tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90039007537542674592024-03-14T01:41:27.230-07:00T4T Scribes (Shared Learning Blog)Wesley Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-52127071376581134242010-05-05T11:08:00.000-07:002010-05-05T11:15:44.471-07:00Week 10 Screencasts! ;)In week 10, we focused on the art of Screencasting. This is definitely a tool that each and every teacher should use in his/her classroom; especially for students that are visual and need to see something done more than once (i.e. how to embed a video onto your blog, how to make a powerpoint presentation, etc). We logged into our Twitter accounts to use Screenr to create our own Screencast which included showing somebody how to do something that we have learned in our Tech 4 Teachers class this semester (for my screencast i chose to show how to upload a photo album into your power point presentation, instead of uploading one picture at a time). We also watched the video "Gotta Keep Reading" that Ocoee Middle School performed to the tune of a Black Eyed Peas song...which turned out incredible! Check it out!<br /><br />Kyleekwoodardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137064682337261294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-15973697226445670782010-05-05T10:50:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:50:19.211-07:00Week 14Week 14 <br />
For our scribe blog post, I have that we used skype with a teacher in Philidelphia. She was on a break so there were not any kids in her class. No one wanted to get up and talk to her, one person did but I don't remember what she asked about. Skype is a wonderful tool to use to bring people into your classroom as well as to broadcast your classroom to other places. Of course, before any students are broadcast we would always want to get permission from the students parents. We were briefly introduced to a site to look for your digital footprint. http://www.pipl.com. We discussed what still needed to be turned in and the time frame on which to do that. We had one petcha kutcha presentation over sharks, it was very interesting. <br />
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Special will be adding to this but I wanted to get it in.TruthWillOuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746973085383325329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-73995040673565220902010-05-04T20:02:00.000-07:002010-05-04T20:12:13.782-07:00Week 12 Scribe PostDuring week 12 we used classtime to get caught up on all of our assignments. We also used classtime to have another lesson over the Smart Notebook Software. I think that everyone really appreciated Michael Mount coming and teach us how to use the IWB. I also think that everyone really appreciated the extra time to get last minute assignments done.<br />Samantha SettlemyreSammy Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760340416108240303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-65931261479712513252010-05-03T12:23:00.000-07:002010-05-03T18:17:21.278-07:00Petcha kutchaHere is my petcha kutcha on insects!!!<br /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzI5MTQ1NDI5MjYmcHQ9MTI3MjkxNDU1NjA1NSZwPTIwNjQyMSZkPWIxMTEzOTE4Jmc9MiZvPTJjYWEwYzY2MGIy/NzQ*MTZhNTE3M2Q4NzBiZThiMGU*Jm9mPTA=.gif" width="0" height="0" /><object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=1113918"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=1113918" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360"></embed></object>Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-66312347494913681432010-05-02T19:34:00.000-07:002010-05-02T19:36:28.055-07:00week six reflection section 63<strong>THIS POST HAS BEEN ON MY DASHBOARD (MONICA2OLDHAM)!!! I WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE SHARED T4T IN ODER FOR ANDREA AND I TO GET THE POINTS!</strong><br /><br />Week 6 Class SummeryAt the beginning of class we went over some of the complaints we all had about the class. One of the things Mr. Fryer said he would do to help us would be to not put videos in our assignments that are no longer than twenty minutes except for this week. We watched two videos this week. The first video called Digital Nation (pruning) channel asked the question “Do you think students brains are different today because of media and technology?” We spent some time answering that question and one of the responses were “yes, it’s a new way of learning and communication.” The second video we watched was called Old School, New School and it talked about how we need to be entertainers to our students. More students are unable to focus because everything is at their fingertips with technology. There was a suggestion that we need to be the bridges between the two ways of teaching. We then went over how to post your voicethread on Blogger. Professor Fryer then gave a presentation on how to use search on Google. We went over some key words and what they mean in internet terms such as URL, and Quiry. We went over the steps on how to find something on a Google search page. At the end of class he set up a digital newspaper coarse learning portal called aggregator located on class blogger site. These were the main topics we covered in class this week.<br />andrea haynes and monica oldhamMonica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-23021079370919318352010-05-02T11:50:00.000-07:002010-05-02T12:06:55.505-07:00Learning Second Life<a href="http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/">Second Life</a> is a video that is 3D game play. In the orientation a problem arose with new users. The problem was from new users getting to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">overwhelmed</span> and stressed out when learning how to play the game. The users wanted to play right then and not take the time to learn. This is how the world is today, we want results NOW!!! So the company decided to come up with a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">collaborated</span> way for orientation. Now new users get to choose what they learn. