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Several years ago, Amber Rowland, a mentor of mine, encouraged me to share the cool things happening in my classroom with others. She brought me to my first ISTE conference as a co-presenter and encouraged me to present on my own at local conferences. When I was first starting out, she told me my videos were Awesome Sauce and that I needed to share them. I took that encouragement and started presenting about my Awesome Sauce videos at the Mid-America Association for Computers in Education conference (an ISTE affiliate).

Awesome Sauce is such a versatile phrase. It can serve various purposes: “You really brought the Awesome Sauce to that essay.” “That was an Awesome Sauce presentation.” “Bobby D’s has the best Awesome Sauce for my BBQ sandwich.” (That last one is just a reminder that I always bring the Awesome Sauce to my dad jokes.)

“Awesome” is a staple of my vocabulary. It is the foundation of my video catchphrase—I wrap up every video by telling my students to “Book it forward and be awesome!”—so it made sense to make it the foundation of this book, too.

Bringing the Awesome Sauce is different for everyone. The beauty of video creation, like any other art form, is in the ability of the creator to infuse it with personality. The Awesome Sauce is that piece of YOU that you bring to the video: the creative spin, the nerdy hook that permeates your recordings. It is the reason your videos will be different from every other video created about your topic.

Awesome Sauce is a reminder to make every idea in this book your own. You know your students. You know your personality. You know the distinct thing that makes your classroom the highlight of a kid’s day. If you can bring that into your videos, you will create something epic.