It has been a while since my last post - I am enjoying long service leave too much. In the last couple of weeks I have looked at software for the IWBs we are planning on getting next year. I haven't followed through on using the podcast yet but I have bought a microphone so watch this space.
This Web 2.0 directory is a nice piece of work. It is very easy to use and looks comprehensive
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Adding Gadgets
Today I have added 2 gadgets to my blog. The first shows a link to the blogs I subscribe to. The second gadget allows you to subscribe to my blog so you can, if you wish , follow my blog. This will keep you up to date about new posts. I suggest we all use this so we can share what we find in our explorations.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Week 9 - Podcasts
I can see myself using podcasts in class - as an adjunct to writing and to add spice to public speaking. I have downloaded the audio editing software Audacity and am going to do the podcasting tutorial. I'll let you know how I get on. I am definitely entering my discomfort zone.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Exciting News
Jo Donalsdson has created a blog. Please visit her blog at this site and pass on your congratulations.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Week 8 Online Applications and Tools
I am writing this post using Zoho Writer and they tell me I can publish straight to my blog. I believe them - but I don't as yet know how to do it. Well here goes!
Yes! It worked and was really simple. There appears to be a couple advantages of using an online word processor. You can access your documents wherever you have internet access and it allows collaboration between authors. If you have a group of kids working on a project they can each have access to the document and add, change and delete.
Anyway, I'm back to play with my new toy - I'll let you know how it goes.
Well I'm having fun! I have created a short document and shared with Dave Klan. He gets sent an email with a link to the document and, when he signs up to Zoho, he will be able to work on the document. Come on Dave, have a go!
Yes! It worked and was really simple. There appears to be a couple advantages of using an online word processor. You can access your documents wherever you have internet access and it allows collaboration between authors. If you have a group of kids working on a project they can each have access to the document and add, change and delete.
Anyway, I'm back to play with my new toy - I'll let you know how it goes.
Well I'm having fun! I have created a short document and shared with Dave Klan. He gets sent an email with a link to the document and, when he signs up to Zoho, he will be able to work on the document. Come on Dave, have a go!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
(WEEK 7) Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that educators use them
"A Wiki is a quick-to-build, easy-to-edit website on which all information can be edited, changed, or rewritten by the users or members of the site. It is an incredibly useful tool for collaborative writing, pooling knowledge or exchanging ideas, especially on a subject that changes or needs updating frequently." http://plcmccore.blogspot.com/2006/04/wiki-wiki-wiki.html
Wikis look useful for Year 6&7 - not sure how or if I would use them for younger students. Definitely worth further investigation.
This link takes you to a video showing how a Year 2/3 class in New Zealand is using Web 2.0 tools.
This video looks at a Year 4/5 class and how it uses Web 2.0 tools.
Use this link to see how Wikis are used in some Australian classrooms.
Wikis look useful for Year 6&7 - not sure how or if I would use them for younger students. Definitely worth further investigation.
This link takes you to a video showing how a Year 2/3 class in New Zealand is using Web 2.0 tools.
This video looks at a Year 4/5 class and how it uses Web 2.0 tools.
Use this link to see how Wikis are used in some Australian classrooms.
Week 6:Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
Went to Del.icio.us, a social networking favourites site. It looks quite a useful research tool for teachers but I did not open an account because it requires the downloading of a toolbar. It gives you an option other than a straight search engine and the use of tags allows you to narrow your search. I don't think I'll be using it.
The information about Creative Commons and Copyright, while interesting, is more relevant to Teacher/Librarians.
I found this week's tutorial not as useful as previous - but I am looking forward to next week and an introduction to Wikis.
The information about Creative Commons and Copyright, while interesting, is more relevant to Teacher/Librarians.
I found this week's tutorial not as useful as previous - but I am looking forward to next week and an introduction to Wikis.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Week 5: Play Week
We are asked to play with some online picture tools. I used Big Huge Labs to create this movie poster. It was easy and I can see how you could use it in class.
We were also asked to go to Rollyo to create a custom search engine. You create a search engine for the sites you nominate. I can see this being useful for say Year 4 and above, but I created one for Year 2 and it is here.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
The tutorial suggested Bloglines but I went for the Google Reader. I added a few education type feeds as well as some personal interests.
The whole thing is pretty simple to use and I will report back as to how useful/interesting the feeds are.
The whole thing is pretty simple to use and I will report back as to how useful/interesting the feeds are.
Getting Started - Weeks 1,2 and 3.
I want to use this blog to share what I am learning on the Classroom Learning 2.0 tutorial. As you can see I have created a blog and an avatar from Week 2 activities.
From Week 3 activities I have created a Flickr account and started mucking around with some of the Web tools available from Big Huge Labs.
Above is a trading card I made.
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