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The presentation with text and visual images provides a better presentation than only using text or images by themselves. The visual images support the text, just like the text supports the images and gives you a more clarified presentation. However, using a combination of narration, text, and images addresses all learners and provides the a great introduction to the content.

The images coveyed the idea of what a preposition is without using text. However, the students would not realize they were learning prepostions, they would see it only as directions you could move in.

SlideBoom would be a great way for students to incorporate technology into a project. Students could compose a powerpoint presentation and share it with other classes, on the class blog, or e-mail it to a student who is absent. This is a great tool for communicating with others without having to sign-up to share your presentations.

The creation of a visual powerpoint increases the awareness that images only enhance presentations if they are chosing correctly. Powerpoints can be powerful learning tools if you can combine; images, sounds, and text in the right amount without overdoing any one item. I will keep this in mind when I create my next powerpoint presentation. I feel that I've learned a lot with this activity about how visual items can improve learning and make the presentation more exciting.

Edward's New Thing #7

Eyeplorer

Eyeplorer is a good way of finding organized information about almost anything. I typed in "paper" and Eyeplorer returned various information about "paper". If you clip on the Eyeplorer Map it will organize titles that deal with the subject in a map.

My search on "paper airplanes"

Edward's New Thing #5

CarrotSticks

CarrotSticks is a wonderful learning game website. Students have to create their own avatar (which makes this site more fun. This math website allows students to compete against other users by completing math problems. Students can choose a level and solve addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication problems to win. The site also gives the student an opportunity to receive a certificate for their points obtained.

Edward's New Thing # 4

E-learning for kids

E-learning for kids is a learning website that offers a variety of content games. The site gives you a choice of choosing a grade level or choosing a subject matter area. The site is mainly for students in K-5, I thought a sixth grader may consider it to be too "childish" for them.

My MakeBeliefsComix

 

Edward's New Thing # 3

MakeBeliefsComix

Make Beliefs Comix would be a great way to get students who normally do not like writing stories to create a story by using comics. This is a great way to get students excited about writing and reading their creations!

Edward's New Thing #2

Artpad

My painting

Artpad is a great way for students to express their creativity without getting paint on your classroom floor. The Artpad lets you choose a frame to frame your painting. Students can also create a variety of paintings using the various sizes of the paint brush and the colors that are available. I really liked the "splash" tool, which you can use to make the paint splatter on the page.

The Artpad also lets you display it in a virtual gallery or you can save it and send it to a friend by e-mail.

Edward's New Thing #1

Ediscio

This website is a free online flashcard maker. You can use flashcards made by other teachers or you can create your own. It is a great way to help students study for assessments. Teachers can create an account so that their students can study online!

Click on the "Cardbox Catalog" and locate flashcards by subject, school, or by the flashcard creator. Ediscio will also allow you to make flashcards with pictures or sounds.

NEWTHING#7:DIPITY

Great site for creating a visual time line and flip-book. However, you only have a thirty day trial, before you have to begin paying. It allows you to upload and create time lines on almost everything. This would be beneficial to those who teach any content area and for students who are creative.

NEWTHING #6 Olologames

Students will have to learn new physic concepts while playing a game! This website was great. Students have to figure out the placement of the items in order to create a contraption to wake up "Mr. Box". Warning: this game can become addictive!
I feel that seeing the effects of placing objects in certain places to get an outcome is awesome!

NEW THING #5: VISUAL COMPLEXITY

Visual Complexity is a web resource that creates concept maps to break down everything from the food chain to the various types of music. I found the map "I wish" to be very interesting, a visual representation of the balance between work and family. This representation really caught my eye.

NEW THING #4: PHRASER

Create a phrase using photos from flicker. Students can create phrases and "Phraser" will find pictures to match that phrase. Students may publish and review these phrases later. This would be great for vocabulary words or explaining the different types of phrases in Language Arts; however you still need to monitor the content.

NEW THING #3:VIEWAT.ORG

This particular website would be beneficial for students to see up-close views of certain places in panoramic views. Similar to Google Earth, however seems to give a more up-close and detailed image of the places visited. Does not have as many views available as Google Earth, but still a great resource for a virtual field trip

NEW THING #2: TABLEFY

Tablefy is a fun way of comparing objects. Students can create visual and written comparisions of various items.

NEW THING #1: CREATE A GRAPH

Create a Graph provides teachers with a unique and fun way of helping students interpret data. Students will be able to create and print their own graphs, making data fun!

