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Carla Arena

Interesting stuff - 82 views

Hi, Marina, It's http://animoto.com It's a lot of fun! marina couri wrote: > Hey victor, what is the site for animoto? > kss >

started by Victor Botelho on 24 Sep 08 5 follow-ups, last by Carla Arena on 30 Sep 08
gabriela anjos

High Techpectations: Spontaneous Advice - 0 views

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shared by gabriela anjos on 27 Sep 08 - Cached
  • What's a simple way to start infusing your curriculum with technology? What's a good starting point? Do you have a fav collab project? Courtesy of my Twitter Network: Suggest they take a part of their curriculum that they know well.... & consider if it could be made more collaborative, interactive, or personal for the students... then the tech tools are a win...  Need a GREAT project? Use Glogster to create and publish a WOW multimedia poster on any academic topic!http://tinyurl.com/3m799m  I've been thinking a lot about NETS-making tech "transparent and routine."  For tech neophytes, it's got to be non-threatening. so I've used GoogleGroups and GoogleDocs for out-of-class discussion and collaboration. As a language teacher, epals.com has been invaluable with connecting my students to native speakers.  Also, wikis & google earth Every faculty member has del.icio.us account-didn't support browser bkmrks when gave new machines-made em use del.icall summer collaboration and planning was done on wiki or google docs-all tech supprt documentation on wiki-students/teachers add  Visit ISTE student profiles. Pick a unit to enhance w/them. See http://tinyurl.com/6eybas  We start many a noobie on sharing online bookmarks, understanding how to share and access others bookmarks and subscribe to them. Use technology to reach it?  Sometimes I think when they see how well the objective is reached, and how engaged the students are We use wikis & google tools a LOT for collab started as tchr driven switched 2 stud recommend gaggle too Blogs would be my top suggestion... very collaborative.. easy learning curve... lots of possibilities.  My teachers found the http://1001tales.wikispaces.com collaboration to be a powerful and easily integrated project. locating images for a timeline project? posting a question of the day on a class blog? recording and sharing language mp3s? I started last year with podcasting and posted their work on the web, just like students in my class do. This year I showed teachers how to post and use a ning. They LOVED it. I call it Facebook for teachers. Set up Google Apps for Ed acct. for older students. Demonstrate the powerful uses of apps. Learn to organize Start with wikispaces. Look for other examples. Keep it simple & collborative. Kids work in teams to build wiki. Maybe info one? I'd say using tools such as Voki and Voicethread have been a good start for me :o)  Tchers have 2 start by letting go of the idea that they are "integratin tech" change to using tool for effective instruct ,that said...phone in response casts to gcast, post assign 2 wiki let kids discuss, storytelling 4 slide...feel post coming on:) The easiest way for this writing teacher is to pick a topic, any topic, and podcast students another starting point is to use VoiceThread to accomplish that.or start blogging and ask them to share their poetry (quick, simple success) then post that online. Have them drop poems into PPT Poetry then put it online with VoiceThread and invite feedback from other teachers' students on the poems, serious or fun. Take them to Thinkfinity.org and let them use the story mapper or bubbl.us to map a poem, story, nonfiction text Do something simple that can be successful and allow person to see tech can support and make easier initially...find easy web sites that kids can do (my background is EC) that excite them. Find place so they communik8 (such as ask an expert) Online enviros such as nings or wikis offer the most flexibility for just about any kind of content; images, video, audio,text basic start would be w digital camera and bulletin bd then putting pics into projects, especially w a technophobe....take a look at what is happening and see what could be done w tech--morning messages, sign in on the computer, parent notes etc. I think that there is incredible power in planning learning with other teachers, and inviting student input :-) I think wikis are an easy way in for teachers. they understand the collaborative nature of them. So do kids I think blogging is a simple way to start for humanities teachers. It's writing for an audience. That makes sense to teacher
    • gabriela anjos
      gabriela anjos on 27 Sep 08
       
      Good hints on how to add more tech richness to our curriculum
  • gabriela anjos on 27 Sep 08
     
    Some good hints on how to add techrichness to our curriculum!
mbarek Akaddar

Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler - 12 views

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  • mbarek Akaddar on 13 Dec 10
     
