Final Post:
A. What content from CL 2.0 did you find most useful?
I think what I found most useful was Thing 15 Online Collaboration Tools. The reason I found it so useful was I could really find so many uses for dabbleboard. As I posted dabblebaord is an online whiteboard. Anyone who has taught a course online could probably envision why this tool could be so useful for their students.
B.What Web 2.0 things or tools do you hope to incorporate into your school, library or classroom?
This is a very hard question, because there is so much in this class that I learned in this class that I hope to incorporate into my classroom next year. If I had to choose I think my favorite would have to be Animoto. I also really think I could find a place to incorprate digital storytelling into my curriculum.
C.How has participating in CL 2.0 impacted what you do personally and professionally?
Professionally I will incorporate: Animoto, Digital Storytelling, Podcasts, You Tube, Dabbleboard, Social Bookmarking, Wikis and learning more about Gen Y. Personally I will use the following things I learned from Gen Y: Podcasts, Animoto, Social Networking, YouTube and Online games.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Thing 22 -"Copyright”
Blog Post: “Thing 22, Copyright”:
How do you teach about copy right and other ethical decisions in your classroom?
Since I teach computer classes I find it especially important to teach my students about copyright issues especailly pertaining to the WWW. I did find the article http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/rules/cybercitizen.htm about cyber citiezens very intresting. I also found this site that I feel could be used in the discussion about copyright:
http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html
I also found this site intresting:
http://www.legalzoom.com/sem/get-a-copyright.html?WT.srch=1&se=google&q=copyright+online&refcd=GO301595s_copyright_online&tsacr=GO1154043097&cm_mmc_o=7BBTkwCjCWwc%20C%202B5YybTtflCjC2B5YybTtfjGEfwyEwfCjCgB5YybTtf%20BEkbEw&gclid=CLzqpdepg5wCFRghDQoduyhr9Q
It would allow someone to register thier work that is on the internet so it can be protected.
How do you teach about copy right and other ethical decisions in your classroom?
Since I teach computer classes I find it especially important to teach my students about copyright issues especailly pertaining to the WWW. I did find the article http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/rules/cybercitizen.htm about cyber citiezens very intresting. I also found this site that I feel could be used in the discussion about copyright:
http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html
I also found this site intresting:
http://www.legalzoom.com/sem/get-a-copyright.html?WT.srch=1&se=google&q=copyright+online&refcd=GO301595s_copyright_online&tsacr=GO1154043097&cm_mmc_o=7BBTkwCjCWwc%20C%202B5YybTtflCjC2B5YybTtfjGEfwyEwfCjCgB5YybTtf%20BEkbEw&gclid=CLzqpdepg5wCFRghDQoduyhr9Q
It would allow someone to register thier work that is on the internet so it can be protected.
Thing 21- "Games”
Blog Post: “Thing 21, Games”:
Find some games that can be used in school, link to them, and then write about how they can be used in your classroom.
Since I teach in a post secondary school I decided to search online games that my daughter could use as a learing tool. I plan to share what I have found with her second grade teacher. The sites I found, and bookmarked on our home computer are:
1.http://www.zoodles.com/landing/2nd-grade-online-education?gclid=CKXEt7Slg5wCFRghDQoduyhr9Q
Zoodles is a free online site that has created fun and engaging games for 2nd graders. Once of the things I really appreciated is on this site there are parent controls.
2.http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm
This site allows you to pick the grade level and content area that you would like to find games for. It could be used in any elementary setting for any of the content areas.
3.http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/math-games-1st-3rd_a.asp
This site is a free site that helps 1st through 4th graders with math skills.
4.http://www.starfall.com/
This is a great site that is available to help students learn to read and to test their comprehension.
Find some games that can be used in school, link to them, and then write about how they can be used in your classroom.
Since I teach in a post secondary school I decided to search online games that my daughter could use as a learing tool. I plan to share what I have found with her second grade teacher. The sites I found, and bookmarked on our home computer are:
1.http://www.zoodles.com/landing/2nd-grade-online-education?gclid=CKXEt7Slg5wCFRghDQoduyhr9Q
Zoodles is a free online site that has created fun and engaging games for 2nd graders. Once of the things I really appreciated is on this site there are parent controls.
2.http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm
This site allows you to pick the grade level and content area that you would like to find games for. It could be used in any elementary setting for any of the content areas.
3.http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/math-games-1st-3rd_a.asp
This site is a free site that helps 1st through 4th graders with math skills.
4.http://www.starfall.com/
This is a great site that is available to help students learn to read and to test their comprehension.
Thing 20- "Digital StoryTelling”
“Thing 20, Digital StoryTelling”:
Find at least five digital stories that can be used in school, link to them, and then write about how they can be used in your classroom.
1. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
This is a great site that would allow students to create their very own digital stories. It seems very user friendly. I could have students play with the software and develop a story that could be used for a class assignment.
2.http://www.storycenter.org/stories/
Is a site that will allow you to post the digital stories that you created.
3. http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm
This site has a wide variety of digital stories that have been created. I believe it is important to show examples of the types of stories that can be created. After showing examples of stories that have been created I would give my students the assignment to create one of their own.
4.http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/06/07/digital-storytelling-my-top-10-lessons-learned/
This site has good information about lessons learned from creating digital stories. It has a top 10 list of things to do to help make the project of digital stories go smoother.
5.http://www.digitales.us/
This site is a site that offers tips on telling digital stories, it also has lots of other digital stories available to be viewed.
