@ Janice - I think this site looks great! I loved the features that this site offers. It seems to offer both students and teachers a lot of options. Thanks for sharing!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
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@Erin - I Love this idea! It is nice to see a Web 2.0 tool geared towards younger kids. Since I am primarily working with adults,I don't always get the opportunity to explore Web 2.0 tools for younger children.
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@Ben - This site looks very interesting! As I was playing around the site, I noticed it was very user friendly. The information on the site looks amazing. Give this site a few months and I am sure many more teachers will be hooked on it!
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Week 3 – Researching and Blogging about Web 2.0 Tools
Woopid
A common theme when I am conducting software training is the varying skill levels of the attendees. During any given class I may have some students who have just mastered the art of email, and others who are skilled Flash developers. As the instructor, it can be quite challenging to try and keep a good pace while both keeping students engaged and not left behind.
Over the past two years I have gotten in the habit of giving my students outside resources to use in conjunction with our software program. Essentially, our product allows users to create interactive and engaging elearning content. Throughout the training course, I provide students with websites for devel
oping storyboards, organizational charts, flash development, etc. The more comfortable the students feel on the computer, the better content they will be able to develop.
When I stumbled upon Woopid, a free online video tutorial site, I immediately thought it would be a great resource to share with my students. When students access the site, they are able to search among a series of tutorials aimed at teaching software and computer applications. The tutorials are divided into five main subject categories. These categories are: hardware, Inter
net, Mac, Ubuntu, and Windows.
The Internet, for example, is in a constant state of change. For some of our older students, who may not necessarily have a choice in transitioning to elearning, these video tutorials can be a tremendous resource for them. From learning how to navigate Facebook for corporate networking, to creating a Google document, these tutorials can quickly bring students up to speed with some basic computer functionality.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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SketchfuToday’s education system is made up of students who love math, language, phys ed, music and art. In most cases, wherever a students’ passion falls, they have an outlet available to them that allows them to express their interests. If you love phys ed you can join a sports team, if you love math you can become a mathlete, etc.
Sketchfu is an online application that allows budding artists to express themselves. Providing an online outlet to share their work with others. Not only does this forum allow the students to practice their talents, but they also are able to put their work on display and vulnerable for critique.
This tool could be used in a number of different ways in the classroom. Students could break into groups, and each group be assigned a different story to read. Once the story is read, each member of the group could be in charge of creating a picture that is associated with a part of the story. Groups will have to work together to make sure that all images associated with the story are cohesive, and match the overall theme of the story.
Art teachers could utilize this tool to hold contests on which student can create the most unique and engaging picture.
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BusinessCard 2When preparing students for life in the corporate world, there are so many small details that simply get overlooked. One of these details is the importance of networking and making strong and valid business connections. With only two years under my belt in the corporate world, I have learned that one of the greatest (and oldest) ways to make contacts is through the use of business cards.
It is always a good idea to keep a few tastefully designed business cards on you at all times. You never know who you maymeet, and how they may be beneficial to your professional life.
While having business cards readily available is the old fashioned way of networking, there is a new web 2.0 tool called BusinessCard 2 which allows you to create and share virtual business cards.
This tool would be great to utilize at the high school or undergraduate levels to teach students how to market themselves in the best way possible. Each student in the class would be responsible for creating a business card, and sharing it with the rest of their classmates. Once the virtual business cards had been shared, student would then critique one another on style, design, layout, etc.
This lesson provides the opportunity to teach students that in business, reputation is everything. You have to know how to market yourself, in order to become successful.
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