Google search stories

Found something kind of neat using Google and YouTube. You can make video stories using Google Search Stories 
You can make a story like "Parisian Love"  video the one shown during the Super Bowl.  You just think up seven searches, add music and viola' you have a video. Try it. Once you have a story you like, upload it to YouTube and embed it on your blog.

Where good ideas come from

Think about how you are using your PLN. Are you using your network for just social interactions or are you networking and sharing your knowledge, passions with others

What is the cloud?

I surfed the Net and found a short video about cloud computing. I know one of you has this as their topic, but I thought this was interesting enough to share with all of you.

Using music in projects

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-licensing.htm
How does this effect you?

Fair use and copyright

One of the topics we are going to look at is the issue of fair use and copyright. It is important to know what the laws are so you know when and whether you can use another person's material. Here are a few videos to get you started. One is by Videomaker Magazine. The other one is posted on School Tube. I will also post some links at the bottom of this post to give you more info about the concept of copyright and plagiarism.








 Here are some links to more information on copyright.

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-online-video

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html

http://www.copyrightkids.org/yearbookmov.htm

Masher

We are going to use Masher to make a public service video. Today I would like you to log onto Masher, create an account and try it out. Then, go to the Google doc that was shared with you and decide on a topic. If you don't see one you like, you can add your own. You can do this with a partner, if you'd like. It has to be a partner that you haven't collaborated with so far this semester. We are going to mix it up and Mash it up :) You will be using the Flip cameras to take some of your own video.  You will be working on this again on Friday. Have fun!

Photo Fun

Today we are going to try picnik.com and bighugelabs.com It is another fun place to go to enhance your photos. Play around with this one for a while. You can either use one of your pictures from Flickr, take one with PhotoBooth, get one off your phone or upload one. Have fun The site offers lots of effect and ways to edit your photo for free. Of course, you can pay and get more features, but the free ones are fun, too.

Facebook Privacy

A Movie for Anyone On FaceBook from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.

How to put your Facebook privacy on lockdown

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-privacy-settings-2011-9

Haiku poems and Flickr

Haiku poems should consist of 5 syllables in first line, 7 in second line and 5 again in last line.

Look through Flickr to find a Creative Commons licensed image to use for your poem.

Make a Haiku poem and use the image you found as the background.

Look at this link to find more info on how to do Haiku poems
How to write Haiku in 7 easy steps


We watched this video in class

Pinterest

Evernote

Live Binders

Glogster

This is an example of a Glog. A glog is a graphic blog. Explore and follow some of the links. We will be using most of these applications in class. For your next assignment, you will be making a Glog and posting it on your Blog.

Tagxedo

Found a fun take on Wordle only you can pick the shape of your tag cloud. Tagxedo.com. Try Wordle and Taxedo on some text. You might find a speech of a famous person and copy and paste the text into the application.The result will give you an idea of what words were most important in that text. You can also use your own text to make a design.

Privacy Paranoia

I found a really interesting article on privacy. It relates to what we have been talking about in class. Privacy Paranoia: 5 companies you should think twice before trusting

Just because it was fun.

Reminder

Please remember to put helpful links that you find on our class wiki.

http://sarcher.wikispaces.com

Web 2.0 & Screen Casts

We are going to explore more Web 2.0 tools that are available. You will need to pick a tool that you can make a screencast showing how the tool works. To find some Web 2.0 tools try http://www.go2web20.net/. The tools are sorted by category so you are sure to find something that interests you. Once you have explored your tool and are comfortable with how it works, then you will make a screen cast video illustrating the basics to get started with your tool. You can use either http://screencast-o-matic.com/ or http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ to make your video. This project will allow us to look at a wide variety of sites in a short amount of time.

