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Alexas Fonseca reflects on the tools and websites used for a student-centered project. Scoop It was their favorite for research, while the Wikispace was useful for organizing information. Prezi and Voice Thread helped with presentations. However, Alexas felt there were too many requirements across different websites, which caused frustration. For future students, they suggest streamlining the tools to focus on Scoop It, Wikispace, Wordpress, and Prezi/Voice Thread for research, organization, reflection, and presentation respectively. Fewer overall requirements would make the process less overwhelming.
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The student found the PLE easy to use once familiar with it and recommended continuing its use. RSS feeds and ScoopIt were confusing to set up and did not provide useful information. Videos/documentaries provided good information for the topic. Wikispace was a good way to combine all elements but slightly confusing. Wordpress was easy to use but sometimes unclear what to blog about. VoiceThread was a simple presentation tool the student may use in the future. The open-ended, self-guided nature of the project allowed choosing an enjoyable topic and finding information easily. The student recommends making RSS and ScoopIt optional and found VoiceThread an engaging difference from typical high school projects.
Tylers Summative Reaction
The student found the PLE very helpful for gathering and organizing information in one place, and now uses it at home. The RSS feeds were difficult to use due to the large amount of irrelevant information retrieved. Scoop.It had a similar issue. Videos and audios were not heavily used for the project. The Wikispace made collaboration and compiling information easy. Wordpress allowed reflection on the project. Prezi was an easier alternative to Powerpoint. The student-centered, choice-based learning resulted in a meaningful experience by encouraging exploration of different aspects of the topic and exposure to new tools.
Final presentaion
The document discusses the successes and challenges experienced with various online tools for creating wikis, blogs, aggregators, and glogs. It summarizes experiences with creating pages and sharing content on a wiki, designing an appealing blog, using an aggregator to easily access RSS feeds, and both the successes and frustrations encountered with creating and saving content on a glogster site. It also lists advantages like ease of setup and navigation and ability to work independently, and disadvantages like missing interaction from an online Moodle course.
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Question 6
The document discusses the various technologies the author used during their project to research, create, edit, present, and evaluate their work. These included Microsoft Word for basic documents, PowerPoint for presentations, Photoshop to edit photographs and design magazine pages, a Nikon camera to take photos, Prezi for innovative presentations, SoundCloud to present audio, SlideShare to upload presentations, a USB stick to transfer files, Blogger to present work online, and Facebook to create a focus group for feedback. The author learned new skills with each technology and found that technological convergence made the entire process much easier than if they had to use separate devices and print out work.
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The document discusses various technologies the author learned about through completing a music coursework project. The author:
1) Set up a blog on Blogger to host their coursework and typed most content directly into the blog.
2) Created an online questionnaire using SurveyMonkey to gather audience feedback and learned electronic surveys allow anonymous responses.
3) Used Microsoft Excel to analyze questionnaire results with pie charts for their blog.
4) Learned how to enhance skills with Serif PagePlus for designing materials and Photoshop alternatives.
5) Gained experience editing images by removing backgrounds using DrawPlus.
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The document summarizes the student's experience using various technologies for a project on human trafficking. It finds the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) and Wikispace easy to use and useful as they consolidated all project materials in one place. The student struggled with Voice Thread due to a lack of tutorials and found the experience more frustrating than educational. Overall, the project was a good learning experience but more instruction on the technologies would have helped.
Unit Plan Reflection
This document discusses the author's experience creating a unit plan that incorporated various technological elements. They created a Glogster, podcast, and WebQuest for the first time and found the WebQuest especially challenging as it required extensive planning. The author believes tools like social media, blogs, and podcasts can be useful collaboration and learning aids in the classroom. Completing this unit plan helped the author gain confidence in their teaching abilities and knowledge of educational technology.
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The student found the PLE easy to use once familiar with it and recommended continuing its use. RSS feeds and ScoopIt were confusing to set up and did not provide useful information. Videos/documentaries provided good information for the topic. Wikispace was a good way to combine all elements but slightly confusing. Wordpress was easy to use but sometimes unclear what to blog about. VoiceThread was a simple presentation tool the student may use in the future. The open-ended, self-guided nature of the project allowed choosing an enjoyable topic and finding information easily. The student recommends making RSS and ScoopIt optional and found VoiceThread an engaging difference from typical high school projects.
