**Embed your new 30 second clip onto your blog. There is a special code just for Blogger that you can use.
**Blog about your experience using Animoto.
Try our slideshow creator at Animoto.
Using Animoto is very easy to do and 30 second videos are free!! I could use this for short clips of my class or for short pictures that pertain to a lesson. Animoto was surprising very quick and simple to use. I am very pleased and I cannot wait to make for videos.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thing #20: You, Too, Can YouTube
**Create a blog post about your experience. What did you like or dislike about the site and why did you choose the video that you did? Can you see any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to your library website?
I love YouTube. You can find so many videos to help teach your students or yourself. Anyone kind find a video on almost anything. There are how to videos, entertainment videos, songs, and school related videos. You can also create an account for your classroom to post and link videos that you recommended or that you want to use. The only I do not like about YouTube is using it in class with the students. Youtube is not filtered very well so inappropriate advertisements or videos may show up with your search. This is why teachers who are showing a video should have the video link or the video posted on a more appropriate site. This particular video above was picked because it shows the everyday life of a teacher in a funny and musical way. I could not stop giggling and I can not wait to be put in her position.
I love YouTube. You can find so many videos to help teach your students or yourself. Anyone kind find a video on almost anything. There are how to videos, entertainment videos, songs, and school related videos. You can also create an account for your classroom to post and link videos that you recommended or that you want to use. The only I do not like about YouTube is using it in class with the students. Youtube is not filtered very well so inappropriate advertisements or videos may show up with your search. This is why teachers who are showing a video should have the video link or the video posted on a more appropriate site. This particular video above was picked because it shows the everyday life of a teacher in a funny and musical way. I could not stop giggling and I can not wait to be put in her position.
Thing #19: Beyond Facebook: Other Social Networks
Write a blog post discussing the following:
•Are you a member of any online communities?
•Are any of these social networks appealing to you?
•What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later?
Visit TeacherPop
I have used Ning.com before for one of my previous classes. I find it very useful if you plan to use it often. This is a place that students have to request to join. The teacher accepts. From here students and teachers can post about their classroom, their assignments, and their homework. I think if a teacher plans to frequently use this site, students will check it often and it will be a success. Its a lot more private and safer for students than Facebook or Twitter.
Using Ning is definitely a site I could see myself using in a high school class or for parents of younger students who want to keep up with the happenings of the class.
•Are you a member of any online communities?
•Are any of these social networks appealing to you?
•What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later?
Visit TeacherPop
I have used Ning.com before for one of my previous classes. I find it very useful if you plan to use it often. This is a place that students have to request to join. The teacher accepts. From here students and teachers can post about their classroom, their assignments, and their homework. I think if a teacher plans to frequently use this site, students will check it often and it will be a success. Its a lot more private and safer for students than Facebook or Twitter.
Using Ning is definitely a site I could see myself using in a high school class or for parents of younger students who want to keep up with the happenings of the class.
Thing # 18: Explore Social Networks
**Write a blog post about your experience that addresses these questions. Why is it important that educators know how social networking works? What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? Which site had the most useful features? Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites?
I am quite familiar with Twitter and Facebook, but I've never thought about using them in a classroom. I think it is very important that educators are familiar with using social networks. It will help them know what the students are exposed to and they a so public that an instructor can easily keep with their student's home life and friends. This could help a teacher understand what a child is going through or the crowds and paths that the student is going with. I don't, however, believe social networks should not be a big part of the classroom. Social networks can not only cause problems but it can expose students to things that parent don't want their students coming across and reading. If any social network would be used I would choose Twitter because it seems to be just statuses and the student's can choose to "Follow" the teacher or the class account. Maybe it would be a better idea to have a Facebook or Twitter dedicated to the faculty and staff. This will encourage collaboration and communication between teachers in your hall or grade and other halls or grades.
I am quite familiar with Twitter and Facebook, but I've never thought about using them in a classroom. I think it is very important that educators are familiar with using social networks. It will help them know what the students are exposed to and they a so public that an instructor can easily keep with their student's home life and friends. This could help a teacher understand what a child is going through or the crowds and paths that the student is going with. I don't, however, believe social networks should not be a big part of the classroom. Social networks can not only cause problems but it can expose students to things that parent don't want their students coming across and reading. If any social network would be used I would choose Twitter because it seems to be just statuses and the student's can choose to "Follow" the teacher or the class account. Maybe it would be a better idea to have a Facebook or Twitter dedicated to the faculty and staff. This will encourage collaboration and communication between teachers in your hall or grade and other halls or grades.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thing #17- Tagging and Social Bookmarking with Delicious
**Create a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool. Can you see the potential of this tool in the classroom? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? How can teachers take advantage of social bookmarking sites?
Tagging and Social Bookmarking has it's positive and negatives. You can find articles or pictures that relate to a tag or bookmark that you sure, but you never know how much it relates. The creator that piece can put anything in the tags. It may deal greatly with what you're looking for or only one statement or paragraph may mention what you're searching for. I do not have much luck with searching through social bookmarks. I can see tags being used on a site like Diigo so that a teacher can easily find things he or she or other co-works have tagged. This has helped in our Education 3040 class with Website of the Day. I find it useful for teachers who want to share or bookmark certain places. As far as research in the classroom or for students, I find searching through tags to be more time consuming and more difficult. Google Scholar and Google Search have always been helpful in finding appropriate websites. You can also favorite or bookmark the website found then to access it at a later date.
