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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
How to use iBooks in the classroom
Challenge base by Apple
Choose animal, how are they helping?
Research
Need Lion, not Snow leopard
Write in word, then go to ibook author
Why write a paper when you can write a book for everyone to see
To share with others, just share
do not put on iTunes
Only
View on iPad
Apple takes i/3 if you sell your book
Once changes are made to thenew book, must update. Notes stay the same! Get the book right the first time!
Create hotspots, three D images
Cteduonline
Bookry make the videos smaller, use youtube widget
Check out infographics, scroller sidebar
To keep file size down, use just shapes ctedu.online
Easier to duplicate, not add
Shut down portrait mode. Make small boxes, watch how this shifts between portrait and landscape
Get paid account, not free account
Google docs is a bit tricky, use Pages best, Word ok, google doc is tricky, must go back and forth???? Check this out
Choose animal, how are they helping?
Research
Need Lion, not Snow leopard
Write in word, then go to ibook author
Why write a paper when you can write a book for everyone to see
To share with others, just share
do not put on iTunes
Only
View on iPad
Apple takes i/3 if you sell your book
Once changes are made to thenew book, must update. Notes stay the same! Get the book right the first time!
Create hotspots, three D images
Cteduonline
Bookry make the videos smaller, use youtube widget
Check out infographics, scroller sidebar
To keep file size down, use just shapes ctedu.online
Easier to duplicate, not add
Shut down portrait mode. Make small boxes, watch how this shifts between portrait and landscape
Get paid account, not free account
Google docs is a bit tricky, use Pages best, Word ok, google doc is tricky, must go back and forth???? Check this out
Ibook author
Lock the story in place
Have inspector offnto the side as you are creating
Widgets make it interactive
Tumbnails do not ordinarily show up, go to widget in inspector
Inspector is the key to using this
Scrolling sidebar, really neat
Fantastic idea, use this with gifted
iBooks Generator
Bookry.com/ widgets
Sharing be careful
In itunes, link on right nav bar, go to iBooks
Have inspector offnto the side as you are creating
Widgets make it interactive
Tumbnails do not ordinarily show up, go to widget in inspector
Inspector is the key to using this
Scrolling sidebar, really neat
Fantastic idea, use this with gifted
iBooks Generator
Bookry.com/ widgets
Sharing be careful
In itunes, link on right nav bar, go to iBooks
iPad 8 tools in one
1. Audio recording and playback
Mp3 player
Voice Thread
Garage band, turn metronom up
Voice record app, send more than in Garage band
Podcasts
2. Video camera
Three Ring (
iMovie costs $4.99
3. iPad is a student response system
Socrative.com
Infuse THIS IS REALLY A GREAT TOOL! Students can send to teacher
Nearpod this is a "push out tool
Twitter
4. Flipped classroom video recorder
Whiteboard App
Show Me or Screen Chomp
5. Document Camera
Board Cam
Skitch
6. Window to online content, note taking and collaborating
Duo Browser(compare and contrast)
Sync Space(draw on something, save document)
Notability ($) Note taking
Google Drive
7. Animation studio
Toon Tastic - Gives a story arc, draw your own characters and backgrounds
Puppet Pals
8. A Slate to Control your Interactive Whiteboard
doceri (http://doceri.com/videos.php
9. E-reader (and publishing house)
iBooks
Scribble Press ($)
My Story ($)
Mp3 player
Voice Thread
Garage band, turn metronom up
Voice record app, send more than in Garage band
Podcasts
2. Video camera
Three Ring (
iMovie costs $4.99
3. iPad is a student response system
Socrative.com
Infuse THIS IS REALLY A GREAT TOOL! Students can send to teacher
Nearpod this is a "push out tool
4. Flipped classroom video recorder
Whiteboard App
Show Me or Screen Chomp
5. Document Camera
Board Cam
Skitch
6. Window to online content, note taking and collaborating
Duo Browser(compare and contrast)
Sync Space(draw on something, save document)
Notability ($) Note taking
Google Drive
7. Animation studio
Toon Tastic - Gives a story arc, draw your own characters and backgrounds
Puppet Pals
8. A Slate to Control your Interactive Whiteboard
doceri (http://doceri.com/videos.php
9. E-reader (and publishing house)
iBooks
Scribble Press ($)
My Story ($)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
More 60
Cloud magic- search files
Quipper-build in apps, sat prep, create flashcards
Professor Garfield cyber bullying
Edmodo - upload and maage Edmodo
Rover - flash content on iPad use Discovery
Media players -iMedia player
iTriage health
Evernote peek- flashcards
Qwiki-create with pictures
Collins Big Cat book
Morfo -morphs photo
Quipper-build in apps, sat prep, create flashcards
Professor Garfield cyber bullying
Edmodo - upload and maage Edmodo
Rover - flash content on iPad use Discovery
Media players -iMedia player
iTriage health
Evernote peek- flashcards
Qwiki-create with pictures
Collins Big Cat book
Morfo -morphs photo
60 in 60
Videolicious- add video
Cardstar
Hellosign . Fill in blanks add signature
Task list pro
Fetchnotes-note taking and to-do list
JotNot scanner -
Aurasma
Cozi-calendar and to do list, ...
