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Episode 42 – Ha! Bet you didn’t think we’d be back that fast!
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So we felt guilty about the lapse between episodes 40 and 41, so we’re following up 41 with 42-brief, but still full of the goodness you’ve come to expect! *uh…any extraneous noises may be Anna’s kids, but there really aren’t many–they did a great job and were quiet while we recorded! :-) {update by Anna: Let’s play “listen for the kids!” First person who hears them arguing in the background gets a free t-shirt!}
Shout Outs:
* @njtechteacher for Panwaba even though it was already on our list. Thanks for sharing ideas!
* @dmcordell for Student 2.0 site.
* @katiemorrow is a new follower and is a new blogger–go by and encourage her AND learn from her!
* @BarbInNebraska and @cnansen for helping us call out a plagiarizer!
* Our Twitter network for contributing links on search engines that we added to ours for our upcoming article (SLJ-available April 1st).
* btw…if you’re not on twitter yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! What a great learning resource!
Resources
TweetMap
http://www.mytweetmap.com/
Twitter and Google Maps mashup that works as a Twitter client and allows you to see where your Friends’ tweets come from (thanks to @cnansen for sharing his students’ work).
TeachStrong
http://teachstrongnetwork.ning.com/
An online Professional Learning Community for educators interested in becoming stronger teachers through the use of digital technologies.
BeFunky
http://www.befunky.com/
Two free online applications which will allow users to create self-expressions. “Cartoonizer” re-creates images/videos by turning them into digital paintings, cartoons and comics. Uvatar (coming from avatar where u represents “You”) which helps to create an exact illustrated representation of its owner. We think the cartoonizer may be helpful for creating avatars for students to use to protect their identity.
Electronic Student Portfolios
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic82.htm
Fairly comprehensive listing of URLs all about portfolios for teachers and students.
Diigo
http://www.diigo.com/
Bookmark and highlight the web. Add sticky notes. Access and search your findings from any PC or iPhone. Create groups to pool resources for specific projects.
Bonus song: Ctrl Z by Popple
Episode 41
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We know it’s been a while, but we’re back! This episode is packed with links that we’ve been wanting to share with you. And special thanks to Anna’s Mom and Dad who let us arrive unexpectedly and use their wireless this morning. Long story, but you’ll hear it on the podcast…and we have to get this posted, so it’s not as edited…hope you can bear with us!
What Could It Mean
http://whatcoulditmean.wikispaces.com/
Using VoiceThread, contribute a single photo of your country depicting a unique tradition, custom, routine, etc. Students post their thoughts on what that image represents.
VoiceThread Revisited
http://ed.voicethread.com
Providing a secure, collaborative environment for educators and students. $10 fee, but that’s almost free.
Kerpoof
http://www.kerpoof.com
http://www.kerpoof.com/teach
What is Kerpoof? Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Here are just a few ways you can use Kerpoof:
- Make artwork (even if you aren’t good at drawing!)
- Make an animated movie (really! it’s easy!)
- Earn Koins which you will soon be able to spend in The Kerpoof Store
- Make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug
- Tell a story
- Make a drawing
- Vote on the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have made
Linked to Texas and Washington standards; committed to being kid-friendly! Educator page has ideas for using the site as well as lesson plans and other resources.
Panwapa
http://www.panwapa.com
Developed by the educators behind Sesame Street, geared towards 4 to 7 year olds with the intent to promote global awareness. Awareness of the wider world, appreciating similarities and valuing differences, taking responsibility for one’s behaviors, community participation and willingness to take action, and understanding of and responsiveness to economic disparity. Several languages, video and print. Lesson plans coming soon.
Levelator
http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/
Free software that runs on Windows, OS X (universal binary), or Linux (Ubuntu) that adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or other audio file for variations from one speaker to the next, for example. It’s magic–levels of both people speaking are magically “levelled” out–your podcasts (or any audio recording) will sound professional!
Gigapan
http://share.gigapan.org/easter.php?window_height=697&window_width=1297
GigaPan consists of three technological developments: a robotic camera mount for capturing very high-resolution (gigapixel and up) panoramic images using a standard digital camera; custom software for constructing very high-resolution gigapixel panoramas; and, a new type of website for exploring, sharing and commenting on gigapixel panoramas and the detail our users will discover within them. The GigaPan website allows hosting and sharing all kinds of panoramas, and so the robotic GigaPan mount is recommended but is certainly not required to be part of this community. Think digital online “Where’s Waldo”.
HP Project Idea
http://tiny.cc/j3KGo
Do a scavenger hunt with your students. Make it a Math hunt. Find an example of 4/5th. Or find a parallelogram. Extra points for using an original example.
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn
Sorry guys! We were so wowed by all the links that we didn’t read the comments all the way through! “ipod-hacker” apparently plagiarized this article from the Online Educational Database. Please see the original article:
http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and-study-better
http://the-ipod-hacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and.html
Lists of study guides, tutorials, podcasts, applications, and other downloads to help users get the most out of their iPod and really use it as a learning tool. Some services are for charge, while others are free.
Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverywhere.com
Now free accounts come with 1000 votes per month! Much more user friendly for educators–thanks for listening!
2008 SIGTel Online Learning Award Competition
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yteachers_community/message/112
Looking for original, online learning activity. Awardees will be honored at NECC 2008 and SIGTel will publish the winning entries, and the respective authors’ reflections in its online publication, SIGTel Bulletin, and archive the work as exemplary projects on the SIGTel Web area.
Students 2.0 and Student Voice
http://students2oh.org/
Many thanks to two students who contributed their voice to Anna’s professional learning at her campus. Check out their thoughts online and find ways to hear your own students.
Arthus: http://myfla.ws/
Lindseak: http://lindseak.wordpress.com
Trying out a new plug-in
Thanks to Tim Lauer, I’ve downloaded this new plugin to our site that searches Flickr Creative Commons photos by keyword to automatically add to you blog. Tres cool. Thanks, Tim!