I'm so "stoked" on being a "techjunkie" that I have lost track of time! I'm on the downhill side of the syllabus outline, but on a plateau of my journey for being here.
I've been inputting my information in several blog/wiki/web sites to find out which will be most user friendly. My goal is to create an online learning site for my clients. (I'm a Middle School Art Teacher). My experimenting is to find which balance of: writer, teacher, publisher and graphics designer will complete the task by the deadline first..1 week to go for printing paper, the common advertising element for public school classrooms!
Y O Y?! must the summer end? I'm not finished learning yet!
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week 2 thing 3
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
My IT Art Teacher Hero
The artist/teacher who created this website and many others is my HERO! http://artinspired.pbworks.com/w/page/13819585/FrontPage
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Ed Tech Toolbox
Note to self: check this out some more...so much info!http://www.edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
week 3 thing 7
Whew was it a battle to publish this Voki. Couldn't seem to make it work from Voki website. Copying the code then pasting it in the "Edit HTML" worked...
Whew was it a battle to publish this Voki. Couldn't seem to make it work from Voki website. Copying the code then pasting it in the "Edit HTML" worked...
week 3 thing 7
Monday, July 4, 2011
making a toondoo
Had a little trouble with pre-made backgrounds...I couldn't figure out how to insert characters behind the desks, so they are standing on them. I think in order to resolve this I need to create the backgrounds myself. Also, the handwriting on the boards is awful due to lack of control of the brush. Maybe one of those catchy writing tools/boards would be helpful.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
where do I write my answers?
I've enrolled in a technology class and somehow landed here since I can't seem to post my comments where I'm supposed to ("awwww"). I've read the "extra credit" article and the video, "Shift Happens". I'd really like to have a classroom/community like the ideal situation described in the article. If learning technology is all it takes to inspire such passionate interaction, I'm very hopeful. I have a feeling, "creativity" and planning are really the equation though, with technology being another tool. The situation seems both left and right brain functioning, which I believe I can handle, with some practice and learning the vocabulary! I smiled to see the definitions at the end of the article! I believe some of the discouragement of teachers to embrace technology in the classroom is the vocabulary! Imagine being a reader, expected to understand and write about an article that contains a multitude of terms you don't know and can't find in a dictionary. I think it's similar to the way students give up on problems or reading...not just laziness, but shutting down due to: too much, too fast; feeling too "dumb"; feeling overwhelmed. I'm also wondering if the kids receiving the computers are receiving training too. I've got lots to learn, but I did this, so you never know!
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