Quick Graph
iFormulas
Math multiplication tables
Text scanning options(google goggles) or Image to text....hold phone steady!
Educreations interactive whiteboard
Google Drive
Plain text editor
Somnote
Skymap
Slide speech - reads presenter notes
Showbie - share and give notes
Explain Everything - draw and record
Nearpod-create on computer, send lesson
PicView-annotate on pictures, photo editting
Kindle reader
Three ring like three ring binder
Classroom organizer-Isbn codes, manage library
Doddle buddy -
Little Bird Tales -digital stories, draw
Cursive Writing HD
Diptic - change images good with instagran
Group Shot - alters a picture/ edit
Photo Tangler - blends pictures
History: Maps of the World, shows different time periods
Today in History Lite
Sentence Builder-sentence sequence and agreement
Molecular viewers NDK or Moleculars
Letter Reflex - sp ed apps, corrects dyslexia
Socrative- any device, asks question like exit ticket
Penultimate-notepad for iPad
Subtext- puts notes and messages across reading
Videolicious - puts pics in story, can record
Skoolbo -worlds to learn in
Scientific calculators real calc....
Alegro
Math Ref Free
Triangulation
Songify-speak in, makes into song
Zite -aggratator
Babble -languages
Appoliscious
Cardstar
Hellosign . Fill in blanks add signature
Task list pro
Fetchnotes-note taking and to-do list
JotNot scanner -
Aurasma
Cozi-calendar and to do list, ...
Quick Graph
iFormulas
Math multiplication tables
Text scanning options(google goggles) or Image to text....hold phone steady!
Educreations interactive whiteboard
Google Drive
Plain text editor
Somnote
Skymap
Slide speech - reads presenter notes
Showbie - share and give notes
Explain Everything - draw and record
Nearpod-create on computer, send lesson
PicView-annotate on pictures, photo editting
Kindle reader
Three ring like three ring binder
Classroom organizer-Isbn codes, manage library
Doddle buddy -
Little Bird Tales -digital stories, draw
Cursive Writing HD
Diptic - change images good with instagran
Group Shot - alters a picture/ edit
Photo Tangler - blends pictures
History: Maps of the World, shows different time periods
Today in History Lite
Sentence Builder-sentence sequence and agreement
Molecular viewers NDK or Moleculars
Letter Reflex - sp ed apps, corrects dyslexia
Socrative- any device, asks question like exit ticket
Penultimate-notepad for iPad
Subtext- puts notes and messages across reading
Videolicious - puts pics in story, can record
Skoolbo -worlds to learn in
Scientific calculators real calc....
