Saturday, November 7, 2009
23 Things #6
Well, the best thing about technology and teaching that I have had first hand knowledge of is "everywhere availability"! I am laid up in the hospital for 4 days and I am still able to get my assignments accomplished and communicate with my students and parents via blogs and my classroom website. I find it timely that we are discussing Fair Use Policies as I can distribute lessons, and information via the web so my classroom can function in my absence. I would consider that a Fair Use, wouldn't you? I was told by my Tech supervisor that I could not put a 30 sec continuous loop of pop music on my web page because of copyright infringement laws. (I, personally would like to see James Taylor and Earth Wind and Fire come for a visit. I could get their autograph :) But, I talked with my daughter and son-in-law who work in the business for a major corporation and they basically said the same thing as what I heard in the videos provided in this class. They assess risk factors for each instance of use. Here in education, it seems we have a little more leeway than big businesses and their corporate event productions. I am glad for the affirmation that this information has given me to keep the music on my website as it provides encouragement via music to my students. I think that it follows the Fair Use Guidelines and really enhances the music for what it was originally intended, just in a different way. As far as incorporating mass media into my teaching, I discovered TeacherTube.com which is a great resource for short videos. I can also see using photo mashup and current publications to have the students create articles or research project posters as assessments of their learning in current events or history and science. Rubistar.com is a great resource to make rubrics for such innovative projects.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
23 things #5
I enjoyed playing around with Image Chef and incorporated the beach scene into my blog title. I tried to choose one that illustrated the journey that I am on, but also the immense frontier that the Web 2.0 is for me to explore.
As I mentioned before, my students can show evidence of their comprehension of a text by what type of pictures they create, mashup, collage, or create in any other way to illustrate that text.
I was intrigued by the Spell by Flickr, but could not figure out how to upload the title I spelled out on their front page. Maybe someone can send me a comment to help me out? I couldn't get the video to play. I am also in the process of creating a DVD album of pictures from my recent trip that will send a message of what Guatemala is like and what some of the needs of the Mayan people are. As I learn to communicate via this visual media, I envision my students creating a montage of their learning on certain topics of their choice. What a great way to assess their understanding and application of new knowledge!
As I mentioned before, my students can show evidence of their comprehension of a text by what type of pictures they create, mashup, collage, or create in any other way to illustrate that text.
I was intrigued by the Spell by Flickr, but could not figure out how to upload the title I spelled out on their front page. Maybe someone can send me a comment to help me out? I couldn't get the video to play. I am also in the process of creating a DVD album of pictures from my recent trip that will send a message of what Guatemala is like and what some of the needs of the Mayan people are. As I learn to communicate via this visual media, I envision my students creating a montage of their learning on certain topics of their choice. What a great way to assess their understanding and application of new knowledge!
23Things #4 Photo Sharing
The photo sharing idea is a great tool for anyone who has been on trips or special events. I already have an account with photobucket.com for all the photos my team and I took while on our trip to Guatemala. With all the photos in one place, we can pull the ones out we want and make our own DVD of our experiences. Of course, we have permission to use each others photos.
The idea of creatively messing with photos or images in sites such as Big Huge Labs is a wonderful way for my students to illustrate what they publish in a blog. I envision each student having their own blog to publish a writing piece and using photo imaging and sharing to become illustrators as well. We know that illustrators must have a deep comprehension of a writing piece, so this would be a good tool to increase students' comprehension skills and motivate students to write. In doing so, they see the connections between what is written and what is illustrated. Creative photo sharing could be a great tool to engage those students who are visual learners and have trouble putting words on paper. They could start with a creative photo and compose their writing around the illustrations. Very fun!
The idea of creatively messing with photos or images in sites such as Big Huge Labs is a wonderful way for my students to illustrate what they publish in a blog. I envision each student having their own blog to publish a writing piece and using photo imaging and sharing to become illustrators as well. We know that illustrators must have a deep comprehension of a writing piece, so this would be a good tool to increase students' comprehension skills and motivate students to write. In doing so, they see the connections between what is written and what is illustrated. Creative photo sharing could be a great tool to engage those students who are visual learners and have trouble putting words on paper. They could start with a creative photo and compose their writing around the illustrations. Very fun!
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