You have listed most of the sources for online learning that I already use in your Wiki.... K12 Online Conferences and TED talks are my favorites. I love the paperless classroom on the K12 online Conferences. I have taken it a step further with the open courseware that is available to anyone and is of top educators at the universities and colleges.
MIT http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm
Princeton http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/
misc. http://www.ocwconsortium.org/use/use-dynamic.html
I love to watch the experts teaching algebra!
Monday, April 5, 2010
"Thing 21
I often use videos in my class, but I use real player to download them into my computer to play for my class. We are blocked from using You Tube in our school district.
We will be starting Hands on Algebra on Monday and I found this video on You Tube. I struggle to find videos that are specific enough and I would like to create some of my own.
The risks of using vidoes are nill if you check them out ahead of time and the rewards are that the students gain from the content and presentation. I would not consider playing a video without checking it out first.
We will be starting Hands on Algebra on Monday and I found this video on You Tube. I struggle to find videos that are specific enough and I would like to create some of my own.
The risks of using vidoes are nill if you check them out ahead of time and the rewards are that the students gain from the content and presentation. I would not consider playing a video without checking it out first.
Thing 19 and thing 20 combined
I was able to secure a grant for Camtasia software from Techsmith and I have produced my first Screen cast and placed it in this blog. Previously I was doing screen casting using Jing. Please, play the screen cast to see all the reasons why I like using them in the classroom. I must tell you that I am not yet pleased with the finial product and if I continue to use this screen cast I will record it again. I left it as is, because, I want to make the point that the students still like watching it. The students will also listen closer when they know that I have some cat sounds in the background or I have a place where I stuttered. I want you to know that it doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to serve the purpose.
I am most disappointed with the fact that I am unable to use equation editor in the power point software, because that would enable me to create complex math equations easily. I have searched other screencasts and discovered that most screen casts use photos to make a point rather than typing it out.
I prefer to use my own screen casts, rather than use other peoples because I can adjust presentation, content and pacing to what my students need. I often go to other peoples videos and screen casts to get ideas to improve my teaching.
I am most disappointed with the fact that I am unable to use equation editor in the power point software, because that would enable me to create complex math equations easily. I have searched other screencasts and discovered that most screen casts use photos to make a point rather than typing it out.
I prefer to use my own screen casts, rather than use other peoples because I can adjust presentation, content and pacing to what my students need. I often go to other peoples videos and screen casts to get ideas to improve my teaching.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Thing 18
Widgets are fun and I am more impressed with the widgets that I use on my home page (I-google). I can get all of the information on one page using I-google and all the widgets. I could encourage all of may parents and students to set up a widget that lists updates to my class blog or my Wiki page and then they would know about everything that is happening in my classroom.
Thing 17 Wiki vs. Blog
Thing 17 Wiki vs. Blog
In a blog you can comment about (add posts) and in a Wiki you can share with other editors to make a better final product. I personally have used my Wiki for my class to post assignments and interactive sites that I want them to visit in the computer lab. I also have my syllabus posted. I have used my blog just for professional development for myself. I did try to use a Wiki for creating a collaborative newsletter but I found that I did not have all the formatting capabilities that I needed for a great looking product so I used MSN office live workspace. This enabled me to share editing with certain people and use all the formatting capabilities of word 2007.
In a blog you can comment about (add posts) and in a Wiki you can share with other editors to make a better final product. I personally have used my Wiki for my class to post assignments and interactive sites that I want them to visit in the computer lab. I also have my syllabus posted. I have used my blog just for professional development for myself. I did try to use a Wiki for creating a collaborative newsletter but I found that I did not have all the formatting capabilities that I needed for a great looking product so I used MSN office live workspace. This enabled me to share editing with certain people and use all the formatting capabilities of word 2007.
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