Celtx is a film and video pre-production program, that allows for script writing, and storyboarding production tools that can be used as standalone or online. The storyboarding portion of the software is where most of my emphasis was, as it is a great tool for creating storyboards for digital storytelling. The program can be used on Mac's PCs, and iPads for adding mobile capability.
Grammar Girl uses RSS feeds, podcasting, and subscription through iTunes as a means of utilizing new technologies. Grammar Girl posts daily on grammar and writing subjects.
Inspiration is an excelled software program that helps you create graphic organizers.
I like this program more than the others because it allows the user to save the file as a PDF or JPEG file. Many of the other resources do not allow for specialized saving.
This website, although is the advertising for the software, has an area for teachers to sign-in. This access has training and tutorials for teachers on how to use the software and how to integrate it into the curriculum. The site provides lesson plans and ideas for teachers as well as a forum and technical support. These programs are concept-mapping or brain-storming programs designed to help students of all ages prepare and organize their thoughts for writing. The program provides both text and visual elements to assist the learner. Purchase of the software is a condition of access to the teacher support and training areas.
This website, although is the advertising for the software, has an area for teachers to sign-in. This access has training and tutorials for teachers on how to use the software and how to integrate it into the curriculum. The site provides lesson plans and ideas for teachers as well as a forum and technical support. These programs are concept-mapping or brain-storming programs designed to help students of all ages prepare and organize their thoughts for writing. The program provides both text and visual elements to assist the learner. Purchase of the software is a condition of access to the teacher support and training areas.
The purpose of this site is to create checklists for multimedia projects, oral presentations, written reports, and science projects. The checklists allow students to stay on track and take responsibility for their learning.
This site has templates for writing, multimedia, science, and oral presentations. The site allows users to create their own items or use items the website provides for checklists. Each page has specific instructions and allows for the user to save their created checklist. It is a very user friendly site for simple creation of a variety of checklists.
The news and information destination for kids, TIME For Kids or TFK is favored by many educators because of its attractiveness in design and its learner centered approach. The connection between the website and the printed materials enriches student understanding and fosters the development of different modalities of literacy skills. The website offers quizzes, questions, writing prompts, reviews and other active learning opportunities.
Module 1
Multimedia-SMART Board Training Videos
Smarttech-http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/display_frame_basics/display_frame_basics.htm
This Smarttech video presentation is a tutorial that introduces and teaches teachers the basic steps on how to use a SMART Board. The video uses a learner-centered approach to technology because according to Mayer, it does "compliment human abilities, aid activities that we are poorly suited and enhances the development for which we are ideally suited" (Mayer, 2009, p. 13)." The required active engagement for this video is cognitive because the focus in the video is on the meaning of the presented material and interprets it in light of prior knowledge,
YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hlgGpVpgWo
YouTube provides a video presentation on a "SMART Board Interactive White Board Accessibilities." This video presentation provides teachers with information on how to make the SMART Board accessible to all students. The video uses a learner-centered approach to technology because it "takes in account the learners information processing (Mayer, 2009, p. 9)." The required active engagement for this video is cognitive because the focus is on learner adding information to their memory.
Smarttech http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/touch%20write%20and%20save.htm
This Smarttech video presentation is a 2 minute tutorial. This presentation introduces and teaches teachers how to use a pen and toolbar on the SMART Board. The video explains the touch, write and save process on the SMART Board. This video presentation has a learner-centered environment. The required active engagement for this video is cognitive because the focus in the video is on the meaning of the presented material and interprets it in light of prior knowledge (Mayer, 2009, p. 17)."
Reference:
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning. (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA:
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Whiteboard is a tool that allows users to collaborate on the creation of documents. One user can create a whiteboard and upload an original piece of text. They can then invite other users to come to that whiteboard to help revise that text. In my workshop in particular, since the assessment activity is the creation of a group lesson plan using one of the Web 2.0 tools I share with them, Whiteboard can be used by participants to collaboratively create the lesson plan.