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">They</span> can also ask questions and get quick answers. Also there is now more than one <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">orientation. THis way peolpe can have that detailed introduction if they choose. This game world is new to me. I'm glad we are getting to view these videos. Maybe one day I will have the time to actually join and play. </span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">The creators want the game to be objected based and give incentives to the users to come back. THey also want it to be stress free and enjoyable. This is why Sam made the entrance one way only. People can only move forword!!!!</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">This might be something to put in the classroom. As long as if it were monitored regularly for unappropriate things. It would be a blast for students to play in their spare time.</span>Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-15807973157582710452010-05-02T09:39:00.000-07:002010-05-02T09:53:27.969-07:00Smart Sam reflectionWatching this <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22292%22%3E">video</a> about a thirteen year of girl named Sam made me realize how much I don't know about technology. However I did learn from this young girl. Everyone has to learn sometime and somehow. Sam learns new networks by trial and error. She said that she just goes until she messes up and then do again til she gets it right. I have never played <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Wikipedia.org,%20WorldofWacraft.com">world of war craft</a> but it looks very fun and interesting. I guess if kids are into it, I need to get into it also. I love how Sam's mother used her daughter as a resource at the university. I am going to try to get more involved in technology. This will benefit my students and myself. She was so creative in alot of different areas. I also think it is important that Sam still went outside to take care of her dogs. With all the new technology out there alot of kids are staying inside on the computers. I will always remember to stress the importance of <span style="color:#ffff00;">sunshine.</span><br /><object width="400" height="292"><param name="FlashVars" value="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/sam_profile/sam_profile.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/sam_profile/sam_profile.jpg"><param name="quality" value="best"><param name="play" value="false"><param name="movie" value="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf"><br /><embed id="video_embed" width="400" height="292" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf" play="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" name="video" quality="best" flashvars="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/sam_profile/sam_profile.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/dg/sam_profile/sam_profile.jpg"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span>Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-80667764202457619942010-05-02T08:09:00.000-07:002010-05-02T08:46:11.068-07:00WIki think reflectionPaula White<a href="http://wikithink.wikispaces.com/"> video on collaborative and parallel play </a>was a very interesting. Its amazing that it all started by Paula blogging a question about sharing wiki with collaborative work. After not getting any responses, she blogged about not getting any responses. After that she had numerous replies. A fact about wiki think that stood out to me was the fact that students were able to work on the wiki outside of school. The students were so engaged that they volunteered to post certain things that were not required. Using the levels of engagement, these students were on the high level. Unfortunately some students are on the low level which is rebellion. Things like wiki think will help these rebellious students with getting involved with something that they are passionate about. That is one of the main points that Paula makes in her video. Help create a curriculum that students will become passionate and engaged with. I will try to use this in my classroom. The only thing that would hold me back would be my knowledge of creating a wiki, and how it all works. It also seems like alot of work to always check and keep up with. However keeping children engaged and passionate would take alot of work. I am willing to take the extra steps and get out of the box for this to work in my classroom. ANother think that stuck out to me was about teachers vs. other teachers. Teachers need to get over the idea that they can't touch another teachers work. Wiki is about editing and improving things. Everyone had different ideas and areas that they are good in. THis is what makes wiki so incredible.<br /><br /><br /><br />WHen I visited <a href="http://wikithink.wikispaces.com/">Wiki think</a> I search around the entire site. It was very impressive. I was happy to see that there was recent activity in the site. I learned how to create a wiki and learned why it is important for students and teacher.Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-8069281018428892882010-05-02T07:38:00.000-07:002010-05-02T07:42:16.762-07:00google website link-t4t_monicaI had alot of fun creating my google website!! Better late than never, right. I did have trouble with the video embedding. I figured it out, but each video is on a seperate page with the titles: educational video 1,2,3!! The name for my web page is <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/monicat4t/">t4t_monica</a>!!!! I'm kinda proud of myself, although its not the best by any means. =)Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-3300720338458179042010-05-01T19:18:00.000-07:002010-05-01T19:50:55.839-07:00The Wizard of What!!!This video was very informative. I really enjoyed how this was delivered. The <a href="http://dotsub.com/view/b957d7b5-282e-41c2-8c46-ec27ba20eb91">Wizard of Apps was a bit long</a>, but i did learn alot of new information. Leaving a good ditgal footprint is very important to me. I didn't know how to check what information was out there. I'm glad now I know about 123people, and pple. It said that just simply googling your name is not enough. I had never heard about alot of the cites mentioned in this video. I will use majority of them somewhere in my teaching. I think the mind map is an awesome webcite for students to brainstorm. Also the teachers are able to see their progress. I will also make sure my students know that just googling a subject and staying on the first page is not enough. First they must do a vertical search, then a horizontal search, and last a mind map. A mind map search will allow the students to see much more information pertaining to their topic.<br />I plan to use the google news time line in my classroom also. This will be extremely helpful when students need information about a certain event or person. A couple things that I want to look more into are: WolframeAlpha, GIGO, RSS feeds.<br /><br />WHen I went to the tool website I was very pleased with what I saw. I didn't just visit one area. I went to: RSS, How to make an avitar, best for best practices for literacy education. I learned alot on all these sites. I made the main website a favorite on my browser. The ultility was awesome on all the ones I looked at. Each one has a step by step instruction.Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-23562800715886755122010-05-01T17:16:00.000-07:002010-05-01T17:28:43.978-07:00Digiteen EducationIn this video, <a href="http://dotsub.com/view/49145dac-632d-4135-9d94-aaa383cf656d">Digiteen</a>, I most liked the little video on texting while driving. I am a believer in not texting while driving. However sometimes I do participate in this activity. I was shocked by the information that was compared to DUIs. More wrecks are caused by texting rather that driving drunk. WHen the students were learning about social networking, it made me become anixous about my photos that are online. I don't think any of mine are inappropriate. However it still made me worry. I will try to remember this for when I am a teacher. There is alot about online acitvty that students need to be warned and taught about. I agree with the students that having internet in the classrooms is a must. This allows the students to stay connect with different groups overseas. For example in the case wikispaces. I am thankful that Wes taught us about picture theft. It is a big deal and even this video mentions it. This is a topic that students probably don't think before they act. This video shows the overall importance of online activity and that students are willing to take the time to learn about it.Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-37817001827293951752010-05-01T16:49:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:57:07.065-07:00Project learning reflectionWhile watching the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22292%22%3E">project learning video</a> I was reminded of a non-fiction book that I read not to long age. The book was <em>Chasing Vermeer.</em> The teacher in this book had views about education that relates to the project based learning. I think I is an awesome program. I love how it engages the students to think critically about subjects that they are interested in. ONe student said that it has opened her horizens!! This is a whole new aspect of hand on learing for sure. THe students are collaborating in such a way that is not common in the normal classroom. ONe of the administrators said that this type of learning has been around since Piaget. However Piaget didn't have the technology advances as we have today!!!!<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="292"><param name="FlashVars" value="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/0884_overview_pbl/overview_pbl.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/0884_overview_pbl/overview_pbl.jpg"><param name="quality" value="best"><param name="play" value="false"><param name="movie" value="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf"><br /><embed id="video_embed" width="400" height="292" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.edutopia.org/media/videofalse.swf" play="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" name="video" quality="best" flashvars="flvPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/0884_overview_pbl/overview_pbl.flv&pPath=http://www.edutopia.org/media/0884_overview_pbl/overview_pbl.jpg"></embed><br /></object>Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-80432407789282989472010-05-01T16:32:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:37:02.294-07:00Tell a story in five photos "take 2"Here is the link to view my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49784254@N02/?donelayout=1">Telling a story in five photos</a>, hopefully this one is going to work properly!!!Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-16775371194685963252010-05-01T15:08:00.000-07:002010-05-01T15:16:55.115-07:00My VoiceThread about BabiesThis is my <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/1111337/">voicethread digital story</a> I created about babies. Babies are such a wonderful thing to have in our lives. I feel that babies make the world a better place. Innocent, cute, and sweet are some ways I like to describe ALL babies!!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzI3NTE2NjIzNzgmcHQ9MTI3Mjc1MjA4ODcxNiZwPTIwNjQyMSZkPWIxMTExMzM3Jmc9MiZvPTJjYWEwYzY2MGIy/NzQ*MTZhNTE3M2Q4NzBiZThiMGU*Jm9mPTA=.gif" width="0" height="0" /><object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=1111337"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=1111337" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360"></embed></object>Monica Oldhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091812760893414862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-41363452220099674032010-04-29T06:27:00.000-07:002010-04-29T06:29:07.815-07:00No lecturecast for Week 15About 20 minutes into our first T4T class yesterday something went wrong with my microphone setup or configuration for the lecturecast. As a result, a lecturecast is NOT available for week 15. My apologies. The <a href="http://t4tscribes.blogspot.com/2010/04/week-12-summary07.html">online curriculum for week 15</a> is very thorough, however, so hopefully that will assist you if you missed class or have questions.<br />
