The course will focus on learning, reading, and writing using new world literacies. Participants will use blogs, RSS feeds, wikis, podcasts, VoiceThread, social networking, hyperlinked writing, digital storytelling, and more to create a multi-genre digital writing portfolio.practice and using prior knowledge to build understanding and deal with new technology.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Closing Thoughts for the Week
Take a few moments and share your final thoughts about the last four days. Share you wow moments. (Post as a comment)
I have enjoyed this week greatly and I look forward to connecting with you in the weeks to come.
I have accomplished more that I have ever thought possible in these last four days. I have something posted on YouTube! I can't wait to see what lies ahead in the weeks to come and I look forward to connecting with everyone.
As I previously mentioned I was at first terrified about this class. Once I arrived and found others who had the same feelings, I began to relax. This was my first experience working with photos, sound, etc. It has been amazing what I can learn to do.
I have gained so many useful technology tools to use in my classroom and can't wait to share them with my students. I know they will help me to fine tune what I've learned. Audacity is still a challenge for me, but there are alternatives, so that's comforting. I'm proud that I now know how to create a blog, make comments on posts, create videos using Photostory and upload videos to You Tube. I have so many usernames and passwords that my head is spinning. This week was so well worth it though. Thank you Bill.
My wow moments have come from listening and reading discussions about how we can use these tools with our students. I have learned about a few new tools and I have also revisited some tools I played with in the past and had set aside. I am excited about getting back to school and working with my students with some of these.
I have to say I was very nervous about this class. The first 2 days I felt inept and worried I'd never be able to do all this. Today, I feel so much better and am even enthusiastic about using what I've learned for my personal use and in my classroom. I love PhotoStory3!!
This has been an unbelievable week! I have learned so much. Thanks for all your help and especially for all your patience. I look forward to using these tools in my classroom next year. I know my teaching and the kids' learning will be enhanced. Thanks, Melany Nussbaumer
This week has been totally amazing! I have learned so many new ways to use technology! I was just thrilled when I was able to post a Youtube video, voicethread, and digital story to my very own personal blog site! I was shocked to find someone from far away had found my blog site and posted a comment. I can't wait to learn so many new things and I especially can't wait to use these new ideas in my classroom! Thank you so much for all of your help and most importantly, for your patience!
Every day this week has given me at least one "WOW" moment - googledoc, diigo, edublog, google reader, and the list goes on and on. I experienced some anxiety at the start of the week but now I am amazed at how comfortable I am with so many new sites/programs. It has been a great week and the hands on approach worked wonders for me.
I'M MOVING ON UP!!! I feel somewhat confident now. I have so many pictures of my kids and they just sit on a disk or on the computer. Now I know how to publish them for my friends to see in a fun way! I look forward to gaining even more knowledge. I look forward to using the digital storytelling in the classroom. I do know more than my 11 year old. At least today I do!
Even though I consider myself pretty tech savvy, I'm always looking for new things to learn. This class filled my head with tips, tools, and techniques to use personally and in the classroom. I'm not sure how I ever got by without Google docs and reader. Thanks Bill for all the help and information.
I am surprised at the things we have covered in just 4 days. I am also surprised that I feel pretty comfortable with it. I am, however, somewhat overwhelmed at the resources that are available. I am counting on help from my students to make implementation of these technologies more seamless. Thanks for giving me courage and motivation to try new things.
This week has been a pleasure. I have enjoyed learning about all of the possibilities and options teachers and students have for publishing their work. I agree with Bill when he said, "We don't have to become experts, we just need to know what is out there and what it is basically used for. Teachers and students will take off with it." As a curriculum coach that makes me feel so much better.
My father always told me that I loved to hear myself talk, therefore Audacity and Ipadio have been life altering for me.(and for those who lsten to me daily) I have learned so much this week that I can walk into my Accelerated class and be smarter than a sixth grader! I will be using my blog as part of my introduction on the first day of school;I am so excited!
Hey Bill, thanks for sharing your enthusiasm regarding digital media. Look forward to sharing and applying these marvelous tools! Now I feel better prepared to judiciously promote these methods with students. Good job!
I have really enjoyed this week. I am always looking for ways to utilize all the new technology in my classroom. The one thing I liked most was the ability to practice the things you need to work on and that you gave us plenty of opportunity to do this on a variety of activities, in other words I was not forced to relearn material I already knew. I was able to "play" and expand my knowledge of new sites you introduced like voice threads and edublogger. I look forward to continuing this into the new school year!
After practicing with some new things-- especially voice recording-- I feel like I have some new ideas for integrating technology in my class. I knew some of these tools existed, but it was great just to have time to sit down and work with them for an extended amount of time. I had no idea that Google Reader would be such a useful tool!
I have really enjoyed this week The thing I liked most was the ability to practice what we were learning(I am like the students I love hands on) I am always looking for new ways to utilize the new technology in my class and look forward to continuing this into the school year!
This class is giving me permission to explore and learn applications I have been interested in for several years. I am very excited about utilizing blogs, Goggle Docs and Diigo. I am interested in incorporating with research techniques at school.
I expected to learn oodles in this class, and I was NOT disappointed. I have never had a more relevant 4 days of SD in 21 years of classes! I am going to start using Photo Story 3 with my kids the first day of class! You have been a blessing!
I really enjoyed these past four days in your class. I learned a lot of new information in a short time. I really like working with the voicethreads. I found that particular program to be very neat because you get to tell what you are thinking.
I learned even more than I expected to this week! And so much I want to use in my classroom. I think I am going to start with using my Blog to model writing for my students and to write about what we are learning as a class in a whole group shared writing sort of experience. Then I plan to use Photo Story as much as possible to publish writing and research. So excited to put this into action!!
