Thursday, July 21, 2016
The Political Circus leads us to the Big Tent in November. Unfortunately we are the spectators and the Entertainers are full of rhetoric of and from The American Constitution and The Idealism of 1945-50. Can we really expect the American people to be the patriots we should be with the deliberate attempts to separate us into a more decisive nation bent on wealth greed and deception. The ring master is appealing and changes from Democrat to Republican during intermission. We the spectators clap and cheer for more when we know its just an illusion of our future portrayed in a setting fit for spoiled children. Time to wake up and stop paying for the good old entertainment in new attire. The Generation X and beyond must stand and use their skills and the Constitution to right the wrongs of party alliances. HELP!!! our country has be sold at COST and intelligence has be muted by idealism laced with hatred and separatism of old.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Coding is the new radio
As a lifetime learner I highly suggest to all my cohorts to check out the vast and supportive CODING websites like code.org
Saturday, November 16, 2013
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
MAC workaround
Judy De Los Santos says:
May 2, 2011 at 10:34 pm The main site used in my previous classes is http://www.discoveryeducation.com. Some of the educational videos were somewhat interesting and always followed by a lesson and an art project. I plan to use this degree to it’s fullest when I go back to a regular classroom, which includes videos, music and games. I have yet to use any technology at the school I am presently working at other than to show examples and pictures on the desktop computer.
Stuart Dailey says:
@Judy at first my district encouraged all teachers to use “Discovery Education”. I love some of the videos about music, like sound waves and Beethoven…I was not using an updated computer but it did worked when I needed to present that part of the lesson. I haven’t been successful logging in to Discovery Education lately but I still use the lessons I created. I now use books, pictures and audio samples.
Kristi Swartz says: May 1, 2011 at 4:17 pm Topic #1 I would like to share an experience with using technology in the classroom last year as I was completing a long-term substitute job. 5th grade students were using computers to create preposition examples through visual images. Students were to go online and find 10 images relating to a main image of their choice, and create sentences with prepositions to go along with the positioning of the visuals on the page in relation to the main image, to show understanding of prepositions. During work time, students found images, and cut and pasted them onto a word document surrounding one main image of their choice. For example, one student had an image of a horse in the middle. They found an image of a cloud, pasted it above the horse, and wrote, “The cloud is above the horse.”, underlining the preposition “above” in the sentence. Once students found 10 images, and used them along with the images on the page, they were to show me, and print the paper. This is where technology went terribly wrong. Students were pressing the print button, and when the page did not print immediately, they kept hitting the print button time and again. Students expressed frustration, and I soon found that the printer was out of paper; when I added paper, I saw that many, many copies of their documents were coming and coming with no end in sight! We were inundated with preposition papers! Upon noticing this, I instructed students to only use the print button once! I now, never, have students print documents without first reminding them of the importance of pressing the print button only once- I share this experience, and students connect to examples of this happening in their own home, or in another class with giggles. My solution to the many, many extra pages of preposition examples you ask- I saved the preposition papers and used them as a pre-assessment for preposition understanding in my class this year. This is just one of many technology mishaps in the classroom. I anticipate many more as I do more and more technology for and with my students! Technology, gotta love it!
@Kristi
I have a PC that was issued by my district. I can do many of the duties like Microsoft Office but when I want to go online thank you MAC BOOK PRO. There is no comparison. But I have to use the PC in order for them to identify it and laboriously update it :-)
May 2, 2011 at 10:34 pm The main site used in my previous classes is http://www.discoveryeducation.com. Some of the educational videos were somewhat interesting and always followed by a lesson and an art project. I plan to use this degree to it’s fullest when I go back to a regular classroom, which includes videos, music and games. I have yet to use any technology at the school I am presently working at other than to show examples and pictures on the desktop computer.
Stuart Dailey says:
@Judy at first my district encouraged all teachers to use “Discovery Education”. I love some of the videos about music, like sound waves and Beethoven…I was not using an updated computer but it did worked when I needed to present that part of the lesson. I haven’t been successful logging in to Discovery Education lately but I still use the lessons I created. I now use books, pictures and audio samples.
