Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Top 10 Tips/Uses for Blogger
1.
Blogs are great tools for capturing students’
interests when they may otherwise not be interested in class.
2. Blogs are useful in creating portfolios and posting assignments, and other work.
3. Blogs are a wonderful interactive tool that allows for discussions, comments, collaboration, and feedback.
4. Blogs allows for followers, which makes it accessible to track bloggers comments and posts.
5. It’s free to use, which is always a bonus. Plus blogs can be formatted to fit individual interests and styles. There is room for creative freedom in creating a blog.
6. Blogs are an asset in providing people and especially students with that critical link to technology. Blogs help further prepare people to digitally organize, express, and comment.
7. Blogs are a great way to stay connected, receive and share information. Blogs can be shared with students, their parents, and people all over the world.
8. The “writing process” is essential in blogging, which is a vital part of why blogs are important in the classroom. Students can practice their writing skills beyond the traditional pencil and paper technique.
9. There are a variety of protection and security features on a blog, which can be setup to include child protection and internet safety.
10. Lastly and most importantly blogs are essentially easy to use!
2. Blogs are useful in creating portfolios and posting assignments, and other work.
3. Blogs are a wonderful interactive tool that allows for discussions, comments, collaboration, and feedback.
4. Blogs allows for followers, which makes it accessible to track bloggers comments and posts.
5. It’s free to use, which is always a bonus. Plus blogs can be formatted to fit individual interests and styles. There is room for creative freedom in creating a blog.
6. Blogs are an asset in providing people and especially students with that critical link to technology. Blogs help further prepare people to digitally organize, express, and comment.
7. Blogs are a great way to stay connected, receive and share information. Blogs can be shared with students, their parents, and people all over the world.
8. The “writing process” is essential in blogging, which is a vital part of why blogs are important in the classroom. Students can practice their writing skills beyond the traditional pencil and paper technique.
9. There are a variety of protection and security features on a blog, which can be setup to include child protection and internet safety.
10. Lastly and most importantly blogs are essentially easy to use!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
10 Ten Tips for Using Videos/Movie Maker in the Classroom
1.
Having students use Windows Movie Maker is an
alternative way to motivate students to learn.
2. Videos can help foster creativity for student and teach in the classroom
3. Using Movie Maker and other similar software can help develop students’ computer skills.
4. Using Movie Maker in the classroom can be shared and edited; this can get students to have those discussions about different perspectives and have students think about who is the audience that a video is trying to reach.
5. Movie Maker and other software can be used as assignment ideas for students. For example, students can create movie trailers for books they are reading in class.
6. Videos can help students express their knowledge in a creative way based on the content information.
7. Movie Makers and other software is easy to use and accessible to many.
8. Videos can be away to create discussions in the classroom and prompt new ideas and critical thinking.
9. There are many elements involved in creating a movie (sound, scripts, scene) and it can be away to cover a cross-content information.
10. Movie maker and videos provide information in an interesting way that students can share with each other, locally, and globally.
2. Videos can help foster creativity for student and teach in the classroom
3. Using Movie Maker and other similar software can help develop students’ computer skills.
4. Using Movie Maker in the classroom can be shared and edited; this can get students to have those discussions about different perspectives and have students think about who is the audience that a video is trying to reach.
5. Movie Maker and other software can be used as assignment ideas for students. For example, students can create movie trailers for books they are reading in class.
6. Videos can help students express their knowledge in a creative way based on the content information.
7. Movie Makers and other software is easy to use and accessible to many.
8. Videos can be away to create discussions in the classroom and prompt new ideas and critical thinking.
9. There are many elements involved in creating a movie (sound, scripts, scene) and it can be away to cover a cross-content information.
10. Movie maker and videos provide information in an interesting way that students can share with each other, locally, and globally.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
WebQuest & Top 10 Tips/Uses
Below is a preview of my WebQuest for "Technology class." Good luck and happy questing!
The great gatsby and the american dream web quest pdf from nicwithahole
Top 10 Tips for Webquesting!
1. Web Quests are useful because the model of a Web Quest helps students decipher educational websites/resource sites from other less informed sites through the direction of the teacher.2. Web Quests allows students to analyze and synthesize information that they have found on the websites. This allows teacher to implement more technology in to the classroom, but continue with that tradition of activities having an educational focuses.
3. The cool thing about Web Quest is that it can be used for one than one content area!
4. Web Quests provide enough structure for students to stay-on-task, but they are also getting involved in their learning by exploring the different websites.
