Class Schedule for Professor Prettyman's Class

April 15
Things we could cover:

• Small group hands-on time with the SMARTBoard
• Movies in the classroom -- Play with the Flip Video camera and create a short movie with Movie Maker
• Blogs & Wikis -- Sign up for a blogger.com account & create a blog; add content to a wiki at wikispaces.com
• Web 2.0 Tools -- Create a podcast using Freecorder, Add pictures to software that will create a movie trailer, Spell words with pictures from Flickr, Create a social bookmarking page using Delicious & explore other free web 2.0 tools
• Gradebook Software -- Explore how to create a class in gradebook complete with students, assignments and adding grades using free software

My thought is that you could choose two items on the list and spend 30 minutes exploring each one. There would be a few pre-class items that you would be responsible to do before class since we have just one hour together.

So two questions for you:
1. If you had to choose two of the items on the list above which ones would you choose?
2. Do you have a laptop that you could bring to class on the 15th? If so, do you know that you can access the Internet via the NU network on this laptop?

Please send an email to me at lynette.sorenson@northwestu.edu and send me the answers to the two questions above. Next week I will send an email to all of you with the results and a more detailed plan of how you can prepare for the sessions that you will be attending. Please include your name in the email. If you have other things that you would like to cover during our time together or have any questions please don't hesitate to email me at lynette.sorenson@northwestu.edu.

Previous Classes:

February 18
Class Topics:
Web Pages, Blogs & Wikis

March 4
Before Class: Read "Generation IM: Getting Through to Today's Teched-out Children"
Class Topics:
Introduction to the SMARTBoard
- Read through this page and find an activity or two from SMARTBoard that you can use in class on the 4th.

SMARTBoard

During the 30 minute session you will:

• Explore the features of the SMARTBoard
• Look at some of the SMARTBoard Lessons that are available
• Explore the Lesson Activity Toolkit if you want to create your own lesson

What you will need to bring to class:

• You will be using the teacher station in R-2. You do not need to bring anything to class.

Before class:

• Spend some time looking at the resources at Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom. Be sure to look at Interactive Websites and the Jeopardy and other games at the bottom of the page
• If you have have downloaded SMARTBoard software to your computer take a look at the Lessons that are available (you can also do this during the 30 minute session)

During class:

• Open the SMARTBoard software
  - Using the guides provided explore the features of the SMARTBoard
• Click on the Gallery icon (left side of screen, 2nd icon from top -- it is little picture of a mountain and the sun).
• Click on "Online Essentials for Educators" and in the Online Resources section click on "Lesson Activities". You can "View all", "Browsing curriculum standards", or "Subject and grade level"
• Find an activity or two that you are interested in viewing and run through the lesson
• If you are interested in creating a SB lesson spend some time looking at the Lesson Activity Toolkit. It is also available from the Gallery menu and is called "Lesson Activity Toolkit 1.0". See handouts for details for using this toolkit.
• If you have time check out some of the interactive web sites on the web pages listed above (see class blog for addresses)

After class:

• Think about how you could use the SB (or an interactive board) in your classroom. How would it change how you teach? What would be the benefit for your students?

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

SMARTBoard Software
Overview of Version 10
Download Software from link on Eagle

TRAINING
Teacher's Hub
Training Center for Mac Users
Training Center for Window Users
2 Minute Tutorials
Notebook Software Activity Guide - Designing Lesson Activities
Lesson Activity Toolkit

SB LESSON ACTIVITES

SMART Notebook Software Lesson Activities & State Standards

ARTICLES & OTHER RESOURCES

Outsmarting the SMART Board
Interactive Whiteboard Links (subject & age level)
SMART Board Internet Resources for Education
SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast

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Blogs & Wikis

During the 30 minute session you will:

• Create a blog at blogger.com and add your first entry as well as links to two of your favorite web sites
• Add content to a wiki including a link to your favorite web site

What you need to bring to class:

• If possible a laptop with access to the Internet
• URLs to your favorite web sites

Before class:

• Look at the two educational blogs and one wiki listed as examples below
• Spend 15 minutes looking at two of the Education Blogs on sidebar of this blog

During class use the handout called "How to Create a Blog Using Blogger.com to do the following:

• Create a blogger.com account
• Click on Settings Tab and change settings as desired
• Click on Posting Tab and create your first post including a title (this can be about anything....)
• Click on the Layout Tab and explore the possible page elements that you can add
  - Add a list of your favorite web pages following the steps under "To add a list list". Be sure to save your work
• If you have time add a comment to the blog of one of your classmates (you will need to share your address)
• Go to this wiki (http://educ3302web2.wikispaces.com) and add a comment or two to the page as well as the link to a couple of websites

After Class:

• Think about how you could use a blog or wiki in your classroom. What kind of projects could you have your students do? What resources would you need?
  

