Technology in the Classroom and Teacher Resources Blog
Hello Song and Days of the Week Song compilation video
A compilation of early videos including the Clothing Song, Hello Song and the animated actions songs from The Magic Crayons
Resources
• Lyrics
• Flash Cards
• Robot merchandise
• Video gear
Download now from
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• iTunes
• Teachers Pay Teachers
CDs
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Resources
• Lyrics
• Flash Cards
• Robot merchandise
• Video gear
Download now from
• Amazon
• iTunes
• Teachers Pay Teachers
CDs
• CD Baby (Bulk discounts)
How to recycle old library books
Book Art: Creative ideas to transform your books into decorations, stationery, display scenes, and more.
Book Art by Clare Youngs
Tips
Speaking from experience I recommend you take care where you leave this book. You do not want to encourage younger students to go home and cut up books without asking their parents first. Also, be very clear in your library about which books may be recycled into crafts !
Other than that, which you would think would be obvious, it’s a wonderful book and creates excellent student generated book displays.
Book Art by Clare Youngs
Tips
Speaking from experience I recommend you take care where you leave this book. You do not want to encourage younger students to go home and cut up books without asking their parents first. Also, be very clear in your library about which books may be recycled into crafts !
Other than that, which you would think would be obvious, it’s a wonderful book and creates excellent student generated book displays.
Children's Blue To Green Colors Song
NEW VIDEO - Colors Song for kids - Blue To Green by The Magic Crayons
Resources
• Blue to Green Lyrics
• Colors Flash Cards
• Robot merchandise
• Video gear
Download now from
• Amazon
• iTunes
• Teachers Pay Teachers
CDs
• CD Baby (Bulk discounts)
Resources
• Blue to Green Lyrics
• Colors Flash Cards
• Robot merchandise
• Video gear
Download now from
• Amazon
• iTunes
• Teachers Pay Teachers
CDs
• CD Baby (Bulk discounts)
Tips for Taking Photos of Products for your Teachers Pay Teachers Store
As the video / IT / web guy at my school I get asked this quite a bit - Any Tips for Taking Photos of my products that I’m selling in Teachers Pay Teachers?
Firstly, you’ll be happy to know you can easily improve the quality of your photos with a little effort rather than a large expense.
The camera on your phone is just fine :-) smart phone cameras are remarkably good.
Turn off the flash for more even lighting. Turn up the brightness of the screen (I have mine turned down during the day to conserve batter), and connect to a mains power supply so that the phone doesn’t go suddenly flat mid-shoot.
A tripod that keeps your camera steady is a must. You can get a small adjustable grip that then will hold your camera for a few dollars. Use the self-timer on your phone so there is no camera shake while pressing the shutter
Firstly, you’ll be happy to know you can easily improve the quality of your photos with a little effort rather than a large expense.
The camera on your phone is just fine :-) smart phone cameras are remarkably good.
Turn off the flash for more even lighting. Turn up the brightness of the screen (I have mine turned down during the day to conserve batter), and connect to a mains power supply so that the phone doesn’t go suddenly flat mid-shoot.
A tripod that keeps your camera steady is a must. You can get a small adjustable grip that then will hold your camera for a few dollars. Use the self-timer on your phone so there is no camera shake while pressing the shutter
Lighting: choose a sunny day, set an empty table with a white sheet or paper across it so it gets indirect light. A thin curtain over the window that diffuses the light will give nice even lighting.
To crop your images and remove the background (easy to do as it is on the one colour sheet) use…
To crop your images and remove the background (easy to do as it is on the one colour sheet) use…
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Author: I am a Teacher Librarian from the UK working in Japan. I create all the artwork and videos for the teaching materials within this website. New products and special offers will be announced here first. Everything I post is about products or services that I have tried in my own classes.
