In this portal, you will find a rich database of resources to help in developing your video project. Hopefully, you will be able to find information that you can also use with your students as they develop projects for the classroom. Enjoy. While this staff development opportunity was designed for the teachers of Midlothian ISD, we have opened up the resources for the public to view. Permission has been given to use all videos included in this course. We have included a copyright chart and links to public domain music and graphics. Please take every measure to ensure copyright and fair use regulations are maintained.

Ignite Philly is part of a worldwide network that entertains and educates people in short 5 minute bursts. Ignite Philly is the local group, and is our way to highlight great ideas coming to life here in Philadelphia. Each presenter is on stage for a total of 5 minutes (20 slides, at 15 seconds each slide). These talks are a 'spark' if you will, they are lightening fast and leave people with a new idea to mull over and talk about.

I'm excited about the possibilities this site might have for our school, especially as we're trying to be "greener" in our project choices. The booklets seem very simple to create (you're able to add images, files, backgrounds, text, video, embed code, webpages, music and your own code), are saved in the cloud, and can be published in MANY different ways, all without having to print a single sheet of paper! (actually the print function isn't available yet, but they're working on it.) For students: "Create reports, project portfolios, presentations, book reviews, papers, and more. Leverage your expertise with Internet technologies by adding multiple content elements to your project. Your teacher will appreciate the dynamic and engaging experience." For teachers: "Engage students with class newsletters, creative writing exercises, and school projects using simplebooklet. No more lost reports or "I'm almost done" excuses. A simplebooklet is stored in the cloud so you can always find it, even the half completed ones. Simplebooklet is based on the middlespot architecture, so authoring a booklet is a snap. Simple add tools allow a student to quickly upload almost anything to their booklet page. Then drag and drop tools allow for easy formatting and styling. Since each element is saved as a separately, no single element will take down the entire booklet."