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

BLOGGING

Examples:
Mr. C's Class Blog
Book Blog Project (Mr. Langhorst's Middle School Class)

Tools:
Blogger
- Creating a blog using Blogger.com
Wordpress
Edublogs - "Blogging for teachers and student, made easy" and free!
21 Classes - Free for students and teachers with upgrade option

WIKIS
Example:
Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki

Tools:
Wikispaces
- Wikispaces for Teachers (Free for K-12 teachers)
PBwiki
- PBwiki Educator Videos
Educational Wikis
Class Blogmeister

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Movies in the Classroom

During the 30 minute session you will:

• Shoot a short movie using a FLIP video and download the movie to a computer
• Use Movie Maker to create a short movie using a few of your photos

What you need to bring to class:

• A few of your photos on a usb drive
• If you can bring a laptop to class make sure that Movie Maker has been downloaded (free from Microsoft) before class.

Before class:

• Read this blog post: "Caught on Video" by B. Spankle
• Watch this short movie regarding the FLIP Video Recorder by D. Pogue
• Download Movie Maker if you can bring your own computer
  

During class (more information will be provided in class)

• With a partner record a short video using the FLIP video camera. You could interview each other, or read part of your favorite children's story.
• Turn on Flip using slider on the right side, press red button to start recording, press again when you want to stop
• Download your FLIP video to the Dell laptop in ITC. The FLIP software should open and play video. Notice where you can save or post your video.
• If you want to view your video later you can save it to your usb drive. It will play on any computer.
• Create a short movie using Movie Maker:
  - If you don't have Movie Maker on your laptop one of you can use the computer on the right and one of you can use the Dell laptop on the desk.
  - On the Mac computer click on the icon called "How to use Movie Maker" which will open to a web page called "The Flip Camera and Movie Magic". On the right side of the screen there are three short videos under the heading "Movie Maker" -- MM "1 Capture Video" -- MM "2 Edit Movie
  -- MM "3 Finish Movie"
  - Download your photos to Movie Maker and listen to the videos as you play with the software and create your movie
  - You can save your movie to your usb drive if desired

After Class:

• Think about how you could use movies in your classroom. What kind of projects could you have your students do? What resources would you need?

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Video in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling in the Elementary Grades and Beyond
Technology 4 the Classroom: Digital Video Production

THE FLIP VIDEO
New York Times: The Flip Ultra Video Recorder
"Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement with a Flip Camera" (Also notice Movie Maker section containing videos on right side of page)
Using Flip Video in the Classroom
"Edit Flip Camcorder Videos in Windows Movie Maker " Jake Ludington's Media Blab


MOVIE MAKER (Microsoft)
EXAMPLE: Ladybug Research - Grandview Elementary School
DOWNLOAD: In Windows XP it is part of Service Pack 2. If you have Vista it is already on your computer

Movie Maker in Education - inspirational list for using Movie Maker in Education
Windows Movie Maker: How to Center
"Using Windows Movie Maker 2 to Present Still Photos" by T. Northrup
"Movie Maker Tutorials - How to use Windows Movie Maker" by W. Russell
"Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker" (Vista)
Movie Maker 2: Free Tips and Tricks

iMOVIE (Apple)
EXAMPLES: Springfield (IL) Public Schools - Digital Projects

First Look iMovie 09 (Apple Blog)
iMovie 09 Tutorials (Apple)
Apple Learning Exchange -iMovie Lesson Plans
iMovie (Knight Digital Media Center)
iMovie Tutorial (University of Vermont)


OTHER SOFTWARE
Photo Story 3
-"Create your First Photo Story"
Animoto - create a 30 second professional trailer using your photos
- Animoto for Education
Voice Thread
- Classroom 2.0
Blog Entry: "No iMovie? No Problem" (video in the classroom without a budget)

PLACES TO POST VIDEOS
YouTube (Video)
TeacherTube (Video)
Box.net - Online File Storage
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Resources in Hurst Library
Dragan, P. (2008). Kids, cameras, and the curriculum: Focusing on learning in the primary grades. 372.13352 B2742k, 2008

updated 4/2/09ls

Welcome

This is the MIT class blog where you will find resources and information that you need for our time together.

As you know the undergrad students take a two credit class called "Technology in Education". Since we have not yet discovered a way to incorporate this class into your schedule this is an attempt to share some important technology tools with you.

