Unfortunately this week I was sick and wasn't able to come to class. I communicated with my partner Sarah, via googledocs during the last few minutes of class. She found more information to add to our digital story and we discussed our plans with it. I worked on it a little tonight and Sarah and I plan to use I-Movie for it. She has experience in this and I am interested in learning how to compile our digital story this way.
We spoke with our cooperating teacher and she is going to let us show our digital story in class. She has the proper equipment for us to use to present it to her students. Also this week as I was looking for lesson plan ideas, I came across another digital story on the internet and I think that they are such great tools for learning things. They are interesting and can contain a lot of information in a short time period.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Reflection #7 Copyright Laws/Creative Commons
This week we learned about and reviewed copyright laws. We also discussed an internet site called "Creative Commons" which will help us copyright our own materials.
We have to be careful of the materials we use on the internet. There are laws that protect authors, artists, musicians, composers, etc. I have always thought of copyright laws as protecting other people. Now I know that I can produce something and when I have it copyrighted, I will be able to have these same rights.
I like the idea of being able to access the work of others to help aid me in teaching my students. I also think it is cool that other people can add to my information, improving it by providing additional insights. I printed out a copy of the copyright laws and will keep it as a reference for me as a student and as a teacher. I will teach my students about copyright laws, so that they will know what is legal and what is not. In addition to this, I will teach them how they can protect their own work.
We have to be careful of the materials we use on the internet. There are laws that protect authors, artists, musicians, composers, etc. I have always thought of copyright laws as protecting other people. Now I know that I can produce something and when I have it copyrighted, I will be able to have these same rights.
I like the idea of being able to access the work of others to help aid me in teaching my students. I also think it is cool that other people can add to my information, improving it by providing additional insights. I printed out a copy of the copyright laws and will keep it as a reference for me as a student and as a teacher. I will teach my students about copyright laws, so that they will know what is legal and what is not. In addition to this, I will teach them how they can protect their own work.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Reflection #6 Digital Story
This week we learned about digital stories. It was really fun to see examples of them and to note the ways that images, music, and text can send a powerful message to those who view them.
I have been working on plans for a digital story for use in the classroom during my field experience. I enjoy learning by watching movies and slides and believe my students will feel the same way. The skills we are gaining in Instructional Technology will be a great benefit to me as a teacher. I would also like for my students to get excited about creating reports and projects by computer. This will provide a way for them to use their higher order thinking skills and increase their creativity.
We were told in class last week that we are supposed to show our teachers in field how to create a digital story. I am noticing more and more of the importance of being experienced in technology. Students are so far advanced in this field and should also be given the opportunity to create digital stories and other multimedia. I hope that I can be experienced enough with these computer applications so that I can not only be a better teacher, but I can have an edge over other applicants when it comes time to interview for a career.
I have been working on plans for a digital story for use in the classroom during my field experience. I enjoy learning by watching movies and slides and believe my students will feel the same way. The skills we are gaining in Instructional Technology will be a great benefit to me as a teacher. I would also like for my students to get excited about creating reports and projects by computer. This will provide a way for them to use their higher order thinking skills and increase their creativity.
We were told in class last week that we are supposed to show our teachers in field how to create a digital story. I am noticing more and more of the importance of being experienced in technology. Students are so far advanced in this field and should also be given the opportunity to create digital stories and other multimedia. I hope that I can be experienced enough with these computer applications so that I can not only be a better teacher, but I can have an edge over other applicants when it comes time to interview for a career.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Reflection #4 Instructional Tech
I watched the video about Vidcasting and teleprompting. It was cool to see how the process works. In class we learned about the different tools for creating Vidcasts. A Flip Video device can record the material, powerpoints can be created, and also PhotoStory 3 or Jing can be used to create a digital story.
We decided to use PhotoStory 3 for our vidcast project because it seemed to be less complicated than Jing and more interesting than a powerpoint. We have not yet started the process of actually using PhotoStory 3 because we are still gathering information for it. Hopefully it won't be too hard.
Vidcasts will be really useful in teaching my students. Not only can they view my vidcasts, but they can make some of their own. The Public Service Announcements were really fun to do in podcast, but I think the students would have a blast acting them out on a vidcast. Even assignments on "how to do" something would be fun to tape on a flipvideo. Not only would it be fun for students to create, but it would be interesting, even entertaining for the class to watch.
I hope to have a good experience as we create our vidcast on PhotoStory 3. Maybe sometime, I will take the time to figure out Jing. As technology keeps on improving, my students and I will have many options for activities in teaching and learning by the use of computers and other devices. I just hope I can keep up.
We decided to use PhotoStory 3 for our vidcast project because it seemed to be less complicated than Jing and more interesting than a powerpoint. We have not yet started the process of actually using PhotoStory 3 because we are still gathering information for it. Hopefully it won't be too hard.
Vidcasts will be really useful in teaching my students. Not only can they view my vidcasts, but they can make some of their own. The Public Service Announcements were really fun to do in podcast, but I think the students would have a blast acting them out on a vidcast. Even assignments on "how to do" something would be fun to tape on a flipvideo. Not only would it be fun for students to create, but it would be interesting, even entertaining for the class to watch.
I hope to have a good experience as we create our vidcast on PhotoStory 3. Maybe sometime, I will take the time to figure out Jing. As technology keeps on improving, my students and I will have many options for activities in teaching and learning by the use of computers and other devices. I just hope I can keep up.
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