tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65897507911260134512024-03-12T22:27:42.549-05:00Tech 'EdsTech 'Eds:
A blog for users of technology in educationPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-35364247938527639752012-04-09T08:29:00.001-05:002012-07-14T11:28:07.550-05:00Your Chance to Shine! Join a college-level Odyssey of the Mind team!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You've heard me talk about the creative problem-solving competition Odyssey of the Mind. Typically, OM teams are made up of seven kids grades 3-5 or 6-8 or 9-12. In recent years, however, OM has developed what they call Division IV teams - made up of college students of any age - participants must take at least one college-level class that year.<br />
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Last year, a Colorado OM alum came to OU. She and her dad (who is still living in Colorado) decided to form a Div IV team. They discussed most of their solution via email and text and then, at World Finals, completed the actual building of the solution, rehearsing and preparing for their competition day right there at University of Maryland.<br />
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These two adults are again wanting to compete at World Finals and are looking for additional team members. This year, finals is at Iowa State University May 23 - 26. Div. IV team members who agree to perform volunteer hours during Finals receive a $200 discount on their registration, which is about $520 without the discount. If you are interested in this opportunity to be on a Division IV OM team and compete in Iowa, you should contact rdm0728@comcast.net. They would be interested in hearing from you at the earliest opportunity because they must register their team this week.<br />
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Next year, my son and his friends plan to have a Division IV team from OSU. School ends the first week in May, which gives a team 3 weeks to prepare a solution before leaving for World Finals. Easy-peasy. Keep that in mind if you can't do it this year. Remember you can view a video of my son's solution from last year's World Finals at www.stillwatercreativity.com (linked on the About Me page of this blog.)<br />
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Let me know if you have questions I can answer.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-59459021614157575982012-04-09T06:03:00.000-05:002012-04-09T06:03:10.186-05:00Making Videos - A "how-to" by Richard Byrne<font size="1"><a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/75324454/Making-Videos-on-the-Web">Making Videos on the Web</a></font><br /><object id="_ds_75324454" name="_ds_75324454" width="630" height="550" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://viewer.docstoc.com/"><param name="FlashVars" value="doc_id=75324454&mem_id=1176380&showrelated=1&showotherdocs=1&doc_type=pdf&allowdownload=1" /><param name="movie" value="http://viewer.docstoc.com/"/><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><br /><script type="text/javascript">var docstoc_docid="75324454";var docstoc_title="Making Videos on the Web";var docstoc_urltitle="Making Videos on the Web";</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.docstoccdn.com/js/check-flash.js"></script>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-16205009562870644242012-01-21T09:48:00.008-06:002012-01-21T10:18:57.949-06:00Reflecting: How to Write a Quality Response<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCKyIYvVJrY/TxrlFz-b_GI/AAAAAAAAABw/O5fgXpymQ5w/s1600/the%2Bbean.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCKyIYvVJrY/TxrlFz-b_GI/AAAAAAAAABw/O5fgXpymQ5w/s400/the%2Bbean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700120166404979810" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(image of Cloud Gate in Chicago, commonly known as "The Bean" is from http://whereintheworlddd.tumblr.com/post/12580167459/november-2nd-2011-day-two-like-this-blog-post)</span><br /></div><br />When an assignment does not have a rubric, what is it that earns a response a perfect score? Conversely, why are points subtracted on a response? Here are some of the criteria I apply when scoring your reflection pieces like the “Personal Experiences with Technology” we just completed.<br /><br />1. Did you carefully read the assignment? Most of the assignments have several parts, and each part might have several questions. Imbedded in your work I should find responses to all parts of the question.<br /><br />2. Length: Your response should be long enough to adequately answer all parts of the question. Usually, that means one or more sentences per question. In addition, written work often includes introductions, conclusions, topic sentences, and transition sentences, and reflections of this type often also include short stories (called “anecdotes”) which help illustrate your thoughts.<br /><br />3. Paragraphs: Sentences should be grouped together according to their topic. Sometimes a paragraph can contain lists; these paragraphs still have a topic sentence and the list is then either numbered, lettered, separated by commas, or even bulleted.<br /><br />4. Correct spelling: If it helps you to type your response into Word and do a spell-check before pasting into the discussion board, please feel free to do so. If you prefer to work in Word and attach a document to the discussion board, that is also fine (although it’s a little harder for your reader.) I did finally find a spell-check button on the discussion board post window: it’s just above the typing screen on the lower left of the editing tools.