post for April 10th week

After looking at a lot of different reviews of apps it makes think how many more are around even more geared to my classroom needs possibly.  Obviously as I have mentioned a lot of these can be used in script development and other aspects of teaching.  Turning in the Digital Storytelling Project, it makes me think about other forms of story telling and the opportunity to convert them to some digital format.  Maybe for class, maybe for myself.  Any time input can easily be stimulated, started and gained towards any content from a student the exchange and learning then is in full swing.  I will have to take time to review these not only for our final but in the summer along with others for possible use next year.  One recently I just found out about is BOOM or KABOOM, something like that.  You can shoot video on your android or whatever smart phone and then make part of your video look like it blows up with fire and smoke.  Looks like special effects on smartphones for the masses.  That is a good thing.  Limited access for a long time becomes open access for everyone.

Post before midnite on April 10, 2012

Shot a lot of photos for the digital story over 500 last week, but I think I have changed my mind and will do something different than the mountain farm idea.  The white board assignment made me think again about how I always envisioned white boards being more than what they are.  They are great and I have been using one for over 7 years continuously but when I first heard about them I had different expectations.  The tech is great and deeply embedded in my program for class interaction for audio and some video editing.  The website is starting to interact along lines with industry professionals, meetings continue and I like that, hope it continues.  Presentations continue to show different apps and with the right infrastructure it would be the best of all possible worlds, some of the special effects apps for video I have seen on my own outside of class at Temple, but antisocial behavior is overpowering education.  A more robust enhanced system has to emerge to offer education on the level it needs to be presented in current urban settings.

new blog web 2.0 presentation

I am sharing ideas!

tenth blog

Working through the web 2.0 presentations I continue to find some apps which are more applicable but basically apps which are good choices for all teachers and will work to share as I have at my own school. This week I am drawn to Animoto but with some reservations which I need to work out by reviewing the app myselfas it pertains to my own class use. Like the two to five minute digital storytelling exercise and I am thinking of incorporating it into my curriculum for more student input for content. Khan Academy is a  great resource but it seems like anything to do with the TED initiative certainly always does have relevance.  Blogger or Blogging which I am posting this week continues to have relevance from the first days of bulletin boards and so forth even through today with reflection and other opportunities for students to have input and allow feedback.

march 27th blog

Well the webquest and scavenger hunt exposure seemed to lead me to webquest as a usable tool for the classroom in the future.  I like the idea of higher cognitive thinking through synthesis of content from a webquest.  I have thought a lot about just what form of higher cognitive thinking might occur with reviewing and selecting loops to use for original music in a loop based audio editing system.  As mentioned in the other part of the assignment this is common for students to drive on their own in doing the work.  Sure the criteria is self defined, but in the end I wonder is it not higher order thinking when you have to review so many selections on the internet and do rationalizing of your choices for current and future uses.  It is more of a non tangible unwritten product at the end but it is undeniable the search yields content for actual work through analysis.  The focus of the 6 step plan mentioned really guides and follows the traditional method instead of one a self guided webquest would.  I believe this would be great for students researching film databases and selecting and making choices about quality and then reviewing taking their own findings and generating conclusions based on assignments with different projects and genres.  The lesson plan portion of this week was something we have been drilled with because of CTE and that I was very familiar with.  The Topic, Instructional Strategies, Daily Activities,Resources / materials and supplies, References to Textbooks and curriculum guides, state standards, connections, student hooks, evaluations, personal assessment, empowerment portions of the lesson, me,we,you, KWL and all the other facets have been incorporated in my lesson plans for a few years now.  In fact the SDP lesson plans we are now required to do to meet their"standards" are less detailed and complete than my previous ones.  The type of lesson plan makes it easy for all to see what and how you are doing it.

03202012 Website, homework mooser post

Apps were interesting like Timeline for generating timelines and generating puzzles for class with Puzzlemaker. I will discuss these because in the simplest context the puzzles would help us cover 1500 vocabulary words for our NOCTI certification training for students.  The bubbl.us app looks like a tool for engaging students in the process of brainstorming and giving them a new look at the process through interactive graphic organizers.  Marry it with a smart board and they would probably be fighting over it.  The overview which is the real crux for me for the week is conceiving of aligning the "right" apps for ease of use and enhancement out of all the great numbers of them.  That is where the work lies, but once done I see some good chances to setup some good work tools for script and character lines and traits, crews and assignments.  These two will be the first I will look at to actually discuss integrating into the program.  The web site turned out like a speck of a starting point for something I would like to have some fun with online.  The interaction and sharing is the whole point of that.

Tried to correct title for 2/28 when it was done made a mistake on 3-12

Blog for for 2/28/2012  Mooser         Well looking at web design and elements for what makes a good web page is always time well spent especially taking the time to just look around and see how designs and trends change.  Looking at clean, colorful, inviting, easily intuitive web access that makes the point of going to the website comfortable can never be overlooked.  You must be comfortable and feel at ease to be able to access whatever anyone has to offer.  I always enjoy a page like the Franklin Institute which follows a lot of their branding they use internally through out exhibits and the building.  The first web 2.0 app I reviewed was direct and informative but drastically short of our stated goal of 15-20 minutes.  I don't know if part of it is missing or not.  At 3 minutes he had a great selection and a lot of opportunity to do more time with it but even though content was very direct and informative and basically told me most everything I need to know the time aspect could have been overcome easily.  Just look more at past and present, similar software, spelling reinforcement statistics through e games and all sorts of other boundary issues with Everglades spelling  and I am sure he could have done more time.  I know multimedia can be overwhelming for some when they first go into it.  Overall the web is the world and that is never going to change only become more of a bigger part of all of our lives.  I am thinking about including some video like playing a quick time piece during a web Jing session,  will start to play with it this week.