      RSS |Blogs|Forums|Register|Sign-In K-12 Blueprint   Digital Learning Environments Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler September 13, 2010 print ShareThis rss While creating digital magazines or newspapers can be done in a word processor, there are dedicated sites that elevate this art to a whole new level. Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines/Newspapers 1. Issuu  - One of the most popular and successful online digital magazine creators/publishers around, with a very nice user interface. 2. Yudu  - Upload a document or PDF to create an online magazine that can be emailed our or embedded into a site. 3. Openzine  - Very user friendly site with an abundance of templates and layouts to create a professional-looking magazine and share online. 4. NewsCred  - Create a terrific looking online newspaper in 5 minutes, similar to Openzine. 5. Scribd  - A very popular Web 2.0 site for creating online content and publishing. 6 Fodey  - A fun site to create a newspaper and then download to print out or put on a blog or site. 7. Zinepal  - A great way to bring the news to students by "clipping" online articles. This is a wonderful site for those making the move to ebook readers. 8. Paper.li   - A fantastic site to turn Twitter into an online readable magazine. 9. Guzzle.it  - Is a news aggregator that puts online news in one customizable place. 10. Crayon - Create a professional-looking newspaper with this nice online creator. There are several options to choose from, so it has a bit of a higher learning curve.  David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com. SPONSORED LINKS       print ShareThis rss .      Leave a Comment:   Text Onl
David Wetzel

How to Create Screencasts for Teaching and Learning Using Jing - 11 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 02 Jun 10 - Cached
  • David Wetzel on 02 Jun 10
     
    Have you ever wanted to create short "how to" video for your students to use for homework, remembering facts, and solving math problems. How often have your students stated, "I could not complete the homework assignment, because I could not remember the steps and no one could help me." Well the answer is to create a screencast or video for posting on your class wiki or blog for students to view at home or anywhere else they have web access.
David Wetzel

How to Beat the Fear of Losing a Presentation - 3 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 20 May 10 - Cached
  • David Wetzel on 20 May 10
     
    How many times have you prepared an updated or new dynamic math or science PowerPoint or Keynote presentation for class and it would not open in school? Also, how many times has it happened to your students when it's time to give a class presentation? Now you need to postpone their presentation to another day, disrupting even the best planning.
Maggie Verster

Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning (pdf ebook) - 7 views

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  • Maggie Verster on 02 May 10
     
    The report Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning, by Cooney Center Industry Fellow Carly Shuler, makes the case that our nation's leaders should not overlook the role mobile technologies can play, if well deployed, in building human capital and in helping to stimulate valuable innovation. As Sesame Street has proven over four decades of remarkable work, exposure to research-tested educational media starting early in life can accelerate children's skills, while producing enduring economic benefi ts to society. Pockets of Potential argues that despite legitimate public concern about the "disruptive track record" of mobile devices in schools, there is reason to be excited about their potential. As an analysis of key industry trends, opportunities, and challenges, including small-scale studies of academic and industry projects, the paper recommends a series of urgent action steps for key sectors to consider. Of particular note are the promising innovations developed by an international group of mobile technology thought leaders - from Silicon Valley to Seoul to sub-Saharan Africa - whose pioneering work is featured in this report and its appendices. The report joins a series of studies the Cooney Center has undertaken since launching one year ago. We hope to stimulate a new debate that will lead industry, funders, scholars, and caregivers to consider how the devices children now rely upon as their social currency may one day help them learn essential skills needed for success. As Mrs. Cooney recently noted, "Now is the time to turn the new media that children have a natural attraction to into learning tools that will build their knowledge and broaden their perspectives." Unless we do, the gulf between what children do informally and in school will widen, diminishing the educational opportunities all of our children need and deserve.
Katia Falcomer

"I'll Work If You Give Me Candy" | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 views