Alegro
Math Ref Free
Triangulation
Songify-speak in, makes into song
Zite -aggratator
Babble -languages
Appoliscious
Becoming an online learning for growth
Use tweet deck
Tweetdoc
RSS feeds Google Reader
Check iGoogle to get more screens on my homepage on google
Netvib like iGoogle
Rss feed for scholarly articles
Ebsco host
Tweetdoc
RSS feeds Google Reader
Check iGoogle to get more screens on my homepage on google
Netvib like iGoogle
Rss feed for scholarly articles
Ebsco host
ibook, iAuthor
Tinyurl.com/appleatpetec
Go to iBooks author on a Mac laptop
Compress rates are adjusted by Mac when bringing in information
Check widgets to add on extra images
Folders of pix can be dragged into textbook
Each picture can have text added
When previewing, plug iPad in, then preview, then, when done, then publish check how to do this
ITunes U, has a course manager
Go to iBooks author on a Mac laptop
Compress rates are adjusted by Mac when bringing in information
Check widgets to add on extra images
Folders of pix can be dragged into textbook
Each picture can have text added
When previewing, plug iPad in, then preview, then, when done, then publish check how to do this
ITunes U, has a course manager
Cleaning out the Crickets, Enhancing Faculty Presence in Online Instruction
Tinyurl.com/PETEC-Crickets
Faculty presence, having a voice in the course. Electronics bring things alive
Sense of being with you
Technology works seeminglessly
Nothing in content that can be updated
Introductory message
Conversational content
Recorded explanation
Video explanation
Discussion boards
Check out "scribble"
Give a sense of community
Set virtual office hours
Time lapse for responding, at least twice a day
Be flexible
Remember, students contacting is typically the last resort
Tutor available if possible
Recommended reading
Building online communities
Mmk20@pennstate.edu
Educreations check this out
Showme
Faculty presence, having a voice in the course. Electronics bring things alive
Sense of being with you
Technology works seeminglessly
Nothing in content that can be updated
Introductory message
Conversational content
Recorded explanation
Video explanation
Discussion boards
Check out "scribble"
Give a sense of community
Set virtual office hours
Time lapse for responding, at least twice a day
Be flexible
Remember, students contacting is typically the last resort
Tutor available if possible
Recommended reading
Building online communities
Mmk20@pennstate.edu
Educreations check this out
Showme
Flipped classroom
Video the lesson
Group to individual learning space
Not all about video
No device divide, use dvd, flash drive
For home instruction, use flipped classroom
Keep video short
Archived the lessons
Mastery...udl(universal design lesson)...pbl....pd
Standard based learning
Do not get rid of textbooks...some students learn this way
Curation vs creation have students find the info online, curating the information
Teaching, individual personal
Maintain quality control
Flippedlearning network
Flippedlearning.org sharing ideas in the classroom NING
Group to individual learning space
Not all about video
No device divide, use dvd, flash drive
For home instruction, use flipped classroom
Keep video short
Archived the lessons
Mastery...udl(universal design lesson)...pbl....pd
Standard based learning
Do not get rid of textbooks...some students learn this way
Curation vs creation have students find the info online, curating the information
Teaching, individual personal
Maintain quality control
Flippedlearning network
Flippedlearning.org sharing ideas in the classroom NING
When MOOC revolution comes to K -12
Massively open online course
3kinds
New model, undergrad
Grad,humanities
Existing courses, models open
harvard
American interest
Udacity
Evaluate learner
Inputbof learners
Truly evolve instruction
3kinds
New model, undergrad
Grad,humanities
Existing courses, models open
harvard
American interest
Udacity
Evaluate learner
Inputbof learners
Truly evolve instruction
Monday, February 11, 2013
Virtual Mentoring
7175600328
- Know the role as mentor and cheerleader
- Get to know students
- Orientation transition
Good place to work, not on front of the tv!
Jing
Screenr
Screencast matic
Very frequent, call
Anymeeting set up room , share screen...can record
Hangout
Oovoo
Be sure to document everything...google form to document everything
Keynote Speaker - Jonathan Strickland/content curation
Cutating Information
Data explosion - 640 terabytes transfer every minute. Equal to porinted material in the Library of Congress
Shifting problems
Content easy to consume...skimming
Digital tech books
__________________________
Linda Nitsche
Filter failure
Process, tools, step up how to be better
Process:
Small pieces have been pulled
Select....what you want
Filter:
Curation contribute, your own expertise,
Add value by what i select, how i connect pieces together
What are your content goals?
Let products work for you, but bring in the human side, don't let it go.
Link and attribute
Organize a common memory
Context addition oiece to write, tag makes the commentary....why valuable and important.
Facebook could become the next BBC
Tools
Listly diigo next gen embed to sites
Bundlr - share bundles of content
Pulse- magazine, calls up newspapers, magazines good way to see different perspectives(fox, msnbc)
Paper.li
Scoop.it use to push out information, can add value by commenting
Storify tools, build narrative on a topic
Part three stepping up
Plan start small
Set a goal
Set a schedule
Identify sources
Scan and select
Read deeply
Annotate
Provide context
Share
Library of Congress
K-12 web archiving
Data explosion - 640 terabytes transfer every minute. Equal to porinted material in the Library of Congress
Shifting problems
Content easy to consume...skimming
Digital tech books
__________________________
Linda Nitsche
Filter failure
Process, tools, step up how to be better
Process:
Small pieces have been pulled
Select....what you want
Filter:
Curation contribute, your own expertise,
Add value by what i select, how i connect pieces together
What are your content goals?
Let products work for you, but bring in the human side, don't let it go.