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As always do not hesitate to message me through WebCT if you have questions.Wesley Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-82628800944828955422010-04-25T18:49:00.000-07:002010-04-25T18:59:04.505-07:00My Week 14 Class SummaryThis week in Technology for Teachers we talked about new course assessments and assignments that are due. All the submissions to date have been graded. If we did not get full credit for one of the assessments we can go back and view Professor Fryer's comments on how to correct our assignment. Then we can resubmit our assessment after our corrections were made to get full credit. Professor Fryer reminded us to turn on our comment moderation on our blogger accounts. He showed some examples of assignments that were submitted by fellow classmates. They included a voice thread, two Google Maps, a couple of blog reflections over videos, and an outsider's comment on a classmates blog. Next, we discussed our Pecha Kucha project. The presentations will take place this coming week as well as during finals week. We were then introduced to Synchronous Conferencing. Using <a href="http://www.skype.com/">Skype</a> we were able to have a conversation with an international teacher in Bangkok, Thailand. His name was Jeff. He talked about the benefits of being an international teacher. One of my peers asked Jeff about the weather in Bangkok. We finished class filling out our course evaluations.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140696793468367685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-18501930417832273372010-04-22T16:44:00.000-07:002010-04-22T16:50:02.016-07:00Week 6At the beginning of class we went over some of the complaints we all had about the class. One of the things Mr. Fryer said he would do to help us would be to not put videos in our assignments that are no longer than twenty minutes except for this week. We watched two videos this week. The first video called Digital Nation (pruning) channel asked the question “Do you think students brains are different today because of media and technology?” We spent some time answering that question and one of the responses were “yes, it’s a new way of learning and communication.” The second video we watched was called Old School, New School and it talked about how we need to be entertainers to our students. More students are unable to focus because everything is at their fingertips with technology. There was a suggestion that we need to be the bridges between the two ways of teaching. We then went over how to post your voicethread on Blogger. Professor Fryer then gave a presentation on how to use search on Google. We went over some key words and what they mean in internet terms such as URL, and Quiry. We went over the steps on how to find something on a Google search page. At the end of class he set up a digital newspaper coarse learning portal called aggregator located on class blogger site. These were the main topics we covered in class this week. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ahayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15784757300390515899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-70569629636547929742010-04-22T06:36:00.000-07:002010-04-22T06:37:28.983-07:00Week 14 SummaryThis week in Technology for Teachers we started with an overview of the grading process. We were brought up to date on all assignments that should be completed. All grades from submitted assignments have been completed and should be available for viewing. There should be a comment on all assignments submitted if your grade does not meet the required point total. You may make corrections and resubmit assignments for full credit.Next, we were shown assignments which had been turned in. The assignments presented were examples of exemplary work. WE viewed a voicethread, a blog over The Wizard of Apps, and a google map. We also were informed of a website <a href="http://www.pipl.com/">http://www.pipl.com</a> This is a pretty scary site which allows you to find all the information you need about anyone. Next, we discussed our presentations over our Pecha Kucha project. The presentations will cover our final exam. Should you opt not to do a presentation, you may do a voicethread in its place.Our main topic for the day involved Synchronous Conferencing. We were introduced to Skype. We had a conversation with a teacher in Bangkok, Thailand named Jeff. He informed us about international teaching opportunities. This was really interesting. We were able to see Jeff, on screen, as he discussed his job in Bangkok.The class ended with a course evaluation.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909299340046076160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-38595473755250821562010-04-21T20:41:00.001-07:002010-04-21T20:41:34.882-07:00Week14: Synchronous Conferencing<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2009070701"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=3539541&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script> <div id="blip_movie_content_3539541"> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week14SynchronousConferencing332.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_3539541(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week14SynchronousConferencing332.mp4.jpg" border="0" title="Click to Play" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week14SynchronousConferencing332.