Ed Tech 480

WEEBLY E-PORTFOLIO

2009-12-09T00:08:00.000-08:00

http://winnicabrera.weebly.com/

Winni Cabrera's E-Portfolio

1. Our assignment was to create a web page e-portfolio using Weebly.com. We were to create it using the rubrics provided by the instructor.
2. This webpage can be useful for educators for employment purposes. An e-portfolio may also be shared with students and parents if they want to learn more about you. It may come in handy when you are to do a presentation somewhere and the hosts want to find out information about you for an introduction. In the classroom, I may have students create their own portfolio as a student interest survey to learn more about them and how they learn. Students may have tabs from different subjects. They can post what they learned or what was most interesting for them in those subjects.
3. I plan to update this site in the future when I have more to add. I would use it and start to reference it when I apply for jobs.
4. Weebly is user friendly, but adding stuff takes time as it loads each time.

ElluminateLive & Slideshare: Technology in the SpEd Classroom

2009-12-02T00:15:00.000-08:00

Technology in the SpEd Classroom

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Presentation Reflection:
1. I thought the audio and visuals worked well - especially with good internet access. I liked how it was really LIVE!
2. If I had a chance to do the presentation over, I would have learned to be more proficient with other options for moderator priviliges so that I would have been able to publish the site for the PPT and all participants were able to view at the same time I did.
3. Not viewing the PPT at the Elluminate site was a challenge. I had trouble opening another window to view the PPT and going back and forth between windows - this wasted a lot of time. The Slideshare.net page was unavailable for a period of time, making it difficult to access our PPTs.
4. The most exciting thing I learned was that there are such a variety of ways to use the internet and technology in the classroom-you just have to know where the resources are and how to get them.

Elluminate Live

2009-11-24T23:55:00.000-08:00

We were able to learn useful information on the use of technology from Mrs. Bree Reynolds from our e-meeting on Elluminate Live. I am more amazed that she is able to use and integrate all kinds of technology into her curriculum content. Some of the technology I found interesting were using palm pilots, wireless keyboards and Nintendo DS in the classroom. She shared videos on how to make a SmartBoard using wii-mote and an infrared pen. She also shared how she uses other internet programs like surveymonkey.com, polldaddy.com, wolframalpha.com and skype.com.

Elluminate Live is a good alternative to learning at distances. In some ways, it may also be a good way for students to stay focused on the e-meetings. It is interactive and information can be presented in other media that make it eye-catching for participants.

Elluminate Live can be a great tool for communicating and learning from others at distant places. It may be a great way to get a guest speaker that is unable to make it into the classroom. It keeps students involved in their learning and provides different mediums to show information.

Slideshare PowerPoints

2009-10-27T23:12:00.000-07:00

Using Technology In Science Curriculum

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1. I chose to do a PowerPoint on Using Technology in the Science Curriculum because I love Science. I'm excited to start teaching Science and may someday teach Science in middle school or high school.
2. The most insightful thing I learned doing the internet research and creating the PowerPoint was that it really takes a lot of time to search for a good site. You need to make sure that it is age appropriate and find out if lessons or the activities in the site can be integrated to your lessons.
3. I like Slideshare because it is a great way for students to access the PowerPoint again from home or any computer location in case they need to view it again. You can use the website as a database for keeping PowerPoints and share it with other teachers in the same grade or school. It saves time for other teachers to do the work when it's already there. All you have to do is look for it.
4. I would like to use it as a database to keep all PowerPoints so that I can continue to use them each year. I can go back and edit the PowerPoints to tailor to the grade levels. I can share it with other teachers and they can share their PowerPoints with others as well.
5. I have included the link to the PowerPoint i created for this project. http://www.slideshare.net/winnipc/using-technology-in-science-curriculum-2363379

Collaboration Software

2009-09-29T23:47:00.000-07:00

1) We used collaborative software such as the Collaborative Word Processor in Google docs. The sample activity was a D.O.L. activity. Participants were able to view the word processor document. We were all able to view the page at the same time and were tasked to correct the sentences in the page. We were able to view other participants corrections and additions in real time.
We also browsed through www.zoho.com that had different collaborative applications such as the word processor, spreadsheet, note taker and online presentation tool.
2) These kinds of software are useful if everyone had access to a computer & internet access. Even classrooms do not have enough computers for all students to use at the same time. However, should you have the opportunity to use these kinds of software, you may use it post projects, assignments or forums. Students can use/view the projects at the same time and work together on projects/assignments.
3) An example of an assignment I might assign my future students is to use Zoho Show Online Presentation tool (like a PowerPoint maker) to work on and present information on a Science or Social Studies topic. They do not have to be physically together to create a presentation. They can be elsewhere like a library or at home, but can work together via internet to view their project and add details to their presentation. Each student will actively be involved in the creation and presentation of their project.

D.O.L. Activity using the Google docs collaborative software:

WebQuest Project

2009-09-22T23:57:00.000-07:00

1. We created a sample WebQuest project.
2. I used questgarden.com software to create this project. I would rate this software. on a scale of 1-10, as a 9. I liked how userfriendly it was. It was easy to follow directions and had something like a wizard to help you fill out the pages. It did not however include other information like grade level, curriculum subject, etc.
3. I would use WebQuest for students in upper grades - 5th-12th. I would most likely use it for Science and Social Studies projects/assignments.
4. Using WebQuest benefits students that like working with technology (computers). This type of assignment/project is interactive and provides links and sources that students can explore to search for information. It also provides visuals for those who are visual learners.
5. I liked learning about it. I didn't know that there was anything like this - I should imagine that there are many possibilities with the internet. It was easy to learn to use the software and create projects. It may however take some time to insert information and look for links to use.
6. Please visit this link to view my WebQuest project.

www.questgarden.com/86/86/0/090915231430

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COMPUTER HISTORY

2009-09-09T00:32:00.000-07:00

TIMELINES

2009-09-09T00:27:00.000-07:00

1. Today in Ed480, we practiced using timeline generators from some websites (teach-nology.com & xtimeline.com). We input dates, events and information to create timelines. We first created a simple timeline of our life events. We later created an informative timeline on 6 events in Computer History.

2. I would use these timeline programs in the classroom to help provide a visual for teaching important events in history, social studies or science. I may ask students to use these programs to create timelines of different periods as their projects. I may use it to learn more about students' lives from creating their own timelines.

3. I would rate teach-nology.com's Timeline generator as 9. This website's generator would be easy to use with students. However, including information may be limited.
I would rate xtimeline.com's timeline generator as 8 as there is no option to view brief details with events. It may take a bit more work to create a timeline.