Click here if you are in Professor Garrett's class.
Click here if you are in Professor Prettyman's class.

I'm looking forward to learning with you!

Professor Sorenson

Web Pages, Blogs & Wikis

WEB PAGES

Article: "The Classroom Web Page: A Must have in 2008" by Moulton

Some Examples:
Mrs. Bunyi's 4th Grade Class
Mr. Smith's 5th Grade

How to create a web site:

• LEARN HTML.
  A web server is needed to host your site.
  Learn the basics using this HTML code document
• USE A HTML or WYSIWYG EDITOR.
  A web server is needed to host your site.
  Dreamweaver is one of the leading web development tools. The education version is $199.00.
  Coffee Cup is another option and offers educators a free educational software package which includes 5 software programs.
• USE A TEMPLATE OR WIZARD AVAILABLE ON AN ONLINE SITE.
  A web server is not needed as your web site is hosted by the site server
  Google Sites
  Web Paint
  Webs
  Class HomePage Builder
  TeacherWeb
  350 Pages

BLOGS

Examples:
Mr. C's Class Blog
Book Blog Project (Mr. Langhorst's Middle School Class)

Tools:
Blogger
- Creating a blog using Blogger.com
Wordpress
Edublogs - "Blogging for teachers and student, made easy" and free!
21 Classes - Free for students and teachers with upgrade option

WIKIS
Example:
Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki

Tools:
Wikispaces
- Wikispaces for Teachers (Free for K-12 teachers)
PBwiki
- PBwiki Educator Videos
Educational Wikis
Class Blogmeister

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Class Schedule for Professor Garrett's Class

January 22
Before Class: Read "Turning on the Lights" by Marc Prensky. Be ready to discuss at the beginning of class.

Class Topics:
Introduction to Blogging
Keeping Up with Education Blogs
Introduction to the SMARTBoard

Homework:
Blog:
1. During Class you will add your first entry to the class -- a reflection of why you decided to be a teacher
2. You will also share your url with your classmates and add a link to their blogs to your sidebar
3. Add pictures or gadgets to blog as desired
4. Professor Garrett may add other required entries to your blog during this semester

Education Blogs:
See assignment at end of blog entry

Introduction to the SMARTBoard:
Feel free to explore the resources on the SMARTBoard page

February 5

Before Class: Read "Generation IM: Getting Through to Today's Teched-out Children". Post an entry to your blog with your thoughts and reactions and be ready to discuss this article at the beginning of our time together.

Sign up for SMART Board time

Class Topics:

Web Site Creation
Web 2.0 Tools (link coming soon)
Hands-on with the SMARTBoard (Before class February 5, 12 & 19 - See link above)

Education Blogs

There are many many blogs written by teachers and they provide a great way for us to find out what is going on in education and to keep up with current thinking. On the side bar of this blog you will see a list of many educational blogs.

ASSIGNMENT: Find one blog that is of interest to you. Follow this blog for the next three weeks and add one entry per week on your blog regarding what you learned and how you can apply it in your classroom.

--Challenge - Add a comment to one of the blog entries that you read. In the entry that you add to your blog include a link to the entry where you added your comment.

1st Session - Professor Garrett

BLOGGING

We use Blogger.com to create a blog where you will post what you learn during our time together, and you may have other assignments that Professor Garrett will have you post to the blog. Your blog could be used as your Professional Portfolio and used in the job-seeking process.

Introduction to Blogging

During class you will post your first entry and share your story regarding your decision to be a teacher.

Educational Blogs

Social Bookmarking - del.icio.us

Online Social Bookmarking is a means of storing, classifying (tagging), and sharing Internet resources. del.icio.us is one of the most popular social bookmarking tool. Using del.icio.us you will be able to collect and organize web sites, it can also be used with students for individual and group projects.

Social Bookmarking in Plain English (YouTube)

Resources:
"Simply Del.icio.us: Online Social Bookmarking or Tagging for Teaching" by D. Muir is an article that provides a great description of Del.icio.us and why you should use it as a teacher.
Social Bookmarking - A Beginners Tutorial for Educators is a wiki page full of resources for social bookmarking
"Social Bookmarking in the Classroom" entry on The Clever Sheep...Leading in New Directions blog by R. Lucier
"Using Del.icio.us in Education" article by G. Grosseck
"Social Bookmarking: 'It's Del.icio.us'" presentation at NCCE (2008) by D. Widener

Tools:
del.icio.us
Furl
Blogmarks
Diigo