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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:33:49 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=7047 Printable worksheets to use in One Note edHelper Teach-Nology.com abcTeach Enchanted Learning Cool Timer   Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:14:41 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6636 Podcasting Agenda (Word)  (PDF) Handouts How to Edit a Podcast Embedding a Podcast Student Checklist Peer Review Chart Sample Script Resources UMESD Podcasting Links How to subscribe with IE 7 Audacity download Lame ENC download Tutorials Scripts Readers Theatre Scripts More Scripts StoryCart FrogStar   More with PowerPoint Agenda Handouts Quizzes Talking Books Flashcards Posters Shape Poetry Mini-Books Worksheets Equations Organization Charts Fact Flippers Motion Paths Resources Let's Book It Tech-It and Take-It PowerPoint Games Jeopardy Games Microsoft Back To School Templates Talking Book Examples PowerPoint Presentations Map Attack Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:46:51 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6555 Introduction Did You Know Pay AttentionGet To Know You Activity  - K-2 Cohort Write and Acrostic Poem of your first name Read Write Think Acrostic Poetry Tool ABC Word List AWAD Word List Create a presentation using Powerpoint or Windows Movie Maker Find images that reinforce the words you used Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Pics4LearningPattern Block Reflections K-2 Cohort As a group, create a pattern block reflection using the document camera Recreate the design using these online manipulatives Pattern Blocks Reflections Stapeless Books and Presentation - 3-5 Create an Instant Poem or Mad Lib Go to Read Write Think and select Stapeless Books or use PowerPoint template Turn your creation into a book Print Create a presentation using Powerpoint or Windows Movie Maker Find images that reinforce the words you used United Streaming Geoboard - 3-5 Cohort As a group, explore a Geoboard using the document camera Introduce the virtual manipulatives and explore individually Geoboard Circular Geoboard Give One Get One - Technology LinksExtra ActivitiesTux Paint GlyphStapleless BookFact Flipper Instructions from Vicki Blackwell, 5 Question Template, 8 Question Template Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:59:45 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6553 "PowerPoint is a tool for creating presentations. Nothing more. It is only a TOOL. And a tool is only as powerful as what we do with it." ~Tammy WorchesterWatch and ShareAs a group, watch Stacy's About Me.  In your table groups, the person with the coolest shoes is the note-taker.  Go around the table and share one thing that you remember from the presentation and one way you or your students could present information in this format.  Post a comment on this blog recording your discussion (the password is imef).Explore these presentations: Did You KnowMacBethPay AttentionShakespearean DramaPittmanMake a Difference MovieWe Didn't Start The FireStudent ProverbsDiscuss Which presentations were effectiveWhat made them effectiveHow can these techniques be applied for you?Review of Key FindingsNarration with pictures (visuals) is better than narration alone.People learn better when words are presented as narration rather than text.People learn better from narration & graphics rather than narration, graphics, & text.People learn better when extraneous visual material is excluded.Practical Implications for better PowerPoint PresentationsPresentations must be both verbal & visual.Too much slide information overloads people’s cognitive systems.Can your visuals be understood in 3 seconds? If not, redesign them to support your talk.Slide design & delivery must help people organize, integrate information.CreateBe mindful of all the points discussed with your peers and create a presentation about you, an author, a book, a poem, or another idea of your choice.  Here are some sources for images:Google Image SearchPics4LearningInternet Picture DictionaryVisual Dictionary Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:00:56 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6421 KidPix is a painting and drawing program that combines sounds, graphics, and special effects to make multimedia projects. Sample the following Internet sites to learn more about using KidPix in classroom activities. 101 Uses for Activities Kings Park Elementary Integrating KidPix Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project KidPix Learning Resources EdZone KidPix Manual Workshop Activity: Create a Bookworm Glyph by following the instructions on the second page of the handout.  