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shared by Katia Falcomer on 18 May 10 - Cached
  • “I’ll Work If You Give Me Candy” Filed under classroom practice Students were working on an assignment a couple of weeks ago. “Jack” (who faces a lot of challenges at home, and has been having some difficulties at school), however, was not. I went over to him and asked how it was going, and if he had some questions about what he needed to do. “I’ll work if you give me some candy,” he replied. I told him that wasn’t going to happen, that he was better than that, and that he needed to get to work. I knew that he didn’t like me “bugging him,” and we had made an arrangement a couple of months ago that when he was in this kind of mood I would leave him alone for a few minutes. Often, after that period of time, he would get focused without needing any additional intervention. A few minutes later, though, and Jack still wasn’t doing the assignment. I went over to him to check-in. “I’ll work if you give me some candy,” he repeated. I asked him to go outside where we could talk privately. I asked him if he felt that eating helped him to concentrate. He said yes, it did. I said, “Jack, I want you to be successful.   We all have things that help us concentrate — with me, it’s important to be in a quiet place.   You know there’s a class rule against eating in class, and I certainly don’t feel comfortable with your eating candy. But how about if I give you the option of bringing something besides candy to school and, if you’re having a hard time concentrating, as long as it doesn’t happen too often, you can have the option to eat while you’re working? How does that sound?” He eagerly agreed, we shook hands on the deal, and he went back to class and focused on his work. He’s been working hard since that time, and has not eaten anything in class since we made our agreement. But his knowing that he has the option to do so, I believe, has been a key part of the solution. This is similar to the option I’ve given some students to leave the room when they feel like they’re going to “blow”  — as long as they remain directly outside the door (see When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!). All of us, particularly students who have family lives which are often out-of-control, function better when we feel we do have a certain level of control over…something. I have individual “deals” with many students in my class, and everybody knows it (we talk pretty explicitly about everybody being different, having different talents and different needs).  Only very, very ocassionally will students actually exercise the power they have in these deals.   Some might think these kinds of arrangements would prompt charges of unfairness from other students.  Surprisingly enough, in my five years of teaching, that has never occurred.  The students who don’t need these deals to focus understand why some do,  and everybody else understands because they have their own special arrangments with me. What kinds of individual “deals” have you made with students in your classes? addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fill-work-if-you-give-me-candy%2F'; addthis_title = '%26%238220%3BI%26%238217%3Bll+Work+If+You+Give+Me+Candy%26%238221%3B'; addthis_pub = '';
Eric G. Young

Let Infographics Convey Information More Clearly Than Words Alone - 8 views

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shared by Eric G. Young on 09 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Eric G. Young on 09 Apr 10
     
    As this article from Webdesigner Depot aptly puts it, "Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information." Infographics take advantage of the adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words," and the can give broader appeal to a message by tapping into the appetites of visually-oriented consumers.\n\nI find infographics particularly useful to help explain difficult or complex topics, and frequently make use of graphics applications like "mindmaps" in my own work. In fact, I wish my primary field would embrace more creative ways of conveying information to consumers and students. The legal world might be surprised to discover how much more interesting and informative the information would be.\n\nThis article contains infographics aimed primarily at web designers and those with a fairly advanced knowledge of technology. However, there are a number of infographics, such as no. 14, which I think do an excellent job of explaining how different social media outlets can be used by a business to attain different marketing goals. It takes no particular technical skill to understand the information displayed in no. 14, which is what makes it a good infographic for anyone.\n\nIf you are interested in this topic professionally, or you just want to look at some interesting graphics that convey information, check out the article. It's worth a look.
anonymous

How to Podcast - 22 views

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shared by anonymous on 11 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Maggie Verster on 11 Oct 09
     
    If you're looking for tutorials on how to create a podcast then you've come to the right place. This is the home of the free how to podcast tutorial that uses: * Everyday Terms * Step-by-Step Instructions * Informative Articles * Video Tutorials * and Real World Examples
  • anonymous on 12 Oct 09
     
    A step-by-step tutorial on how to podcast. Create a podcast fast and for minimal cost.
Nik Peachey

Nik's Quick Shout: Survey Results: Mobile learning for ELT - 2 views

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  • Nik Peachey on 21 Aug 10
     
    The purpose of the survey was to ascertain the level of awareness and openness to mobile learning among English language teachers. I also wanted to find out to what degree and how teachers were already using mobile learning both in their teaching and and professional development and to establish whether they would be willing to pay for and use mobile content. The survey also collected information about the teachers' existing access to mobile services and the kinds of device they are using to get access to mobile Internet.
Maggie Verster

DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms - 14 views

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shared by Maggie Verster on 03 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Maggie Verster on 03 Dec 09
     
    "There is one in every school. There is one in every district. There is that one teacher, no matter what you do, no matter how much time you take, how slow you go, how much one-on-one time you spend with them, there is that one teacher who is not going to integrate technology into their classroom. They dig in their heals. They bury their heads in the sand. They shut the doors to their classroom, leaving technology (and perhaps ultimately quality learning) out in the cold."
antonio branco