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c8N37vq8MP4/TxrjNS1_PTI/AAAAAAAAABk/GkGvvLP_JpE/s1600/spell%2Bcheck%2Bbutton%2Bsmall.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c8N37vq8MP4/TxrjNS1_PTI/AAAAAAAAABk/GkGvvLP_JpE/s400/spell%2Bcheck%2Bbutton%2Bsmall.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700118095926869298" border="0" /></a>You can see the spell-check button circled above, and below is a shot of the spell-checker at work.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bAGRS6Bnb0/TxrfGgo4XaI/AAAAAAAAABM/2Uwhrqq0Uds/s1600/composing%2Bin%2BD2L.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 332px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bAGRS6Bnb0/TxrfGgo4XaI/AAAAAAAAABM/2Uwhrqq0Uds/s320/composing%2Bin%2BD2L.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700113581324393890" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Correct Mechanics:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Names and titles of things are almost always capitalized.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Thus, we work in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint or Excel. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We do, however, use our iPads, an example of a non-standard capitalization.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(If in doubt, check it online.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Googling the question “is ‘microsoft word’ capitalized?” does not generate any first-page results about the capitalization of the title, however, the first few results are from the Microsoft Corporation and the annotations all show them referring to “Microsoft Word” in capitals.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One can infer that if the company who makes the product uses capital letters, we should too.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Interesting content:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Finally, the best responses are written by those that do all of the above well, and who make the extra effort to personalize or add interest.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Perhaps the author has chosen a quotation to illustrate a thought; maybe a theme has been utilized or a title adds to our interest.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Take a look at my reactions to your “personal experiences” essays on D2L.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Notice that I changed the title of my responses?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was hoping to pique your interest, and to make my comments more memorable and easier to find if we want to look back at them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A good teacher models for her students, so at this point, I should write my own response.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However, life is calling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I’ll try to get to it later.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Have a great weekend and write some great responses!</p>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-88280501681124865402011-12-02T17:16:00.003-06:002011-12-02T17:24:08.598-06:00Come see my Voki! We learned about this site and others at Skyline Elementary this afternoon. Kids could create a Voki (an animated avitar that you can make talk) and imbed it in a multimedia poster, or link to it in a powerpoint, among other ideas.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=4955445&height=267&width=200">http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=4955445&height=267&width=200</a><br /><br />I am going to try to imbed it below - this is something new for me! Here goes.<br /><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMjI4Njc1NTczODEmcHQ9MTMyMjg2NzkwOTYzNSZwPTk3NTA3MiZkPTAwMCUyMC*lMjBWb2tpJTIwV2lkZ2V*Jmc9/MSZvPWRjMzZkZDk1NGM5MDRlNWE5ODFmNmU2OWYyZmI5NDIzJm9mPTA=.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" id="widget_name" height="267" width="200"><param name="movie" value="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/php/vhss_editors/getvoki/chsm=d3f22c4c2de4b6c2c8d7e9032bc0d337%26sc=4955445"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="width" value="200"><param name="height" value="267"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2Fvhss_editors%2Fgetvoki%2Fchsm=d3f22c4c2de4b6c2c8d7e9032bc0d337%26sc=4955445" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="widget_name" height="267" width="200"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Would you look at that? First try and it works! See, guys, it's not that hard!<br />Now, could you envision using something like this with your kids?<br /><br />I have lots more great things to share but one of them is a secret until after Monday's class. I will post more later.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-82085370645086474422011-11-16T10:04:00.003-06:002011-11-16T11:26:37.691-06:00Script-writing and Pre-production of Educational Video<a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc024">http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc024</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Producing an Educational Video - great tips about planning</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc022">http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc022</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Producing your own video program - great technical tips</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are three videos produced by high school students - one in response to the First Lady's contest about healthy living (the zombies video) and two in response to an English class assignment</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fahrenheit 451</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0-f1HbzNw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0-f1HbzNw</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Transendentalism PSA.