I was watching some podcast Brian Brushwood was on when I first discovered RecordSetter.com This is a online, user-generated world record site. (I almost feel foolish writing anything else because I know your brains are already spinning on this one.) It's easy....
For Fun
The hub for all things For FunSesame Street G: Glee Parody
I thought this Glee parody was great. They nailed the characters. If you are super into Glee and would like to teach a series on it, CYMT.org is publishing a teaching series on it. You can download the first one, "Not Just a Loser," HERE.
Want to Learn to Code?
I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to really learn to code. I feel like I know just enough to know about programming that I don't know what I'm doing. This weekend I stumbled upon Codecademy which is a free site that will teach you some basic coding /...
Guest Post: QR Codes
How are you getting information to your students? Years ago you had to stick a piece of paper to a bulletin board and send home a newsletter. Remember having to actually cut clip-art out of a book? That used to be incredibly effective at getting information across to...
Can Playing with Legos Help Problem Solving?
I saw this article over on theNextWeb: Playing with Lego helps you create better websites, apparently. From the article: Can playing with Lego help you design better websites? A new, entirely serious, document from a Swiss team claims it can. URL – User Requirements...
Friday Fun: Conan’s Team Loves Final Cut
Earlier this week I let everyone know about the new Final Cut Pro. It's been met with controversy for some of the changes that it made. Not to let that controversy go unnoticed, the Conan staff let's their feelings be known. What did you think of the new Final...
Never Tie a Water Balloon Again
I saw this on Facebook today (I wish I could remember who, sorry for not giving you credit) and it is a must have for any youth pastor. It's an essential tool for any of the water themed activities you might have this summer. It a water ballon fill and tie tool all...
Postagram
I love taking pictures with my iPhone and Droid X. I always have one of them with me, and at 5 and 8 megapixels they take pretty good pix. My favorite photo app is instagram (FREE) and a close second is Halftone. Both of these apps are only available for iOS (sorry...
Green Screen Video Tips
I don't know if you saw the 40 40 40 Angry Birds video I posted yesterday (Watch it HERE), but i wanted to share a few things I learned about shooting a video with a green screen. We worked with Ian at Halfway Bridge making it, so he helped guide us through it, and...
Goodbye David Crowder*Band
This last weekend I got an email from the David Crowder*Band announcing that this falls tour and new album will be their last. From their announcement: Now, another reason we are sure this will be one of the most meaningful tours we've ever been on is because it will...