Link and attribute
Organize a common memory
Context addition oiece to write, tag makes the commentary....why valuable and important.
Facebook could become the next BBC
Tools
Listly diigo next gen embed to sites
Bundlr - share bundles of content
Pulse- magazine, calls up newspapers, magazines good way to see different perspectives(fox, msnbc)
Paper.li
Scoop.it use to push out information, can add value by commenting
Storify tools, build narrative on a topic
Part three stepping up
Plan start small
Set a goal
Set a schedule
Identify sources
Scan and select
Read deeply
Annotate
Provide context
Share
Library of Congress
K-12 web archiving
Gamefication and closing DEN 2013
Rewards playing games
Edmodo, education group can walk you through it.
New user create a new account: 4BAD-8256 for science tech book til June.
Deseasonalsciencestreams.wikispaces.com
Student lesson power points
March 1 at 1pm doodle 4 Google livestream
Denconnects.com
Denapalooza.com
March 25th register by for summer Burlington
Edmodo, education group can walk you through it.
New user create a new account: 4BAD-8256 for science tech book til June.
Deseasonalsciencestreams.wikispaces.com
Student lesson power points
March 1 at 1pm doodle 4 Google livestream
Denconnects.com
Denapalooza.com
March 25th register by for summer Burlington
Sunday, February 10, 2013
H Appy hour
Reflector for an app sharer
Instant peotry HD app
Myscript calculator
Aurasma
Sock puppets
Instant peotry HD app
Myscript calculator
Aurasma
Sock puppets
50 ways to use unitedstreaming
Single image . Hold image, it will go to iphoto, image can bef dragged to word or google
Audioboo will be great for a sound safari
Add images and video to songs
Tagxedo or wordle, tagxedo can use shapes as well. Can imbed in wikispaces. Also try word garden
Audiopal, then search in discovery. Audio reader find Matt Mohan
World atlas . Use on whiteboard
Use the calendar
Video yearbook
American heritage dictionary "you are your words firefox or safari
Audioboo will be great for a sound safari
Add images and video to songs
Tagxedo or wordle, tagxedo can use shapes as well. Can imbed in wikispaces. Also try word garden
Audiopal, then search in discovery. Audio reader find Matt Mohan
World atlas . Use on whiteboard
Use the calendar
Video yearbook
American heritage dictionary "you are your words firefox or safari
Pre Confence with Discovery
Qwiki check this out for video and pictures
Link.discoveryed.com/10in10
At the core of Instruction: Digital Media and the Common Core
Http://tinyurl.com/COREofDE
Discovery stream plus will have common core, K12
Young zone . Current event articles, students can write their own
Have students create
Paper slide video check this out
Study jams. Order of operations
Check out board builder in May, they will let us know
________.
10 awesome STEM LESSONS . PATTI Duncan
Skill sets are important, but math is the key
1. Hot Air balloons, how this matches with all STEM ....in the planning book, write what uou do to be sure to include collaboration, learning, etc.
2. Design a home (it's about time, active physics
3. Storm chaser
4. Weathering,...check out Collier county scinece stuff
5. Simple and complex machines
6. Amusement parks
7. Where in the world
8.
Duncanpatti.wikispaces.com all the info is here
Stem presentations
______________
50 ways to use Discovery Education
Links.discoveryeducation.com/10in10
Single image . Drag into document, hold on photo and goes directly to iPhoto, use Blabberize to have photo talk
Engage with songs
Sound safari
Link.discoveryed.com/10in10
At the core of Instruction: Digital Media and the Common Core
Http://tinyurl.com/COREofDE
Discovery stream plus will have common core, K12
Young zone . Current event articles, students can write their own
Have students create
Paper slide video check this out
Study jams. Order of operations
Check out board builder in May, they will let us know
________.
10 awesome STEM LESSONS . PATTI Duncan
Skill sets are important, but math is the key
1. Hot Air balloons, how this matches with all STEM ....in the planning book, write what uou do to be sure to include collaboration, learning, etc.
2. Design a home (it's about time, active physics
3. Storm chaser
4. Weathering,...check out Collier county scinece stuff
5. Simple and complex machines
6. Amusement parks
7. Where in the world
8.
Duncanpatti.wikispaces.com all the info is here
Stem presentations
______________
50 ways to use Discovery Education
Links.discoveryeducation.com/10in10
Single image . Drag into document, hold on photo and goes directly to iPhoto, use Blabberize to have photo talk
Engage with songs
Sound safari
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