Kristi Swartz says: May 1, 2011 at 4:17 pm Topic #1 I would like to share an experience with using technology in the classroom last year as I was completing a long-term substitute job. 5th grade students were using computers to create preposition examples through visual images. Students were to go online and find 10 images relating to a main image of their choice, and create sentences with prepositions to go along with the positioning of the visuals on the page in relation to the main image, to show understanding of prepositions. During work time, students found images, and cut and pasted them onto a word document surrounding one main image of their choice. For example, one student had an image of a horse in the middle. They found an image of a cloud, pasted it above the horse, and wrote, “The cloud is above the horse.”, underlining the preposition “above” in the sentence. Once students found 10 images, and used them along with the images on the page, they were to show me, and print the paper. This is where technology went terribly wrong. Students were pressing the print button, and when the page did not print immediately, they kept hitting the print button time and again. Students expressed frustration, and I soon found that the printer was out of paper; when I added paper, I saw that many, many copies of their documents were coming and coming with no end in sight! We were inundated with preposition papers! Upon noticing this, I instructed students to only use the print button once! I now, never, have students print documents without first reminding them of the importance of pressing the print button only once- I share this experience, and students connect to examples of this happening in their own home, or in another class with giggles. My solution to the many, many extra pages of preposition examples you ask- I saved the preposition papers and used them as a pre-assessment for preposition understanding in my class this year. This is just one of many technology mishaps in the classroom. I anticipate many more as I do more and more technology for and with my students! Technology, gotta love it!
@Kristi
I have a PC that was issued by my district. I can do many of the duties like Microsoft Office but when I want to go online thank you MAC BOOK PRO. There is no comparison. But I have to use the PC in order for them to identify it and laboriously update it :-)
Saturday, May 7, 2011
MAC week 1 Copyright
There are so many musicians and artists that are on then fence with copyright issues. On one hand they want everyone to listen to or watch what they have done and on the other hand they want to get paid for it. It is always easier to give a product away and free samples do create demand in a market. The fact is that the ownership of a tangible product has to remain in the control of person(s) that create it. I love to share and exchange ideas with fellow teachers and musicians, but if there is an opportunity to get paid for my idea or creation I don't want a computer savvy genius to receive payments because he has developed a market using my music for free.
MAC week 1 topic 1
Topic#1
I have increased my use of audio/visual devices to promote student engagement. My computer and CD player get a daily workout. The karaoke machine has proven to be a great way to increase fluency in student reading and participation. I dropped the karaoke machine and it now has become intermittent in order to use some of the songs I have to print the words and make copies so the students continue to read and sing. I would rather use the display on the screen from the karaoke machine because it helps the students follow the pacing of the lyrics.
I have increased my use of audio/visual devices to promote student engagement. My computer and CD player get a daily workout. The karaoke machine has proven to be a great way to increase fluency in student reading and participation. I dropped the karaoke machine and it now has become intermittent in order to use some of the songs I have to print the words and make copies so the students continue to read and sing. I would rather use the display on the screen from the karaoke machine because it helps the students follow the pacing of the lyrics.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Month 10 AR Blog Post
Month 10 AR Blog Post:
• Is there a connection between the data produced from your Cycles and the research reported in your Literature Review?
I have found the research to be connected to my cycles. In my cycle one I had been struggling with meeting with teachers and sharing information was welcomed but not easily accessed. A few of the researchers had to get teachers to meet and develop a plan of action. They were more successful and I believe it helped drive the success of the research.
• * How will LMO impact your Action Research project?
The LMO will help me develop the key element of my research which is for staff, parents, and students to have a one stop shop for my lessons and surveys and blogs and discussions and grades. I hope to use Schoology along with the required platform in my district.
• * How important is online content delivery or personal learning environments to your Action Research project?
The online content delivery is very important but not primary at this point. I hope to use the online content delivery as a separate and complete entity for my students and for any other participants.
• Is there a connection between the data produced from your Cycles and the research reported in your Literature Review?
I have found the research to be connected to my cycles. In my cycle one I had been struggling with meeting with teachers and sharing information was welcomed but not easily accessed. A few of the researchers had to get teachers to meet and develop a plan of action. They were more successful and I believe it helped drive the success of the research.
• * How will LMO impact your Action Research project?
The LMO will help me develop the key element of my research which is for staff, parents, and students to have a one stop shop for my lessons and surveys and blogs and discussions and grades. I hope to use Schoology along with the required platform in my district.
• * How important is online content delivery or personal learning environments to your Action Research project?
The online content delivery is very important but not primary at this point. I hope to use the online content delivery as a separate and complete entity for my students and for any other participants.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Persuasive video
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Please go to my viddler account at:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/Vidstew/videos/10/
or the class vidder account
Ripples
PE_6
My 6th personal experience I chose DVD mainly because I need to take things to my classroom now.
