching Note Values using Apple’s GarageBand
Teaching the Grand Staff using Apple’s GarageBand
Teaching Polygons using AppleWorks
Teaching Fractions using AppleWorks
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San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts Multi-Touch Best Practices Report
Working with Holly Peters and Rachel Gastrich, I researched best practices for a multi-touch installation planned by the museum, and prepared a report with recommendations for interactive design. This was the culminating project of the SDSU EdTec Master’s Program and involved an extensive needs assessment and research project.
Recommendations for Multi-Touch Screen Design
Written by Holly Peters, Rachel Gastrich, and Lyford Rome for the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts.
Link to report (844k PDF file)
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San Diego State University Information Library Infodome Tutorials
I produced several tutorials for the SDSU Infodome to support their student instruction. These were also tied in with the library’s presence in Second Life. The virtual host, Alexondra Zenovka, is the online campus librarian in Second Life and is featured in this tutorial.
How to Perform Boolean Searches
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San Diego State University - 5 Minute Documentary
This is a link to a video I produced for a 5 minute documentary project. This feature was written, recorded and rendered completely by me, including the original music. All the source images are from NASA public domain or else licensed through Creative Commons.
Life in the Solar System
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Francis Parker School Information System Presentation
This document is a presentation to the faculty outlining the new approach required by the transition to digital records at Francis Parker School. The school is in the process of changing from a simple printed report card to the BlackBaud student information system. I used the analogy of the transition from vinyl record albums to MP3s to frame the discussion of moving the school from written and printed report cards to computerized records. Using physical examples from my own music collection spanning from vintage LPs to CDs and then iPods and iTunes, I was able to communicate rather esoteric concepts of data migration, metadata and information integrity to a K-5 faculty. By grounding the topic in terms and conventions that were familiar I was able to connect with my audience, even at a 7:30 a.m. faculty meeting.
Though this PDF is missing the soundtrack and my narration, it shows the development of the metaphor and the connection to the systems being deployed at Francis Parker.
BlackBaud, The Blues and the End of All Things
(2.2MB PDF file)
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Fortuna Films USA - Cell Phone PSA
I served as audio engineer and sound designer for a series of PSA’s created by Fortuna Films USA, distributed by Cinema Concepts. This spot was picked up by Reading Cinemas and is often played before movies.
Turn Off Your Cell Phone!
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NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Education and Public Outreach
As a JPL Solar System Ambassador, I have had the opportunity to do outreach to the general public for several of our current planetary exploration missions. This includes visits to local schools and community groups, as well as involvement in events at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This outreach extends to providing resources for the internet, such as the Kepler Mission’s Sagan Day Tribute, for which I composed music and authored text.
On The Shore of the Cosmic Ocean
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