This website (www.animoto.com) allows the user to create an interactive slideshow presentation incorperating pictues, video, and music that, again is user-genrated.
the above link gives a tutorial on how the program works along with preset music and graphics.
I have seen this used for past trips, recruiting to classes, and projects for students to introduce themselves.
This website is similar to PowerPoint as far a presentation tool can be used.
The video on the main page allows for the user to see the quick tutorial. Also, there is a step-by-step to become Prezi expert in which the user has to follow the steps to be exposed to the features and benefits.
I have used this for small presentations, and will be adding this to my Web 2.0 class.
/\ Above /\ is my lesson plan in which the students learn and create a presentation in the PowerPoint/InDesign class via Prezi (a different, Web 2.0 presentation tool) Web 2.0
as the articlestated, this Web 2.0 tool is "makes it easy to mark sites you find interesting to use for later research or to send to friends and project partners."
I enjoyed creating this page.
Need to have a Yahoo! account (which I view as a drawback, considering you do not need a gmail account to do some features)
Use for the site:
teachers can create bookmarked sites with ease
teacher can be more mobile (those that use more than one classroom)
students can access at any time
tags generate other potential sites, documents, sources, etc.
great for a focused project
can personalize your own page
profile
pictures
blog
As long as the teacher sets up the account, creates the bookmarks, applies important settings, I see this as a VERY usefull too for students and staff alike.
Suggestion: the teacher could create the students pages so that there is access to their individual accounts, they add the correct people to view/not view content. Then each year (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) the teacher resets the account if administration has problems with control, etc.
"Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. It can help you to raise money by letting people pledge via text messaging. And because it works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter, its simplicity and flexibility are earning rave reviews."
EDT 650 (Day 1) Friday
EDT 650 (Day 2) Saturday
Blogs:
- http://teachertechblog.com/
- The goal of the "TeacherTechBlog" is to provide teachers with different tips on how to better use technology in the classroom
- There are about 2-3 updates each week with new tips on software, hardware, classroom productivity, and lesson ideas
- The main page will show the latest posts with the most recent at the top.
- Archives are linked on the right by category.
- A comment field can be found at the bottom of each article for you to submit your thoughts and ideas.
- http://www.emergingedtech.com/
- These tools can help educators and administrators engage students
- improve learning outcomes
- enhance administrative productivity
- many instructional technologies that are not Internet based but also incorporate computer technology
- Each weekend, the creater researchs a relevant topic, and write an article providing information, insight, and/or opinion about that topic.
- He then posts these articles at the start of each week.
- Also a brief “mid week update” each week is posted
- http://www.teach42.com/
- Steve Dembo is the host.
- He created this blog to support his professional learning.
- He shares his discoveries, ideas, musings, and failures using 21st Century items.
- Although he is the author, he incorperates other readers posts to bring up as major topics.
- it is very basic, but comes from the 'teacher view' more-so than the "techy users".
CHECK OUT MY BLOG @ http://mrgturner.blogspot.com/Website Assignments:
/\ Above /\ is my lesson plan in which the students learn and create a presentation in the PowerPoint/InDesign class via Prezi (a different, Web 2.0 presentation tool)
Web 2.0
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