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I saw Jennifer's link to the Screen-o-matic web site, and decided to try it out for the Module 9 activity. I think this is quite an amazing tool, much like Jing, except everything is transacted on the cloud, whereas Jing requires part of the application be installed on your local computer. Also, like Jing, the price is right (free!), although you can opt for a more developed version of the program for $9 per year, which isn't bad. I'm also a big fan of Photoshop Express, another free online tool that lets you edit images on the Web - which is why I did a short tutorial about a couple of its features. My biggest complaint about Screen-o-matic is that the audio is somewhat muddy - although this seems to be a petty complaint, considering how powerful and easy to use this tool is. Screen-o-Matic lets you save to their server, to YouTube, or as a video file to your local hard drive. You can find another account of this Screen-o-Matic trial run on my Web20Chronicle blog.

I just tried the Screen-o-matic and I also liked that there isn't the need to save in screencast, as it is saved on YouTube or in video format you can save.

This is the link I shared in the session last night with tools divided by type.

Thank you for posting this, Jennifer! I pasted it into my blog as a resource for reference (but I gave you credit for the list).

This is an important article about our education system.  I think the paragraph about "drive-by" professional development gets at what I was speaking of last night.  Budgets for teacher professional development are rapidly decreasing, and we are being forced to learn on our own time with our own dollars.  This is why I'm so insistent upon "learning to learn."  My hope is that you all get the opportunity to work in an environment where your professional development is valued and encouraged.

I agree with you, Jennifer, this is an important article! I posted it to my facebook page because many of my friends are teachers and I thought they should read it. Lifelong learning for ALL people is the key to change--I just hope this will translate into additional meaningful dialog about our education system and then into some action! Maybe in some small way, I will be able to effect change--who knows.

So what is new here? Wisconsin is where the wheels hit the pavement. So much for decent pay and etc. Our government doesn't seem to get the educational part of developing and development. Now when it comes to on line teaching they do...go figure!

I have made some personal comments on obtaining the skills and not being able to get the job one trains for.

To elaborate on your: " My point is this, giving my student the skills to do the job they hope to do in the future is not the end of the learning process." School has the dual purpose of both enlightening us as people and preparing us for a profession. As this article points out, obtaining a degree or going to school does not guarantee of a job. It may not guarantee a job, but without you can't have the insight or credential to eventually get there.

What deeply saddens me is technical and community colleges may give you the skills; but then they may drop the ball by not helping beyond that point. Without internships and situations for obtaining experience...one cannot overcome the obstacle of needing experience in the field. Same goes for my hope to teach...which may just be a dream I am holding onto with no basis in reality. Then the feds paid for the courses, the college got the money and I am in fact the loser.

Thanks Jennifer and everyone for this collegial, information packed quarter! In this blog post link, I've pulled together what I think are the most important "take-aways" that I've gotten from our class. I'm sure I've left out some important stuff, but maybe we can all collectively sort out the key ideas. I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday evening.

Highly insightful. Wonderfully brilliant.

I used Prezi to create a presentation this week...a simple one. Need to use tool more to get to the advanced features.

Susan, Thanks for posting this informative piece on sepsis - which kills an astounding 125,000 people per year! The quality of the video in full screen mode in Prezi looks great!

I was impressed with the quality of the video also. Prezi allows you to copy and paste code into blogs and other tools. In addition, you can download the entire Prezi presentation to present from your computer. As I understand the sepsis diagnosis...sepsis doesn't get recognized as the problem, many times until they cannot reverse the situation.

My advice to my classmates is not to do what I did in this blog, unless you are contemplating an F. Sorry Jen, I meant no real offence. I loved your class! You did say you would help me with Jing. I did feel I needed more help; but it was me speaking mostly from my frustration!

Nothing wrong with sharing your feelings. I'll have to go back through email and find out where I dropped the ball. I'm sorry for letting you down.

Jen...you absolutely did not let me down. You did what you were suppose to do...Let me find my way through Jing or ask others or go to search sites on how to!!! I want to be a bit more present for my learners; but if you do that you walk a fine line between causing dependency and allowing them the freedom to find their own way. You will not always be available when I struggle with a new program. You have taught us to find out about these things on our own. I simply did not know where or what I did not know. I found out and now I really feel I have accomplished something and am not afraid to try new things.

This post is found in my blog under the title noted above. It is my Portfolio10 activity. As a side note, thank you ALL for your " presence" to me as fellow students. We had a wonderful journey together, I learned from all of you, and am now looking forward to our next class together!

Wow!

Hey Jen ! I've missed you and your thoughtful connections! Thank you for finding this fascinating artist who shares a wealth of wisdom regarding creative capacities!! Austin has made an amazing discovery about this state of being. And, what a refreshing collection of thoughts from a writer/ visual artist (musician, too) who struggles with all those personality complex demons - "Not creative enough, not original enough! I struggle with writer's block! Is it art if no one appreciates it!" He goes right to the heart of the matter and encourages us to be playful, have hobbies and allow ideas to perculate. Most important, be mindful of this entire process and connect with other likeminded "processors." "When you open up your process and invite people in, you learn. . . Figure out how to make a website. Figure out blogging. Figure out Twitter and all that other stuff. Find people on the internet who love the same things as you and connect with them. Share things with them." The amount of thought and energy that goes into being creative should be a communial activity which the internet has made possible. Thanks for sharing these thoughts.