I have to get used to developing lessons onto a DVD for students to see and hear my lessons. So i went to lynda.com and the tutorial was great. I had forgotten where to find iDVD and I stumbled into applications and there I found the icon. It was fairly easy to use and there are a number of themes and direct connections to previous projects I have been working on. I hope to create a project of all the experiences and assignments I have done to complete this coursework and my action research. I love the music that was pre-recorded. It is a classical piece I love and can't remember the name or composer. Here are some of my screen shots and the DVD I will post later when I refine the movie.
I have to get used to developing lessons onto a DVD for students to see and hear my lessons. So i went to lynda.com and the tutorial was great. I had forgotten where to find iDVD and I stumbled into applications and there I found the icon. It was fairly easy to use and there are a number of themes and direct connections to previous projects I have been working on. I hope to create a project of all the experiences and assignments I have done to complete this coursework and my action research. I love the music that was pre-recorded. It is a classical piece I love and can't remember the name or composer. Here are some of my screen shots and the DVD I will post later when I refine the movie.
PE_5
My first though about Flash was O M G… this is for a computer programmer, which I aspired to be many years ago. I started out looking at the wrong video. The Getting started video should have been labeled Chapter 2. I then went to “Getting to know Flash which focused on file types used in Flash. That seemed more my level but still difficult to put into practical use. Fla file and SWF files are the most common that are used and the tutorial stated that the fla files are used for working and the swf files ar the output file portion something seen on the web. The Welcome screen is the first thing you see when you open Flash. In the center of the welcome screen the first five files are the fla or working files.
Listening to the narrator about the various files leaves me to the conclusion that Flash is difficult and I am going to need help….to be continued
PE_4
Adobe SoundBooth is an application I am continuing to learn about because it is a part of the Adobe C5 kit. I believe I ewill eventually combine many of the attributes of Adobe by connecting sounds and visual images to make great presentations.
First I went to the URL www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/. There I downloaded the overview of the program. The designers made SoundBooth ffro recording, editing and mastering audio so it can be used in any Adobe program especially video. Sound effects are also available for adding excitement to any presentation. I tried to visit the Garrick Chow tutorial and Firefox crashed while attempting it. Lynda.com tutorial explains further editing capabilities. :Like removing unwanted room noise or scratches from a vintage LP/album.
Another screen shows how sound effects can be added by manipulation the green positive bar or the red negative bar on a graph using integers as the quantity of measurement.
As the tutorial plays it gives the student an audio example of the effect. Similar to Garageband Adobe Soundbooth has prerecorded scores that allow you to use them at will because they are copyright free. One of the greatest features is the speech to text capabilities so you can speak into a microphone and the program will convert your audio to text.
Obviously Soundbooth is a great tool for video professionals and presenters to use for enhancing their final products. I hope to continue using the features for my technology inclusion into my music class.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
BP_10&11
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Above you will find a link to Joanna Puello's url
...Please visit her site and check out my comments
http://joannapuellofullsail.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/pe3_mailchimp/#comment-7
Above you will find a link to Joanna Puello's url
...Please visit her site and check out my comments
BP_9 Web 2.0
One of the issues I face is my ability to use real-time teaching tools. The WiZiQ website is such a Web 2.0 tool. One of the best features is the capabilities to write or use existing lessons available on their URL http://www.wiziq.com. The website is designed to be used by teachers globally. I found a lesson about instrumentation with colorful drawings and spelling. The website has links for teachers to meet and collaborate. There is a portion that helps you as an educator to prepare lessons and exams. We as educators are also dealing with our own multiple intelligences. I like visuals and audio lessons. There are video lessons available for students and teachers. I like the fact that you can search for classes in order to learn about as subject you may need to brush up on. I imagine myself enrolling in course and sending students to the website to encourage rigor and engagement in and out of my classroom. WiZiQ is user friendly so the elementary student and the college student can find resources to fit there current needs as a student. It can be found on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, yahoo Groups and more. This Web 2.0 is worth using as a support system for parents that need to connect to teachers and subjects when they are trying to help their students at home. Parents can network with other parents world wide about school and student issues. As the teachers, parents and students become a learning community the possibilities of academic achievement increase.
PE_3
Each one of these programs is available in the Adobe Creative suite. This is another platform to engage students and prepare them for future projects, assignments and careers. But first, I need to learn how to use them myself check out their URL at:
http://www.adobe.com/
Another sound editing software that I hope to use is Sound Booth which is a part of the Adobe suite. Audio recording, editing, and mixing is an important part of applications in music technology. The tutorial I found on Lynda.com shows the learner how to apply basic features within the Adobe Suite. I am trying to use these tools to encourage student participation this program is a good addition to my action research. Here are some screen shots of my very first recording with sound booth.
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