EDUCATION BLOG

 A really popular New Links to New Learning videoconference  session this school year is the one hour Reading, Writing  and Computer Graphics Fun with Author/Computer  Illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis. Bill shares with students that  he went to school where Dr. Seuss went to school. He  explains how he read all he could about Dr. Seuss, learning about writing. Bill then graphically takes students through the writing process and the rewriting process. Finally, he demonstrates how he uses state of the art, computer graphics applications that can make any thing look real, from image manipulation, to animation, to sound. Bill emphasizes to students that he has all of this fun because he reads lots of books. In addition, Bill does all of this from him home office in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

I recently asked Bill what he liked best about this videoconference, and here is his response:

"It's a really fun session.  Most teachers send me pictures of their students and teachers.  I use these images in the session and manipulate the images in PhotoShop, and animate the images in Flash. One of the most fun parts of the session is showing the students how sound can be brought into a presentation with drums, bass and background using copy and paste methods, almost just like in image manipulation programs."

Each one hour is just $175 (New Links members, you pay only $150). I've gotten nothing but positive feedback on Bill's programs. Contact me if you are interested in signing your class up (Bill works with grades 2-12) for this interactive videoconference. For more info on Bill, visit his website: http://www.sillybilly.com/.