Tylers Summative Reaction
The student found the PLE very helpful for gathering and organizing information in one place, and now uses it at home. The RSS feeds were difficult to use due to the large amount of irrelevant information retrieved. Scoop.It had a similar issue. Videos and audios were not heavily used for the project. The Wikispace made collaboration and compiling information easy. Wordpress allowed reflection on the project. Prezi was an easier alternative to Powerpoint. The student-centered, choice-based learning resulted in a meaningful experience by encouraging exploration of different aspects of the topic and exposure to new tools.
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Question 6
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The document discusses various technologies the author learned about through completing a music coursework project. The author:
1) Set up a blog on Blogger to host their coursework and typed most content directly into the blog.
2) Created an online questionnaire using SurveyMonkey to gather audience feedback and learned electronic surveys allow anonymous responses.
3) Used Microsoft Excel to analyze questionnaire results with pie charts for their blog.
4) Learned how to enhance skills with Serif PagePlus for designing materials and Photoshop alternatives.
5) Gained experience editing images by removing backgrounds using DrawPlus.
Summative reflection
The document summarizes the student's experience using various technologies for a project on human trafficking. It finds the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) and Wikispace easy to use and useful as they consolidated all project materials in one place. The student struggled with Voice Thread due to a lack of tutorials and found the experience more frustrating than educational. Overall, the project was a good learning experience but more instruction on the technologies would have helped.
Unit Plan Reflection
This document discusses the author's experience creating a unit plan that incorporated various technological elements. They created a Glogster, podcast, and WebQuest for the first time and found the WebQuest especially challenging as it required extensive planning. The author believes tools like social media, blogs, and podcasts can be useful collaboration and learning aids in the classroom. Completing this unit plan helped the author gain confidence in their teaching abilities and knowledge of educational technology.
Evaluation 4
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Evaluation Question 6
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Eval. questions 5 7
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Question 4
The document discusses the use of various media technologies in the construction, research, and evaluation of a media project. Search engines and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr were used to conduct research and audience surveys to inform decisions. SurveyMonkey was used to create an online survey. YouTube was used to upload the finished product. A Weebly blog was created to organize work, though some links and sources were not supported. SlideShare and Prezi were used to creatively present work. iMovie and Microsoft Office programs like PowerPoint and Word were used to edit videos, create title cards, and make small image alterations. An iPad camera was used for filming due to lack of access to a digital camera.
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Evaluation Question 6 & 7
The document discusses technologies used and lessons learned from creating a preliminary task and final product. The author learned to:
1) Effectively layout pages using forms and conventions like cover lines, photos that fill pages, and contents listings.
2) Conduct more research on professional magazines in their genre.
3) Create a production plan to manage time better after falling behind initially.
4) Use more suitable software like Adobe Fireworks which allowed for faster editing than previous software.
Question 4
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Question 6
The student learned a lot about digital technologies from creating a print magazine production. While they were familiar with the editing process beforehand, working with the software gave them new knowledge and skills. They were surprised by how professional their final product looked considering it was created using technology. The main tools used were cameras, Photoshop, Word, and Quark Express to bring together photos, text, and layout. Blogging helped them keep track of their process without needing other resources.
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Michelle Kane Final Presentation
Michelle found the wiki to be the most time consuming tool to use, but also her favorite as it is a great collaboration tool. She plans to use it for her family's printing business and in the classroom. RSS was easy to set up and allows news to come directly to her. She found blogging would be most useful as a teacher to connect with others. Animoto allows users to easily create professional looking videos by adding music and pictures. Overall the course was a success, though the wiki proved most challenging due to the time needed. Moodle provided an easy to use online learning platform and Michelle would take another class.
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Caelan used PowerPoint to create evaluation slides, Publisher to create the contents page and double page spread, Word for the front cover, and Photoshop to edit pictures. Caelan found PowerPoint and Publisher easy to use but had some difficulties with formatting in Word and learning new tools in Photoshop. Caelan was surprised by how much work went into making just part of a magazine and thought completing a full magazine would require significantly more time and effort.
