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Posted at 08:22AM Sep 22, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  | 

Collaborative Tools Unblocked

Inspired by this post on Web2.0 classroom essentials and this one by Mashable here is my list of tools that are unblocked by the NSW DET:

• We Feel Fine - analysis of emotive language used on the web
• Edmodo - fast, easy, private, versatile, microblogging for schools
• Animoto - mixed media presentations
• My Webspiration - collaboratively brainstorm and chat from school or home
• Buzzwords - collaborative documents

 

Some interesting ones that are still blocked

• Slideshare
• Twitter

 

What are your 5 favourites? Why?

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Tags: macict web2.0 websites
Posted at 11:44AM Sep 04, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  |  Comments[1]

Afternoon Video Conferences @ MacICT

Upcoming Workshops:

An Afternoon with Marvin - Jan Eade, Tuesday, 26th May, $20 per school

Marvin is an animation software program which can be used in all KLAs. In this video conference teachers will be shown how the program developed, how it works and where to locate useful information about it on the Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre website. Teachers will be invited to reflect on the uses of the program and how animation programs such as this can facilitate high level learning.

Engaging Students with Web2.0 - Victor Davidson Thursday, 28th May, $20 per school

Victor Davidson enjoys watching the lights go on as students engage in Web 2.0 learning objects that deliver specific syllabus outcomes. Join him for video conference discussion of how he uses Web2.0 technology to engage students at his school.

He has been delivering the BOS All My Own Work modules online since 2007 and blending assessment and reporting in such a way that students preparing to enrol in Preliminary courses for the HSC are fully conscious of "authentic learning and ethical scholarship" as Mr Coutts-Trotter puts it.

In this session Victor will also briefly demonstrate the online resources available through the DET Portal and share some documents he has developed to blend global concepts with local conditions.

Double Jeopardy - Stu Hasic, Tuesday 2nd June

Stu's Double Jeopardy is an excellent, multi-faceted and flexible educational class or group activity for students of all ages. This videoconference will introduce the software and highlight its many uses and the ease of its use with a growing worldwide community. A brief video explaining how Jeopardy works can be found here: http://www.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au/support/other/technology/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm

Blogging and multimedia in the primary classroom - Maria Marshall, Tuesday, 9th June, $20 per school

Maria is a primary teacher who uses technology as a integral part of her program. This includes creating and sharing multimedia, using a blog with her students and using interactive resources. In this session she will explore the value of blogging and multimedia in building multiple literacies, reflecting on learning and building a sense of community.

Introduction to Windows Movie Maker - Glen Smith, Wednesday, 10th June, $20 per school

Windows Movie Maker is a free movie editing program to users of PCs. Participants will learn various functions involved in Movie Maker, including importing, organising and arranging clips, cropping, adding titles and credits, transitions and special effects, adding audio and exporting for use.

Finding free online resources for primary school teachers - Concetta Gotlieb, Tuesday, 16th June, $20 per school

This session will explore two ways of finding free online teaching resources. We will look at finding free resources by searching repositories such as Edna and social bookmarking sites. We will then explore the subscription model of finding free resources including how to set it up, what you should subscribe to and how you can receive updates.

Finding free online resources for high school teachers - Concetta Gotlieb, Thursday 18th June

This session will explore two ways of finding free online teaching resources. We will look at finding free resources by searching repositories such as Edna and social bookmarking sites. We will then explore the subscription model of finding free resources including how to set it up, what you should subscribe to and how you can receive updates.

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Tags: freeresources doublejeopardy blogging marvin moviemaker web2.0 professionallearning videoconference
Posted at 02:25PM May 19, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  |  Comments[1]

Create Your Own Album Cover in 3 Minutes

 

ICT Activity

There is a really fun meme on Flickr where you create a CD cover by remixing media available on the web.   Find a random picture from Flickr, a random article title from Wikipedia and a random quote to create your art.  It is very interesting to see the quality of artwork created in all these different ways.   It is easy to contribute, it helps you learn about some of the different Web2.0 tools that are available and helps inspire creativity.

Doing something like this with students could be a good way of helping them get ideas for their own CD cover project while learning to use a variety of different information sources.

Copyright

One thing to watch out for is whether the artist who have posted the images on Flickr have agreed that you can create a new artwork or repost their photo without permission.  I was lucky the person whose photo I got had licensed it under Creative Commons.  I was unlucky because it was a 'no dirivetives' license which means you can't change the photo.  I left her a comment and she said 'no problem' so my album cover is legal :)

How to

• You can use power point or word to put your alblum cover together
  
• To download the picture from Flickr click 'all sizes', then hit 'download'
• When you're finished you can take a picture or screen shot of your image to save it (mac how) (pc print scrn)

If you've never contributed to a meme start with this one , you learn a lot.  Share your results.  Ask for help if you need to - their is plenty available.[Read More]

Tags: flikcr ict meme creative commons web2.0 wikipedia
Posted at 07:59PM Feb 28, 2009 by Concetta Gotlieb  | 

10 Fun and Free Teaching Resources

1. Going to Sweden?  Check out this Guide Map created by Year 2 kids.  AMAZING!  Then subscribe to their blog here.  Remember you can subscribe by email or using an rss reader.
   
2. Use Brian Tune to train your brain to remember important facts.  For example I learnt the capital cities of the world in 5 mins.  Go on test me.  Actually I was hopeless.  But I did find it pretty addictive.
3. Take a break and give them an education.  The Story of Stuff.  A well produced if somewhat political description of how we get the things we buy.
4. Computer-based literacy activity for little kids in reading groups.  Read a story online.  The navigation page might be ugly but the books are cute with vowels and things in different colours.
5. Fun with data.  Use Tablefy to create web based tables.  The best thing is if you have a class blog, you can embed these tables right in the content.  Check out this one created by TechCrunch on the difference between web-based email providers.
6. What kind of internet user are you?  Take the Pew Internet and American Life Quiz.  I'm an ominvore.
7. Astonomers find super earth circling a star.  News...
8. If you have a 4 computer classroom make the best use of those computers by getting students to watch a demonstration created by you and then complete an activity.  Screencast-o-matic is pretty easy to use.
9. Watch videos by young students.  Don't worry if you can't reproduce the same quality.  Even with a regular digital camera you can put together something watchable like this.  A step-by-step guide to creating multimedia projects is available from KidNetSoft.
10. Me!  Comment on this blog.  Ask a question.  I'll find something for next time.

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Tags: web2.0 resources tips technology showme
Posted at 02:12PM Jun 17, 2008 by Concetta Gotlieb  |