Webquest Site

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Jing a Ling

Today in class we worked with a new tool called Jing. First you need to create an account then you are ready to go!! You can do fun things with this tool such as capture an image on the computer and edit it with arrows or highlight what is important then you can save it or it can give you a URL. You can even make a movie!! Hit the capture button and then at the bottom of the screen click the movie reel. Then it will give you a count down then you are ready to start. Then you will give a URL and then I saved it to my desktop, To view my movie click here
To start with this tool click here

Self-Evaluation

For my self-evaluation, I have attended all the classes expect one due to being sick. In that class, I have viewed that Animation and Delicious was learned on October 22. I also didn't document during October 13 and October 20, I was working on my powerpoint for Mercury and presenting it in class, also viewing my other classmates presentations.

What has been done with Audacity today....

Today was a fun day with working with our audios in Audacity. In Audacity, you can use effects to create a new audio. You can amplify your audio, compress, equalize, and do fun things such as change the speed and the pitch. You can reverse your audio and add an echo for silly sound effects. Then in class we imported a song called "Long Hair Country Boy." Then we cut the song and moved our audio so we can have a music intro. We faded the song out and faded our voices in. To listen to my audio clip Click Here

Pod Cast and Audacity

Today in class, we have been working with our audio of our presentation. With pod cast, we uploaded our audio and we can use Audacity to upload the audio and create and enhance the sound so it can easily be heard. You can even play the audio backwards!!! Audacity is a free site where you can amplify the quality of sound and do fun, creative projects! To go to Audacity's free website Click Here.

Prezi...(a new kind of presentation tool!)

Today in class, we learned a new presentation tool that beats Microsoft Powerpoint! Prezi is a free way to present your ideas in a new and fun way. You can place your text in any direction, add pictures, and zoom into the important information. Prezi gives fun templates where you start creating your prsentation. Sign-up is FREE!! To go start this task now click here.
To view my prezi Click Here.

Fun with Graphs

Today we learned how to add links to our blogspot and how to create a graph using one of our links. The graph I used was a line graph to demonstrate that WV math scores our lower than the National average. Where I used the graph was in a website called Kid Zone. To go to Kid Zone click here. To view my graph in Google documents click here.

What I have learned so far this semester...

So far this semester I have learned many tools that are very useful to use inside a classroom. Using Google documents, sites, and gmail are now my favorite tools to work with. The are easy to understand and easy to use. With Google Sites, my students will find it easy to understand what is going on in the classroom even if they missed a day. Another great tool is where to store my stuff such as the FTP site.

Crappy Graphs

You can use a tool called Crappy Graph to make a graph. There are different types such as line and venn diagram. To view my graph click here. To view my link click here.

Snipping Tool

Instead of using the Print Screen Button to take a picture of the desired webpage, Windows Vista has a new way of doing it in the Snipping Tool. To start, select the Start button and type in snipping tool, then the page will become gray with a little tool box. Select new on the tool box and with your mouse select what you want to copy. Then click save as. You don't have to copy the whole page anymore!

Storage Locations

Today, I created a drawing of storage locations. I went into Microsoft Powerpoint and created my drawing. I saved it as a .jpg image then I saved it to my desktop. Then to add to my Blog, I clicked add image at the top and then clicked browse, scrolled down in my desktop where my image was located then I added my image. This drawing is to visually show the tools we have used in class to store our documents.

My Site

In class today, I learned to add and delete pages in my Google Site. You can insert a page by selecting CREATE PAGE, then you name it. If you don't want it, you click the MORE ACTIONS tool button and scroll down to delete page. You can re-order the pages to move under the home page or another page. You can insert your resume by clicking the CREATE PAGE then on the left side click INSERT then insert your document "Resume." After you save it once, you must save it again at the top right side, click SAVE then your Resume will appear. You can also insert a calendar the same way only select Calendar instead of Document.

Teacher Tube

Teacher Tube is a fun way for you to upload your videos to teach the world! After I finished with the Photostory, I saved it to my FTP then I placed it on my desktop. After i registered to Teacher Tube, I uploaded my first video. To view my video click on my Teacher Tube.

Google Site

You can create a fun webpage on Google Sites for your students to view. To do this go to Google then click on Sites. Log in or register then click Create Site. You can slect a template, add an image, then add a subpage. Save your changes then you have created a website!!! To view mine click here.

WebQuest

Here at Webquest there is so much you can do with subject matter. To start click WebQuest to go to the link, then click FIND WEBQUESTS. Here you can select the grade level and subject matter to search ideas. You can also create a webquest by going to the WebQuest homepage and click CREATE WEBQUESTS.

http://sites.google.com/site/educ2201/webquest

Photo Story

I started a project using Windows Photo Story. To start, open Photo Story and click begin new project. Save pictures to your computer so you have access to those pictures you want to put in the Photo Story. Click import pictures, then click the desired picture you want. You can edit the picture by clicking edit then you can crop it and/or add an effect. After you finish adding all your pictures you can add text and/or music to complete the story. Then save your Photo Story to your FTP, (cannot save to Google documents because it does not support the file type). Click the link provided to download Photo Story for Windows for free.

Web Publishing

With Google documents I was able to select a template and create a resume so I can have it any where that I am. If I need my resume, I just go to gmail from Google, sign in and click on the documents link, and there is my resume. I can rename it by clicking on it with the mouse and click rename then I type in the new name I want the document to be. To view my resume click on this link. http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd9xz3ps_3gc8b99f8

FTP SITE

ftp site is where I store and retrieve my documents. To get to the ftp site go to Fairmont State and click the library link, from there click the ftp link at the top of the page. If you are a student copy the ftp link and click on the start page. Select the computer page and at the search engine paste the ftp link. Sign in with your UCA name and password. This is the link for the ftp. FTP Site