Mo's summative reflection
The student found some technologies like the PLE, Wikispace, and Wordpress easy to use and useful for keeping assignments organized and sharing information. Videos and interviews provided informative content. However, RSS feeds and Scoop It did not provide much useful information. Overall, the student felt the self-guided, choice-based learning resulted in a meaningful experience by allowing more interest and investment in their chosen topic. Suggestions for the future included giving students more time and not assigning it at the end of the year.
Summative reflection
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Evaluation 4
The document discusses technologies learned from creating a music magazine. Photoshop was used to edit photographs and design magazine pages, and through this process the author gained proficiency with Photoshop tools. A DSLR camera was used to take high-quality photographs of gigs with different settings like flash. WordPress was used to create a blog to track the magazine's development, share opinions, and organize work online. Through blogging, the author learned to add posts, images, plugins and embed codes, and display work through various formats like YouTube and SlideShare. Converting file formats was also learned to allow images to appear on the blog.
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Evaluation Question 6
The document discusses the technologies the author learned about through creating a magazine product. They found photography and photo editing to be challenging due to inexperience but learned to use a manual camera and Photoshop effectively. The author presented their work on a wiki space and found Prezi and Voicethread useful presentation tools due to their templates, tools and ability to engage an audience visually rather than through text. Slideshare was also used to upload PowerPoint presentations.
Eval. questions 5 7
The document discusses the creator's experience designing magazines for different tasks. For the main task magazine, the creator incorporated audience feedback to improve the original cover design. The creator found PowerPoint and digital cameras/Photoshop easy to use, but sometimes images were unsuitable. InDesign allowed for a more professional look than other programs like Publisher, though the creator did not prefer it. For the main task, the creator did more in-depth research, used more pictures, and had a better industry understanding, allowing a more professional magazine.
Question 4
The document discusses the use of various media technologies in the construction, research, and evaluation of a media project. Search engines and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr were used to conduct research and audience surveys to inform decisions. SurveyMonkey was used to create an online survey. YouTube was used to upload the finished product. A Weebly blog was created to organize work, though some links and sources were not supported. SlideShare and Prezi were used to creatively present work. iMovie and Microsoft Office programs like PowerPoint and Word were used to edit videos, create title cards, and make small image alterations. An iPad camera was used for filming due to lack of access to a digital camera.
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The document discusses the technologies used to create a magazine project. Blogger was used to set up a blog for coursework and allowed embedding of other sites and easy editing from any device. SlideShare was useful for uploading PowerPoints and embedding them interactively on the blog. Prezi created a more creative presentation format. Microsoft Excel helped present questionnaire results visually through graphs. Scribd uploaded word documents to the blog. PowToon presented information in an exciting way with music. Photoshop editing skills improved the magazine's visual quality. A memory stick transferred work between school and home. Overall, technology helped create a higher quality, more professional final product.
Evaluation Question 6 & 7
The document discusses technologies used and lessons learned from creating a preliminary task and final product. The author learned to:
1) Effectively layout pages using forms and conventions like cover lines, photos that fill pages, and contents listings.
2) Conduct more research on professional magazines in their genre.
3) Create a production plan to manage time better after falling behind initially.
4) Use more suitable software like Adobe Fireworks which allowed for faster editing than previous software.
Question 4
The student used various digital technologies and media at different stages of their project. In the research stage, they used online sources like Google to gather information. They found Emaze, a website to create digital powerpoints, particularly useful. For construction, they used a Canon DSLR camera and lens to film footage. Adobe Premiere Pro was the main software used for editing. Evaluation involved typing questions in Word and compiling them into a single InDesign document for a neat presentation. Overall, digital technologies provided creative freedom and allowed the student's work to grow in strength by taking advantage of 21st century tools.
Question 6
The student learned a lot about digital technologies from creating a print magazine production. While they were familiar with the editing process beforehand, working with the software gave them new knowledge and skills. They were surprised by how professional their final product looked considering it was created using technology. The main tools used were cameras, Photoshop, Word, and Quark Express to bring together photos, text, and layout. Blogging helped them keep track of their process without needing other resources.
Software
The document discusses several software used for presentations including InDesign, iMovie/Final Cut Pro X, Emaze, Slideshare, and Prezi. InDesign helped develop knowledge of double page spreads. iMovie/Final Cut Pro were used for research, planning, and evaluation depending on available access. Emaze contained more design varieties but was trickier than PowerPoint. Slideshare was used to structure presentations on blogs. Prezi aided planning and research while allowing technical experimentation but did not reflect the genre of the production.