I was very excited to get to learn about some interesting tools, one's that were totally new to me. It will be exciting and challenging to incorporate them in my daily instruction.
I have accomplished more that I have ever thought possible in these last four days. I have something posted on YouTube! I can't wait to see what lies ahead in the weeks to come and I look forward to connecting with everyone.
ReplyDeleteAs I previously mentioned I was at first terrified about this class. Once I arrived and found others who had the same feelings, I began to relax. This was my first experience working with photos, sound, etc. It has been amazing what I can learn to do.
ReplyDeleteYou can teach an oldie, but goody new tricks!
I have gained so many useful technology tools to use in my classroom and can't wait to share them with my students. I know they will help me to fine tune what I've learned. Audacity is still a challenge for me, but there are alternatives, so that's comforting. I'm proud that I now know how to create a blog, make comments on posts, create videos using Photostory and upload videos to You Tube. I have so many usernames and passwords that my head is spinning. This week was so well worth it though. Thank you Bill.
ReplyDeleteMy wow moments have come from listening and reading discussions about how we can use these tools with our students. I have learned about a few new tools and I have also revisited some tools I played with in the past and had set aside. I am excited about getting back to school and working with my students with some of these.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I was very nervous about this class. The first 2 days I felt inept and worried I'd never be able to do all this. Today, I feel so much better and am even enthusiastic about using what I've learned for my personal use and in my classroom. I love PhotoStory3!!
ReplyDeleteThis has been an unbelievable week! I have learned so much. Thanks for all your help and especially for all your patience. I look forward to using these tools in my classroom next year. I know my teaching and the kids' learning will be enhanced. Thanks, Melany Nussbaumer
ReplyDeleteThis week has been totally amazing! I have learned so many new ways to use technology! I was just thrilled when I was able to post a Youtube video, voicethread, and digital story to my very own personal blog site! I was shocked to find someone from far away had found my blog site and posted a comment. I can't wait to learn so many new things and I especially can't wait to use these new ideas in my classroom! Thank you so much for all of your help and most importantly, for your patience!
ReplyDeleteEvery day this week has given me at least one "WOW" moment - googledoc, diigo, edublog, google reader, and the list goes on and on. I experienced some anxiety at the start of the week but now I am amazed at how comfortable I am with so many new sites/programs. It has been a great week and the hands on approach worked wonders for me.
ReplyDeleteI'M MOVING ON UP!!! I feel somewhat confident now. I have so many pictures of my kids and they just sit on a disk or on the computer. Now I know how to publish them for my friends to see in a fun way! I look forward to gaining even more knowledge. I look forward to using the digital storytelling in the classroom. I do know more than my 11 year old. At least today I do!
ReplyDeleteEven though I consider myself pretty tech savvy, I'm always looking for new things to learn. This class filled my head with tips, tools, and techniques to use personally and in the classroom. I'm not sure how I ever got by without Google docs and reader. Thanks Bill for all the help and information.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at the things we have covered in just 4 days. I am also surprised that I feel pretty comfortable with it. I am, however, somewhat overwhelmed at the resources that are available. I am counting on help from my students to make implementation of these technologies more seamless.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving me courage and motivation to try new things.
This week has been a pleasure. I have enjoyed learning about all of the possibilities and options teachers and students have for publishing their work. I agree with Bill when he said, "We don't have to become experts, we just need to know what is out there and what it is basically used for. Teachers and students will take off with it." As a curriculum coach that makes me feel so much better.
ReplyDeleteMy father always told me that I loved to hear myself talk, therefore Audacity and Ipadio have been life altering for me.(and for those who lsten to me daily) I have learned so much this week that I can walk into my Accelerated class and be smarter than a sixth grader! I will be using my blog as part of my introduction on the first day of school;I am so excited!
ReplyDeleteHey Bill, thanks for sharing your enthusiasm regarding digital media. Look forward to sharing and applying these marvelous tools!
ReplyDeleteNow I feel better prepared to judiciously promote these methods with students. Good job!
I have really enjoyed this week. I am always looking for ways to utilize all the new technology in my classroom. The one thing I liked most was the ability to practice the things you need to work on and that you gave us plenty of opportunity to do this on a variety of activities, in other words I was not forced to relearn material I already knew. I was able to "play" and expand my knowledge of new sites you introduced like voice threads and edublogger. I look forward to continuing this into the new school year!
ReplyDeleteAfter practicing with some new things-- especially voice recording-- I feel like I have some new ideas for integrating technology in my class. I knew some of these tools existed, but it was great just to have time to sit down and work with them for an extended amount of time. I had no idea that Google Reader would be such a useful tool!
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed this week The thing I liked most was the ability to practice what we were learning(I am like the students I love hands on) I am always looking for new ways to utilize the new technology in my class and look forward to continuing this into the school year!
ReplyDeleteThis class is giving me permission to explore and learn applications I have been interested in for several years. I am very excited about utilizing blogs, Goggle Docs and Diigo. I am interested in incorporating with research techniques at school.
ReplyDeleteI expected to learn oodles in this class, and I was NOT disappointed. I have never had a more relevant 4 days of SD in 21 years of classes! I am going to start using Photo Story 3 with my kids the first day of class! You have been a blessing!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed these past four days in your class. I learned a lot of new information in a short time. I really like working with the voicethreads. I found that particular program to be very neat because you get to tell what you are thinking.
ReplyDeleteI learned even more than I expected to this week! And so much I want to use in my classroom. I think I am going to start with using my Blog to model writing for my students and to write about what we are learning as a class in a whole group shared writing sort of experience. Then I plan to use Photo Story as much as possible to publish writing and research. So excited to put this into action!!
ReplyDeleteI was very excited to get to learn about some interesting tools, one's that were totally new to me. It will be exciting and challenging to incorporate them in my daily instruction.
ReplyDelete