Share with other participants to interpret your answers to the questions. Great KidPix Ideas Intro to Kid Pix 4 Kid Pix 4 + Math Kid Pix 4 + Reading Kid Pix 4 + Writing Kid Pix 4 + Social Studies Kid Pix 4 + Science Mon, 07 May 2007 11:04:41 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6249 A podcast is an audio recording, which could be anything from a 10-sec sound to a 30-min radio show, stored as an MP3 file that anybody can download. The word podcast is also used to mean a podcast channel, i.e., a channel that listeners can "subscribe" to and receive future audio posts, or podcast entries, all for FREE. (For technical readers, a podcast channel is an RSS feed, and each audio post is an enclosure embedded in the RSS feed.) The result is a new way of sharing audio via the Internet. Imagine having a radio with millions of channels, and being able to have your favorite channels automatically saved for future listening on your PC or iPod. Each channel could range from professionally-produced radio programs to short voice messages recorded by phone. (Gcast Podcasting 101) 4 steps to Podcast Production: Plan: Storyboard and Write Produce: Record the pieces Chop: Edit the pieces Publish: Share your creation Explore Resource #1: PodGrunt video explaining podcasting Resource #2: The Education Podcast Network find and listen to a podcast Resource #3: Radio Willow Web podcast for kids by kids Resource #4: Bob Sprankle's Class:  The Making of a Podcast (may be slow to download) Resource #5: UMESD Podcasting Links Create - this is an activity for the workshop.  We already have Audacity installed on the comptuers.  You can also use any audio-editing software. Pair up and interview each other finding out up to 3 interesting facts. Use the Interesting Interview handout to record your answers and script your interview. Add music if time allows:  GarageBand.com Royalty Free Music Sound Dogs Using Audacity, record your interview and export to MP3 file format. Publish - This can be accomplished through posting to a Blog or through an online Podcast provider. Gcast - Podcasting Service.  handout Blogger - Blog Service Subscribe - there are multiple ways to subscribe to RSS feeds and to listen to Podcasts.  You can listen on a phone, computer, PDA, or iPod.  To subscribe to podcasts online use services such as Google Reader (handout), Google IG (handout), or Bloglines.  To download and listen to podcasts on a MP3 player or PDA use an application such as iTunes (handout). Check out this other great resource from SAISD, and their ideas for podcasting with students. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:02:18 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6237 Are you spending your evenings writing welcome letters to parents, carefully ruling seating charts, designing award certificates, and creating learning center signs? Why reinvent the wheel? There are several resources available for finding modifiable templates for teacher and student use.  Microsoft's Template Gallery is always an excellent place to start.  Microsoft also has a template collection specifically for education.  These templates are downloaded from the Download Center and installed directly onto your computer.  Once they are downloaded you access them through the Start Menu. Other templates are avialable from a variety of sources.  Here are just a few: Teacher Tools Forms and Testing - 1st grade teacher Education World's Teaching Tools and Templates Hints: When searching for templates for specific projects always include the application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the word Template in your search criteria. When using the templates from Microsoft's Download center you may have to lower the security level for your macros.  Open the application. Click Tools, Macros, Security Click Low   Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:01:25 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6133 Multimedia in the Classroom = the integration of text, graphics, animation, sound, and/or video with the purpose of engaging students as they construct and convey knowledge. Multimedia projects can be created using many commonly used types of software: Word processing software (Word) Presentation Software (PowerPoint and Movie Maker) Web Page Authoring (Dreamweaver, Frontpage) Students can use multimedia to construct various types of projects: Electronic portfolios Multimedia slideshows Slideshows for reviews and drills Tutorials Reseach presentations Interactive stories Virtual Tours Resources United Streaming - Video, audio, images - it's all here ARKive - Great resource for audio, video, and images of animals Pics4Learning Google Images and Google Video FreePlay Music - Instrumental music for classroom projects.  Terms Of Use Frog Star - huge selection of .wav files Sound Dogs Building Digital Kits - collections of graphics, audio, and video files gathered by teachers for student use.  Students have access to these files and can choose which ones to use in which order.  Kitzu  Embedding Video in PowerPoint Editing a United Streaming movie with Windows Movie Maker Media-Convert - Convert .mov files so they can be used in either Movie Maker or PowerPoint Project for workshop: Use online Haiku Maker tp generate a Haiku. Download the Haiku Worksheet and type or write in your Haiku Go to United Streaming and search for audio, video, and images that will fit with your haiku. Download and save the files into a folder. Do one of the following: Make a movie with Windows Movie Maker (video, audio, images) Make a slide show with PowerPoint (video, audio, images) Make a Mini-Book with PowerPoint (only still images) Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:24:57 PST http://stacybuglione.umesd.net/journal.php?entry_id=6009 Find a video YouTube Google Video Download as a .flv file.  NOTE:  Don't forget to type in the .flv file extension. KeepVid Cconvert the downloaded file to an .avi file. Media-Convert Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:28:49 PST