Collaborative Writing

 
 

Lisa Bunde

Patsy Cheatham

Jamie Foote

 

     Technology today has opened up an entirely new world not only to the business sector, but to the future of education as well. Collaborative writing allows students, professionals, and others to share ideas and increase productivity.  Many of the latest tools now available are free, online work-sharing tools which enable many forms of collaboration.  However, this collaborative document development use has its share of both pros and cons. In an attempt to evaluate both the advantages and disadvantages, we will examine the use of collaborative writing in more detail.
      Collaborative writing is a great way to allow other people to share ideas and create various written documentation to express those ideas. Students may use online collaborative writing applications to create papers, presentations and share information about content areas to other students while gaining imperative knowledge of cooperating with others.  Professionals can access, edit, collaborate, publish important documents, templates, and spreadsheets in a matter of seconds allowing instant feedback to others in their profession. Administrators in schools can collaborate with teachers by creating, sending, and posting documents online, even if the teacher is at home. Aaron Manfull (2009) wrote an article for the Journalism Education Association's Digital Media Resources site in which he states the steps he used in Google Docs to create an online application for the journalism staff at his school.  This is one of the many creative ways collaborative writing applications can be used in the educational setting.
      There are many different online collaborative writing applications, a few of the most common tools used in collaborative writing are, Google Docs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Writeboard and WriteWith which allow collaboration of documents and spreadsheets. SlideRocket, Flickr, Slide, Bookr, and Show Beyond enable the users to create slideshow presentations of their work containing images, sound, and text. These types of writing and presentation applications have both pros and cons to their use.  Below are a few examples of pros and cons of using online collaborative writing applications as well as their possible uses.

  Pros: 

• Great way of collaborating and sharing information with everyone....such as School Improvement Plans (SIP), SACS Studies, etc. 
  
• Web based: Software programs (Mircosoft office, etc..) not needed
  
• Computer crashes information is still saved and stored online 
  
• Most are similar to other software programs
  
• Users can edit information
  
• Accessible using any computer that has internet connection
  
• Administrators could share documents and templates with educators (consistency with formatting)
  
• Documents can be published on a website
  
• Instant ability to edit documents
  
• Extra document storage
  

  Cons:

• Internet access may be limited
  
• Others may not feel comfortable entering information online
  
• Some may not respond well to others making certain changes
  
• Some people feel they must speak face-to-face to participate
  
• Computer may crash and have no way to participate in a timely fashion
  
• Newer versions of internet may have to be installed for program to work correctly               
  
• Servers may be down
  
• Chatting feature not available in all online collaborative document applications (this would be very beneficial for enhancing collaboration)
  

Possible Uses:   

• Collaboration
  
• Presentations
  
• Applications for various positions
  
• Websites
  
• Extra document storage
  

      Whether working in small collaborative groups within the same building or from across the county, these online collaborative tools have changed the way we work and learn.  According to Rosenfeld (2008), "Google Docs is on its way to becoming a 'ubiquitous' application in many high schools and colleges, one that is in such wide use that it is assumed that most know how to use it" (p. 72).  If these tools are currently not a part of your school/work environment, they are definitely worth your time and consideration.

Resources

Manfull., A. (2009). Create a staff application online for free using

google docs. Digital Media Resources Retrieved from http://jeadigitalmedia.org/web/structuringtraining-staff/170-create-a-staff-application-online for-free-using-google-docs

Rosenfeld, E. (2008).  Useful Web 2.0 tools for teachers and students.

Teacher Librarian, 35(4), 72. Retrieved on January 31, 2010 from Academic OneFile.

Writeboard

I decided to also try my hand at the Writeboard application; however I still found Google Docs easier for me to use. I think the challege with Writeboard is remembering which codes perform what operation.

SlideRocket

Launch your own SlideRocket presentation!

I found SlideRocket to be more difficult to use than some of the other presentation applications. The location of the presentation and slides to publish as a presentation on the web was difficult for me to manuver.

Jing

This was a challenge!



I used Jing at open house to show parents how to login to my school's website. However, this time I had difficulty with adjusting the size and centering the presentation.

Jing is a wonderful tool for demonstrating how to use various applications.

Online Image Editing

Sumo Paint

Sumo Paint application is a great application for creating various art creations. Sumo Paint was very easy to use and had a lot of choices to choose from to create drawings.

How can a leader of instructional technology use a blog?

A leader of instructional technology can use a blog to inform, collaborate, and discover new technology and issues dealing with new technology.

In today's society, technology is constantly changing and new ways of collaboratng have emerged. In order to keep up with new technology one must be able to consistantly find resources that increase knowledge on how to implement the new technology.