Photostory is a great progam used on a Windows Operating System. I have implemented in a many of my classes and seen first hand that student motivation and participation increase with the student learning. The students are excited to complete the work but are unaware of how much they are learning through the process of this activity.
While I have used photostory, I have a MAC computer and was unable to use PhotoStory to create my video. I used instead iMovie which is very similar to PhotoStory and still allows you to create videos with the use of pictures, text, and images.
Click Here to see my video
ISTE NETS T STANDARDS
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
This standard is met by having the students use a program to use pictures to represent their understanding of a topic
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Expereiences and Assesments
This standard is met by the actual desing of the photostory.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
This standard is met by the production of the photostory as a video and the upload onto YouTube.
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
This standard is met by the topic covered in the Video - Cyberbullying.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Youtube Video and Loop Video
COULD NOT DO THIS DUE TO FAILURE OF DOWNLOADS ON PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS BLOG POST.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS BLOG POST.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Get a You Tube Video
THIS DID NOT WORK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND MANY HOURS OF WORK.
I am currently having trouble, bing able to download software, need to get access by administrator. I am having Internet troubles at home to be able to download the program onto my personal computer. .
http://saveyoutube.com/ is one site to download a program
another site is http://www.savevideodownload.com/download.php
I am having trouble doing this on campus, I will have to attempt when I get home, and hope I can find one compatible with a OS operating system.
After many downloads and extensive wastes of my computer's space I have failed in attempting to find a program that can help me successfully download a video of my choice. I have an OS operating system or a MAC computer that makes the program list smaller than that for Windows Operating Systems. I tried to complete this assignment on campus, however you can not download content unless you are an administrator, so that attempt failed as well. I downloaded multiple software programs, but the program I seemed to be the most useful was iSkysoft Free Video Down loader. However in all of the programs I downloaded, my videos failed to be downloaded. My theory on these failures is that the author of the video has requested a type of protection to make sure their video could not be downloaded, therefore causing all of my attempts to fail. As you will see evident in the image below.
I am requesting that I be excused from this assignment as I have exhausted all options including available space on my computer.
Some of the videos I attempted to download:
YouTube Video 1
You Tube Video 2
YouTube Video 3
YouTube Video 4
I am currently having trouble, bing able to download software, need to get access by administrator. I am having Internet troubles at home to be able to download the program onto my personal computer. .
http://saveyoutube.com/ is one site to download a program
another site is http://www.savevideodownload.com/download.php
I am having trouble doing this on campus, I will have to attempt when I get home, and hope I can find one compatible with a OS operating system.
After many downloads and extensive wastes of my computer's space I have failed in attempting to find a program that can help me successfully download a video of my choice. I have an OS operating system or a MAC computer that makes the program list smaller than that for Windows Operating Systems. I tried to complete this assignment on campus, however you can not download content unless you are an administrator, so that attempt failed as well. I downloaded multiple software programs, but the program I seemed to be the most useful was iSkysoft Free Video Down loader. However in all of the programs I downloaded, my videos failed to be downloaded. My theory on these failures is that the author of the video has requested a type of protection to make sure their video could not be downloaded, therefore causing all of my attempts to fail. As you will see evident in the image below.
I am requesting that I be excused from this assignment as I have exhausted all options including available space on my computer.
Some of the videos I attempted to download:
YouTube Video 1
You Tube Video 2
YouTube Video 3
YouTube Video 4
Monday, April 18, 2011
Shorten URLs
Shorting an URL can be beneficial in many ways. A shortened URL is easier to remember, therefore a customer, visitor, or student might be able to type the address straight into the URL box rather than performing a search for the website. Shortened URLs are also better when you are displaying the URL or need to write/copy/paste into other locations.
When considering my URLs and Websites, I recall my Student Teaching experience. Many of the students had great difficulty typing in the web address or URL for the Keyboarding Site I created. I chose to use this site and shorten the URL.
The original URL was:
https://sites.google.com/site/keyboardingskills/
This was a length of 48 characters
The new URL created is:
http://tinyurl.com/Ms-Chenoweth
A length of 31 characters
I was able to reduce the size of the URL by 17 characters! Wow! This will make it easier for the students to type in the correct URL. In addition I was able to create a less complicated URL, one in which is more easily remembered than the previous URL. Some of my first attempts did not work with the words: Key, Keyboarding, and Keyboard.
This could prove to be beneficial, especially as I am a Business Education Teacher and I use google sites regularly.
ISTE - NETS - T Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
This is important for student to understand the importance of URLs and what they are for, as well as the importance of having an URL that is easy to remember. The exploration in this activity and the creation of a new URL meets this standard.
When considering my URLs and Websites, I recall my Student Teaching experience. Many of the students had great difficulty typing in the web address or URL for the Keyboarding Site I created. I chose to use this site and shorten the URL.