Online Degree: Education at Walden University - 0 views

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  • antonio branco on 28 May 09
     
    Master of science (M.S.) in Instructional Design an Technology.This program will teach you to apply theory, research, crativity, and problem-solving skills to a variety of technology applications in order to improve performance. You will also learn how to develop the analysis, design, and evaluation skills to assess, create, and manage training materials. These skills combined will offer you the ability to support technological advancemente and training in educational istitutions and corporate training classroom. Through your coursewoek, you will gain the experience needed to be efficient an effective using technology and multimedia tools.
Heath Sawyer

GO2WEB20 Blog: How-To Create Impressive Slideshow in 4 Steps - 0 views

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  • Heath Sawyer on 28 Jan 09
     
    Photo Peach - How to explanation Easy to use with good application in the classroom. Like that it talk to Flikr and Picassa.
Desiree Noland

How to Create Fillable Forms with MS Word 2010 - 4 views

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  • Desiree Noland on 21 Apr 15
     
    Creating forms with Microsoft Word is easy, but the challenge comes in when you decide to create fillable forms with options that you can send to people and have them fill out digitally. Whether you need a form for gathering information about people or if you are trying to take a survey to test out user response to software or a new product, MS Word has the solution for you.
David Wetzel

Top 10 Online Tools for Teaching Science and Math - 4 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 30 Jul 10 - Cached
  • David Wetzel on 30 Jul 10
     
    Why use Web 2.0 tools in science and math classes? The primary reason is they facilitate access to input and interaction with content through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. These tools offer enormous advantages for science and math teachers, in terms of helping their students learn using Web 2.0 tools. For example: * Most of these tools can be edited from any computer connected to the Internet. Teachers can add, edit and delete information even during class time. * Students learn how to use these tools for academic purposes and, at the same time, can transfer their use to their personal lives and future professional careers. * RSS feeds allow students to access all the desired research information on one page. * Students learn to be autonomous in their learning process.
Geoffrey Smith

WordStash :: Vocabulary Learning, Dictionary Exploring, Mind Expanding - 13 views

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  • Geoffrey Smith on 01 Oct 10
     
    Word Stash is a free service that describes itself as "half vocabulary builder, half dictionary, and full awesome." Word Stash is pretty true to its self-description. At its most basic Word Stash is a dictionary that provides contextual examples to support the definitions offered. For many words, Word Stash provides an audio pronunciation.  The vocabulary builder aspect of Word Stash lies in the fact that users can create accounts in which they create and save lists of words to study. Users can create as many lists as they like and expand existing lists as they go. Word Stash provides short quizzes based on the words a user puts into a list. In creating the study quizzes, Word Stash uses a spaced repetition algorithm to present users with words based upon how often they answer correctly or incorrectly. To create a list of words users simply need to click "stash" anytime they view a word in the Word Stash dictionary. Users can also share lists and study other users' shared lists. 
Nik Peachey

Why ebooks should be cheaper and how to get my book for free - 5 views

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  • Nik Peachey on 09 Nov 15
     
    In an effort to counteract this I would like to make my ebook Digital Video - A manual for language teachers freely available to anyone without the means to pay for it who is willing to help me with a little research project.
Judy Hardacre

wikiHow - The How-to Manual That You Can Edit - 0 views

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  • Gilmar Mattos on 24 Feb 09
     
    Great place to learn "hor to" do a number of things.
  • Judy Hardacre on 26 May 10
     
    An open, collaborative how-to manual that students could contribute to or to use as an example of imperative, etc.
Maggie Verster

Free Facebook 101 Tutorial - 0 views

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  • Maggie Verster on 01 Jun 09
     
    Facebook is a social networking site that connects friends, relatives, classmates, colleagues, and groups that share common interests. How did Facebook get started? What can you do on Facebook? Is anything really private on Facebook? Facebook 101 answers these questions and several more. The goal of this tutorial is to get you up to speed on how to create, use, and maintain your Facebook profile.
Nik Peachey

Using the webcam to develop pronunciation - EnglishUp - 1 views

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shared by Nik Peachey on 04 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Nik Peachey on 04 Dec 14
     
    The webcam can be a vital tool in helping to support our students' pronunciation habits and helping them to 'see' how words and expressions are pronounced and what particular pronunciation features they need to be aware of. So here are a few tips and examples to help you use your webcam to help with your students' pronunciation.
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