Anne Mirtschin, Hawkesdale P12 College A presentation for the Victorian Home Economics Teachers Association, Dec, 2008

Conceptual Age Communicate Connect Creativity

Communicate

Connect

Creativity

Cybersafety Usernames eg rose, meatballs Avatars No last names/addresses/phone numbers/other identifying details Joint administration rights Other staff(including principal) regularly comment RSS feeds to student blogs Tips for Keeping them cybersafe

Usernames eg rose, meatballs

Avatars

No last names/addresses/phone numbers/other identifying details

Joint administration rights

Other staff(including principal)

regularly comment

RSS feeds to student blogs

Tips for Keeping them cybersafe

Delicious http://delicious.com Social bookmarking site Develops networks Great comments on use of delicious

Delicious http://delicious.com

Social bookmarking site

Develops networks

Great comments on use of delicious

What a delicious idea!

What a delicious idea!

Toondoo for cartoon making

Skype (www.skype.com) VOiP Live chat Audio conferencing Videoconferencing Bookmark and save chats Why I love skype - Why I love skype by Jeremy Wright

VOiP

Live chat

Audio

conferencing

Videoconferencing

Bookmark and save chats

(www.voicethread.com) User friendly Digital storytelling

(www.voicethread.com)

User friendly

Digital storytelling

Uses for Voicethread Storytelling Reflections Reporting on extracurricula activities Global projects Voice Video Text Images

Storytelling

Reflections

Reporting on extracurricula activities

Global projects

Slideshare - www.slideshare.net Uploads powerpoint presentations Groups and networks Resources

Uploads powerpoint presentations

Groups and networks

Resources

Slideshare for home economics http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/food-20-part-1-presentation with lots of great sites and recommendations, games, recipe sites etc videos

http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/food-20-part-1-presentation with lots of great sites and recommendations, games, recipe sites etc videos

.....Blogging..... http:://murch.globalteacher.org.au http://murcha.wordpress.com

Most popular blogging platforms http://globalstudent.org.au and http://globalteacher.org.au a campus set up especially for Victorian teachers with edublogs http://edublogs.org Blogger Blogmeister

http://globalstudent.org.au and http://globalteacher.org.au a campus set up especially for Victorian teachers with edublogs

http://edublogs.org

Blogger

Blogmeister

Sections to a blog Posts Pages Categories Tags Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links Blogroll comments

Posts

Pages

Categories

Tags

Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links

Blogroll

comments

Leecie – year 10 http://leecie.globalstudent.org.au

Comments on post

Interactivity - polls Natalie POLL DADDY See site

Natalie

POLL DADDY See site

why should students blog A tool for reading and writing Authentic audience Highly motivational Powerful learning Students want to share etc 20 reasons

A tool for reading and writing

Authentic audience

Highly motivational

Powerful learning

Students want to share etc

20 reasons

What do I use a blog for? Online journal Digital portfolios Lesson plans bulletin board Reflections

Online journal

Digital portfolios

Lesson plans

bulletin board

Reflections

Global student/teacher Register for a globalteacher blog Adding in students = easy now Give some thought to username or url (cannot be changed) blog title can be changed

Register for a globalteacher blog

Adding in students = easy now

Give some thought to username or url (cannot be changed)

blog title can be changed

hints Start blogging – it will find a direction over time Blog until you feel comfortable before starting with students Blog regularly Establish a social network (links, comments, trackbacks, teacher lists, nings etc) Do not worry about initial appearance – just start.

Start blogging – it will find a direction over time

Blog until you feel comfortable before starting with students

Blog regularly

Establish a social network (links, comments, trackbacks, teacher lists, nings etc)

Do not worry about initial appearance – just start.

Flickr Online photo storage and management Search for and use creative commons license photos Networks (global) Crop, share, edit Slideshows Videos (pro account) networking

Online photo storage and management

Search for and use creative commons license photos

Networks (global)

Crop, share, edit

Slideshows

Videos (pro account)

networking

Wikis Uses of..... Group projects Assignments Resource collections Peer review Parent involvement www.ejourneys.wikispaces.com

Uses of.....

Group projects

Assignments

Resource collections

Peer review

Parent involvement

Global projects http://corbettsm.wikispaces.com/

Some food blogs Is My blog burning Food and cookery blogs http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodblogs/Food_and_Cooking_Blogs.htm Cooking with Amy http://cookingwithamy.blogspot.com/ Simply Recipes http://www.elise.com/recipes/

Is My blog burning

Food and cookery blogs http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodblogs/Food_and_Cooking_Blogs.htm

Cooking with Amy http://cookingwithamy.blogspot.com/

Simply Recipes http://www.elise.com/recipes/

Videoconferencing

discoverE virtual classroom Hear Lorraine Leo teach my grade 4 and 5s about the Vendee Globe

Podcasting and podcasts Audacity + lame codec to convert to mp3 files Podomatic for storage online

Audacity + lame codec to convert to mp3 files

Podomatic for storage online

Google apps igoogle

igoogle

Google Sheet

Forms Collaboratively setup Students filled in after being given the shared url Dumped into sheet automatically

Collaboratively setup

Students filled in after being given the shared url

Dumped into sheet automatically

google docs – processor , sheet , presentation Calendar Reader Alert Notes Igoogle Google maps and earth

google docs – processor , sheet , presentation

Calendar

Reader

Alert

Notes

Igoogle

Google maps and earth

Online videos Teacher Tube Teachers TV Youtube Google video

Teacher Tube

Teachers TV

Youtube

Google video

Contact Me [email_address] [email_address] Twitter id = murcha Skype = anne.mirtschin

[email_address]

[email_address]

Twitter id = murcha

Skype = anne.mirtschin