Final Presentation

EDFI 560 SM10 Final Presentation

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REMARKABLEOHIO

Here are pictures of five Ohio historic markers. Three are from Lima and two are from Ada.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleencwilson/4813997816/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleencwilson/4814004546/

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I was there! These pics are less than lovely,  but I took them myself at the Ohio historic markers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleencwilson/4813280723/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleencwilson/4814000600/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleencwilson/4812901577/

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Google Earth

Google Earth is a free technology that gives a realistic view of the world. Google Earth’s virtual globe and satellite imagery allow students to view maps, terrain, 3D buildings, and more. Five areas – Discover the Earth, Explore the Sky, Dive in the Ocean, Walk on the Moon, and Visit Mars – enable students to take tours and view 3D models of those areas. In another section of the Google Earth site, students can plan, record and narrate a virtual journey to a destination of choice. Yet another section of Google Earth, called Google Lit Trips, enables students in all grades to experience age-appropriate books in an interactive way with maps and satellite views of the travels that take place in the books. Other components of Google Earth called SketchUp and Building Maker are interactive tools that allow students to make 3D models of a building, school, community, city, or other location.

Explore the site by clicking this link: http://earth.google.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2222523486/

Vuvox

Vuvox is a free technology for creating digital stories. It is primarily used for making interactive timeline-style presentations with photos, video, and/or music to tell a story. Students can add a photo timeline to a class presentation or create a new project or replace a paper project. Students can replace the long, unwieldy, sometimes confusing paper timelines with a digitally created timeline.

Click this link to explore the site: http://www.vuvox.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boojee/3495279420/

Technology & Education

This is the Creative Commons PowerPoint presentation.

The University of Findlay Mission Statement

Here is the non-linear video I edited.

TeacherTube

TeacherTube is an online community for sharing instructional videos and other forms of media. This service is free for everyone. The goal of TeacherTube is to provide a safe site for teachers, schools, and home-based learners to view and share educational videos, documents, photos, audio, blogs, and more.  This is an educational alternative to other video storage sites. Teachers can post videos for students to view as they learn a new concept or skill. This site can also be used as a professional development tool with teachers teaching teachers.  Click the link below to visit the site.

http://www.teachertube.com/

Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superkimbo/3121817601/

Podcast

http://edtech101.com/

EdTech 101 podcast #38 describes a service called Animoto, a service that uploads your images and combines them with audio and animation to create a professionally animated video with images. Teachers and students can use this service to create videos of class projects and students. This is a free service for teachers. Teachers receive a free one-year membership when they sign up. This free membership can be extended. This service is easy to use. Simply upload images from the computer hardrive or a service such as Flickr, and then select audio from your either own source, their source, or narrated audio. Next, you arrange the images, selecting any you want the video to highlight. Animoto processes the video on their server. You can view the video through the server or download it onto your hardrive. According to Brian Dvorak, the podcast author and technology facilitator at a public school district in Fresno, California, Animoto is  sophisticated. It matches the intensity of the audio with the effects used in the video. This is an easy to use, free tool that can enhance classroom learning.

I am not familiar with this technology. However, based on the information I learned in the podcast I am anxious to try it. The examples were professional looking and sounding. I think students would have a wonderful, educational time using this tool.

RSS

RSS or Real Simple Syndication is a format for delivering updated web information. Instead of searching multiple websites to get information, an RSS news feed brings the information to you through an RSS reader. This saves a lot of valuable time. Best of all, there is no spam and no ads, just constantly updated information all in one location from sources you choose. RSS Readers such as Blogline, Google Reader, or Feed Reader constantly check the feeds you subscribe to, download the new content, and interpret the feeds so you can read them.

This can be a valuable tracking tool for a teacher whose students use weblogs. With an RSS reader, the teacher can scan information from many students in one place, track student blogs, and provide feeds to interested parents. Students can use an RSS reader for research projects or other class assignments that require students to remain current with information on a particular topic. This is a simple way for students to get a lot of relevant information on a topic of their choice in a short period of time without additional ads or spam. The teacher can subscribe and unsubscribe to particular news groups, newspapers, and other outlets like sports teams, people in history, political candidates and more as the needs of the students change with assignments.

I am using Goggle Reader as my RSS reader. I subscribed to the blogs of classmates Mac Davies, Brett Bostelman, Dave Cosart, Becky Lewis, and Melody McCloud. I also subscribed to several other blogs of interest to me, including Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day site. This is a great site for an English Language Arts teacher!

New Technology

iPad

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

The Apple iPad, released in April 2010,  is a wireless tablet computer with a large multi-touch screen. It combines many of the functions of a computer and a cell phone in a hand-held size. Teachers and students can use the iPad to gain access to iTunes U, a powerful distribution system of free lectures, videos, readings, and podcasts. Many universities and broadcasters now offer free content. A wireless keyboard is available to use with the iPad.

I would like to use this new technology from Apple in my classroom. I can envision using this daily with small groups or individuals. The portability of the iPad is an attractive feature. The iPad can be used to add scaffolding and differentiated instruction to my classroom lessons. The iPad’s price makes it affordable for schools and teachers. Not all classrooms have access to an interactive white board yet. The iPad can bridge the technology gap and allow teachers and students to stay current with technology and content material.