Podcast lesson

As you can see earlier. I got fed up with trying to get the FTP site to work for me, so I took my Podcast through Podbean.com... check it out. It's a pretty user friendly site.

My lesson for podcasting is late however, because we had a lengthy power outage. So, the rest of my lesson, rubric, etc, is going up today. :)

I adapted the provided lesson plan to utilize a classroom PBL. I included a rubric to grade the end presentation of the podcast:It can be viewed at:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Acw4sKLyAUk_ZG1ramNtOF8xNDdnazV3MmJkag&hl=en

My activity sheet is very simplistic:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Acw4sKLyAUk_ZG1ramNtOF8xNDh3OWozcGY3&hl=en

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Link to Podcast

I created my podcast in Audacity. I had some free music files which were shared with me from the Special Education Teacher Leadership Academy this past summer. I put a song in the background, but first used some of it as intor music. I them tapered it off and kept it lightly playing in the background.
I have almost no previous experience with podcasting, but I think that mine's acceptable for a first try. (better then a few I've heard through iTunes :)

Here's a link to my script. I don't think I could do it without one:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Acw4sKLyAUk_ZG1ramNtOF8xNDZjY21yaGNkMw&hl=en
href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Acw4sKLyAUk_ZG1ramNtOF8xNDZjY21yaGNkMw&hl=en">

My podcast is saved through the FTP site. Yet again, I'm having trouble with this. I can log in, even see that I've saved it. I've clicked on the file so that I can bring up the address properly. Even then, I can't get this link to work for me. very frustrating. I'd love some tips, because there is something I'm doing wrong, and I don't even realize it.

Podacst link:
ftp://studentsftp.fairmontstate.edu/Parts%20of%20Speech%20Podcast%20Ware.wav

trying again

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asw4sKLyAUk_dEFTUHgtMmZSa0VPUHRMSFJNVDFINUE&hl=en

Forms through Google Docs

Below is the survey I created in Google Docs. This would be one I could use with my English sstudents.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFTUHgtMmZSa0VPUHRMSFJNVDFINUE6MA

Rubistar

What a site!!!
Why didn't someone show me this earlier.
I found this site to be very easy to use. I create my own category in the rubric, but I also liked and used some of the available ones. USER friendly.
I would recomment this to everyone.

Here is the link to my rubric:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asw4sKLyAUk_dFVFQ0RJTXUxRC1pRGpRNjhreWRoNXc&hl=en

Here is a pic showing where I put my presentation game file. I actually have it there three times with different names.

Presentation Games Jeopardy

Wow!
I downloaded the jeopardy file from class and placed all of my information so that I could use it with my English students.
This will be IDEAL with my whiteboard. The students can just click on a gategory... even have someone be the host.

I did experience much frustration with the ftp site at Fairmont. I followed the video directions exactly how it showed, but I just can't access it as it shows.
What really frustrates me is that I had no problem accessing someone else's ppt.

If anyone can get it to work,please let me know. :)
My link is below:
ftp://studentsftp.fairmontstate.edu/JeopardyPPTchrisware.ppt

Moving Pictures: Movie Maker

For my movie maker presentation, I used the slides from my dog slideshow in a previous assignment. I thought that pulling slides into movie maker would be easier, but once I figured it out it went smoother. I first copied my slides out of power point and placed them in paint. I saved them as pictures, forgetting to crop off the white edge from paint. So I then used windows picture viewer to crop each picture before entering them into movie maker. ( I couldn't find the capabilities to drop in Movie Maker)

I don't know which I like more... Photostory, or Movie Maker. Both are great resources. I DO like how you see the line of music below the slides, and view it along the time scale. Plus, adding music in this progam was pretty easy. I used a sample song which came on my computer.

It's also really easy to apply transitions and slide effects. Boy did I try out a lot of different affects. Why have I not been using this program sooner. I'm already planning to help someone make their faculty senate presentaion in movie maker.

Good activity,

Pecha Kucha & Ignite Presentation

For my presentation, I created a Slideshow which I could use with my students. I plan to have students write a persuasive essay this year on choosing a pet. I chose dogs and made an accompanying slide show. The slides which have statistics, I placed the web address at the bottom for reference. I want the kids to do this also.

The embedding was easier for this show, because of my experience with the last embedding. I found uploading into SlideShare much faster.

I'm learning so many resources,

Chris

Dogs Power Point Sept 2009 chris ware

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