Michelle Kane Final Presentation
Michelle found the wiki to be the most time consuming tool to use, but also her favorite as it is a great collaboration tool. She plans to use it for her family's printing business and in the classroom. RSS was easy to set up and allows news to come directly to her. She found blogging would be most useful as a teacher to connect with others. Animoto allows users to easily create professional looking videos by adding music and pictures. Overall the course was a success, though the wiki proved most challenging due to the time needed. Moodle provided an easy to use online learning platform and Michelle would take another class.
Q6
Caelan used PowerPoint to create evaluation slides, Publisher to create the contents page and double page spread, Word for the front cover, and Photoshop to edit pictures. Caelan found PowerPoint and Publisher easy to use but had some difficulties with formatting in Word and learning new tools in Photoshop. Caelan was surprised by how much work went into making just part of a magazine and thought completing a full magazine would require significantly more time and effort.
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4) Videos/documentaries presented little useful information for the topic despite being easy to find.
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BT Nguyen reflects on using various digital tools for a research project on schizophrenia. Symbaloo helped organize research but was initially confusing. An RSS feed quickly provided up-to-date information. Scoop It was also initially confusing but became helpful for collecting websites. YouTube videos provided interesting insights into the illness. A wiki and WordPress blog helped track progress but were not essential. Voicethread was an engaging way to present research and overall the process was educational in learning new digital tools.
Question 4 (evaluation)
The document discusses the use of various media technologies for evaluation purposes. WordPress allowed the embedding of videos and presentation of evaluation work. Prezi was used to create visual presentations, though it had a learning curve. PowerPoint facilitated analysis with images and was useful for magazine comparisons. SlideShare enabled uploading presentations and videos to blogs. Windows Movie Maker edited videos quickly. SoundCloud hosted interview audio clips that could be embedded in blogs, though loading speeds were sometimes slow. Overall, these technologies facilitated multimedia evaluation presentations.
Summative Reflection
The student provides a summary and evaluation of various digital tools and platforms used for their project. They found the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) to be the most helpful as it organized all their sources in one place. The RSS feed and Scoop.it were less useful as they did not surface relevant information for the topic. Videos, documentaries, and audio sources added value by providing first-hand perspectives. Wikispace and Wordpress were challenging to use but fulfilled their purposes. Prezi was frustrating to create but produced high quality, engaging presentations.
Evaluation q4
The document describes the various media technologies and software used by the student at different stages of their media project. During the planning, research, and production stages, the student used a Nikon DSLR camera, their Samsung phone, the college Macs and printers, an SD card to store and transfer files, and software like Blogger, Photoshop, WIX, Emaze, and Slideshare. They also used Microsoft Office, Survey Monkey to conduct research, and Moodle for guidance documents. While some technologies like the camera and Photoshop required practice to use proficiently, the student felt more comfortable with the tools compared to their previous media project due to increased experience.
Q6
The student discusses their experience using various technologies to complete a project. They found that while some software like MoviePlus and Weebly were easy to use due to past experience, others like Prezi, Powtoon and Emaze took time to learn but became more useful once familiar. The student realized using different technologies helped present their work in more professional and interesting ways than just word documents, but software crashes were frustrating. Overall, experimenting with different technologies improved the student's digital skills for future projects.
Evaluation - Question 4.
The student used WordPress as their main blogging platform to organize and display their work over the course of the year. Key features used included categories to organize work, embedding videos, photos and powerpoints, and polls to gather feedback from teachers and peers. Google was the primary search engine used to conduct research, while YouTube and Trailer Addict were helpful sites for analyzing movie trailers. The student's WordPress blog, along with other class blogs on Medi@chs, helped facilitate sharing work and receiving feedback.
Multimedia in the classroom final presentation
The document discusses Andrea Bentz's experience taking an online class. She found several web tools introduced in the class to be useful resources, including Mashable.com for finding web 2.0 tools and FLVto.com for converting YouTube videos to audio. The article on using audio in the classroom inspired her with ideas. While time is her biggest challenge, she was able to explore new photo editing tools and enjoyed creating images with family photos. Submitting assignments on Moodle was also a challenge for her.
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning...
