Within this class period, I learned how to edit the site's sidebar to add additional pages to the site. These pages pertain to the ISTE NETS T Standards, so they share the page titles Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 3, Standard 4, and Standard 5. An additional page was then added and given the page title Video. Along with adding additional pages to the site, I learned how to configure a navigation -how to add/deleted pages and how to move the location of various pages. I also learned how to create a link to display a site map.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress -in creating my portfolio, I am creating a technology-enriched learning environment that will enable all students to become active participates in setting their own education goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress just as I am doing
2d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching -in this case, my portfolio, once complete, will provide students and other teaching professionals informative information on the ways in which I have addressed the technology standards throughout my time in the Elementary Education program at Fairmont State University
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -by creating a portfolio, I am communicating relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers, using a variety of digital-age media and formats
Friday, April 29, 2011
Day 24 - Portfolio
Within this class period, I learned how to create my own site that will contain my teaching portfolio. In creating my own site, I learned how to edit the pages within my site such as the Introduction page as well as learned how to create a link to my resume and a link to my references. I also learned how to insert a picture into my introductory page.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress -in creating my portfolio, I am creating a technology-enriched learning environment that will enable all students to become active participates in setting their own education goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress just as I am doing
2d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching -in this case, my portfolio, once complete, will provide students and other teaching professionals informative information on the ways in which I have addressed the technology standards throughout my time in the Elementary Education program at Fairmont State University
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -by creating a portfolio, I am communicating relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers, using a variety of digital-age media and formats
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress -in creating my portfolio, I am creating a technology-enriched learning environment that will enable all students to become active participates in setting their own education goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress just as I am doing
2d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching -in this case, my portfolio, once complete, will provide students and other teaching professionals informative information on the ways in which I have addressed the technology standards throughout my time in the Elementary Education program at Fairmont State University
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -by creating a portfolio, I am communicating relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers, using a variety of digital-age media and formats
Day 23 - Bender Converter
In class, we discussed how to use the Bender Converter. The Bender Converter is an easy-to-use online application for downloading and converting videos from such services as YouTube, Daily Motion, Mega Video, Vimeo, TwitVid.com, Veoh, Google Video, and many others. You can download video and audio in MP3, AVI, FLV Flash, iPod/iPhone, and other popular formats. The service is fast and does not require a registration process. All that is needed is a link to a page with a video and the Bender Converter software. Four simple steps composing the conversion process are as follows: 1.) Choose the format in which you want to download the video/audio. 2.) Enter the complete address of the web page with the video. 3.) Press the "Convert" button. 4.) Press the "Download" button to save file on your computer. Although we did not actually perform the conversion process, we discussed ways in which to convert videos and the process to convert by using the Bender Converter.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations -the Bender Converter enables teachers to transfer their use of current knowledge in the area of conversions into a new area of conversions in which they learn how to convert previously created videos on servicing sites into files that can be saved directly onto the computer
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the Bender Converter enables teachers to properly convert and thereby save files from other servicing sites directly onto the computer so that they can use such resources to communicate relevant information and ideas to students
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -the Bender converter enables teachers to transfer their use of current knowledge in the area of conversions into a new area of conversions in which they learn how to convert previously created videos on servicing sites into files that can be saved directly onto the computer so that they can use such resources to communicate relevant information and ideas to students in the area of research and learning
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations -the Bender Converter enables teachers to transfer their use of current knowledge in the area of conversions into a new area of conversions in which they learn how to convert previously created videos on servicing sites into files that can be saved directly onto the computer
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the Bender Converter enables teachers to properly convert and thereby save files from other servicing sites directly onto the computer so that they can use such resources to communicate relevant information and ideas to students
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -the Bender converter enables teachers to transfer their use of current knowledge in the area of conversions into a new area of conversions in which they learn how to convert previously created videos on servicing sites into files that can be saved directly onto the computer so that they can use such resources to communicate relevant information and ideas to students in the area of research and learning
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Day 23 - Windows Live Movie Maker
Today, in class, we learned how to import the instructional video we previously created using the software program PhotoStory into the software program Windows Live Movie Maker. Additionally, we learned how to create a Title slide and a Credits slide. Moreover, we learned how to apply a theme and slide transitions. Foremost, we learned how to save the movie in its proper formatting to the desktop.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity -designing an instructional movie through the use of Windows Live Movie Maker and using the movie as an instructional tool promotes student learning in a creative way
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the instructional movie designed through the use Windows Live Movie Maker delivers information to the students in a movie format yet offers the same instructional value
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -Windows Live Movie Maker allows the teacher to compose an instructional movie that can be used as a instructional tool to further enhance the learning environment
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity -designing an instructional movie through the use of Windows Live Movie Maker and using the movie as an instructional tool promotes student learning in a creative way
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the instructional movie designed through the use Windows Live Movie Maker delivers information to the students in a movie format yet offers the same instructional value
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -Windows Live Movie Maker allows the teacher to compose an instructional movie that can be used as a instructional tool to further enhance the learning environment
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Day 22 - PhotoStory
For the last two class periods, we have been working on an assignment in which we were instructed to create an instructional movie using the computer software program PhotoStory. I chose to create my photostory on Christopher Columbus, and my photostory can be viewed by clicking the link below or by watching the embedded version of my photostory. I learned upon the completion of this assignment that this instructional movie that I created is very beneficial, for by using software program PhotoStory, I was able to use pictures and PowerPoint presentation slides to create a movie that can be used as an instructional tool.