</strong></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RASyyGy5oE&feature=channel_video_title" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RASyyGy5oE&feature=channel_video_title</a><br /><br /></strong></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Zombies</strong></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.ourstage.com/tracks/OVIHLHRIKXJJ-zombies"><strong></strong></a><strong><a target="_blank">http://www.ourstage.com/tracks/OVIHLHRIKXJJ-zombies</a></strong></span></div>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-7044779105388974062011-11-14T07:46:00.003-06:002012-04-09T10:50:45.419-05:00Video in Education - How, When, Why, and from Where?<span style="font-family: georgia;">The next two weeks we'll be looking at videos for use in your classrooms. Video is a great way to illustrate, supplement, and enrich and there are thousands of great videos out there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">We will be exploring the purposes of educational video, the evaluation of video prior to use, selection of videos from multiple sources, and eventually, making our own video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Let's begin by reading the article from this week's content resources called Using Online Educational Videos: <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom">http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Borrowing from Dr. Stansberry's blog (simplycurious.net):</span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia;">Purposes of Educational Videos:</b><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"> • Instructional – The purpose of an instructional piece is to teach something. This goes beyond simply presenting facts. Examples include: tutorials, teaching tools, and interactive games with assessment.<br />
• Informational – The purpose of an informational piece is to inform the audience but not persuade opinions. Informational pieces could briefly cover multiple topics or focus on one or two. Examples include: News Programs, Biographies, Community Calendars, and Personal Websites.<br />
• Documentary – The purpose of a documentary is to document an actual event or topic beyond the scope of a typical news story. It should reflect serious research and present facts objectively without fictional matter.<br />
• Persuasive – The purpose of a persuasive piece is to present an idea, product, concept, organization or individual in a credible way, so as to change public opinion and/or encourage audience approval, support or participation. Examples include: Advertising, Public Service Announcements, and Movie Trailers.<br />
• Story – The purpose of a story piece is to tell a story, whether serious or lighthearted, fictional or non-fictional. Examples include: Comedies, Dramas, and Student/Family Experiences.<br />
• Entertainment – The purpose of a piece in this category is to entertain and/or amuse the audience in a format other than telling a story. Examples include: Music Videos, Variety Shows, Interactive Games, and Game Shows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Great free places to find video:<br />
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<ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>WatchKnowLearn (<a href="http://www.watchknowlearn.org/">http://www.watchknowlearn.org/</a>) is a wiki-type site with a very easy-to-use search tool</li>
<li>SnagLearning (<a href="http://learning.snagfilms.com/">http://learning.snagfilms.com/</a>) collects high-quality video from National Geographic, PBS, and others</li>
<li>TeacherTube (<a href="http://teachertube.com/">http://teachertube.com/</a>)<br />
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<li>SchoolTube (<a href="http://www.schooltube.com/">http://www.schooltube.com/</a>)<br />
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<li>Edutopia (<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/video">http://www.edutopia.org/video</a>)</li>
<li>PBS.org (<a href="http://www.pbs.org/">http://www.pbs.org/</a>)</li>
<li>TED talks (<a href="http://www.ted.com/">http://www.ted.com/</a>)</li>
<li>NeoK12 (<a href="http://www.neok12.com/">http://www.neok12.com/</a>)</li>
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</ul><div style="font-family: georgia;">Great sites your district may provide:</div><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>BrainPop (<a href="http://www.brainpop.com/">http://www.brainpop.com/</a>)</li>
<li>Discovery Learning subscription channel (used to be called United Streaming) (<a href="http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/">http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/</a>) </li>
</ul><div style="font-family: georgia;">Take a look at these sites. Keep the following guiding questions in mind as you browse the video offerings:</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">1. What should I consider when choosing a video?</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">2. On what criteria should video be judged?</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">3. When would I be likely to use a specific video?</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">4. How can I save videos I want to use? How will I find them later?</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">5. In what instances might I want to make videos of my own? <br />