5. Students can demonstrate the knowledge they have learned through the educational websites
6. Web Quests can be used to guide student’s imagination, help students develop their critical thinking skill for larger projects, and can be given to substitute teachers, which if done properly the students can work independently to complete the Web Quest.
7. Web Quests can also be completed in small groups where students can interact with each other more and explore the links to the websites given
8. Web Quests are an interesting tool to use in the classroom because the activities can cover a wide range of diverse learners in the classroom and get each of them invested in the project.
9. Web Quests templates can be helpful guides for teachers who want to provide interesting activities for the students, but teachers are also able to justify that learning objectives are being met and match those up to the curriculum standards.
10. Web Quests are more than scavenger hunts, the websites provide to the students allow students to investigate and think creatively to solve the problem(s)/questions using the links as resources.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Meet "TED" - a useful app for technology class & Top 10 Tips
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“Ideas worth spreading” is the phrase
that caught my attention when trying to find apps that would be useful as an
educator in a present-day classroom. This phrase of spreading ideas is
simultaneously attached to the app TED that I found on iTunes. TED is a free series of videos from people around
theworld talking about a mixture of science, music, technology, political and
educational topics.
Downloading TED for free first interested me because having resources that are available for little or no cost is essentially an important factor when looking for useful apps to use. Also, looking at the devices that this app was compatible with helped me to zero in on applications that were accessible to me. I located TED on the iTunes store so it is understandable that TED would mostly be formatted for Apple software like the iPhone or iPad.
One of the coolest features of this app is that on the upper right-hand of the homepage is a button that when you click “listen” allows people to listen to these videos on the radio like you would NPR, when you don’t have time to sit down and watch the videos. The button “inspire me” at the bottom of the homepage is perhaps my favorite feature in that I can create a playlist from the series of talks that interest me. After clicking “inspire me” the screen will divide into categories like funny, courageous, jaw-dropping, ingenious, informative, inspiring, beautiful, and fascinating, which allow me to build a playlist based on my interests and the amount of time I have to listen to these talks. Subject searches, videos listed by most popular, and alphabetize videos based on topics are just a list of the other features available on TED.
I turned to iTunes for finding apps because it was already software that I was similar with using and felt comfortable navigating to find an app that would be applicable in a classroom. Though TED is not the traditional educational app it would be useful giving students the opportunity to hear the thoughts of other people in particular fields—almost the same way teachers use YouTube or Podcasts in the classroom to teach a unit. TED would be the type of tool teachers could use to enhance learning, because students could listen to people talk about a wide variety of subjects; but, also students could discuss these video, reference these video, and be inspired by some of these videos.
Top 10 Tips/Uses for Apps!
1.
The benefit of using different apps in the
classroom is that some sites offer discounts for using educational apps.
2. Some apps offer books online, which can be useful for a teacher who does not own a classroom set, but now they have access to those resources.
2. Some apps offer books online, which can be useful for a teacher who does not own a classroom set, but now they have access to those resources.
3.
Quizzes, tests, homework assignments and i.e.
can be generated using apps software for students to access.
4.
Apps are useful to reach the interests and
variety of learning styles of students.
5.
Some apps are available that provide a wide-variety
of educational videos and forums so the class can stay updated on current
issues locally and globally.
6. There are apps that help students learn the new words, practice math problems and creates flash cards for study that can be shared.
6. There are apps that help students learn the new words, practice math problems and creates flash cards for study that can be shared.
7.
Lots of apps are helpful to use in the
classroom, because they are interactive!
8.
Apps can be used to track students’ progress,
classroom management, and post points so that learning can also be fun and be
more like a game.
9.
One of the challenges can be going through on
the apps available, but focusing on free educational apps and following forums
can helps to reduce the apps clutter and focuses on the ones that work.
10.
Using apps in the classroom are useful because
it also gets kids invested in technology and draws on the critical thinking
skills and technology skills that will come across in their future. This way
students are more comfortable this using these programs.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Top 10 Tips for Using PowerPoint
1.
PowerPoint is useful in presenting a linear
presentation.
2. On PowerPoint there are different options for printing slides, which makes it accessible for sharing the information and even sharing the PowerPoint where others can write their own notes under the slides.
3. There are multiple animation options for changing how the text is presented in PowerPoint, and a number pops up that lists the order of the animation, which is useful for easy editing so that they can appear in the order you really want the animation to. (The animation path can be alterted!)
