In week 12 we discussed social tools and cloud computing. Cloud computing are tools online that you can use in order to create something without having the program being tied to a specific platform. An example of cloud computing would be Delicious. This is a website that allows you to bookmark your favorite websites or programs online. Social tools are things like Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace, to name some of the most popular ones. These are tools that allow poeple to connect with other people online. There is some controversy over these programs due to the fact that they make contact with people impersonal.
In education tools like Delicious or social networking sites are important for many different reasons. One, it is a way as a teacher to bookmark websites that students and teachers can use, which will further enhance their educational experience. Social networking sites are ways for teachers and students to connect and to stay in contact. This means that the educational experience can be taken beyond the actual classroom and into the home. This makes the experience even more intense, which can be a good thing.
www.delicious.com/allysonwyllie
The link above is to my specific delicious website. The reason that I used this link is because it is the perfect example of delicious and it includes social networking sites, websites related to educaiton, and other websites that can be used. This link shows how delicious can be used as well.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Week 11- Open Source Software
This week we learned about open source software. Basically, this is software that is available on the web and the best part about it is that it is free! There are a variety of different programs that someone can find on the web to use in place of expensive programs like Microsoft Office. One example of open source software is Google Docs. This is a program that many people can find uses for.
Open source software is something that I think would be absolutely wonderful for a teacher. I already use programs like google chrome and it is something that I plan on using well into the future. A teacher salary is not very much, and as a teacher I am going to want to have the best tools at my service in order to better teach my students. Without open source software that is something that would not have been possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
The above link is to a wikipedia page with information about open source software. I thought that this website was important because it gives information that anyone wanting to use the software would want to know. it also gives specific programs that are the most popular for people to use.
Open source software is something that I think would be absolutely wonderful for a teacher. I already use programs like google chrome and it is something that I plan on using well into the future. A teacher salary is not very much, and as a teacher I am going to want to have the best tools at my service in order to better teach my students. Without open source software that is something that would not have been possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
The above link is to a wikipedia page with information about open source software. I thought that this website was important because it gives information that anyone wanting to use the software would want to know. it also gives specific programs that are the most popular for people to use.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Week 10-Spring Break
Even though this week was Spring Break I still actually had a chance to use something that I learned in the class. I had to drive home to Panama City and its not a short drive so I decided to download one of my favorite comedians on my ipod through a podcast. I knew about podcasts before the class but i wouldnt have necessarily thought about it except for the fact that we had just learned about podcasts the week before. even though this was something that i used for personal use there is a way to use it for educational purposes.
Like I said in a previous posts, podcasts and voicefiles are new ways for teachers to connect with their students and get their information across. Apple is a company that is becoming bigger and bigger and more children are connected to them in different ways. podcasts are something that students can learn to use for their educaiton alon g with personal uses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
The link above is to a wikipedia page that talks about podcasts specifically and the different ways that they can be used. I think that this website is important to use because it gives specific information and allows someone to learn more about a product that is becoming more and more common in todays day and age.
Like I said in a previous posts, podcasts and voicefiles are new ways for teachers to connect with their students and get their information across. Apple is a company that is becoming bigger and bigger and more children are connected to them in different ways. podcasts are something that students can learn to use for their educaiton alon g with personal uses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
The link above is to a wikipedia page that talks about podcasts specifically and the different ways that they can be used. I think that this website is important to use because it gives specific information and allows someone to learn more about a product that is becoming more and more common in todays day and age.
Week 9 The Sound of Podcasting
This week we learned about audiofiles. Things like podcasts can be used for many different reasons and we learned about different programs that we can use like Garage Band which can create these files for us. The important thing that we learned is the importance of audiofiles in our everday life. Podcasts are now widely used for many different reasons.
I think that it is important to know about programs like garage band in the education profession. it is a new ways that teachers can get information to their students and it is something that students will know how to use. Technology is something that is becoming more and more important in education and being able to use things like garage band are becoming essential in todays day and age.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
The link above is to apples website. it is the specific page that can show people how to use garageband and the different applications that are included in the program. i think that this website was important to use because it takes you straight to the source and allows you to learn more about a prgram that i think is important for everyone to know how to use.
I think that it is important to know about programs like garage band in the education profession. it is a new ways that teachers can get information to their students and it is something that students will know how to use. Technology is something that is becoming more and more important in education and being able to use things like garage band are becoming essential in todays day and age.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
The link above is to apples website. it is the specific page that can show people how to use garageband and the different applications that are included in the program. i think that this website was important to use because it takes you straight to the source and allows you to learn more about a prgram that i think is important for everyone to know how to use.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Week 8 Digital Storytelling
This week we did not have class, but we did have the opportunity to work on our Photoshop tutorial project and others as well. This blog will be focusing on the practice tutorial mainly. First I would like to say that it was great being able to practice on photoshop before actually having to do a real project with it. Also, having the instructions written out word for word is something that really helped me. Learning how to work with all of the different applications and layers of photoshop was fun and interesting, as well as a little difficult.
