March 31, 2009
Session 9: Using Flickr to Eliminate Those Boxes of Unsorted Photos
Even with the advantages of digital photogtaphy, we too often end up with a “pile” of unsorted pictures on our computers. In this session we talked about the use of Flickr, Picasa, and other sites for storing and sharing photographs.
Video of this week’s presentation:
PowerPoint Slides:
Additional Resources:
March 13, 2009
Session 8: What’s All This Fuss About Twitter? And if I Have 100 People Following Me, Where Am I Taking Them?
Twitter is one of the most talked about web apps right now. Ene if you don’t participate, it’s good to know about what it is and how people are using it. This week we introduce the Twitter service, give a listing of terms and uses, and explain how to set up a Twitter account.
Video of this week’s presentation
This week’s PowerPoint slides:
Additional Resources:
www.delicious.com/gdhuyvetter/twitter
My Twitter name:
March 5, 2009
Session 7: Three Great FREE Word Processors: Shhh, Don’t tell our Microsoft Overlords!
Microsoft Word is a wonderful word processor, but it is not the only one available. For a long time technological progress was measured by how familiar a person was with the Microsoft Office Suite, but now it is possible to use different tools and not lose the ability to communicate.
This session focuses on three free word processing options. Openoffice.org is a productivity suite with many of the features of MS Office. Both Google Docs and Buzzword are online word processors which offer convenient storage and sharing options.
Video of the session found at the following link: http://vimeo.com/3558815
To learn more about any of these issues, or to access the word processors, see my bookmark page at www.delicious.com/gdhuyvetter/altwp
February 26, 2009
Session 6: Delicious & Social Bookmarking: A Tasty Way to Organize the Internet
Del.icio.us or Delicious.com is a valuable site to find, save, organize, and share bookmarks. Through the use of tag words you can quickly identify and find relevant sites, your own, and those tagged by others.
All links for today’s session can be found at www.delicious.com/gdhuyvetter/delicious
January 31, 2009
Session 5: Creating Your Own Blog with WordPress
Everyone should try her or his hand at blogging. Blogging allows you to share your thoughts, experience, and expertise with the world and to connect with people of similar interests
This week’s links:
Free Blogs
WordPress
Blogger
Live Journal
Resources
Blogging in Plain English (video)
http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
How to Create a Blog
http://www.2createawebsite.com/traffic/create-free-blog.html
Blogging for teachers
http://mark.blogspot.com/2005/03/blogging-for-teachers-part-1-what-are.html
Blog Rules for Educators
http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/november-december-2006/blog-rules.html
Legal Guide for Bloggers
http://w2.eff.org/bloggers/lg/
50 Useful Blog Tips for Teachers
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/07/21/50-useful-blogging-tools-for-teachers/
Article: Values and Difficulties with Teacher Blogs (Us News and World Reports)
January 16, 2009
Session 4: Copyright and Fair Use: My Life in Crime
Issues regarding copyright and fair use have become more challenging for teachers in an era of easy access and digital duplication.
This session dicusses the definitions and rules for appropriate fair use in an educational environment. Also introduced is the concept of Creative Commons and what these new licenses might mean for educators.
Sorry, but the video of this session crashed and is not available.
Links for this presentation
Videos on this Subject
Copyright for Educators (series)
http://www.youtube.com/user/KOCETV
Copyright 101 for Teachers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzlry1c76nc
Creative Commons – Get Creative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3BrAQl3so
Other Resource Sites
Teacher First Resource Listings
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=7493
When Published Works Pass into the Public Domain (Chart)
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
Creative Commons
Creative Commons Search
http://search.creativecommons.org/
A Crash Course on Copyright
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm#top
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained
December 18, 2008
Session 3: 10 Great Podcasts for Educators (How to Claim Your iPod as a Business Expense) ucationa
Podcasts are a great way to learn. These portable lessons allow you to “time shift” and access the material you want when you have time to listen (or watch). This session presented a group of podcasts that you can use as a starting point in discovering this new media.
This week’s PowerPoint
Video of this presentation can be found at
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ed2a4f61b7aee4545ccb
Links for this workshop
Podcasts in Plain English Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c
Podcast Catchers
iTunes
www.itunes.com
Juice
http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/
Mediafly
Education and technology Podcasts
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/
Connect Learning with David Warlick
http://davidwarlick.com/connectlearning/
Teaching for the Future Podcast
http://www.teachingforthefuture.com/
Ed Tech Weekly
Twenty Minutes for Tech
Teaching Strategies for the Everyday Teacher
http://tenaciousteacher.theteachingexperience.com/
The Teacher Podcast
Teachers Teaching Teachers
http://teachersteachingteachers.org/
Teacher 2.0
http://thecleversheep.libsyn.com/
The Tech Teachers
http://www.thetechteachers.blogspot.com/
Other Podcasts
The Tech Guy Podcast
Buzz Out Loud
http://reviews.cnet.com/buzz-out-loud-podcast/
Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Hardcore History
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh
This American Life
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
The Writer’s Almanac
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/
Other Resources
The Educational Podcast Network
http://epnweb.org/index.php?request_id=557&openpod=1#anchor1
Podcasting in Education
http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~magps/boylit/Podcasting%20in%20Education
Create and share your first podcast
December 12, 2008
Session 2 There’s More to a Wiki than Wikipedia: December 11, 2008
Blogs and Wikis are two of the maintypes of websites. Each has it’s own particular characteristics and strengths. In this session we define and examine the wiki form.
Video of this presentation can be found at Teachertube at the following link:
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c421a49ff5a98d1e8530
Links for this workshop
Video Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Common Craft
Free Wiki Sites
Google Sites (jot spot)
PB WIKI
EduWiki
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/
WetPaint Wiki
Wikispaces
About Educational Wikis
Wikis in Education
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
Wikis in the Classroom (slideshow)
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
Flat Classroom Project
Session 1 RSS and News Aggregators: Make Your Browser Work for You: December 4, 2008
It is so hard to keep up with all the information that is available on the Internet. Using an RSS feed aggregator can help to gather information in one place and present it in an easily digestible form.
Links for this workshop
Feed Readers
Google Reader
iGoogle
PageFlakes
BlogLines
Yahoo
The Top Ten Windows-based Feed readers
http://email.about.com/od/rssreaderswin/tp/top_rss_windows.htm
Video: RSS in Plain English
http://commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
A Few Blogs to Start
e-school news: Newspaper of educational technology
2 Cents Worth: Education and Learning
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
Moving at the Speed of Creativity: Podcasts
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/
So You Want to Teach?: Motivational and technique blog
http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/
Generation Yes Blog: Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology
Tipline – Gates Computer Tips: Great Links
Demo Girl: Great videos of new applications
Lifehacker: General Technology, Great Timesaver Tips
Mater Dei Technology Think Tank: The One and Only
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