Slideboom Presentation

You learn something new everyday. Adding narration to a powerpoint presentation is great and I cannot wait to use it at work.

Which version of the presentation do you think is a more effective teaching tool?
I think the presentation with picture and narration is the most effective. It addresses both visual and verbal learners. Did the images you originally selected convey messages or emotions that text cannot?
I think some of the pictures were more effective than the narration. Especially my slide about the on campus living being the difference between success and failure.
How might students use the SlideBoom tool in their learning experiences?
Slideboom is great because it does not hold a person hostage to Powerpoint. It is a great way to also search and review other presenations.
How have these activities changed the way you will use PowerPoint in the future?
We use powerpoint a lot in our office. Many of our regularly used PowerPoints we link to our website. Being able to add narration will allow a more personalized touch.

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I never thought I would say it....

I love technology and usually spend more time than I should surfing the web.... but this assignment is turning me off to all things web related!

Constantly doing a count down till these are done. I guess one headache and challenge for me is that I am not an educator and so much of this is geared toward educators.

Ok... just had to vent... back to my things.... :/

Thing #23 - Using your creative license.

Ok, I was not able to find an example of the Learning 2.0 used elsewhere, but Creative Commons is a great site. I think when working on a project and utilizing outside resources, everyone is afraid they will inadvertently violate copyright laws. This site allows you a way to look for resources that are legal to use.
In my own day to day, I have had to find music legal to use in my own videos. It is great to have a resource for finding information that won't land you in federal prison.
I'm not a teacher, but I can see myself using this site when I am working on a project related to work. The variety is such that I just might find something related to my profession.

Thing #22 - Podding

I did not completely follow instructions on this one. But in my defense, I did not find any of the podcast sites listed to be very user friendly and I kept getting these random pop ups asking me to download stuff. I want to do well on this assignment but not at the expense of my hard drive.
So, I went with Podcast. I had used it before and find it to be very user friendly and has a variety of casts to choose from.



One podcast I have followed on a semi regular basis is:
http://storytelling.podcast.com/show/17961/Baba-the-Storyteller-Timeless-Tales/

This artist has a fantastic way to incorporate poetry, music, and politics.
http://babathestoryteller.com/
I linked to my blog through blogline:
http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs


Which of the directories did you find the easiest to use? None of those listed were user friendly in my opinion. I used a different one.
Has this Thing inspired you to create a podcast yourself or with your students? No
Did you find a podcast that you might subscribe to and listen to regularly? Just the one I listed above.

Thing #21 - You ought to be in pictures!

Super EASY!

From beginning to end it took me all of 3 minutes.

Can't believe I never knew about this!

Love the free music. That is always an issue with video projects. You want it to be catchy but you don't want to end up in jail because of it!

I highly recommend this service and can't wait to use it for something besides class.

I did not try to linking directly to Flickr thing though.

Here is the one that I made. The cute kid is my nephew.

Thing #20- Youtube? Me too!

I am a big Youtube fan. If I am not careful, I can spend way too much time on the site!
There is nothing I dislike about the site. I love that anyone can post information and share videos. I love the idea that there are folks who have their own "Youtube Shows" and broadcast on a regular basis and others can subscribe to their videos.
Below are a few of my favorite videos. The first I created.
I selected all of them because at some point they have brought either a sense of pride, a smile to my face, or a flat out laugh.










This is my all time favorite... Do you have days at work where a person like this would come in handy??




I can see the videos listed below being a nice link to have on a library's website.
They demonstrate learning aids and/or techniques used in education. In this way, Youtube is not just for fun, but a learning tool and resource.



Tools for teachers

Thing #19- social networking and beyond

Can mark this thing off my to do list, but won't ever use it for anything after this class (Ning network).
I uploaded my picture easily.
Here is the badge


Visit TeacherPop

I could not figure out how to add Ning widget to my blog, but I added the banner to my main page as well.
Now
Open Source Food is something I can sink my teeth into. Pun intended. I really liked this site because I love to cook and love sharing recipes with other people.
Are you a member of any online communities? I am member of several listservs operating under my profession.
Are any of these social networks appealing to you? With the exception of the open source food site... not really. I think I am getting burnt out on looking at websites.
What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later? The recipe site.