Today in class we went on a Scavenger Hunt! It was a nice, fun activity that allowed us to explore the building and campus (and get some fresh air during class time). =)
I was in a group with Jessica and Katelynn, and we were designated the task of finding various shapes in the "world around us." At first this seemed to be an easy task, but I challenge anyone reading this to go outside and find a hexagon...yeah...then come talk to me.
But we managed to get all of our shapes and had lovely chats while doing so. We then came back to our computers and used our skills from the previous lesson to modify the images. We then used these images to create a powerpoint on Google Docs, and the last slide was a screen shot of the original and modified images. I'm going to put the link to the powerpoint up and allow the whole world to see the shapes we found! Go for it! =)
Link:
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgphtrj_1d9fms565
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
My Collections Post!
Now that I have explained what I did to learn how to use Picassa, here is my Collections folder. Enjoy!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=117767344961957666483&target=ALBUM&id=5582215597237224833&authkey=Gv1sRgCO-5ku7u_obDxwE&feat=email
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=117767344961957666483&target=ALBUM&id=5582215597237224833&authkey=Gv1sRgCO-5ku7u_obDxwE&feat=email
Can you Picassa?
Wednesday in class we were super busy! First, there were two web 2.0 presentations, one for Smilebox and another for Picnik. I feel like I must have been hiding under a rock for like 10 years after hearing all of these presentations and realizing there are some amazing tools to help me use technology I have known nothing about.
After the presentations, we learned how to use Picassa, and had to complete a lesson loading 5 images onto Picassa from different sources. There had to be a screen short, a camera short, a web picture, a scanned picture, and a picture pulled from a CD. This seemed like a very simple task...but no, no, no....have you forgotten who you're dealing with??? The technically inept.
Poor Bill had to deal with half of the class finishing the task in 15 minutes, and the other half (a.k.a. me) wondering which machine in the room was the "scanner." As you can see, this class is probably going to save my future job in education, and I am very thankful. Afterwards we worked on the very basic structure of our teaching website. This, I feel, is going to be an interesting lesson. So I looks forward to doing more on this subject! Now....IT'S TIME FOR SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!
After the presentations, we learned how to use Picassa, and had to complete a lesson loading 5 images onto Picassa from different sources. There had to be a screen short, a camera short, a web picture, a scanned picture, and a picture pulled from a CD. This seemed like a very simple task...but no, no, no....have you forgotten who you're dealing with??? The technically inept.
Poor Bill had to deal with half of the class finishing the task in 15 minutes, and the other half (a.k.a. me) wondering which machine in the room was the "scanner." As you can see, this class is probably going to save my future job in education, and I am very thankful. Afterwards we worked on the very basic structure of our teaching website. This, I feel, is going to be an interesting lesson. So I looks forward to doing more on this subject! Now....IT'S TIME FOR SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!
Simply Delicious!
Today Blakelee and I presented our Web 2.0 tool presentation on "Delicious!" I am very glad I picked Delicious for my web 2.0 tool. It is not only a simple tool, but I have already implemented it into my everyday use.
Delicious is a social book-marking website where you can save bookmarks to a website where you have an account and can access from any computer. Gone are the days when the only bookmarks you have are chained to your personal computer, with Delicious you can pull up research articles anywhere there is an internet connection.
This is a great tool for the classroom. It saves SO MUCH time for teachers, allowing them to save pictures or articles they want to show their class and can pull up immediately, or work as a tool for collaboration between colleagues. You can add friends to your Delicious account and share links. Don't ever save links to emails and send them back and forth ever again!
I am extremely glad to have learned about Delicious. It has already helped me in my education classes. I research links in my dorm room, save them to Delicious, and then the next day when I go to the library I can pull up my Delicious site and work on them immediately.
Delicious is a social book-marking website where you can save bookmarks to a website where you have an account and can access from any computer. Gone are the days when the only bookmarks you have are chained to your personal computer, with Delicious you can pull up research articles anywhere there is an internet connection.
This is a great tool for the classroom. It saves SO MUCH time for teachers, allowing them to save pictures or articles they want to show their class and can pull up immediately, or work as a tool for collaboration between colleagues. You can add friends to your Delicious account and share links. Don't ever save links to emails and send them back and forth ever again!
I am extremely glad to have learned about Delicious. It has already helped me in my education classes. I research links in my dorm room, save them to Delicious, and then the next day when I go to the library I can pull up my Delicious site and work on them immediately.
Requirements
Bill was not here today, which was sad. But we got to meet Prof. O'Bannon, and boy did she put us to work! I know that we were supposed to go to the TEC Lab to find materials to find materials to start making our lesson plan, but....as you know from my title....my technological savvy is not the best, so when Dr. O'Bannon began rapid-fire questioning us about our progress in class, I believe all the knowledge I had gained leapt out the window as I panicked to think of all of the professional terms I needed to know. Bill is always so patient and goes at our pace, which I'm sure must irritate him at times, but he was definitely missed!
This lesson was spent working on creating our wiki's for our Web 2.0 presentations. I was supposed to present today, but had not accurately completed the assignment so Dr. O'Bannon allowed me and Blakelee to wait for the next week. Although it was a tough lesson, I feel caught up on the requirements for the course. But I am ready for Bill to return with the pace I can handle. =)
This lesson was spent working on creating our wiki's for our Web 2.0 presentations. I was supposed to present today, but had not accurately completed the assignment so Dr. O'Bannon allowed me and Blakelee to wait for the next week. Although it was a tough lesson, I feel caught up on the requirements for the course. But I am ready for Bill to return with the pace I can handle. =)
Everybody wants to be a Rockstar!
Today in class we learned how to compose a lesson plan using websites and information sources for research. Before starting in my elementary cohort this semester, I had NO idea about how much effort and intricate planning go into preparing lessons. There are so many guidelines and standards which all have to be met...needless to say it is a very daunting task. I have struggled with my first direct lesson, so learning about how technology could be a tool to help me in this area was a big help.
The web offers an enormous amount of information on lesson planning. The job of the teacher is to make sure that they research websites correctly to prove their validity and determine whether or not they will promote advanced research and learning.
I worked alone doing the Rockstar sheet, which was an assignment using the web to answer questions on a hand-out. But the answers weren't just cut-and-dry, you had to actively choose the one you thought was the most accurate and represented to material best.
The web offers an enormous amount of information on lesson planning. The job of the teacher is to make sure that they research websites correctly to prove their validity and determine whether or not they will promote advanced research and learning.
I worked alone doing the Rockstar sheet, which was an assignment using the web to answer questions on a hand-out. But the answers weren't just cut-and-dry, you had to actively choose the one you thought was the most accurate and represented to material best.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)