58 Breathtaking Matte Paintings by Raphael Lacoste
Dec 30, 2009 Featured, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Raphael Lacoste is a digital artist from Montreal, Canada. He studied fine arts, photography and video, and is now an art director. He worked on videogames such as Prince of Persia and Assassin’s Creed. He now works primarily on concept art, matte painting, and production design for film.
This post features 58 breathtaking digital artworks from Raphael. There’s really not much I can say about them, the images speak for themselves and convey far more than words.
Check out Raphael’s website: http://www.raphael-lacoste.com/main.html
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Tags: Art Director, Art Painting, Assassin, Concept Art, Creed, Digital Artist, Digital Artworks, Fine Arts Photography, Great Artists, Images, Matte Painting, Matte Paintings, Montreal Canada, More Than Words, Prince Of Persia, Raphael Lacoste
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Twitter - Tips for Teachers | Twitter for Me
Twitter has become a microblogging phenomenon. Due to its popularity, the teachers are trying to understand how to use Twitter effectively to support the education sector. Here are some of the frequently asked questions, which I have received. In fact, you yourself have had some of the following questions one time or another.
Q. What should I tweet about?
A. You choose to share items that your attention is. Twitter capture oneInformation and not all of your updates will promote a chord with everyone. However, if you're interested, more of your supporters share is likely to be interested.
Question: How much information should I share?
A. Start with information that is congruent with the image that you want to portray. Information about your school or a specific performance of your students are sharing great article. Be sure that students maintain privacy. Dosometimes be shy about sharing information about your personal life. This will help others to connect better with you in touch.
Question: How can I added value to my tweets?
A. Make sure you allow links to the people to examine further, including the theme itself. This increases the added value of your data. In addition to using hashtags to help, are the whereabouts of persons or entities information on specific topics in context. If you are not familiar with hashtags, they are thegenerally recognized keywords related to a topic. In Twitter, these are a series of signs or hashtag prefix (eg # edtech) for education and technology.
Question: There are so many tweets, how I make sense of them all?
A. Tweets are similar to e-mail. In the early days, read every e-mail people. How to read to skimming emails and only those who captured her interest used to it. There are several tools that help you manage yourTwitter feeds. A good example of such an instrument is Tweetdeck (http://tweetdeck.com). This tool allows you to create separate feeds for specific individuals or groups. Organized in this manner, the information in a meaningful flow.
Top 9 Flashcard Websites To Learn Anything Fast ~ Hitesh Sahni
Have you ever felt the need to memorize formulas, words or shortcuts of any kind? Welcome to the world of flashcards. Flashcards make a great and fast route to learn anything.A flashcard or flash card is any of a set of cards bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study. One writes a question on a card and an answer overleaf.
Flashcards can bear vocabulary, historical dates, formulas or any subject matter. The following websites let you create, print and study flashcards along with sharing these with your friends. Use these for faster memorization and get more productive.
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Cobocards
Flashcard Database
Anki
Cramberry
Flashcard Machine
Quizlet
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Texas A&M University - About the World Room--Telling Stories
Making History Come Alive
Telling Stories & Developing Documentaries
July 22, 23 & 24Digital Stories and Documentaries
Download all files - zip format [295 MB]
CD Table of Contents
ARTICLES
Documentary Development
- Appraising the Digital Past and Future
- Digital Historical Narratives and the Social Studies Curriculum: Student Outcomes in Virginia Classrooms Using Primary Access
- Documentaries: Search for Truth
- Enter Here: Personal Narrative and Digital Storytelling
- From Retrieval to Communication: The Development, USe, and Consequences of Digital Documentary Systems
- New Media Documentary: Explorations in the Changing Form, Theory and Practice of Documentary
- No Way Out: A Historical Dcoumentary
- Putting Documentary Work to Work: A Guide for Communities, Artists, and Activists
- Standards, Firewalls, and General Classroom mayhem: Implementing Student-Centered Technology Projects in the Elementary Classroom
- The Digital Video Documentary: Engaging Students in Ideological Becoming
History in the Classroom
- Archives, Documents, and Hidden History: A Course to Teach Undergraduates the Thrill of Historical Discovery Real and Virtual
- Becoming Conscious of Different Perspectives
- Compassion’s Echo: Experiential Learning about India
- Connecting Narrative and Historical Thinking
- Denial of the Holocaust
- How Are Teachers Responding to Globalization?
- Including Voices from the World Through Global Citizenship Education
- Integrating the Family and the Community into the History Classroom: An Oral History Project in Joliet, Illinois
- Making History Come Alive
- New Frontiers: The Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- One Day with a Second Grader in Beijing
- Reflecting on American History Through Poetry
- Reviving Clio: Inspired History Teaching and Learning (Without High-Stakes Tests)
- Social Studies and Global Education
- Teaching the Shoa: Four Approaches That Draw Students In
- Understanding Islam: Perspectives of a Turkish Educator
- Using Personal Narratives as a Pedagogical Tool: Empowering Students Through Stories
- Why Don’t More History Teachers Engage Students in Interpretation?