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_3539541(); return false;">Click to Play</a> </div> </center><div class="blip_description">Today we'll discuss the status of pending course assessments, demonstrate how to embed your Unit Plan Google Doc, view some Pecha Kucha examples, and discuss options for synchronous conferencing.</div><br />Wesley Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-42073177683958604302010-04-16T15:46:00.000-07:002010-04-29T19:23:34.388-07:00Week 13 Class Scribe<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">In-class overview of blogs and video</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">The first blog we discussed was created by Wesley it covered <a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/03/31/we-all-can-learn-a-great-deal-from-a-great-kindergarten-teacher/">Maria Knee’s New Hampshire classroom</a> and their use of technology in her Kindergarten classroom. Two different blogs were covered <a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/04/04/our-ipad-launch-day-adventure-a-photo-essay/">iPad magic?</a> and <a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/04/12/understanding-race-to-the-top-and-the-obama-education-reform-agenda-deja-vu-gw-bush/">Race to the Top?</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">The class watched a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ljIq0lz0qY&feature=player_embedded">DJ Spooky's "Rebirth of a Nation"</a> and discussed the video:</div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: Would this content be relevant in a classroom? What are the issues raised with historical videos like these?</div><div class="MsoNormal">A: The importance of these videos are to teach students to become critical thinking.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Steps of the Pecha Kutcha model presentation:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha">What is a Pecha Kutcha?</a> </i></div><div class="MsoNormal">-The presentation will reflect upon the student, instructor, and the university. These will be posted on our blogs.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>*Pick a topic</i> – Will need 20 slides (20 seconds per slide) You will have 6:40 for the presentation pick something that you are interested in or enjoy</div><div class="MsoNormal">-Best presentations use large images, less text</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>*Select 20 images</i> using your own photos, <a href="http://www.compfight.com/">compfight</a>, or <a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">flickrstorm</a> ( for flickrstorm: click on 'advanced settings' – select 'photos for non-commercial use' – add images to the tray in flickrstorm – save all images into a new folder using “save picture as” right mouse click on image) </div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>-Creating powerpoint with your saved images...</i> go to 'insert' on the tabs and select 'photo album', it will allow you to upload the folder of images (saves time!)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>-Saving the powerpoint... </i>‘save as’ under 97-2003 powerpoint presentation – use ppt file, no pptx (this is necessary for it to work properly in google docs)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>-Upload in <a href="http://www.docs.google.com/">Google Documents</a> when finished... </i> Make sure you 'publish' your document – put on your blogger site (embedding the video and sharing the link for your google presentation) create new post and describe your Petcha Kutcha </div><div class="MsoNormal">**There is the option of presenting your googledoc presentation in class (week 14 or 15) OR you can record 20 second audio for each 20 slides using <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a> or <a href="http://voicethread.com/">Voicethread</a> and post on your blog.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Phonecasting</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonecasting"><i>What is Phonecasting?</i></a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">This allows you to use a phone service and leave a voicemail creating an audio mp3 file. To break it down… you can use your phone to record, the website converts the voice recorded message into an mp3 file, and then this mp3 will appear on the site where you are given a link to download, play and pause the mp3. Awesome.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Friendly Reminder!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Official Homework Deadline - WEEK 15! </div><div class="MsoNormal">Study smart and good luck with finals!</div>tnachelle_edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115826925345963511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-31059008460827842002010-04-15T16:00:00.001-07:002010-04-15T16:00:53.339-07:00Week13: Pecha Kutcha Presentations and Phonecasting<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2009070701"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=3511239&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script> <div id="blip_movie_content_3511239"> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week13PechaKutchaPresentationsAndPhonecasting312.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_3511239(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week13PechaKutchaPresentationsAndPhonecasting312.mp4.jpg" border="0" title="Click to Play" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/T4t-Week13PechaKutchaPresentationsAndPhonecasting312.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_3511239(); return false;">Click to Play</a> </div> </center><div class="blip_description">This week we will learn how to create a Petcha Kutcha presentation (20 slides shown for 20 seconds) using the FlickrStorm, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Drop.io and SlideShare.