Choosing good query words in searches

Tempted to just type the question when doing a search? Here's a great article about limiting the keywords so you get better search results.
How to Choose the Right Words for Best Search Results

Footprints in the Digital Age

Read the following article:
Footprints in the Digital Age

Blog assignments

OK,  I have looked at most of your blogs. If you got an email from me, that means that there was some sort of problem. You will need to add a post after every class discussing what you learned each day. You can also add a post whenever you feel like it. All your posts don't have to necessary have to be specific to this class, but once a week please blog about what you are learning and doing in this class. I want you to get comfortable with the idea of blogging. If you have something to say...blog it! If you find something cool you want to share....blog it! You can embed video in your blogs, too. I also want you to comment on at least two of your classmates' blogs each week. Please don't comment on the same two people each week, mix it up :) Remember, whatever you post can be read by the world. Remember your audience.

Tech tools on the way out

I thought this was kind of interesting. They make a good point about these commonly used tech tools.

Prezi

Last class you started to do basic research on a topic of your choice. Hopefully, you are beginning to use Diigo to keep your links handy and to annotate what you think in important. We are going to start to put together a Prezi so you can share the info with others.
I have included a Prezi you might want to check out.

Powerpoint Man on Prezi

Google Reader

Diigo research

Now that you have found something to use as a basis for some research, goo ahead an start researching. You need to think of your searching skills that we talked about last week. One of the points of this assignment is to start using Diigo as a tool. You might want to look to see it there is a group in Diigo about your topic. Then you could begin to network with others who share your interest and see some of the things they are bookmarking.

Did you know VIdeo

Will Richardson on Education

What are your thought about this video? Are there implications to education? To your education?

Find a video on Youtube, Vimeo or SchoolTube or TeacherTube that teaches you about something you are passionate about.

Personal Learning Networks

Beyond Google: Other options for searching the Web

Check out this link. It offers some alternatives to Google.

Beyond Google: Other options for searching the Web

Searching on the Internet

We are going to be looking at some tips for searching the Internet. This infographic gives you a good start on some hints to make your Google search more efficient.

Created by: HackCollege

Monday is a catch up day.

By now you should have a Gmail account, blog, Diigo account, and set up Alerts for your email. You should also have set up Google Reader to feed the class blog entries into 1 place so they are easier to keep track of. Some of you have started following other people in Diigo. Feel free to look around Diigo to see if there are other people who have interests similar to yours. Diigo is a great start in developing your Personal Learning Network. You also need to be working on your presentation with your groups. It is to be done in Google docs. Feel free to chat online with the rest of your group if you don't sit by your group members.

We have had a lot going on in class, so today we just need to get caught up. I have graded all the posts and comments. If you need to get caught up on those, please do so. Since we are just getting started, I will still grade them. This week, however, the blog entries need to be done before the end of the week or you won't get points for them. Also, if you need to finish the presentations you started last week, please do so. Take time to talk with your group so you know how you will make your presentation.

Check your Alerts today. Please find one that you can blog about and make a blog post. I will grade all blog posts and COMMENTS after Friday so make sure you get it done before then :)

Evaluating web resources part 2

When you are done watching this video, continue finishing the presentation with your group. Your assignment for this week is to reflect on the activities we have done in class and think about how you might use them. Which ones seem to be more valuable to you? This post should have at least 5 sentences.

Evaluating web resources

During the last class we started discussing ways to evaluate web sites. With your group, do some research on criteria and standards you need to use when evaluating whether a web site is a good resource or not. Put together a presentation in Google and be prepared to talk to the class about what you have learned. Please start using Diigo to keep track of your resources.
You might try this site to get started:
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm

Diigo Video

I thought you might be interested in making a slide show using your Diigo bookmarks. Here's a video showing you how to do this.

Diigo Basics

Here's a video showing you some of the basics of Diigo.

Networked student

Welcome to 21st Century Class

Welcome to our 21st Century Skills class. We will be looking at lots of tools available on the web that you can use to enhance your life long learning. Hopefully, you will learn a lot and have lots of fun!