Media Literacy
Culture Shock: Using Art and Art Controversy to Teach History Digital Image Manipulation: A Compelling Means to Engage Students in Discussion of Point of View and Perspective Educating the Net Generation Engage Me or Enrage Me: What Today’s Learners Demand Historical Literacy: Reading History through Film Inspired by the Poetic Moving Image ‘It Is as It Was’: Feature Film in the History Classroom “It Makes You Think More When You Watch Things”: Scaffolding for Historical Inquiry Using Film in the Middle School Classroom Media Literacy Skills: Interpreting Tragedy New Horizons: The Sea Change Before Us New Media Literacies: A Language Revolution Photo Opportunities: Contemporary Photographers Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall as Models for Artistic and Teaching Identities Postcards from Another’s Home: Visual Dialogues for Cultural Tolerance Social Studies in the Dark: Using Docudramas to Teach History Teaching History with YouTube (and other primary-source video sites on the internet) Teaching Perception Through Video Art The Filmmaker as Humanist: An Interview with Tim Robbins on the Making of Cradle Will Rock The Global Imperative: National University of Singapore Summary Report 2004 The Smell of Celluloid in the Classroom: Five Great Movies that Teach Using Media Literacy to Explore Stereotypes of Mexican Immigrants Visible Thinking: Using Contemporary Art to Teach Conceptual Skills Visual Artifact Journals as Creative and Critical Springboards for Meaning Making Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning: A Literature Perspective Visual Literacy Websites HISTORY DAY
General
2009 History Day Theme Logo 2009 History Day Theme Sheet Creating a Successful Project for National History Day HISD 2008 Regional History Fair Power Point History Day Sites and Resources NHD Rule Book for 2008-2009 Progress Report Form Student Checklist Texas State Historical Association—Order Form for Student Publications The Social Studies Center National Archive Analysis Worksheets
Artifact Analysis Worksheet Cartoon Analysis Worksheet Map Analysis Worksheet Photo Analysis Worksheet Poster Analysis Worksheet Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet Written Document Analysis Worksheet LESSON PLANS
Digital Documentaries: Personal Narrative Work Plan Digital Documentary Lesson Plan Family Book Bags Feel the History Rubric Feel the History Website Fostering Collaboration and Developing Higher-Order Thinking with Digital Video (article) Fostering Collaboration and Developing Higher-Order Thinking with Digital Video (Power Point) Heritage Project Holocaust Interview—UT Documentary Project Light: The Holocaust and Humanity Project Memory of the World: Preserving Documentary Heritage Personal Heritage Project Picturing Peace Curriculum Plan Process Guide for Digital Documentary Teaching History with YouTube What Is A Documentary? Young Minds Inspired, Websites PRIMARY SOURCE
Connecting with the Past: Uncovering Clues in Primary Source Documents Digital Archives: Democratizing the Doing of History Digital History Websites Document Analysis Worksheets From Attics to Graveyards: How to Locate Primary Documents for Your Classroom History in the Raw My Reward: Outstanding Student Projects Based on Primary Sources Online History Investigations Online Resources from the Library of Congress Online Resources from the National Archives Primary Source Internet Resources Suggested Methods for Integrating Primary Sources into Classroom Instruction The Valley of the Shadow: Scholarship in the Digital World TECHNOLOGY
Digital Storytelling
Additional Internet Links Defining Digital Storytelling: The Digital Storytelling Association Digital Storytelling Cookbook Digital Storytelling Internet Resource Sites Digital Storytelling Internet Sites for ESL Teachers Digital Storytelling Tutorial Elements of Digital Storytelling Fostering a Culture of Reflection Among Constructionist Learners: Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Reflective Practice Internet Links to Tools for Designing Digital Stories Making a Digital Story in Movie Maker Resources and Examples for Digital Storytelling on the Internet Six Thinking Hats Step by Step: Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact Using iMovie2 Workshop Resources Documentary
Digital History Internet Sites Digital Story Telling with Windows Movie Maker DigiTales: Documentary and DocuDrama Schoolhouse Video: Multi-Level Video Projects—Five Steps Storyboard Form Super Size Me: Expanding the Documentary Form Using Windows Movie Maker to Create a Digital Story General
Green Screen
- Green Screen Effects
- Green Screen Storytelling Power Point
- Green Screen Techniques: Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
- Using Bluescreen and Greenscreen Transparency in Adobe Premiere
Photography
Podcasting
- iPod Classic: Features Guide
- Podcasting Power for the People
- The Individual Video Experience (iVE): The iPod as an Educational Tool in the Museum
Video
Video Examples
TAKS
TAKS Writing
- 6 + 1 Trait Writing: Scoring Continuum
- Narrative Writing: Six Trait Rubric
- Overview of Writing TAKS and TEKS, Grades 4 & 7
- Rubric for a Narrative Writing Piece
- TAKS Information Booklet: Writing, Grade 4
- TAKS Information Booklet: Writing, Grade 7
- TAKS Scoring
- TAKS Writing Rubric Matrix
TAKS Social Studies
- Overview of Social Studies TAKS and TEKS, grades 8, 10, & 11
- Social Studies Benchmark Performance Task Rubric
- Social Studies TEKS Condensed: Research Methods
- Social Studies TEKS, Grade 8
- Social Studies TEKS, High school
- Study Guide: Social Studies TAKS, Grade 8
- Study Guide: Social Studies TAKS, Exit Level
- TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Grade 8
- TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Grade 10
- TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Exit Level
