Thursday, April 29, 2010

Webquest Form

Today we created a Webquest test by going to Google documents and creating a form. A form is like a cover for a spreadsheet. The webqeust test is to be completed once the project is over.

Click here to view my updated webquest.

Click here to visit the webquest test.

Rubistar

Rubistar is a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics for grading their students on various projects/assignments. It can be used for any subject and any grade level.

Click here to visit Rubistar to creat your own rubic : )

ISTE NETS S
--Creativity and Innovation
--Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
--Technology Operations and Concepts

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Poll Everywhere

Today in class we used a tool where students/people can use cell phones for education purposes to vote on different things. They can be used for classroom purposes, job purposes, and any type of presentation. There are varities of ways to use polls; one example is on a blog.

Click here to visit Poll Everywhere website.

ISTE NETS S
--Communication and Collaboration
--Digital Citizenship

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Prezi

Today we learned how to create a zooming presentation using Prezi.com.

Click
here to visit prezi homepage.

Here is my prezi presentation.




ISTE NETS S
--Creativity and Innovation
--Research and Information Fluency
--Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
--Digital Citizenship
--Technology Operations and Concepts

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Microsoft Photo Story

1. What is Photo Story 3 for Windows and how do I get a copy? Photo Story 3 includes features that enable you to create a slideshow with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story with original music, add narration, and share them with your family and friends. In order to obtain a copy the program can be downloaded and used.
2. What is the file type for a MPS project? wp3
3. What is the file type for an exported MPS movie? wmp
4. Where do MPS projects open? Photo Story
5. Where do exported MPS movies open? Windows Media Player
6. Can you do transitions between images in MPS project? Under the recording page click on the transition link and choose transitions for your images.
7. Describe the image editing options in MPS. Images can be crop/rotate, correct red eye, and add effects to the images.
8. Describe the image viewing options in MPS (include motion/duration). On the recording page the motion/duration can be customized and the page can be zoomed.
9. How do you turn a PowerPoint presentation into images? Save the powerpoint presentation to a jpg file and to the desktop.

ISTE NETS S
--Creativity and Innovation
--Research and Information Fluency
--Digital Citizenship
--Technology Operations and Concepts