The original URL was:
https://sites.google.com/site/keyboardingskills/
This was a length of 48 characters
The new URL created is:
http://tinyurl.com/Ms-Chenoweth
A length of 31 characters
I was able to reduce the size of the URL by 17 characters! Wow! This will make it easier for the students to type in the correct URL. In addition I was able to create a less complicated URL, one in which is more easily remembered than the previous URL. Some of my first attempts did not work with the words: Key, Keyboarding, and Keyboard.
This could prove to be beneficial, especially as I am a Business Education Teacher and I use google sites regularly.
ISTE - NETS - T Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
This is important for student to understand the importance of URLs and what they are for, as well as the importance of having an URL that is easy to remember. The exploration in this activity and the creation of a new URL meets this standard.
Voice Thread
Voice Thread is a very neat tool,in which people can collaborate over topics, ideas, pictures, presentations or ideas. I thought this was a great tool to be introduced to. The navagation through the tool and it's features was very simple. I had no problems when creating a comment on the Voice Thread "Why do I Want to be a Teacher?" In this particular situation I debated if I wanted to use the text comment tool or the record tool, in the end I chose the record tool. There are 5 ways to make a comment, which makes it very interesting. I like this new learned tool.
The ISTE-NETS-T Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
You are using both audio and visual aids to encourgage learning and meet your literacy and auditory and visual learners. The technology will encourage the students to participate and inspires creativity and participation.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
This standard was met by the development of this activity.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
This example meets this standards, as some of the same criteria stated under standard 1.
The ISTE-NETS-T Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
You are using both audio and visual aids to encourgage learning and meet your literacy and auditory and visual learners. The technology will encourage the students to participate and inspires creativity and participation.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
This standard was met by the development of this activity.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
This example meets this standards, as some of the same criteria stated under standard 1.
Monday, April 4, 2011
PodCast
Here is the podcast that I created.
This PodCast could be used in an Introduction to Business Class - High School - Grades 9-12.
This podcast is about the appropriate way to handle calls in the Business world. The students will listen to my podcast and learn the techniques needed. The students will then be divided into groups of two. Each group will write a script. The students will perform the script with the podcast recording them. The last thing the students will do is evaluate their performance by listening to the podcast that was created.
Here is the script that I read into my podcast.
Click Here to View in New Window
Here is the Podcast I created.
Podcast-Click here
ISTE Standards
Standard 1: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
This is an example of a lesson in which a podacst is being used as an assesment of content material learned in a lesson. The use of the podcaus is the desing and development of the digital-age experience, and the students will be assessed on that production.
This PodCast could be used in an Introduction to Business Class - High School - Grades 9-12.
This podcast is about the appropriate way to handle calls in the Business world. The students will listen to my podcast and learn the techniques needed. The students will then be divided into groups of two. Each group will write a script. The students will perform the script with the podcast recording them. The last thing the students will do is evaluate their performance by listening to the podcast that was created.
Here is the script that I read into my podcast.
Click Here to View in New Window
Here is the Podcast I created.
Podcast-Click here
ISTE Standards
Standard 1: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
This is an example of a lesson in which a podacst is being used as an assesment of content material learned in a lesson. The use of the podcaus is the desing and development of the digital-age experience, and the students will be assessed on that production.
Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a great way to review for a test or material being covered in the class. Students are excited to participate in a game and teachers can offer incentives such as extra credit on the test or free time. There are a variety of different classes that it can be used in to facilitate learning. With my previous experience with this game, students were very engaged and participated well aiding in student learning.
My Jeopardy Template">To play my Jeporady Game click here.
To play my Jeopardy Game Click Here.
This is so I don't forget the address to the game.
http://jeopardylabs.com/play/report17
ISTE - NETS-T STANDARDS
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
By using a the Jeopardy game the teacher is able to use their knowledge of subject matter to teach or review the students covered material and facilitate learning through the use of technology, which will help grasp the students attention and encourage student learning and creativity.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Jeopardy template online is a digital tool, that was once used with poster board and note cards that is developed by the teacher and used to review necessary information to students.
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Using Jeopardy the teacher is able to demonstrate how the use of technology in the classroom can be a great tool that can aid in student learning.
My Jeopardy Template">To play my Jeporady Game click here.
To play my Jeopardy Game Click Here.
This is so I don't forget the address to the game.
http://jeopardylabs.com/play/report17
ISTE - NETS-T STANDARDS
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
By using a the Jeopardy game the teacher is able to use their knowledge of subject matter to teach or review the students covered material and facilitate learning through the use of technology, which will help grasp the students attention and encourage student learning and creativity.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Jeopardy template online is a digital tool, that was once used with poster board and note cards that is developed by the teacher and used to review necessary information to students.
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Using Jeopardy the teacher is able to demonstrate how the use of technology in the classroom can be a great tool that can aid in student learning.
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