4. Inserting different images, narration, and even music is an option available in using PowerPoint. So really the design, animation, and overall slide show can be manipulated to look the way you want to.
5. There are preformatted slides and options for a blank slide, which is useful in moving around anything on the slide and playing content or image anywhere you would like.
6. Easy and multiple ways to manipulate the font color and size using PowerPoint.
7. On PowerPoint bulletin points list the main ideas and are easily highlight the topic being covered. (If you hit the “tab key” after each bulletin point sub-points are created, and click the “shit-tab key” to go back to main bulletin point).
8. There are multiple options for different slides styles by clicking on “New Slides” to use in PowerPoint. (Can also select the "action buttons" and create a "hyperlink" to other slides or a URL).
9. Different background options for presentation, templates, and background styles can be altered. The images can match up to the content. Also, images can be be "grouped" together by clicking holding the "shift key" clicking on each image, right click, and select "grouping." This feature allows you to move a large body of content.
10. On PowerPoint you can alter the time configuration for each slide so that slides can transition automatically.
2. On PowerPoint there are different options for printing slides, which makes it accessible for sharing the information and even sharing the PowerPoint where others can write their own notes under the slides.
3. There are multiple animation options for changing how the text is presented in PowerPoint, and a number pops up that lists the order of the animation, which is useful for easy editing so that they can appear in the order you really want the animation to. (The animation path can be alterted!)
4. Inserting different images, narration, and even music is an option available in using PowerPoint. So really the design, animation, and overall slide show can be manipulated to look the way you want to.
5. There are preformatted slides and options for a blank slide, which is useful in moving around anything on the slide and playing content or image anywhere you would like.
6. Easy and multiple ways to manipulate the font color and size using PowerPoint.
7. On PowerPoint bulletin points list the main ideas and are easily highlight the topic being covered. (If you hit the “tab key” after each bulletin point sub-points are created, and click the “shit-tab key” to go back to main bulletin point).
8. There are multiple options for different slides styles by clicking on “New Slides” to use in PowerPoint. (Can also select the "action buttons" and create a "hyperlink" to other slides or a URL).
9. Different background options for presentation, templates, and background styles can be altered. The images can match up to the content. Also, images can be be "grouped" together by clicking holding the "shift key" clicking on each image, right click, and select "grouping." This feature allows you to move a large body of content.
10. On PowerPoint you can alter the time configuration for each slide so that slides can transition automatically.
Click on the Technology and Teaching page to view PowerPoint
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Top 10 Tips for Using Prezi!
1. The zoom in and zoom out feature on Prezi is unique because the program can go from “big ideas” or concepts to zooming in on words or images so those ideas can be highlighted.
2. On Prezi you can setup a free account, which is helpful for teachers using Prezi as a teaching tool for students to use.
3. It’s more than just a linear presentation; the rotation features on Prezi is more interactive for the audiences.
4. Prezi is done all online, which means that with internet connection it’s easy to share any Prezi that is created.
5. Prezi presentations can be shared, copied and worked by others for group projects.
6. Prezi can be used more than just for presentations, but ideas can be mapped and brainstormed with how the features are set up.
7. Prezi could be used interactively to play trivia or present quizzes to the class.
8. Prezi could be used over time, for new classes because your Prezi’s you create are saved on your account.
9. Prezi’s can be uploaded to the internet for easy and continual viewing over time or people could refer to the presentation once given the link for their reference.
10. Prezi is a fun and creative alternative to presenting information that may otherwise be uninteresting.
2. On Prezi you can setup a free account, which is helpful for teachers using Prezi as a teaching tool for students to use.
3. It’s more than just a linear presentation; the rotation features on Prezi is more interactive for the audiences.
4. Prezi is done all online, which means that with internet connection it’s easy to share any Prezi that is created.
5. Prezi presentations can be shared, copied and worked by others for group projects.
6. Prezi can be used more than just for presentations, but ideas can be mapped and brainstormed with how the features are set up.
7. Prezi could be used interactively to play trivia or present quizzes to the class.
8. Prezi could be used over time, for new classes because your Prezi’s you create are saved on your account.
9. Prezi’s can be uploaded to the internet for easy and continual viewing over time or people could refer to the presentation once given the link for their reference.
10. Prezi is a fun and creative alternative to presenting information that may otherwise be uninteresting.
Click the Technology & Teaching page to view my first Prezi!
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