</div><br />Wesley Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-35850701410957315442010-04-15T07:37:00.000-07:002010-04-15T07:48:22.106-07:00Week 13 Scribe BlogPosted by Sarah Ransom and Felisha Seward<br /><br />Today in class we went over how to create our "Petch Kutcha" presentation. For this we are supposed to come up with a topic that we would like to teach everyone about. Then we pick 20 pictures from flikr that convey the message of our petcha kutcha. After we pick the picture we will upload them to a powerpoint, then upload it to google presentations. Then we will have to record audio for each slide ranging from 15-20 seconds to talk about how the picture goes with our topic. We also decided that you could make a voice thread for this project as well. Before this we went over grades and he should have them ready for us by next week. He also said as long as you do all the work you should get an A or a B. We also got to see an iPad and play with it. Then we watched a video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ljIq0lz0qY&feature=player_embedded">DJ Spooky</a> and it was supposed to show a darker idea of a period in history.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ljIq0lz0qY&rel=0&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ljIq0lz0qY&rel=0&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>SarahOU06http://www.blogger.com/profile/04683469540879098806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-49647813974644133142010-04-07T07:22:00.001-07:002010-04-21T22:10:13.187-07:00Week 12: SummaryThis week we had another visit from Michael Mount who gave another introductory presentation over SMART boards. He didn't go into much detail just covered the basics such as: where the pens go, erasers, how to tell if it is on and ready to use, etc. Michael also showed us how to use the different tools in the classroom to create more creativity. We only spent about 30 minutes covering the SMART board and the rest of class time was spent catching up on the rest of our assignments we may be behind in and it was much needed. There are <a href="http://smarttech.com/Trainingcenter/material.asp">online resources </a>for us to utilize, if we want of know more about SMART boards and how to use them.AMacklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476250932583652927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-11510960308976641222010-04-07T07:18:00.000-07:002010-04-07T07:29:26.534-07:00Week 12: SummaryThis week, we had another visit from Michael Mount who works in the UCO office of information technology to give another introductory presentation over the SMART boards. He not only showed us the basics of running the smart board, but also different programs that can be used through the SMART board for your classroom. Michael showed us how to customize all different tools for more creativity in the classroom.<br />Michael gave the same presentation that was given in week 5, which may seem redundant, but is needed for us to continue to understand the SMART board. We all are most likely going to have a SMART board in our classroom and we need to know as much as we can before we get to teaching to make the transition much smoother.<br />There are online <a href="http://smarttech.com/Trainingcenter/material.asp">SMART board training resources </a>that are also available for us to use when we do need a little more help or want to know what else our SMART boards can be used for.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xWNCHG-xB9o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xWNCHG-xB9o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />This video gives even more help and techniques regarding the smart board.<br /><br />The rest of the class time this week was spent catching up from the previous weeks on anything we may be behind on. I hope everyone has an amazing week 12!lsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039991662698513096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003900753754267459.post-2612302976294628882010-03-30T22:26:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:29:51.673-07:00Week 9- Google Docs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:19;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Week 9 - Taking Advantage of More of the Tools Google has to Offer</span><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This week we learned about Google docs and the different tasks it can help us to accomplish us. As a matter of fact, this very post was accomplished as a result of Google docs. Its really convenient to be able to collaborate with other people from different locations. Also, since it enables you to access work from any computer by just logging in to your Google account its even more convenient than flash drives. When you also take into account <a id="nhf4" title="how easy Google Docs is to use" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139)" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA">how easy Google Docs is to use</a> it's an invaluable tool for the classroom. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">In addition to the basic writing that can be done, there was also a feature called Google Forms on Google Docs that allows you to make a short questionnaire. You then have other people answer the questions and Google Forms saves the responses in a convenient spreadsheet. (Questions submitted on the FAQs blog use this <a id="d26:" title="form" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139)" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDM5WGtHcjhqN2pBTUl6Q0dzQmN2U3c6MA">form</a>)</span></div><div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span> </div><div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-size:100%;">by Darlene Levy and Beckie Benge</span></div><div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"></div></span>dlevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03658668422592467137noreply@blogger.com0