Digital Media Training Courses Offered in 2021-2022

These courses offer creatives and educators an opportunity to learn how to use professional software for design, media and websites.

Micro-topics:

• WordPress site management, backups, security
• Designing a website, adding media, creating page and blog layouts
• Creating graphics with images and typography in Photoshop
• Basic video editing with titles and sound in DaVinci Resolve

Please contact me if you have questions or interest in these courses. Registration is through my site Tdot Studio.

Mike founded Ancestry Project as a digital education project with a variety of resources and free materials for Canadian educators. Topics include culture, history, and digital media, including special content devoted to Canada 150 and digital storytelling. Ancestry research is hot and can be undertaken with students as part of work on culture, history and society. Digital storytelling can be simplified so that producing audio stories becomes the focus, and easy web tools can be employed.

View Ancestry Project (registration is free)

Micro-topics:

• Ancestry research
• Canadian culture and history
• Digital storytelling

Mike shares observations and tips about getting the most out of the typical classroom technology available to teachers. Topics include: computer labs, TVs and projectors, wifi networks, PCs and Macs, and Android and iOS devices. Learn to maximize the potential of tools you already have in your classroom or what BYOD (or “bring your own device”) means for your teaching. Supercharge your classroom tech knowledge and win over your gadget savvy students.

Any teacher or trainer should make the best of use of the tools they have, and have an idea of what tools might improve their admin or teaching processes.

Topics include:

• Graphics and presentations (free, cheap tools)
• Devices and screens (PC, Mac, desktop, laptop, mobile, touch)
• File management (hard drives, cloud storage)
• Media players (traditional vs Chromecast)
• Wi-fi networks vs. cellular (extenders, hot spots)

Turn it On: Tips for Teachers Working with Digital Media (Part Two)

Mike shares tips for teachers about getting the most out of digital media, whether in creation or consumption. Building on “Turn It On: Creating Digital Capability in the Classroom” (first offered in 2016-2017), the presentation digs into practical advice for using digital media.

Topics include:

• Resource selection (websites with free / paid images and media)
• PowerPoint alternatives like Haiku Deck (free, fast, fun!)
• Device options in the classroom (from laptop to iPad to Chromecast)
• Media formats such as MP3 and MP4
• Making your own DIY audio and video recordings
• WordPress for website, blog, e-learning and LMS

Learn to maximize the potential of tools you already have in your classroom, and gain insight into how to use inexpensive tech to get started with processes like digital storytelling.