Wow, before researching the 5 sites I did on digital stories, I did not realize how much work it would be to create one. I still would like to have my students create one for a oriject in one of my classes. However I now realize that I would have to allow them more time and give them more direction in creating a digital story.
Find at least five digital stories that can be used in school, link to them, and then write about how they can be used in your classroom.
1. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
This is a great site that would allow students to create their very own digital stories. It seems very user friendly. I could have students play with the software and develop a story that could be used for a class assignment.
2.http://www.storycenter.org/stories/
Is a site that will allow you to post the digital stories that you created.
3. http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm
This site has a wide variety of digital stories that have been created. I believe it is important to show examples of the types of stories that can be created. After showing examples of stories that have been created I would give my students the assignment to create one of their own.
4.http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/06/07/digital-storytelling-my-top-10-lessons-learned/
This site has good information about lessons learned from creating digital stories. It has a top 10 list of things to do to help make the project of digital stories go smoother.
5.http://www.digitales.us/
This site is a site that offers tips on telling digital stories, it also has lots of other digital stories available to be viewed.
Wow, before researching the 5 sites I did on digital stories, I did not realize how much work it would be to create one. I still would like to have my students create one for a oriject in one of my classes. However I now realize that I would have to allow them more time and give them more direction in creating a digital story.
Thing 19 "Podcasts”
Which audio or video tool did you find most useful? Describe the online tool you used to create your picture slide show or video and what you created.
I have created a podcast before with my students and we have used Audacity which is another very simple software.
I used Animoto to create a picture slide show. I can not believe how easy that this was to create a nice slide show with pictures and music. I have created a picture slide shows with pinnacle, photostory and power point. None of these applications were as easy as Animoto and none of these apps are free. I will definitly introduce this application to my students this fall and have them create a slide show using this app.
I have created a podcast before with my students and we have used Audacity which is another very simple software.
I used Animoto to create a picture slide show. I can not believe how easy that this was to create a nice slide show with pictures and music. I have created a picture slide shows with pinnacle, photostory and power point. None of these applications were as easy as Animoto and none of these apps are free. I will definitly introduce this application to my students this fall and have them create a slide show using this app.
Thing 17 "Online Videos”
Thing 17-Embed one of the videos in your blog and write about the video and what you have learned about online videos:
The Video I decided to write about was one that I found on YouTube. I teach Photoshop CS3 to my desktop publishing class and they always seem to struggle with layers. So I went out and found a video that simplifies it. I have known about YouTube and spent time watching popular funny videos but I have never searched for videos that I can acutually use in my classroom.
I am very excited about all the possibilites that I will have once I utilize the video sources that I have learned about through this course.
The video that I want to share is for creating layers in PS CS3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4EooYoYYTQ
Check it out, I hope you learn something as I did.
The Video I decided to write about was one that I found on YouTube. I teach Photoshop CS3 to my desktop publishing class and they always seem to struggle with layers. So I went out and found a video that simplifies it. I have known about YouTube and spent time watching popular funny videos but I have never searched for videos that I can acutually use in my classroom.
I am very excited about all the possibilites that I will have once I utilize the video sources that I have learned about through this course.
The video that I want to share is for creating layers in PS CS3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4EooYoYYTQ
Check it out, I hope you learn something as I did.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Blog Post: “Thing 16, Google Earth, Literature Stories”
Blog Post: “Thing 16, Google Earth, Literature Stories”:
Post a picture of the diagram you created in Sketch Up. Discuss how you created it and what it could be used for in the classroom.
Secondly, discuss which Lit Trip you took and how this can be applied in your classroom.
Unfortunatly I am not allowed to load programs onto my school computer. So I did not load google earth or sketch up. I did however watch the videos and tutorials and they are both very impressive.
Google Earth--I can see how useful it would be in a science and social studies classroom. It is great how you can go anywhere in the world in just a few seconds with the software. Lots of kids never get the chance to travel so the Internet and programs liek Google Earth give them the chance to explore the world around them. I did a quick search on lessons for google earth and there are so many already canned lessons out there making it very easy for any teacher to incorporate google earth into their classroom. The problem is going to be getting your techs to give you permission to download these softwares.
SketchUp-- What a cool software to let you draw 3D diagrams. I teach at a technical institute and we do have an archetecture program. They have a very specific program for the program called Autocad but I can see how this could also be used in the beginning for drawing out smaller scale objects.
i do feel that both of these software have a valid place on school computers. When my internet at home is up and running I plan on downloading them both to my home computer to experiment with.
Post a picture of the diagram you created in Sketch Up. Discuss how you created it and what it could be used for in the classroom.
Secondly, discuss which Lit Trip you took and how this can be applied in your classroom.
Unfortunatly I am not allowed to load programs onto my school computer. So I did not load google earth or sketch up. I did however watch the videos and tutorials and they are both very impressive.
Google Earth--I can see how useful it would be in a science and social studies classroom. It is great how you can go anywhere in the world in just a few seconds with the software. Lots of kids never get the chance to travel so the Internet and programs liek Google Earth give them the chance to explore the world around them. I did a quick search on lessons for google earth and there are so many already canned lessons out there making it very easy for any teacher to incorporate google earth into their classroom. The problem is going to be getting your techs to give you permission to download these softwares.
SketchUp-- What a cool software to let you draw 3D diagrams. I teach at a technical institute and we do have an archetecture program. They have a very specific program for the program called Autocad but I can see how this could also be used in the beginning for drawing out smaller scale objects.
i do feel that both of these software have a valid place on school computers. When my internet at home is up and running I plan on downloading them both to my home computer to experiment with.
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