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</span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-38140250337834364952011-10-09T19:24:00.002-05:002011-10-09T19:30:59.147-05:00<strong><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;"> <p>Instead of meeting in class tomorrow, I would like you to read (and learn from) the following:</p> <p>Chapter 7 pages 187-196 (Gaming); </p> <p>5 blog entries about gaming from the blog When Tech Met Ed at <a href="http://when-tech-met-ed.blogspot.com/search/label/Gaming">http://when-tech-met-ed.blogspot.com/search/label/Gaming</a>; </p> <p>blog post "Gaming and learning - are they connected?" at <a href="http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/09/17/gaming-and-learning-are-they-connected/"> http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/09/17/gaming-and-learning-are-they-connected/</a></p> <p>Please remember that learning involves exploring. When you read a blog post, you may find that there are many links to other articles, sites, lessons, and videos. Take a look at some of these. Does gaming have use in our educational settings?</p> <p>Please also try out/preview/look at/read reviews of at least 3 of the games listed in the following places:</p> </span></strong><ul><li><strong><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;"><p>Chapter 7, especially page 195</p></span></strong></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;">or linked from one of the blogs you read</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">or for our PE majors, try this series of articles and links (start with "What is Active Gaming" and go on from there) to games at <a href="http://pecentral.org/activegaming/index.html">http://pecentral.org/activegaming/index.html</a></span><br /></span></li></ul><ul><li><strong><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;"><p>in the link on Week 8 in D2L "select a game" at <a href="https://oc.okstate.edu/content/enforced/627580-J_EDTC3123TH_002_116/games_list.html?_&d2lSessionVal=j-3xFcnSTKJOifsj8DZiEfQKFhI">https://oc.okstate.edu/content/enforced/627580-J_EDTC3123TH_002_116/games_list.html?_&d2lSessionVal=j-3xFcnSTKJOifsj8DZiEfQKFhI </a></p></span></strong></li></ul><strong><span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;color:#800080;"> <p>Post your thoughts about gaming and the games you tried on our blog and be ready to discuss and continue exploring this topic on Wednesday!</p><p>What did you learn about gaming in an educational setting? Did you find anything you want to share with others?<br /></p></span></strong>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-51847088371434563722011-10-05T10:45:00.002-05:002011-10-05T10:56:22.091-05:00Evaluating Educational SoftwareToday we are looking at different types of open-source software. Lots of articles have been written describing the use of open-source software applications in schools. See some of these at:<br /><a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3888901">http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3888901</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bestkidsapps.com/category/educational-apps/">http://www.bestkidsapps.com/category/educational-apps/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.schoolforge.net/education-software/educational">http://www.schoolforge.net/education-software/educational</a><br /><br /><a href="http://os.cqu.edu.au/oswinsdvd/doc/README.html">http://os.cqu.edu.au/oswinsdvd/doc/README.html</a><br /><br />What are the applications you found that look like they might be valuable? Why do you think so?Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-85986964678627836472011-09-08T11:53:00.002-05:002011-09-08T11:59:04.868-05:00Enjoy the Game! Go Pokes!Just a reminder that we will not have class tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 9). Instead, please post one or more of your cool tech tools to the discussion board on D2L. Put it in the "Links" discussion and label your post with particulars about which teachers would be most interested in the site. In your message, link to the site and give a description about it.<br /><br />You are, of course, welcome to make more than one post to this recommendation of sites! If you found several that you think would be useful to your fellow teachers, please share!<br /><br />You have three assignments due Monday. Don't forget that there are powerpoints in the course content area with great suggestions about your homework. Enjoy the game, stay safe, do your homework, post some links, and we'll see you Monday!Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-57380026704796016072011-08-31T15:36:00.002-05:002011-08-31T15:49:05.598-05:00Web 2.0 tools sitesOne of your assignments this week is to review three "new tools for teaching." Your content page gives you two links and I have a good third choice for you:
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<br /><a href="http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/">TeachWeb2.0</a> is the one with the annotations regarding the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of each tool and has some great info.
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<br /><a href="http://www.go2web20.net/">Go2Web20</a> has category tags to help you find an appropriate tool.
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<br /><a href="http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm">DiscoverySchools</a> (which is a great website anyway) has another very teacher-friendly Web 2.0 tool kit - it's considerably smaller and organized very logically.
