I have learned a lot in this class. I hope to use and remember all the tools that can enhance my blog. Even though there has been some frustrations along the way, overall it’s a great class to take. One of my favorite parts of the class was editing photos. Even though it would be [...]
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My wiki account was already set up. We use it as a way of communication and adding to projects for departments. The difference between a blog and a wiki is simple. A blog is like a journal. It’s great if you want to have an ongoing dialogue or discussion, or about any topic.A wiki, however, is less about new [...]
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The Comparing Hemispheres wiki would be an interesting site to start for social studies students. It would be just another tool for students to compare and contrast other cultures, environments, physical features, economics and political systems, and more. Wikis would fit into your curriculum easily I think. However, you would need to either require students [...]
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The Berlin Wall The embedded video worked for me by going to the add media icon and pasting it in the HTML and then giving it a title. It still works but it’s not the way the directions said. I couldn’t get it to work right away. Guess I did something right here. Yehaw!
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I use youtube quite a bit for teaching. Especially if I can’t find exactly what I’m looking for on United Streaming. Students seem to respond better by throwing in a few clips here and there in your teaching style. The only challenging thing for me with youtube would be the time you can spend trying [...]
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VoiceThread is an online tool that has potential for teachers. It seems as if it is used a as tool for collaborative opportunities for students and teachers. It is like a slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments … using voice (with a mic or phone), text, [...]
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The bubbl.us tool is a concept map that is used to generate ideas. For example, a concept map is sometimes used for brainstorming and can be used to communicate complex ideas.
Concept maps used in education can be beneficial:
Notetaking and summarizing key concepts
New knowledge creation
Collaborative knowledge modeling
Organizing information
Increasing meaningful learning
Communicating complex ideas
Assessing learner understanding of learning [...]
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Creative Commons is sharing your ideas in a way to benefit the culture of the world. CC protects you from people stealing ideas or work or could potentially share your ideas willingly to refine your work. Collaboration on the internet is alive and is change our society probably both positively and negatively.
The biggest pro of [...]
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Thing 15
This took me some time finding what I was looking for. I also foresee that if this “thing” is something that I will be including on my blog, this would also take some time for research. However, some pod casts I found useful was on the subject of history. I went to the itunes u [...]
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Podcast 1
School Recession
The benefits of podcasting seem numerous. However, as with any modern technology it takes some time for podcasting to be encorportated into its’ full potential. Especially when it comes to its uses in daily life. It’s another way of entertainment and getting information across to your audience.
Visit most schools these days and you’ll [...]
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