Gotta Keep Reading – Ocoee Middle School video
February 2, 2010 by joe.bustillos
Filed under JBB's Media Buzz, Past Featured Media, education re-examined, featured
Dr. Ludgate, emdt program director wrote: “Ocoee Middle School is the state technology demonstration school for Florida- showcased every year at FETC. A few months ago the EMDT crew met with Sharyn Gabriel (principal) and a few staff to discuss a Flash Mob idea. They were so inspired by the Flash mob scene from the Oprah and Black Eyed Peas show- they wanted to try the same concept – educationally inspired. They hired a professional singer to write and sing lyrics related to reading and literacy to encourage kids to prepare and read for the FCAT test. “The amazing Full Sail Online Production team made this all happen- they even let the Ocoee Middle School production class shadow them and gave them mini-lessons throughout the shooting process.”
I was there taking still during the video shoot & the energy was amazing. If you look really carefully at 3:00 in the video I’m the little black dot on the extreme left of the screen by the trees taking pictures. What an amazing day.
Also, now the response videos are beginning to pop up (song pops up 1:40 in..) and I love that they “freeze” when the video stops because of buffering!):
Scream Therapy
January 26, 2010 by joe.bustillos
Filed under Past Featured Media, education re-examined, featured
Full Sail student coping with the end of program requirements… thanks Mary
TWiT Reflection into the New Decade
January 19, 2010 by joe.bustillos
Filed under JBB's Tech Picks and Tips, Past Featured Media, featured
I’ve been watching Leo since the early ZD-TV days. It feels like it was early Internet, but it really wasn’t. Here was a guy and a show that was part of this tech world that I was a part of, that no one else understood. So for their last podcast for 2009, TWiT 228, they got a bit nostalgic (and funny). Good times. This was not the case several weeks ago when Leo and John C. Dvorak made fun of the NASA Tweet-up and totally forgot about what Twitter really means. Basically they took the low road and made jokes about what the hell are you going to say in 140 characters except, “I just peed in my diaper.” Twitter isn’t about the 140 characters or what one has for lunch. It’s about the community and connections that happen over time. So, sometime Leo gets it, and other times he goes for the cheap shot. Surprise, he’s human.
Share this Post[?] Interactive IKEA Catalog – Apple iPad?
January 7, 2010 by joe.bustillos
Filed under JBB's Tech Picks and Tips, Past Featured Media, featured
Apple reserved presentation space for the end of January and the rumor mills is cranking up around the Apple netbook-thingy… At CES2010 everyone and their brother is announcing all sorts of tablet/slate/netbook/e-book readers devices, all trying to fight against the buzz of a device that hasn’t been announced yet. Amazing.
Time Inc. Media Pad… Hints on Apple Tablet
December 31, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under JBB's Tech Picks and Tips, Past Featured Media, featured
In case you haven’t noticed, this is the year of the media pad/e-reader. And no, Mr. Ballmer, we don’t want to read/interact with our media on a big fat (hot!) laptop or, God forbid, desktop computer. We want something small (w/ a big screen), sexy and fast! Is this Time Inc. Pad the unicorn/Apple Tablet? Since I posted this video in my blog, rumors about the Apple unicorn/tablet have really taken off again. End of January announcement? Stay tuned.
Street Meets… Pedestrian: Christian Side Hug
December 13, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under In the Valley of the Shadow of Doubt, Past Featured Media, featured
When the rapper begins screaming, “Are you ready to party?!” the crowd goes wild. Apparently there’s a lot of pent up energy here. Then for the life of me I couldn’t figure out if this was straight or parody. I think it’s both… This video is totally def with an “A”… ack.
Sources:
youtube video: “Christian Side Hug” by 1337ven0m07. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g91J37qcRfI retrieved on 12/13/2009
Oh, That We Could All Be This Happy in Retail
December 3, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under JBB's Lifestyle Quests, Queries & Questions, JBB's Media Buzz, Past Featured Media, featured
Steve Jobs was once fond of quoting Picasso when Picasso said, “Bad artists copy, great artists steal.” Having attended several Apple events at various Apple Stores I can attest to the sense of Fun and Community that happens at these events. I think I would have concluded that the Apple Store employees were on drugs if they would have “spontaneously” broke into dance. Having copied everything else that one can find in an Apple Store, Microsoft Store employees demonstrate why “Cool” is NEVER used when referring to the Microsoft experience. (Well, except for the cute girl in the green T-shirt…)
Verizon’s DROID Carpet Bombs the US
November 25, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under Past Featured Media
Continuing the WTF school of advertising, one of Verizon’s DROID commercials “features” incoming payloads reminiscent of the bombs flying in from the 80s movie “The Day After.” I guess they didn’t get the memo that people like little techy things with lights and smiley faces, but don’t like robots with threatening voices delivered by high-velocity aerial bombardment. (hint: in the movie referenced above, everyone dies). Oh yeah, and we appear to be bombing ourselves. WTF?
Living in the Present Moment w Thich Nhat Hanh
November 10, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under In the Valley of the Shadow of Doubt, Past Featured Media
In the midst of all of the shouting about what’s wrong with this and that and who’s to blame, in the midst of all the technological changes, it’s good to be reminded of holding onto the mindful moment in the midst of the most mundane and unimportant things in life. Thanks Seann for the reminder and link.
Windows 7 Launch Party Spoofs
October 26, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under Past Featured Media
In honor of last week’s launch of Windows 7 we have the “bleeped” version of the lame instructional video. Amazing how much better it is with a few strategic beeps. And as if that weren’t enough, I’ve also included the CNET deconstructed version below and one of the latest PC/Mac ads. Enjoy!