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<br />And for Assignment 4, here is an excellent article about integrating technology - BONUS! It's short and includes concrete examples. Read <a href="http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog_jon_orech/replace_quotcompletionquot_creation">"Replace Completion with Creation"</a> and you might get some good ideas for your assignment.
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<br />So, what did you decide today? Do you have many of the <a href="http://www.fluency21.com/fluencies.cfm">21st Century Fluencies</a>? Where are your strengths and weaknesses?
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<br />AND ONE MORE THING - did you think of any additional uses for that broken computer monitor?
<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-91438897691725381412011-08-26T10:57:00.003-05:002011-08-27T09:23:48.317-05:00<div>Friday (yesterday) in class we watched this video:</div><div> <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/ferryway-ironworks-integrated-studies-video">www.edutopia.org/ferryway-ironworks-integrated-studies-video</a>. </div><div> </div><div>We noticed that the teachers based the unit on state standards, that teachers across disciplines collaborated to create the unit, that the students were engaged, and that grant money was used to purchase equipment.</div><div> </div><div>If you were not able to attend class today, please make sure you watch this video.</div><div> </div><div>Happy Weekend!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-43848247328819222432011-08-23T09:01:00.004-05:002011-08-23T09:16:41.277-05:00Old Tech<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Bk-OrHolrI/TlO1_5WoDOI/AAAAAAAAAA4/BDdTdDmCnGM/s1600/CIMG3534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Bk-OrHolrI/TlO1_5WoDOI/AAAAAAAAAA4/BDdTdDmCnGM/s320/CIMG3534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644054867357469922" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Saturdays you'll often find me tooling around town in my old van (it has 235,500 miles on it) visiting garage sales. I have always loved garage sales and love finding bargains and treasures.
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<br />Just last Saturday, I snagged a little something I've always thought was cool. It's practically an antique now. It's a great example of how technology has changed.
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<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5T7UHP6MaUI/TlOzEIhPUII/AAAAAAAAAAw/zpTG2CNc-BY/s1600/CIMG3533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5T7UHP6MaUI/TlOzEIhPUII/AAAAAAAAAAw/zpTG2CNc-BY/s320/CIMG3533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644051641613111426" border="0" /></a>The man who sold it to me for $2.00 was quite elderly. He asked if I knew what I had in my hand. I did, because my dad used one every day as part of his profession. In fact, when I called Dad to tell him about my find, he asked if I got the brand K&E - you can see its logo on the case. He laughed and told me he still has his full-size and his pocket-sized at home. Can't bear to give them up. Of course, he had to be taught how to use it in his college classes.
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<br />Anyone know what it is or what it's used for? Anyone ever actually used one? When my parents come to visit in October, I'm going to have Dad show my son Robin how to use it.
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<br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-48704414081297331332011-08-21T14:25:00.005-05:002011-08-21T17:06:05.719-05:00Options for Ed Tech Assignments<div><div>When completing assignment numbers 3, 5, 6, and 9, you now have some additional options for showing your learning. Instead of simply typing into a Word document and posting it in the dropbox, you may try out some of the great tools available on computers and on the web.
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<br /></div><div> </div><div>Check D2L's content page for a document that will tell you more about the options available to you. We can also visit about other options if you have something you'd like to try that isn't listed. </div></div>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589750791126013451.post-49702785857183582132011-08-21T09:49:00.003-05:002011-08-21T10:04:33.668-05:00Ed Tech and UsGreetings! This blog will serve several functions:<br /><ul><li>It'll act as an additional communication tool for our class</li><li>Changes to assignments, due dates, additional options for assignments, etc. will be posted here</li><li>It will allow me to learn about blog use (currently, I've spent the last 3 hours this morning just to get to this point. And that, my friends, is a major reason I've never been able to do a blog while teaching. Three hours on a Sunday would have been spent on lesson planning and prep, not "playing around with a blog.")</li></ul>I would like you to subscribe via email or RSS feed to this blog. We'll try it and see if it is useful or if we should revert back to using D2L only. Your comments are welcome - just be kind and remember, I'm a novice in blogland!<br /><br />Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025803826874703019noreply@blogger.com0