Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Media and communication tools
What I did here was make a Premiere tutorial video using screencast-o-matic.com to record myself using Premiere so that my students can get on edmodo.com and on their class tab, view my instruction. They can have the video up while they work in the program. I plan on building a library of tutorials to use on edmodo.com . That way my students have access to it whenever they need it. Using edmodo.com, screencast-o-matic.com and schooltube.com I'm able to make it so that my task in the classroom is going around coaching instead of lecturing in the front the whole time. It's wonderful!
Wiki Page
My Wiki page: https://patrickdominick.wikispaces.com/
This page is really useful, but for my classroom I use edmodo.com. That being said, the video had an example of planning a camping trip. I do go camping and that is brilliant in planning a camping trip! I think Google docs will serve better in peer review of documents.
This page is really useful, but for my classroom I use edmodo.com. That being said, the video had an example of planning a camping trip. I do go camping and that is brilliant in planning a camping trip! I think Google docs will serve better in peer review of documents.
From Google Reader to Taptu
Google reader is being shut down on July 1, 2013. Google is redirecting people to join Taptu. It is a way to dj your personal feeds and apps in one spot to streamline your favorite things without it being a garbled mess. Pretty cool!
Google Docs
Google docs is something I've used for a while now. It is really nice not having to email document attachments but being able to start, finish, and retrieve documents using Google docs. I haven't used the peer editing feature much however, but I find that that will be real helpful for my students. They cannot get on Google at this time, but I was just talking to our Technology director and they are switching to Google everything next year to make use of Google docs and other Google apps. I am excited to see what the next year will bring!
My Google docs
My Google docs
Delicious.com
My Delicious site
Above is the link to my delicious.com site. It is a social bookmarking tool in which one can bookmark pages for use later but the two most appealing thing about it is that 1. It is not limited to one computer and 2. Others can see what you bookmark and you can see others bookmarks which helps all parties involved.
This is really great since I use several computers. Now I can bookmark things to my delicious site, have access to it from any computer, and be able to search effectively using tags I create.
Above is the link to my delicious.com site. It is a social bookmarking tool in which one can bookmark pages for use later but the two most appealing thing about it is that 1. It is not limited to one computer and 2. Others can see what you bookmark and you can see others bookmarks which helps all parties involved.
This is really great since I use several computers. Now I can bookmark things to my delicious site, have access to it from any computer, and be able to search effectively using tags I create.
Video contrasing the different methods of teaching and learning
My A/V Production class did a group project making a video contrasting teaching and learning. It is at the end of this REZ Episode. I embedded the video above. I hope it works. It works when I embed it on the high school site.
http://bit.ly/XWuWAX
http://bit.ly/XWuWAX
New Mac lab and studio?
So the school is voting on a Bond next month that if passed will provide funds to build a MAC lab and studio for my classes upstairs.
I would love a new MAC lab and a new studio. This is my first year and I've never taught A/V Tech before but I am really enjoying it. We just put out our 28th episode of The REZ and will be putting out episode 29 on Friday. The most that has ever been put out before that is 12. So we are doing pretty well.
Some of the obstacles I've had to deal with this year is switching from Premiere CS2 to CS4. CS2 was antiquated but it got the job done. CS4 was newer but won't play footage smoothly on these computers, which is essential for editing. So it is kind of worthless. To remedy the problem I've slowly acquired laptops off Craigslist for $200 or less that can run CS6 because I am pretty savvy in that way. So all our editing is being done on 3 or 4 laptops for The REZ. And our studio is pretty small.
But to have a new MAC lab and studio. Well that would be amazing. Even for my other classes to be able to edit on MACs that will play the footage smoothly. And to have a new studio in which we could have a green screen permanently up instead of having to put it up and take it down. We'll see what happens!
I would love a new MAC lab and a new studio. This is my first year and I've never taught A/V Tech before but I am really enjoying it. We just put out our 28th episode of The REZ and will be putting out episode 29 on Friday. The most that has ever been put out before that is 12. So we are doing pretty well.
Some of the obstacles I've had to deal with this year is switching from Premiere CS2 to CS4. CS2 was antiquated but it got the job done. CS4 was newer but won't play footage smoothly on these computers, which is essential for editing. So it is kind of worthless. To remedy the problem I've slowly acquired laptops off Craigslist for $200 or less that can run CS6 because I am pretty savvy in that way. So all our editing is being done on 3 or 4 laptops for The REZ. And our studio is pretty small.
But to have a new MAC lab and studio. Well that would be amazing. Even for my other classes to be able to edit on MACs that will play the footage smoothly. And to have a new studio in which we could have a green screen permanently up instead of having to put it up and take it down. We'll see what happens!
REZ Episodes
Here is a link to the episodes we produce for Alvarado High School:
Alvarado High School News Broadcasts
Alvarado High School News Broadcasts
Monday, April 29, 2013
We as teachers are no longer the monarchs of all information.
Technology has provided access to most information we teach at our
fingertips. Students are able to find answers to questions that in the
past they would ask teachers for. Instead of block off and shun
technology, we need to embrace it and use it in our teaching. This is
done using blogging, flipped teaching, video instruction, bring your own
device, and a host of other uses.
In my classroom we use edmodo.com. Students come in, get on the computer and log into edmodo to do their bellringer, then their assignment in on there as well. Often they are able to view video tutorials and I am available to coach the whole time. I know all my similar classes hear the same instruction because they've watched the video. Plus there is no need for me to repeat myself because the student can go back and watch certain parts again, which saves my voice and saves me time. My focus is spent on coaching the students in the concept. Embracing technology really makes teaching more effective and efficient!
In my classroom we use edmodo.com. Students come in, get on the computer and log into edmodo to do their bellringer, then their assignment in on there as well. Often they are able to view video tutorials and I am available to coach the whole time. I know all my similar classes hear the same instruction because they've watched the video. Plus there is no need for me to repeat myself because the student can go back and watch certain parts again, which saves my voice and saves me time. My focus is spent on coaching the students in the concept. Embracing technology really makes teaching more effective and efficient!
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