Yes, YouTube has come to my classroom - video from La Tomatina, Pamplona, Sesame Street and others with Tito Puente, and others I can't remember now. I'm so glad SPPS has decided to allow us to use it; there are many videos available that weren't before.
I tried Teachertube and found it to be for elementary teachers mostly; Spanish has some sites, but they are not very good. Yahoo! for teachers hasn't been launched yet, but I'd hoping they include more than just elementary things. Spanish things would be helpful, too, because they are harder to find!!
So many things are available now, and I appreciate the opportunity to find them.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Thing 19 - Just for Fun
Cool spot!! I'd like to use some of the images to make my lessons and worksheets more interesting, and I'd like to use the information here to make slide shows for my family pictures which I am inheriting from my recently deceased brother and my mother's collection which have landed in my house!! (Yes, that's not school, but this new knowledge gets carried home, too!!)
There are lots of possibilities so it means experimenting, and that'll be fun. Other projects to put in the to-do file!!
There are lots of possibilities so it means experimenting, and that'll be fun. Other projects to put in the to-do file!!
Thing 17 - One new thing
I never imagined that I would use it, but You Tube has become a source for current video that I use in class to show celebrations and places in the world that we don't have money to buy for school.
This computer and the projector have allowed me to explore places and use sites that never would have been accessible last year at all. Just today I used the set-up to enlarge an online painting for Spanish V,VI so we could analyze and talk about it. That never could have happened before, and it's bookmarked so I can find it readily again. Yes, I use streaming video from companies, but I also use this because I can pick and choose, without extra cost, the many available resources on line. It's great!! and the opportunities are endless!!
This computer and the projector have allowed me to explore places and use sites that never would have been accessible last year at all. Just today I used the set-up to enlarge an online painting for Spanish V,VI so we could analyze and talk about it. That never could have happened before, and it's bookmarked so I can find it readily again. Yes, I use streaming video from companies, but I also use this because I can pick and choose, without extra cost, the many available resources on line. It's great!! and the opportunities are endless!!
Thing 12 - Search Engines
Wow - I had no idea there are so many search engines; I especially like the ones that compare the typical engines used. Sometimes they come up with totally different stuff, and it's really good to get the wider variety with the side-by-sides.
I didn't like the "map" engine; maybe kids do, but it was too busy for me. I wasn't sure where to go with it and it didn't seem to be as relevant as some of the more traditional ones.
I added Jux2 to my "repertoire" just because it seemed to offer the widest possible number of choices in the search. Great stuff!! I'll make sure the kids know about it, as well as the others from that site.
I didn't like the "map" engine; maybe kids do, but it was too busy for me. I wasn't sure where to go with it and it didn't seem to be as relevant as some of the more traditional ones.
I added Jux2 to my "repertoire" just because it seemed to offer the widest possible number of choices in the search. Great stuff!! I'll make sure the kids know about it, as well as the others from that site.
Thing 7- Research Calculator
The research calculator process I explored in December but didn't have a chance to comment on it. Having specific goals and deadlines helps me as a teacher, because sometimes it's hard to know how much time to allow for certain steps of the research process. Having everything laid out in a logical and timely sequence helps both the kids and me because it's been compiled by people who have done the research!!
It's a time-saver for me!!
It's a time-saver for me!!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Thing 32 - Wiki
As we searched for our scenario about the length of time educators may keep downloaded broadcast tv video, we discovered that there are many complicated laws about copyright, but that educators do have more latitude than many groups.
We found the best source at http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/coordrev/policy/9-24-85/html#appB; this is a university, and the law cited is very specific about how long and how much material may be kept.
Use www.ciconline.org for cable in the classroom issues, since cable has a different set of guidelines.
Posting the guidelines for educators and students is a good way to be able to specifically point out to students that what they produce needs to be cited.
Use "copyright, broadcast, retain" to search.
We found the best source at http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/coordrev/policy/9-24-85/html#appB; this is a university, and the law cited is very specific about how long and how much material may be kept.
Use www.ciconline.org for cable in the classroom issues, since cable has a different set of guidelines.
Posting the guidelines for educators and students is a good way to be able to specifically point out to students that what they produce needs to be cited.
Use "copyright, broadcast, retain" to search.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Thing 15 - Collaboration with Media Specialist
---Describe your experience with collaboration, a successful collaboration you have been part of. What made it work?
Collaboration with our Media Specialist, Linda Wise is a great experience!! She knows so many things and resources to use, and is always willing to help by finding new web sites or things I can use in class and adding (after verifying them) sites to our long list of resources. What a positive asset to the kids' research and learning experience.
---What do you see as barriers to collaboration? How can the barriers be overcome?
Is collaboration worth it?
Barriers - I see only one as the school day and times are structures now, and that's time. It takes time to work together and time to find resources to use for students. Once the projects are set up they are invaluable and can be updated or adapted easily. Planning far in advance can overcome the time crunch, and the collaboration is well worth it; evaluation of the project and collaboration can be done by student results and comments, with the project ready to go for the next year.
Collaboration with our Media Specialist, Linda Wise is a great experience!! She knows so many things and resources to use, and is always willing to help by finding new web sites or things I can use in class and adding (after verifying them) sites to our long list of resources. What a positive asset to the kids' research and learning experience.
---What do you see as barriers to collaboration? How can the barriers be overcome?
Is collaboration worth it?
Barriers - I see only one as the school day and times are structures now, and that's time. It takes time to work together and time to find resources to use for students. Once the projects are set up they are invaluable and can be updated or adapted easily. Planning far in advance can overcome the time crunch, and the collaboration is well worth it; evaluation of the project and collaboration can be done by student results and comments, with the project ready to go for the next year.
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