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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Independence goes to Mexico

Bill Dallas Lewis

Bill Dallas Lewis

This week and next week Independence Elementary in St. Charles, Missouri, is connecting to author and illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis, who presents live from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! During his New Links to New Learning videoconference, Bill shares with students that he went to school where Dr. Seuss did and explains he read all he could about Dr. Seuss, learning about writing. Bill then graphically takes students through the writing process and the rewriting process. Finally, Bill demonstrates how he uses state of the art, computer graphics applications that make any thing look real, from image manipulation, to animation, to sound. He lets students know that he has all this fun because he reads a lot! I’m looking forward to hearing feedback from the participating teachers on this videoconference.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Life’s a Beach!

Join author/computer illustrator and New Links to New Learning content provider Bill Dallas Lewis live from Mexico for an interactive distance learning experience you will not forget! Bill teaches students- and educators- how to incorporate illustrations and animation into writing- using Photoshop and Flash!

A Dartmouth College graduate and trained in Silicon Valley, multitalented & good-natured Bill shares with students the importance and fun of reading, and the joy of writing! From his home office (or on the beach!) in Puerto Vallarta, he shares the exhilaration of taking your creation to the public, be it friends and family or the world, via computer graphics. You can see his work at www.sillybilly.com. Bill offers different 4 presentations, with most at a cost of just $175! All dates & times are upon request. Prior to each videoconference, Bill communicates with the participating teacher to personalize each v/c experience!

To read more on Bill Dallas Lewis’ interactive videoconferences, visit: http://www2.csd.org/newlinks/programdesc.html

His most popular session is “Program #1 FOR STUDENTS (2-12)”:
In this single, one hour presentation, Bill shares with students that he went to school where Dr. Seuss did. He shares how he read all he could about Dr. Seuss, learning about writing. Bill then graphically takes students through the writing process and the rewriting process. Finally, Bill demonstrates how he uses state of the art, computer graphics applications that make any thing look real, from image manipulation, to animation, to sound. He lets students know that he has all this fun because he reads a lot. Cost: $150 for New Links members; $175 for non-members.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008 ¿Cómo se dice Reading, Writing & Computer Graphics Fun en español?


A really popular New Links to New Learning videoconference  session this school year is the one hour Reading, Writing  and Computer Graphics Fun with Author/Computer  Illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis. Bill shares with students that  he went to school where Dr. Seuss went to school. He  explains how he read all he could about Dr. Seuss, learning about writing. Bill then graphically takes students through the writing process and the rewriting process. Finally, he demonstrates how he uses state of the art, computer graphics applications that can make any thing look real, from image manipulation, to animation, to sound. Bill emphasizes to students that he has all of this fun because he reads lots of books. In addition, Bill does all of this from him home office in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

I recently asked Bill what he liked best about this videoconference, and here is his response:

“It’s a really fun session.  Most teachers send me pictures of their students and teachers.  I use these images in the session and manipulate the images in PhotoShop, and animate the images in Flash. One of the most fun parts of the session is showing the students how sound can be brought into a presentation with drums, bass and background using copy and paste methods, almost just like in image manipulation programs.”

Each one hour is just $175 (New Links members, you pay only $150). I’ve gotten nothing but positive feedback on Bill’s programs. Contact me if you are interested in signing your class up (Bill works with grades 2-12) for this interactive videoconference. For more info on Bill, visit his website: http://www.sillybilly.com/.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Bill Dallas Lewis is on fire!

Requests for Bill’s programs are rolling in- he’s hot, hot, hot! Author, illustrator, and speaker Bill Dallas Lewis lives and works in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He connects to students (and teachers) all over the United States via interactive videoconferencing. Bill’s programs range from 1 hour programs to series of 3 videoconferences. His prices are very reasonable- a 1 hour session is only $175!  Bill is super enthusiastic and works wonderfully with students.

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Here’s exactly what Bill offers (though not necessarily from the beach): 
 
Program #1 FOR STUDENTS (2-12) In this single, one hour presentation, Bill shares with students that he went to school where Dr. Seuss went to school. He shares how he read all he could about Dr. Seuss, learning about writing. Bill then graphically takes students through the writing process and the rewriting process. Finally, Bill demonstrates how he uses state of the art, computer graphics applications that can make any thing look real, from image manipulation, to animation, to sound. He lets students know that he has all of this fun, because he reads lots of books.
Cost: $150 for New Links members, $175 for non-member
 
Program #2 FOR STUDENTS (4-12) This is a three session presentation, running 1 hour and fifteen minutes each. In the first session, Bill interacts with teachers to discuss their interests and questions about the sessions. He then tailors his presentations to meet their interests. Many schools have worked with him to create 30 minute animated cartoons, real children’s hardback books, or even interactive CD’s. In the second session, Bill takes the students through the writing process. He takes the students through the process of story boarding the project. He uses his beyond PowerPoint presentation methods to make the process descriptive and lots of fun. Towards the end of the session, Bill goes in depth into image manipulation and basic animation techniques. In the third session, Bill picks up on more in-depth animation techniques, goes into the world of interactivity, logic and basic fun coding. He then explores the fun of non-linier video editing, and the new world of working with sound.
Cost: $450 for all three sessions for New Links members; $525 for non-members

Program #3 FOR TEACHERS Learn Flash, a fun in-service! This is four, two hour classes. Flash is really fun, but it’s really complex. Bill has taught Flash to 5th and 6th Graders, the Senior Graphics Designers in New York, the Graphics Specialists of the United States Coast Guard in Petaluma, CA as well as designers at The Gap in the Bay area. Teachers, Bill not only teaches Flash, he shares with you how you can integrate it into your classroom, school or school district. Flash makes any curriculum come to life. Times and dates are set to meet your needs. Contact the author directly to negotiate the cost at sillbill@well.com

Program #4 FOR STUDENTS (4-12)
We’ve moved into a new electronic, interactive age. This interactivity is all about the Code. Video games, cell phones, DVD players, websites, even our cars. Many of us have been led to believe that you have to be a rocket scientist to make up a videogame or a website. Bill would like to have fun with your students sharing with them how computer games are made on a basic and easy to understand basic. Let’s talk about variables, functions, arrays and how math makes games fun. Bill would like to open the minds of students that might want to concentrate on this big new world.
Cost: $150 for New Links members, $175 for non-member
 
Interested in having Bill connect with your students? Contact CSD and we’ll get you signed up! 

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Monday, September 17, 2007 Author Visits with CSD

Cooperating School Districts has an Author Visit videoconference series with the following authors: Carolyn Lesser, Bill Dallas Lewis, and Patricia McKissack. Information on their individual programs can be found here.

Students respond really well when sharing their written work with a published author. Carolyn, Bill and Pat are all really great with students; Carolyn shares about her explorations and adventures, Bill talks about his work and how he attended the same school as Dr. Seuss, and Pat covers topics from history to holidays. Pat’s new blog will be part of the writing workshop.

We’ve had several St. Louis area schools connect to these experts, as well as students from across the United States. We love to get a good mix of students. Interested? Contact me a rpolityka@csd.org

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