Tagging and Social Bookmarking has it's positive and negatives. You can find articles or pictures that relate to a tag or bookmark that you sure, but you never know how much it relates. The creator that piece can put anything in the tags. It may deal greatly with what you're looking for or only one statement or paragraph may mention what you're searching for. I do not have much luck with searching through social bookmarks. I can see tags being used on a site like Diigo so that a teacher can easily find things he or she or other co-works have tagged. This has helped in our Education 3040 class with Website of the Day. I find it useful for teachers who want to share or bookmark certain places. As far as research in the classroom or for students, I find searching through tags to be more time consuming and more difficult. Google Scholar and Google Search have always been helpful in finding appropriate websites. You can also favorite or bookmark the website found then to access it at a later date.
Thing #16 Get Organized with Web 2.0 Tools
In your blog post for this Thing, address the following questions:
•Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page?
•How can the online calendars be useful to you?
•What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
•Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
For my iGoogle start page I chose a zebra theme. I chose this because I really like the zebra pattern, and I find it to be very sophisticated. I do not plan on making iGoogle my permanent home page because there are other pages (elearn.apsu.edu and facebook) that I use more regularly. I also use Google Chrome so I can access those Google pages quite quickly. I do, however, think that the tools Google provides are very useful. Internet is almost everywhere these days. Many people even have internet on their smart phones. This means it is even easier to use tools like the Google Calendar because you can publicly share and retrieve you calendar at almost anytime. Between school and my two jobs my life is crazy. I rely on my calendars and To-Do lists everyday for every thing. Internet To-Do lists are good because you can e-mail them to you or others, you can access them anywhere and people save paper by doing it online. The only thing is that many people want to be able to quickly add and cross off on their to-do list as things arise. I am more looking for an app on my I-Pod Touch so that I don't NEED internet and I can change things instantly if I need to.
One feature on Google that I find to be very useful is the mobile apps. These enable the user to recieve calendar reminders through text message, retrieve certain information, post on your blogger, and send SMS to your Google contacts. It helps an on-the-go teacher keep up with everything on one simple device.
•Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page?
•How can the online calendars be useful to you?
•What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
•Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
For my iGoogle start page I chose a zebra theme. I chose this because I really like the zebra pattern, and I find it to be very sophisticated. I do not plan on making iGoogle my permanent home page because there are other pages (elearn.apsu.edu and facebook) that I use more regularly. I also use Google Chrome so I can access those Google pages quite quickly. I do, however, think that the tools Google provides are very useful. Internet is almost everywhere these days. Many people even have internet on their smart phones. This means it is even easier to use tools like the Google Calendar because you can publicly share and retrieve you calendar at almost anytime. Between school and my two jobs my life is crazy. I rely on my calendars and To-Do lists everyday for every thing. Internet To-Do lists are good because you can e-mail them to you or others, you can access them anywhere and people save paper by doing it online. The only thing is that many people want to be able to quickly add and cross off on their to-do list as things arise. I am more looking for an app on my I-Pod Touch so that I don't NEED internet and I can change things instantly if I need to.
One feature on Google that I find to be very useful is the mobile apps. These enable the user to recieve calendar reminders through text message, retrieve certain information, post on your blogger, and send SMS to your Google contacts. It helps an on-the-go teacher keep up with everything on one simple device.
Thing #15 What in the World is a Wiki?
**Create a post in your blog about the experience. How might you use a wiki? What did you find interesting about the wiki concept?
I found that editing the wiki was fairly easy which is very disappointing. I am not really a fan of this because any one can delete or post anything on the wiki. I was really surprised that my own work could be altered and taken credit for. I do not see myself using a wiki in my classroom. I would not want people to be able to edit my things. I would rather people just leave comments and leave the editing up to me.
I found that editing the wiki was fairly easy which is very disappointing. I am not really a fan of this because any one can delete or post anything on the wiki. I was really surprised that my own work could be altered and taken credit for. I do not see myself using a wiki in my classroom. I would not want people to be able to edit my things. I would rather people just leave comments and leave the editing up to me.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Thing #14: Go With the Flow
**Explore the differences between mind maps and flowcharts, and consider using (or at least testing) one of these tools with a real project that you may have coming up.
**Describe the tools you chose and why you chose them on your blog
**Describe the tools you chose and why you chose them on your blog
Today I played with two sites, Gliffy.com and Bubbl.Us. These are both chart generating websites. I used Gliffy.com to create a flowchart, and I used Bubbl.Us to create a mind map. Flowcharts and Mind Maps are very similar in appearance; however their purposes are completely different. A flowchart is used to be used as a step by step presentation. It tells you what to do for each situation or path on the chart. A Mind Map is similar to brainstorming. There is a central idea and everything that comes to mind about that idea is connected in some way. Below are my examples I made from these websites.
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| Flowchart |
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I prefer the Flowchart because I see it being most helpful for Elementary Classes. Mind Maps are mostly used when your writing. Flowcharts, on the other hand, can be used in an subject about any topic. As you see I made both of my charts about Fraction, but my Flowchart is much more helpful in learning the process of adding and subtracting fractions.
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