Dancing Final Grade

It's been a great summer of learning for me online!! My final grade for Education 2201 is: drum roll please!! B just what I thought I would get! Didn't want an A simply because I was just learning how to use Blackboard and I knew I needed higher than a C to renew my teaching certificate! Good luck & STAY COOL!!

TimeGlider Online Time chart

Timeglider is kind of cool in that it allows teachers to set up projects on a timeline as well as can provide the history behind each lesson to be incorporated to interest students in today's technologically advanced society. Students can also use it as part of their projects as well. The first four and fifth parts a and c of the ISTE-NETS-T teaching standards are met using Timeglider in that the Internet is used as creative digital resource.
This is now an optional assignment which I did sign up and get an account established on TimeGlider.com and I will add my timeline when I return from vacation. So look for it around the first of the month! Thanks and have a great rest of the summer! Stay COOL!!

Cyberbullying PSA Photostory

Yet another feat of magic on my part to learn. Being in the world of Journalism, public service announcements (PSAs) are easy for me. I started with PowerPoint and turned the slides into pictures to import into Photostory. However, making a PSA using Photostory is different. Here is my Cyberbullying PSA.  I then downloaded it to Windows Movie Maker to get a different file .wmv to upload on YouTube.com to have it go public. Hope I did it right. Hope it's educational and helpful!
It may not be very long according to the assignment but at least it's done to the best of my abilities. I had trouble with the narration having no microphone to actually speak and hear myself.

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3-ZwIG9X9rU?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

All 5 standards of the ISTE-NETS-T are associated in this assignment since I incorporated the video on YouTube which is digital environment on the Internet. My video should appeal to teachers, parents, the community and the students.

Grade Your Resume

Rezscore.com is a different tool to use when applying for jobs. This tool grades your resume that you upload and based on that grade, allows you to edit your resume in order to get a better grade and essentially a job that fits your experience and skills. Earlier this semester, I published MelGsResume
(embed code:  &nbsp;<a href="http://tiny.cc/m7i2l">MelGsResume</a>
&nbsp;)  and now I've graded it using RezScore.com (embed code:  <a href="http://rezscore.com/">RezScore.com</a>&nbsp)

This assignment can be associated to the ISTE-NETS-T teaching standards 1-5 in that using digital resources such as the Internet, teachers allow their students to engage in creative ways in assessing their resumes to utilize the Internet for public and community involvement in employment opportunities.

YouTube Video / YouTube Converter/ Loop A Video

I chose the following video from YouTube to learn how to create your own online newspaper. Take a look at it and see how cool it is!! You can even download to your Iphone!!

The embed code for Instapaper video is:  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gIGNfyCY1FA" width="425"></iframe>

How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer This is the link I chose to download the video using Keepvid.com. This YouTube video walks you through using Keepvid.com and I downloaded the 360 flv as high quality and it worked so EASY!! This Keepvid.com also allows you to download to MP3 which converts the videos to that format --  all you do is click MP3 and Keepvid converts!! Keepvid.com also allows you to download your video to a PowerPoint presentation and just by clicking that format will expand your presentation to a whole new level! Keepvid.com can be used on Windows, Linux, Mac and even IPhones which is really cool! The possibilities are unlimited! I'm going to try downloading my son's memorial video to this blog using Keepvid.com. Watch for that posting!!

The embed code for How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer is: 

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P3MrkkOcx4M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The other two links above are just links that I tried to use on SaveTube.com and did not work for me. I kept getting errors in file not found. At first you don't succeed, try two more times! If by the third try, you don't succeed, just bite the bullet and ask for help!!

I looped create an online newspaper using InfiniteLooper.com and added the Repeat Video button to my favorites bar. Try it and you might just like it! Really Easy!! Embed code for this is:  <a href="http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=gIGNfyCY1FA&amp;p=n">Repeat Video</a> button&nbsp;

How to download, convert and loop YouTube videos to your computer is associated with all five of the ISTE-NETS-T standards in that the digital environment is used through YouTube and it's on the internet for public use. Teachers need to be very prudent in allowing students to use the internet this way to prevent cyberbullying!! HINT:  That leads to my next assignment!!

JeopardyLabs

I love the Jeopardy game show for its innovative way it incorporates knowledge throughout the world. With that said, this assignment I found to be easy to set up and use when teaching any unit in English. I would use this method to assess my students' learning and understanding of the material in the unit as quizzes or different test reviews.

The first four standards of the ISTE NETS-T standards are met with JeopardyLabs in that creativity, innovation, knowledge and assessment is fostered in the digital technology world.

Play Non-fiction Writing Jeopardy2 to test your knowledge.

Prezi Zooming Presentations

Prezi presentations are different from PowerPoint in that Prezi gives you the opportunity to expand into more animation features by zooming in on specific pieces you want to emphasize in the presentation. The only similarity I found was that you can use a PowerPoint presentation in Prezi, however, you can only use parts of a PowerPoint and not all of it which will make the Prezi too disorganized and confusing. I believe Prezi to work better because it will keep your students interested more than than PowerPoint with various tools to loop throughout the presentation.

Prezi incorporates the first 3 ISTE NETS-T standards through creativity, digital sources, and the internet.

Take a look at my PowerPoint presentation through My Prezi.
Embed code for My Prezi is:
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This Prezi is designed to teach 8th grade English students how to write a Personal Non-Fiction Essay in an easy to understand format to zoom in.    
" href="http://prezi.com/l1kseuaz4phd/writing-a-personal-essay/">Writing A Personal Essay</a> on <a href="http://prezi.com">Prezi</a></p></div></div>

Writing A Personal Essay on Prezi