Greetings, folks! In my culminating post for CET, I’m excited to present to you a short feature documentary we just finished this week featuring the brilliant muralist, Jeff Zimmermann. As a self-taught painter with only a Painting 101 course to his credit, Jeff’s murals are an indelible part of the …
Last week, I had mentioned my easily portable and relatively inexpensive recording rig—condenser microphone and stand, USB interface and headphones. Today, we’re going to look into the actual audio software I use for all my projects: Reaper. Once again, there are countless ways to record audio, with no single “right” …
For the past 15 years, I’ve been recording my own work, and occasionally the work of others. I’ve worked with, and gone through at least a dozen different portable recorders, all of which still work, and for the most part, I still use. From song sketches to presentations to rehearsals …
Hi All, SITE is announcing the existence of our fine new audio archive on bandcamp, which can be found here http://site.bandcamp.com I’ve been using bandcamp for the past few years, and have found it to be an incredible tool for cataloging, sharing and archiving audio. Don’t let the word “band” …
One of the worst pieces of advice I was given as a new teacher, oh so many years ago, was to not let students see you smile until the second month. Unfortunately, my personality doesn’t quite work with that hard-and-fast rule at all. It takes a certain kind of person …
Hey All, As of late, I’ve been fielding a few questions from friends about portfolios (both printed and online), and thought a catch-all thread on SITE might do some good. The print portfolio: A few years ago, I needed to put together an artists’ portfolio, as I was applying for …
Look, let’s be honest, coffee may be the most important item in a teacher’s arsenal. For those of you that do not enjoy coffee, or feel I am being hyperbolic, please consider what your school would be like if your colleagues didn’t have their daily dose. Terrifying, isn’t it? Even …
Greetings and welcome back! SITE is in the process of developing some lessons based around one of our most popular threads, the one on Infographics. As our attention spans get shorter, and the influx of new information hits tidal-wave crests, infographics can be useful in distilling a large amount of …
SITE has recently started a Test Kitchen program in the College of Education. This Pilot program is specifically designed for CoE professors, so that their students can ask technological questions, find out about best curriculum practices, and basically be able to learn online via discussion on our Forum. This is …