T. W. Ogg Elementary
Monday, July 5, 2010
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(This video embedded from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ju3z-EtFQE)
Having access to so many video resources is fantastic. I have often used Discovery Education for videos to use in my classroom, but it is nice to know that there are other resources out there. Teacher Tube has videos specifically for education. I found one on story elements that could be useful in my 5th grade language arts class. The video I chose to embed from YouTube is just pure fun. Who doesn't like to see librarians go wild?
Thing #21
Here is my vidcast using Photo Story. I like this program. It is easy to use so I know my students can do it. Also, I'll be using it in my other class to make book trailers, so I'm glad I got to practice with it.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
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For me, I am still a babe in the Web 2.0 world, but I am quickly growing accustomed to it. I have learned how useful it can be for me personally and professionally. I think I now understand why I don't always relate well with my students. I have still been using 20th century teaching on 21st century students. It's time to learn their language.
Anderson, R. (2006). Web 2.0: Where will it take libraries? Away from icebergs. Next Space: The OCLC Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm
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More later when I come back to this post.
I posted on a blog Edible Crafts. I'm not sure I did so successfully or not. I had to give my name and e-mail address (not published) which I did. I then wrote my comment and hit the submit button. It told me my comment was awaiting moderation. I don't know if that means they will review it before posting it or that I was supposed to do something that I forgot to do. Oh well. It is an interesting blog to me because I am an amateur cake decorator. I like to know what other people are doing in the cake decorating world. I also commented on Cool Cat Teacher. She wrote today about not "decking the hands." She was talking about how sometimes we criticize or lay blame unnecessarily and lose our workers, if not physically then psychologically. Very wise words.
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(This image taken by Bronwyn Rumsey, caption and stamp created at http://bighugelabs.com/captioner.php)
I enjoyed playing with the image makers. My favortie was Big Huge Labs. It seemed to be the most user friendly and had so many options. I think that librarians could use these image makers to design posters, bookmarks, signs, etc. to promote programs happening in their libraries. They could get students involved by allowing them to help make the products, and then maybe vote on the ones that will be used. Teachers could use the comic strip and cartoon generators to teach satire. These are also helpful to students who can't draw or have no interest in drawing. They can use these to create artwork for their projects.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thing #9
Bron-wyn