BP12_2009103_Reflective Media Asset #2

Here is my Web 2.0 tool review on Gliffy a flowcart tool.

BP10_2009103 Researching and Blogging Web 2.0 Tools

This next web 2.0 tool sparks my interest, but I need more time to really figure out and if it will work at my school because of so many blocks with out network towards chat/social community and similiar websites. I have been reading up on it and hope to talk one of my coworkers into trying it with me. Its a live web conferencing tool. Why would we need to use a conferencing tool at school? well there are several reasons you could use a conferencing tool. I know there are times when I would love a guest speaker to come in to talk to some of my students in many of my classes, but most usually its an issue of time or distance. this could be a great way of solving this situation. You dont have to download anything for this program to work. You can share desktops with others or start a guest session etc. My department at school is sort of split up where we are almost never in the same area of the building and if we are it is usually in passing so we really dont have a time where we are all together. So many times throughout the day we will have a quick questions to ask about projects, students, who has my supplies or did I leave some worksheets in that classroom (because we share classrooms). This might be a great way of being able to keep in touch when we are at different ends of the building. I know there are times when i have a quick question for one of the secretaries in the office, but don't want the entire classroom to hear me on the intercom. This also might be a great way to be in contact with the office to learn about a students whereabouts, student going home sick or notifying Guidance that I am sending a student up who has a problem with their schedule.

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BP9_2009103 Researching and Blogging Web 2.0 Tools

After using the lucid chart and dabbleboard programs, I thought that I would definitely use one of these programs in my robotics class. As part of that class I teach a few different programs and usually it is better to start the program by sketching out an idea of what you plan to do by creating a flow chart. In the past I have passed out paper for the students to create a flow chart, but sometimes, I get some interesting things especially when they change their program and decided to be lazy and scribble out things or barely erase or change the lines to run off the page and onto another, it becomes more confusing. Last year we tried to use an autodesk program to create flow charts, but many of the students didn't have access to the program at home because this program was something that was part of a package the school had. So, searching for interesting web 2.0 programs, I ran across another flowchart type of program called gliffy. I feel it is very much like the other programs but I seem to prefer this one over the other two that were introduced in the previous class. This one allows you to create connector lines with different angles and also adds a gradient to the fill box, I feel it allows you to do more. Like the others this program, this one also allows you with the ability to share document to others. This would work out great so that the students can share with me instead of having to print it out and hand it in or email it to me. This way they can add me and I can view it at any time. Here the students can create a flow chart using the program and I dont have to worry about not being able to read or understand where some of their lines are going or what kind of shape they are trying to create. http://www.gliffy.com

BP11_2009103 Comment on Web2.0 blogpost

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009

JamLegend

JamLegend is similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The URL is http://www.go2web20.net/app/?a=JamLegend.com.

“JamLegend lets you play a rocking guitar game online for free. It features a limitless song library, massive multiplayer, tournaments and social features. Like the games Gruitar Hero and Rock Band, JamLegend simulates the thrill of rocking out for a sold out crowd while enabling features never before available in console games.”

JamLegend is an online platform for music gaming. This site can host tournaments where hundreds of users can be engaged with the game and with the music. This does not limit the number of artists, songs, or genres available on the platform. This is a good way for artists to promote and market themselves online.

JamLegend is similar to Guitar Hero in that you can play against someone else or play against the computer.

A classroom application for this game is to reward students for good work or behavior by letting them listen to various of music. There are 259 artist to choose from and various genres of music to choose from too. Playing this game actually can improve student’s rhythmic accuracy.Notes will fall to the beat of the song and then you press the right key when the note gets to the bottom, just like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

The tutorial and instructions were quite helpful. You can upload songs and customize your page and link to other sites and you can link to Facebook and play with friends.

1 comments:

D. Tomaszewski said...

I think this is a great website. O have found talking to the music teachers in my school and also teaching Drafting courses that many of the kids have lots of problems with fractions. Now this might not be the perfect program for teaching fractions, but 1/4 note, 1/8 note etc are used in music. So this could be another great way of introducing fractions through music.

October 18, 2009 4:36 PM

BP8_2009103 Researching and Blogging Web 2.0 Tools

This site maybe just a simple site to create an additional fun activity for students to work on terminology by creating a puzzle. Discovery offers an education website that allows you to create many different types of puzzles from word searches to crossword puzzles. I fell by using fun interesting things could help the kids learn the important terms in your lesson. You can create the word search to specific sizes for the amount of letters across and down. (Up to 40.) Then begin to enter all the words you plan to include into the word search. The program does try to check for offensive words sometimes created randomly. So it is important for you to proof read your word search just incase. If you do find something that shouldn't be there, its easy to create a new word search. This website also has a link to hundreds of clip art. This way you can add that interesting eye catcher to your handouts and even your website. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

BP7_2009102 Flickr lesson plan

I was able to find a lesson plan on the web that included Flickr. It was a Thanksgiving lesson plan and it stated possible areas to research for Thanksgiving. The way the lesson plan included Flickr was to search for picture that were or could relate to Thanksgiving. I probably wouldnt do a esson plan about Thanksgiving, but I like the ability to search for pictures and images. Teaching art, it can be hard to draw something without a reference. By looking at a picture, I can easily get ideas of colors, size, texture, light and shadow and more of the picture the students are trying to draw. The students are always looking for ideas for subject matter to draw or paint and having the tagging of photos may open up more paths to the picture they would want to create or give them ideas of what they will need to search for their next project.

BP6_2009102_Reflective Media Asset

Here is my video on the Web 2.0 tool. Hope you enjoy it.