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  • ACE 2minTech: Playful Page Borders

    ACE 2minTech: Playful Page Borders

    This is part of a new series of video How-to’s from the  Adobe Creative Educators group that focus on Adobe Express Skills.  I may record some of my old videos to show new layout changes as well as new ones and as always, they will be part of my YouTube feed and my Adobe Express… Read more

  • ACE 2minTech: Overlays and Screens

    ACE 2minTech: Overlays and Screens

    Adobe Express has unlimited combinations and creative choices. Here’s great how-to video on making image overlays and screens Read more

  • Microsoft Learn Is A Gamechanger

    Microsoft Learn Is A Gamechanger

    Over the summer, Microsoft transitioned into its new Microsoft Learn platform. They’ve updated large sections of their educational classes and certificates with a focus on 21st-century design and post covid protocols for classrooms that are in-person, hybrid, or a complete online design. This past week, I started the focused Learning Path ( a collection of… Read more

  • Problem Solving: KY River

    Problem Solving: KY River

    This is a PBL exercise based on the KAAC Future Problem Solving tools and rubric. Students are presented with the narrative below and must work in groups of 3-5 students. They must identify several key problems and then the most important problem. Based on their choice they must create solutions and develop a plan to… Read more

  • EKY Flood Victims

    EKY Flood Victims

    If you have the ability please donate or volunteer to help, the following groups are coordinating the relief effort. Team Kentucky Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky American Red Cross Samaritan’s Purse Also, the following vendors have set up a purchase/donation page for various items. As more local businesses create pages I’ll add them here. Appalachian Apparel… Read more

  • AdobeExpress and GoogleDocs Mashup: Paper Edge Designs

    Every June, I take time to update my CV and add events and materials from the past year. I noticed the trend of creating design-based CVs/Résumés and I wanted to try my hand at what mine would look like using the branding tools and templates in AdobeExpress. There are currently dozens of templates available. I… Read more