Assignment Title: Glogster
Uses in the classroom: Students could use this website to create a multimedia poster with information about a specific country, person, or topic covered in class. They would then research the topic and create a multimedia poster with videos, image, and text pertaining to the topic. This would be a great tool for students to use to make their projects interactive.
Issues to Consider: It is important to consider what age level would be able to use this program. It is also important to consider internet access and computer availability.
Copyright: glogster.edu
My Glog
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Mind Mapping
Assignment Title: Mind Mapping through Gliffy
Uses in the classroom: Teacher can use this program to illustrate key leaders, events, and people in history. It is a great way to get across information in an informative and visual display. Students can also use this program for class projects on biography's for key leaders in the world.
Issues to consider: This requires a log-in and password to create a diagram. It requires internet access and can be time consuming for students to create.
Copyright:
Information:
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
Images:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/
Uses in the classroom: Teacher can use this program to illustrate key leaders, events, and people in history. It is a great way to get across information in an informative and visual display. Students can also use this program for class projects on biography's for key leaders in the world.
Issues to consider: This requires a log-in and password to create a diagram. It requires internet access and can be time consuming for students to create.
Copyright:
Information:
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
Images:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/20/martin-luther-king-photos-morehouse-college_n_4631981.html
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/new_jersey_celebrates_holds_ev.html
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Photo Editing
Original
Black and White with text
Cropped and Brightness/Contrast
Color change
Animated gif
Uses in the classroom: Student's in today's world are visual learners. In order to engage students in learning, using images and visuals is key. Pictures can tell a story and usually have a lasting effect in student's memory. Images are more stimulating to the brain than text, thus making it a useful tool in the classroom. Images can be used in a variety of classroom settings and across all curriculums. Allowing students to do image editing allows them to add their own style and creativity to the image.
Issues to Consider: In order to edit images, students must have computer access as well as photo editing software. The problem with this is how costly this software is. There are many types of software and some are easier to navigate than others. Depending on the student's photo editing background, they might be discouraged by how challenging these programs can be to use.
Copyright Image from Flikr: Photo by Peter Flower Garden September 4, 2006 Retrieved February 22, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22798311@N00/2326689353/in/photolist-4xATFF-4UVUiD-4XbxNB-529xaq-529yhA-68C4uv-6Juggf-6JRUCT-6XLcoT-7i1eUX-8hv7s9-abHp9q-9DuPHc-84Sjv2-8aqarX-fRP4z6-8QgosT-bC88wV-aA9WJu-ciYxnw-bC8aSg-8QkiTY
Friday, February 14, 2014
Infographic
Assignment Title: Infographic
Uses in the classroom: Students can use the infographic software to create a class project or visual aid for a project. This is something interactive and engaging for students. It is a technology tool they can use later on in life. It can be used by teachers to visually enhance information or lessons being taught.
Issues to consider: The issues to consider is whether students have the knowledge and background to create these graphics. The students must also create an account on one of the infographic websites, which could be challenging and time consuming. Teachers would have to spend class time teaching students how to create an account and create an infographic, which could potentially be time consuming.
Copyright: myplate.org was used as a tool to find information for creating this infographic. The infographic was an original of the author and was created using the website piktochart.com.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Online Instructional Video
Assignment Title: Online Instructional Video
Uses in the classroom: Students can use this instructional video to learn and practice the proper form of the push-ups and curl-ups for the Fitnessgram test. Every year, they do a pre and post test, which measures their muscular strength and endurance. This video demonstrates the proper form so that students can make sure to practice and work on doing the form correctly for both push-ups and curl-ups.
Issues to consider: The issues to consider is the technology available for students to view this video. It might be hard for students to see based on the angle the video was shot. It might be better for them to see a visual in person before they perform the push-ups and curl-ups on their own.
Copyright: iMovie was used for this film and it was created by the blogger.
Uses in the classroom: Students can use this instructional video to learn and practice the proper form of the push-ups and curl-ups for the Fitnessgram test. Every year, they do a pre and post test, which measures their muscular strength and endurance. This video demonstrates the proper form so that students can make sure to practice and work on doing the form correctly for both push-ups and curl-ups.
Issues to consider: The issues to consider is the technology available for students to view this video. It might be hard for students to see based on the angle the video was shot. It might be better for them to see a visual in person before they perform the push-ups and curl-ups on their own.
Copyright: iMovie was used for this film and it was created by the blogger.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Digital Storytelling
Assignment Title: Digital Storytelling
Uses in the classroom: Students can use this technology to create digital stories of a book report, biography, vacation, or to tell a story about a historical event or person. There are many educational uses for this type of project. Students can be creative with the content and publish a video using various digital story telling software. It's an interactive and engaging way for them to become involved in the learning process.
Issues to consider: The issues to consider relate to student's prior knowledge in using the software, whether they have internet access at school and at home. It is important to provide students with a step-by-step instructional guide on how to create these videos as well as provide ample time for them to create them.
Copyright: www.myplate.org (images and information)
www.microsoftclipart.com (images)
Uses in the classroom: Students can use this technology to create digital stories of a book report, biography, vacation, or to tell a story about a historical event or person. There are many educational uses for this type of project. Students can be creative with the content and publish a video using various digital story telling software. It's an interactive and engaging way for them to become involved in the learning process.
Issues to consider: The issues to consider relate to student's prior knowledge in using the software, whether they have internet access at school and at home. It is important to provide students with a step-by-step instructional guide on how to create these videos as well as provide ample time for them to create them.
Copyright: www.myplate.org (images and information)
www.microsoftclipart.com (images)
ScreenCast Video
Assignment Title: ScreenCast Video
Uses in the classroom: The ScreenCast I created was intended for student's to gain a better understanding on how to use, navigate and create their fitness websites. In the ScreenCast video, I explain how to edit images, add pages, and publish their website.
This is a great tool for students to use to help them develop technology skills as well as an interactive way for them to learn the classroom material. The students seem to be very engaged in this project and is something they can reflect on and use later on in life, whether they are creating a website for an online portfolio, business, or personal use/blog.
Issues to Consider: One issue with doing this project is the time constraint. I only have my students for 37 minutes in P.E. and to give them enough time to work on these projects can be quite challenging. Also, the lap top computers that we use are very slow to log-in, which takes up time they could be working on their projects. Some students don't have internet access at home, so it is important for me to provide them with class time to work on their projects.
Copyright: student.weebly.com
screencastle.com
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