WOW! I did it! Podcasting is not easy at first. I downloaded Skype;which proved to be useless after fighting to understand, and wasting precious days. I finally realized that Skype is more for online telecommunication. Then I tried Audacity, and was confused with uploading the podcast to my blog page, but finally I experienced success. (Not a moment to soon!) I created a podcast in Podomatic. http://www.har4410.podomatic.com/
For the month of November, my 5th grade students have been reading a book report book. For their final project, I had them write a persuasive paper, and create a movie poster that would encourage others to read the book. To complete the project, I am having my students create a podcast so that they can share their book reports with others at school and at home via the internet. I have one student reading her excellent book report on my first podcast, and I am so proud of her efforts. I think you will enjoy listening.
Success at last! Jeannette
Monday, November 24, 2008
Podcast
I started following the following podcast:
Talk of the Nation: Four eminent historians, Bernice Johnson-Reagon, Robert Kagan, Victor Davis Hanson and Annette Gordon-Reed, talk about how history has shifted with Barack Obama's election.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=5
Talk of the Nation: Four eminent historians, Bernice Johnson-Reagon, Robert Kagan, Victor Davis Hanson and Annette Gordon-Reed, talk about how history has shifted with Barack Obama's election.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=5
Monday, November 10, 2008
Jeannette's pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32287668@N03/Hopefully this works. I
These pics are of family, and friends. Enjoy! :)
These pics are of family, and friends. Enjoy! :)
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Using RSS
I was skeptical when I was first given the assignment to create an RSS feed. Not being very computer savvy, to say the least, I took the process one step at a time. I found that setting up this feed is very simple. I subscribed to sites such as www.nationalgeographic.com, www.scholastic.com, and several personal sites such as the foodnetwork. I then spent my down time during the week checking only one site. What a difference than surfing. Surprisingly I was successful at creating an RSS feed.
As an educator, this weblog would be useful in the classroom. When I am using the digital projector in my classroom I am always nervous as to what will "pop-up" on the screen as I am going to a site. Using this space can create piece-of-mind, knowing exactly what will be in view for the students. Setting up a Theme Unit would also be made easier if an RSS feed was set up in advance. Instead of the students meandering through the Internet they can be looking at the sites that are chosen.
Hopefully with more practice, and patients I will teach my 5th graders an easier way to to navigate the Internet by using an RSS feed.
Jeannette
As an educator, this weblog would be useful in the classroom. When I am using the digital projector in my classroom I am always nervous as to what will "pop-up" on the screen as I am going to a site. Using this space can create piece-of-mind, knowing exactly what will be in view for the students. Setting up a Theme Unit would also be made easier if an RSS feed was set up in advance. Instead of the students meandering through the Internet they can be looking at the sites that are chosen.
Hopefully with more practice, and patients I will teach my 5th graders an easier way to to navigate the Internet by using an RSS feed.
Jeannette
Wikipedia- I'm a "poster"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Instructional_technology This was my first post to Wikipedia. I hope the editors decide to keep my thoughts, but I'm not holding my breath!
Here's what I wrote:00:03, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Technology in the classroom an Educators standpoint---- I agree with expanding instructional technology to the field of education, as long as the educators are fully trained and willing to use the technology. Teachers with computer experience are already using the technology available within their reach. There are so many teachers in the education system that are not comfortable with technology, that pushing it into the curriculum will be impossible. Proper instruction for the teachers should be the first step.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Instructional_technology"
Here's what I wrote:00:03, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Technology in the classroom an Educators standpoint---- I agree with expanding instructional technology to the field of education, as long as the educators are fully trained and willing to use the technology. Teachers with computer experience are already using the technology available within their reach. There are so many teachers in the education system that are not comfortable with technology, that pushing it into the curriculum will be impossible. Proper instruction for the teachers should be the first step.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Instructional_technology"
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