1. Create at least one document in Google Docs and share it with a few others on your campus or within your department. It could a team member, a department colleague, or another teacher with whom you plan a collaboration. Ask that person to comment or chat and real-time edit the document with you.
We can use Google Docs to easily create/edit materials for the freshman class.
2. Create one form in Google Docs and send it via email to at least two other people and ask them to respond.
I started a very brief, very rough freshman survey; might just work on it with the rest of the freshman office for sometime during the spring.
3. Briefly discuss how you can use the tools in Google Apps with your team or department. How can you incorporate Google Apps as a tool in your classroom? Which tools are you excited about using with students?
Google Docs can be used with anyone to create and edit materials easily. Google Forms are just as user friendly; Google + and Gmail are also easy to use and have applications that teachers can use to share material and information.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
11 Tools #3
1. Visit several of the video hosting/streaming sites mentioned. Share with your readers which sites you found most useful for your content and why.
Like most people, I like YouTube because you can find almost anything on it - good, bad, funny, awful, educational - it's all there. I've found that the news media sites have become much more up to date and are a good resource for current information. Blinkx and Hulu are good sources when you want to use media clips, but are sometimes a bit time consuming to locate information.
2. Using any of the video resources mentioned above, find and select two videos that may be useful resources in your classroom. Embed them in your blog. If they do not have embed capabilities, hot link them to your blog.
Embedded this YouTube video just because it's one of my favorite pieces of music, it has an interesting story behind it, and my kid is a former member of this ensemble.
A quick recipe - a teacher could use this as a demonstration or post it for students to view at individual cooking stations.
http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/cinco-de-mayo-recipes-from-the-border-grill-chefs/XuwS_hdG_xzGnVDMjwtdqQ
3. Articulate what you learned about copyright and fair use. What was new to you?
The fair use video was clever. I like the idea of "repurpose" as fair use. It gives teachers quite a bit a freedom to used media in a way that makes information in lessons memorable for students.
4.Create a Dropbox account and add some files to it How could you use this tool in your classroom?
Dropbox is a great resource for professional and personal use. In the classroom it could be a great tool for students to collaborate/share information about a topic, add to an activity, or just check for posted information about homework.
Like most people, I like YouTube because you can find almost anything on it - good, bad, funny, awful, educational - it's all there. I've found that the news media sites have become much more up to date and are a good resource for current information. Blinkx and Hulu are good sources when you want to use media clips, but are sometimes a bit time consuming to locate information.
2. Using any of the video resources mentioned above, find and select two videos that may be useful resources in your classroom. Embed them in your blog. If they do not have embed capabilities, hot link them to your blog.
Embedded this YouTube video just because it's one of my favorite pieces of music, it has an interesting story behind it, and my kid is a former member of this ensemble.
A quick recipe - a teacher could use this as a demonstration or post it for students to view at individual cooking stations.
http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/cinco-de-mayo-recipes-from-the-border-grill-chefs/XuwS_hdG_xzGnVDMjwtdqQ
3. Articulate what you learned about copyright and fair use. What was new to you?
The fair use video was clever. I like the idea of "repurpose" as fair use. It gives teachers quite a bit a freedom to used media in a way that makes information in lessons memorable for students.
4.Create a Dropbox account and add some files to it How could you use this tool in your classroom?
Dropbox is a great resource for professional and personal use. In the classroom it could be a great tool for students to collaborate/share information about a topic, add to an activity, or just check for posted information about homework.
11 Tools #2 - a PLN
I visited several sites and do have a Diigo account, so I know how helpful it can be. Sites I visited: Classroom 2.0, Educator's PLN, Technology Integration, Learning and Laptops, and dy/dan(HS math teacher). For me, personally, I enjoyed Classroom 2.0 and Educator's PLN the best. There is so much information on both sites! You could locate resources for almost any subject literally in the world on those sites. The classroom sites were also good, but the general sites will be more valuable to me.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Back to the Blog
It's been quite awhile since I've been on this blog, but with 11 Tools, I'll brush off my skills and see what's new. So far, so good!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
#11.5 Evaluation
Another fun experience - sometimes frustrating, but never dull. I found that working with a "Thing", taking notes on it, then blogging more than one at a time worked for me. I guess I need the think time, review time, try again opportunities, and the process time for these; and with my schedule this summer, it was a little more catch as catch can than last year, but that's the beauty of this format.
1. Favorite discoveries -
Wordle - just because it was fun.
280 Slides - there are so many possibilities for use with this.
Screencasting - again, so many possibilities; I'll have to try another one and see if its server is as slow as GoView.