Photoshop is a program that takes a lot of practice and patience to use, especially for someone like me who is not good at anything technical. But, I believe that this program is very useful for teaching and education. While i would not recommend the program to every grade in school, if teachers know how to use it then it can be utilized to create an even better classroom. Teachers can create unique pieces in different things that the students are learning and help the students keep the information fresh in their mind with a good project. I also think that teaching the students in middle school or high school how to use it could be important. For kids that want to go into journalism, advertising, etc, photoshop is a great program to learn how to utilize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop
The link that i used for this post is a link to wikipedia talking about photoshop. I know that many times wikipedia isnt considered to be a credible site, but i think that mostly it has some relevant information that is easy to follow and learn about. The website gives information about the program and can help a new user learn about the program and grasp the knowledge that they need to use the program effectively.
Photoshop is a program that takes a lot of practice and patience to use, especially for someone like me who is not good at anything technical. But, I believe that this program is very useful for teaching and education. While i would not recommend the program to every grade in school, if teachers know how to use it then it can be utilized to create an even better classroom. Teachers can create unique pieces in different things that the students are learning and help the students keep the information fresh in their mind with a good project. I also think that teaching the students in middle school or high school how to use it could be important. For kids that want to go into journalism, advertising, etc, photoshop is a great program to learn how to utilize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop
The link that i used for this post is a link to wikipedia talking about photoshop. I know that many times wikipedia isnt considered to be a credible site, but i think that mostly it has some relevant information that is easy to follow and learn about. The website gives information about the program and can help a new user learn about the program and grasp the knowledge that they need to use the program effectively.
Week 7 Visual Literacy
In class this week we discussed digital storytelling. This is the concept of combining narrative with digital content. This is an idea that is catching on really quick, and it is the new way to get a story across. Today, a digital story is a way of creating an emotional piece on the computer by combining images, sound, voice notes, etc...The days of creating a masterpiece on the computer are here. I personally find this concept interesting due to the fact that with programs like imovie or animoto it is not only quick but also easy. for someone who is technologically challenged, this is the perfect way to create a piece of work.
In education, things are changing rapidly. Technology is becoming more and more integrated into everyday life in the classroom. Programs on the computer like animoto and imovie can easily replace the old days where a student had to write a paper about something and turn it in. this gives a student a way to actually incorporate many different things into a project and become more creative. With these programs, students are expanding their horizons and raising the bar for future students to come.
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
The link above is to the University of Houston's website on digital storytelling. it talks about the educational importance of digital storytelling and goes into great depth about different software that you can use, examples, tools, how to use it, etc. One of the reasons that I used this site is because in the article that we read about digital storytelling talks about the college of education at the university and the great advances that it has made in using digital storytelling and telling the public about its importance.
In education, things are changing rapidly. Technology is becoming more and more integrated into everyday life in the classroom. Programs on the computer like animoto and imovie can easily replace the old days where a student had to write a paper about something and turn it in. this gives a student a way to actually incorporate many different things into a project and become more creative. With these programs, students are expanding their horizons and raising the bar for future students to come.
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
The link above is to the University of Houston's website on digital storytelling. it talks about the educational importance of digital storytelling and goes into great depth about different software that you can use, examples, tools, how to use it, etc. One of the reasons that I used this site is because in the article that we read about digital storytelling talks about the college of education at the university and the great advances that it has made in using digital storytelling and telling the public about its importance.
Week 6 Media and Information Literacy
This week in class we discussed the concept of visual literacy. This is something that I think that everyone knows what it is but its not something that many people actually take the time to look at and realize the importance of it. the idea of visual literacy is that a picture can be read and information can be conveyed through this picture. the classic example of this would be Photoshop. It basically takes an image and allows a message to be conveyed through it. I believe that visual images are much more exciting and catch peoples attention more than words on a page do so this is an interesting concept.
In education, especially early childhood education, which is what i am interested in, visual clues are something that are essential in helping children to learn. Programs like photoshop can really help a teacher to help children learn by making something fun and interesting. like i stated previously, images are much more exciting than words, and preK and kindergarten children cannot read well anyways, so pictures and images are the ways that a teacher can help them to learn.
http://k-8visual.info/
The link above is to a website that talks about how visual literacy helps children from kindergarten to eighth grade learn. the website explains why and it even offers some free examples that you can download and use. i think that this website was a good choice because it is not only a good example, it is also a website that i would use once i actually became a teacher. it even has toolkit that you can use to help you get started. a website like this is certainly helpful in utilizing all of the tools that you can in order to help children learn the best way.
In education, especially early childhood education, which is what i am interested in, visual clues are something that are essential in helping children to learn. Programs like photoshop can really help a teacher to help children learn by making something fun and interesting. like i stated previously, images are much more exciting than words, and preK and kindergarten children cannot read well anyways, so pictures and images are the ways that a teacher can help them to learn.
http://k-8visual.info/
The link above is to a website that talks about how visual literacy helps children from kindergarten to eighth grade learn. the website explains why and it even offers some free examples that you can download and use. i think that this website was a good choice because it is not only a good example, it is also a website that i would use once i actually became a teacher. it even has toolkit that you can use to help you get started. a website like this is certainly helpful in utilizing all of the tools that you can in order to help children learn the best way.
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