Click here to view my photostory on Christopher Columbus via YouTube
Activity Outcomes: Recognize & modify file types. Import from and export files into a variety of programs. Find and use online resources to create and store digital artifacts.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity -designing an instructional movie through the use of PhotoStory and using the movie as an instructional tool promotes student learning in a creative way
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the instructional movie designed through the use PhotoStory delivers information to the students in a movie format yet offers the same instructional value
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -PhotoStory allows the teacher to compose an instructional movie that can be used as a instructional tool to further enhance the learning environment
Click here to view my photostory on Christopher Columbus via YouTube
Activity Outcomes: Recognize & modify file types. Import from and export files into a variety of programs. Find and use online resources to create and store digital artifacts.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity -designing an instructional movie through the use of PhotoStory and using the movie as an instructional tool promotes student learning in a creative way
3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats -the instructional movie designed through the use PhotoStory delivers information to the students in a movie format yet offers the same instructional value
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -PhotoStory allows the teacher to compose an instructional movie that can be used as a instructional tool to further enhance the learning environment
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Day 21 - Prezi
Although there was no official class meeting on Thursday, an assignment was still given to be completed by Tuesday. In completing the assignment, I had to create an online presentation using Prezi.
View my online presentation that I created using Prezi entitled "Our Five Senses"
Prezi is similar to other popular presentation tools such as PowerPoint in that it allows users to create a presentation using text and graphics and takes you through the presentation, delivering one piece of information at a time. Prezi differs from other popular presentation tools such as PowerPoint, however, in that it uses non-linear navigation, a map layout, a web-based approach, and limited printing options. Such factors as limited printing options and others not previously mentioned such as inability to insert audio clips, inability to create numerous transitions, and difficulty with tool usage are disadvantages of Prezi. The advantages, on the other hand, are that
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations -taking the current knowledge of other presentation tools such as PowerPoint and integrating that current knowledge into new knowledge developed by the usage of new technology and situations
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -using Prezi to create an online presentation that relates to a subject or section of criteria that could be easily integrated into the classroom
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning -evaluation and reflection established when comparing and contrasting Prezi to other presentation tools such as PowerPoint
View my online presentation that I created using Prezi entitled "Our Five Senses"
Prezi is similar to other popular presentation tools such as PowerPoint in that it allows users to create a presentation using text and graphics and takes you through the presentation, delivering one piece of information at a time. Prezi differs from other popular presentation tools such as PowerPoint, however, in that it uses non-linear navigation, a map layout, a web-based approach, and limited printing options. Such factors as limited printing options and others not previously mentioned such as inability to insert audio clips, inability to create numerous transitions, and difficulty with tool usage are disadvantages of Prezi. The advantages, on the other hand, are that
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations -taking the current knowledge of other presentation tools such as PowerPoint and integrating that current knowledge into new knowledge developed by the usage of new technology and situations
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning -using Prezi to create an online presentation that relates to a subject or section of criteria that could be easily integrated into the classroom
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning -evaluation and reflection established when comparing and contrasting Prezi to other presentation tools such as PowerPoint
Friday, April 15, 2011
Day 20 - PowerPoint Presentation
I was absent from class on Tuesday, and I have been a little behind on my blog as a result. That does not mean, however, that I have fallen behind on my in-class assignments. I e-mailed my instructor with an inquiry about the assignment given in Tuesday's class period, and his response was that the class assignment was to conclude the previously assigned PowerPoint activity. Fortunately, I had already completed the PowerPoint activity and followed all the necessary procedures to submit the activity prior to Tuesday's class period. As a result, this blog relates to Tuesday's in-class assignment of concluding the previously assigned PowerPoint activity, of which I had already completed individually while the class had completed within Tuesday's class period.
ISTE NETS T Standards (Pertaining to the previosuly assigned PowerPoint activity which was concluded Tuesday):
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
ISTE NETS T Standards (Pertaining to the previosuly assigned PowerPoint activity which was concluded Tuesday):
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Day 19 - PowerPoint Presentation
Although there was no official class meeting on Thursday, an assignment was still given to be completed by Tuesday. In completing the assignment, I had to create an original PowerPoint presentation that addresses one or more problematic content standards or topics in my teaching field. I chose to create a PowerPoint presentation for Kindergarten students on the five senses so that the PowerPoint could be easily integrated into my curriculum and could be of use in the conduct of my class. I avoided wasting time on animation and transitions, as told by the instructor, and focused solemnly on the critically important things about my subject and its content. In creating my PowerPoint, I used examples given by the instructor as my guide for the layout and used information on the five senses from various sources on the web to construct my content. Upon completion of my PowerPoint, I uploaded it to my Slideshare account.
Click here to view my PowerPoint on teaching kindergarten students the five senses
Activity Outcomes Student can create, download, upload, and archive a graphic image. Students will be able to publish presentations in a variety of formats. Students will be able to select appropriate digital formats for publishing.
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
Click here to view my PowerPoint on teaching kindergarten students the five senses
Activity Outcomes Student can create, download, upload, and archive a graphic image. Students will be able to publish presentations in a variety of formats. Students will be able to select appropriate digital formats for publishing.
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Day 18 - How to Edit a PDF
Today, in class, I learned how to edit a PDF file. In editing a PDF file, you first have to save the PDF file to your desktop by clicking "File", "Download Original", "Save", "Desktop", and then "Save". Once the file is saved to your desktop, you then have to right click the saved icon and select "Open With" and then "Microsoft Office Word". Once Microsoft Office Word is open, you can click "Convert, "All files", and then "OK". You can then make corrections if need be. If no corrections are needed, your PDF file has successfully been converted into a text format.
How to Edit a PDF
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
How to Edit a PDF
ISTE NETS T Standards:
3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
3d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning3a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
5c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
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