2. Life-long learning goals - I have to keep up! Life-long learning is essential. Things are changing at such a rapid pace, that you can't stop for a minute, or you'll be left behind. That was brought home by my 24 year old son, who, when I was showing him some of the "Things" said, "Man, I've only been out of college for 2 years, and I'm already way behind." He's right.
3. Unexpected outcomes - how easy most of the Things are. It seems that even in just one year, most of these sites are being created for average users. Maybe I'm just a little more comfortable with them, but there were very few times when I found the directions, etc. confusing. Less intimidating sites will encourage more teachers to explore.
4. Changes - I can't think of any. The variety was great, and there's a practical application for all of them. Thanks for including the digital citizenship - a good reminder for all of us.
1. Favorite discoveries -
Wordle - just because it was fun.
280 Slides - there are so many possibilities for use with this.
Screencasting - again, so many possibilities; I'll have to try another one and see if its server is as slow as GoView.
2. Life-long learning goals - I have to keep up! Life-long learning is essential. Things are changing at such a rapid pace, that you can't stop for a minute, or you'll be left behind. That was brought home by my 24 year old son, who, when I was showing him some of the "Things" said, "Man, I've only been out of college for 2 years, and I'm already way behind." He's right.
3. Unexpected outcomes - how easy most of the Things are. It seems that even in just one year, most of these sites are being created for average users. Maybe I'm just a little more comfortable with them, but there were very few times when I found the directions, etc. confusing. Less intimidating sites will encourage more teachers to explore.
4. Changes - I can't think of any. The variety was great, and there's a practical application for all of them. Thanks for including the digital citizenship - a good reminder for all of us.
#11 Digital Citizenship
This one was interesting and something that I think many of us just don't think about - we just find something, or a website and off we go, using/creating. The references on the site were helpful, easy to read, and would be excellent for discussion among adult educators as we use more and more digital information in teaching and learning. We also need to make digital citizenship part of the beginning of every school year as a reminder to our students about their responsibilities.
In a lesson for students I would probably stress the topics of intellectual property (it doesn't hurt that we have an IP lawyer friend who is always reminding me about that in terms of educational use!), safe sites for students, and protecting their security on the web. For older students I might use some of the websites listed, such as the Digiteen, but I mostly chose ones for adult educators.
These are the sites listed that I'm considering sending to our faculty as reminders to be a good digital citizens as we start the year.
Under the Ning - the digital citizenship sites were helpful and the Internet Safety sites (especially the Beginners' Guide) were good.
The I-Safe factsheet would be a good starting point in planning any lesson.
In a lesson for students I would probably stress the topics of intellectual property (it doesn't hurt that we have an IP lawyer friend who is always reminding me about that in terms of educational use!), safe sites for students, and protecting their security on the web. For older students I might use some of the websites listed, such as the Digiteen, but I mostly chose ones for adult educators.
These are the sites listed that I'm considering sending to our faculty as reminders to be a good digital citizens as we start the year.
Under the Ning - the digital citizenship sites were helpful and the Internet Safety sites (especially the Beginners' Guide) were good.
The I-Safe factsheet would be a good starting point in planning any lesson.
#10 Second Life
This was quite difficult for me since I'm not a gamer. It was a bit odd and awkward at first. One of the initial problems I had was simply creating my account. I tried several times and could not get past the security words. That made the beginning experience even more frustrating.
I think you'd have to practice quite a bit to move easily in SL. I felt as though I was clumsy navigating around. My avatar was had very little "smooth". I can see how kids would love this. With some practice, and demonstration, this could be a fun way to explore new skills, create a new product for a demonstration, or travel to other places like a virtual tourist.
I do think it would have to be carefully monitored. I am not particularly comfortable with it, would probably not use it with younger students, and would make very sure that parents were well-informed if I was planning to make it part of a lesson.
So, my feelings on this one are mixed. There are definately benefits, but I can also envision it as a huge time drain. I'll just have to play with it some more and see how I feel over time.
I think you'd have to practice quite a bit to move easily in SL. I felt as though I was clumsy navigating around. My avatar was had very little "smooth". I can see how kids would love this. With some practice, and demonstration, this could be a fun way to explore new skills, create a new product for a demonstration, or travel to other places like a virtual tourist.
I do think it would have to be carefully monitored. I am not particularly comfortable with it, would probably not use it with younger students, and would make very sure that parents were well-informed if I was planning to make it part of a lesson.
So, my feelings on this one are mixed. There are definately benefits, but I can also envision it as a huge time drain. I'll just have to play with it some more and see how I feel over time.
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