Class Dojo

Manifesto of a Connected Educator

Parody of the song Walkin' in LA. All instruments are original recordings. This was a submission for the Hillbrook School Talent Show employee act.

Welcome To HB - parody

Various songs and recordings--original soundtracks for videos, original music for livestream events that won't get flagged on YouTube, parody songs.

Selak Family Trip

Score For Grandparent Day At Hillbrook

Heads Down Two Thumbs Up Podcast Theme Song

Dance Party For Hillbrook Flag Dec 2021

Dance Off For Hillbrook Flag Sept 2021

Apple Distinguished Educator 2022 Score

2021 Hillbrook Holiday Card Score

She can’t count her money.

Biomes

Soundtrack for the iPad Collection video we made for students. We used the 8mm iOS app to capture video clips to emulate 1920s-style footage.

IPad Collection

Soundtrack for the Hillbrook School holiday/appreciation video

Holiday Video 2022 V4

Soundtrack for the Annual Fund video at Hillbrook School.

Annual Fund 2022 Soundtrack

Watching all day
On the YouTube, come what may
I guess I'll just push play
Today isn't my day to find you 
A passive way
I'm craving interactivity

Click on me (click on me)
Click me on (click on me)
Active fun on YouTube

Click On Me

This song was written during ISTE Live, at ISTE 2023 in Philadelphia, during a conference session. Lyrics:
(Verse 1)
Come gather round, let's start our adventure,
Walking the rim, right back to the center.
It's the boundary that wraps all around,
Perimeter's the name, in distance, we're bound.

Chorus:
Perimeter, er, er, around the edge so grand,
Area, re, re, in the space we stand.
When you learn the secrets, oh, it's so divine,
To measure our world, line by line.

(Verse 2)
Now look inside, see the space so clear,
Area's the name, far and near.
It's the height times width, we find with cheer,
The space inside, we hold so dear.

Chorus:
Perimeter, er, er, like a fence so wide,
Area, re, re, in its space, we abide.
In the classroom, or under the pines,
We measure our world, line by line.

(Bridge)
When math seems tough, don't hide, don't fret,
Keep trying, dear students, don't ever forget.
The answers are there, in your heart, in your mind,
Just remember how we measure, line by line.

Chorus:
Perimeter, er, er, around the outside edge,
Area, re, re, from ledge to ledge.
Hand in hand, in this journey so divine,
We measure our world, line by line.

Measure Of Our World

Who We Are

Written during a session at Fall CUE:
Oh, I gotta mindset you ain't met
I gotta do this I can't quit yet
I may fall, stumble, and trip
I dust myself off I don’t give a rip

When someone gets me down,  I reach for the sun
When things get tough, I let my awesomeness run
I will shine brilliant like the sun
I will over, I will overcome


Brisilance

Parody of Foo Fighter's Everlong for the CUE16 presentation Fall in Love with Photography.

All instruments performed by Bill Selak.
Vocals by Steve Guiles.

Let’s talk

‘Bout iPhoneography:

Mobile shots.

Turn on

Your iPhone and begin

And changing your class

With memories that last, instead

Shoot shoot shoot shoo shoo shoot

Transform

Your classroom visually

Let them see

Know how

You wanted it to be:

Visually fed

And not brain dead, instead

And I wonder

To take better shots of you

If everyone could only simplify their photos

Get closer and pick some cool angles for your pics

Following the rule of thirds

You've got a promise to use even lighting, yeah

Snap that!

A one stop

Storytelling tool

Always with you

And now

I know you'll always need

Where you can shoot

Also edit, and share

And I wonder

To take better shots of you

If everyone could only simplify their photos

Get closer and pick some cool angles for your pics

Following the rule of thirds

You've got a promise to use even lighting, yeah


iPhoneography

I added some guitars to <a href="http://soundcloud.com/newcoolnow/the-better-one-rough-m2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The better one</a>.

The better one guitars

Soundtrack for a video about the fundraiser for the Walkathon. 

Hillbrook Walkathon 2016, Two Minute Version

Soundtrack for my Apple Distinguished Educator application video.

Hi, I'm Bill Selak. I write songs. I make movies. I take photos, but most importantly, I reimagine learning experiences. Visit eduawesome.com/ade for even more published lessons, courses, and eduawesome content.

Apple Distinguished Educator soundtrack

This song accompanied my presentation from SGV CUE http://www.billselak.com/2012/sgvcue

Video Killed the PowerPoint Star

This might be the funniest thing I've heard my class say. Ever.

Eighth Note, Sir

O Come, O Come Emmanuel at Saint Louise De Marillac Catholic Church

17 Hot Cross Buns

Inspired by a prompt, I create a one minute piece of music to go with a one minute video. Didn't have a guitar handy, so it took a rare turn towards electronic music.

Year In Review

68 Blues Adventure

wk 19

wk 21

 Don't wanna pout, I want my own website
I write alone, this doesn't help my plight
I started freaking out, and realized my need: 
I need website technology

And that's about the time I opened safari
And I'm a website owner absentee
I need a place that I can write my prose 
Time to buy my own domain
My class says I should have a page
What's my page again?
What's my page again?

I have a blog, but it's not my home
I need a site that I can call my own
My district always blocks, the free websites, they fail
So buy your own dot come and be

A teacher with a website that works awesomely
Students should have accessibility
They will be more engaged when knowledge sprawls
I want my own http
My class says I should have a page
What's my page again?
What's my page again?

Double chorus

And that's about the time I customized my feed
Nobody finds you when you're website-free
An eduawesome site will soon appear
A URL, a blog post feed
My class says I should have a page
What's my page again?
What's my page again?

What's My Page Again

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

As an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE), I was able to attend a Logic Pro session last week, and was inspired to learn the new Sampler. As part of the ADE Festival of Learning, I wrote this piece for the Creativity Challenge Week 2: The 1-5-6-4 Song!

I liked the sound of a loop in Logic, but wanted a different melody, so I sampled the loop, mapped it to a keyboard, and a new melody. I did a similar workflow for a fuzzy bass synth--I liked that loop, but needed it to be a 1-5-6-4 progression for the #1564challenge. 

I still love GarageBand, especially for podcast editing, but am definitely beginning to use Logic Pro for songwriting and for more complex audio editing.

ADE 1564 Creativity Challenge

Telltale Heart #Isteccl

Mind To Words

Bill Selak (he/him) is Director of Technology at Hillbrook School, an independent K-12 school recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. He also teaches at Concordia University Irvine in the M.A. Educational Technology program, and is a Board Member of NAMLE (National Association of Media Literacy Education). He's a Google Certified Innovator and an Apple Distinguished Educator. Bill is currently obsessed with sharing his professional learning on his own podcast Bill Selak Talks.

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