The document discusses the various media technologies used at different stages of the project. In the research stage, YouTube, social media, magazines, and Google were used to research the chosen genre, artist, digipaks, and advertisements. Google Forms was used to conduct audience research and analyze responses. In the planning and construction stages, Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro were used to create ancillary tasks and edit the music video. Various presentation technologies like Prezi, Visme, and SlideShare were used for evaluation. Wix was the central hub to store and display the portfolio work throughout the project, and familiarity with Wix increased over time.
Reflection
The student reflects on taking a business writing course, noting that while they weren't initially looking forward to it, they ended up learning a lot. Specifically, the student learned about creating various business documents like business plans, proposals, white papers, and recommendation papers. They also learned how to use platforms like Twitter, WordPress, SlideShare and YouTube to publish and share their work. The student found the recommendation paper the most insightful assignment, where they wrote about increasing awareness of dust allergies on campus. Overall, the student is thankful for the new knowledge gained in incorporating the internet into business documents.
Evaluation question 6
The document discusses the student's experience using various technologies for their coursework. They found technologies like SlideShare, Prezi and Wix to be useful for presenting work professionally, though some like GoAnimate and InDesign took more practice to learn. Overall, using different technologies helped improve the student's skills and allowed them to present their work in more engaging formats.
Evaluation 4
- The document discusses the use of various media technologies in the construction, research, planning, and evaluation stages of a project. Technologies used included blogger for presenting findings, Windows PC for research, Google/Wikipedia for background information, Prezi and Emaze for presentations, screenshots to add visuals, Spotify/YouTube for music/videos, PowerPoint for pitching ideas, SlideShare to share PowerPoints, Photoshop for ancillary work, and Final Cut Pro for editing the music video. Some challenges with technologies were also noted but overall they were found to be very helpful for the different stages of work.
evaluation
This document provides an evaluation template for a Year Two media production project at L3 Creative Media. The template guides the student to outline the aims and activities of their project, discuss their research, development process, outcomes, personal reflections, challenges, and evaluation of the final piece. It prompts analysis of what went well and areas for improvement. The student is encouraged to critically evaluate their project's strengths and weaknesses and judge its overall effectiveness.
What have you learnt about technology from constructing your media product?
The document discusses the various technologies the student learned and used in constructing their media product for a course. They found InDesign and Photoshop paramount for creating the actual magazine, allowing them to lay out pages and edit images professionally. Prezi, Blogger, and SlideShare helped in documenting research and findings in an appealing, organized way. Overall, the technologies were essential for developing, building, and evaluating their media product. Without them, the magazine would not have been created and their work would have been difficult to track and present.
Question 6 evaluation
The document summarizes the skills and knowledge the author gained during a project using various software and websites. They started with a basic knowledge of Photoshop but learned new tools and techniques through tutorials to design a magazine. They also gained confidence using Photoshop and feel they have many new skills. The author learned how to blog on Blogger, including uploading videos, images and presentations. They explored different templates and designs. Downloading fonts allowed them to use different styles. Slideshare helped upload documents not supported on Blogger. In total, the author believes they have expanded their technological skills through this project.
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Summative reflection
- 1. Alexas Fonseca Summative Reflection PLE: I did not use my PLE and personally found it pointless. For some people I know their PLE helped them organize everything, but for myself, I had my own way of organizing my websites and information so I did not use mine very much. RSS feed: I did not use my RSS feed all too much. I felt like Scoop It was a better website to use than my RSS feed. I also thinks this adds to having too many websites and this should not be a main focus. Scoop It: Scoop It was by far my favorite website and part of this project. Every day new articles and websites will pop up with information about your topic. It’s very convenient and a huge advantage to the research part because you can find so many useful websites. Videos/Interviews/Documentaries: One of my favorite parts about this project. I like how we could incorporate videos into our project because it adds more life than just simply speaking in a Voice Thread or reading a Prezi. It also gives different perspectives of the topic in interviews and documentaries. Audios: Audio files were not used in our project. We found the videos a better way to present the topic than audio files so I do not think they should be a priority Wikispace: The Wikispace was one of my favorite parts about this project. It was easy to have one website where everyone could place their information. It also helps to know that everything you need to complete is on the Wiki template and that the teachers can comment on anything they need to. Wordpress: Although I didn’t use my Wordpress all the time, I think it is a good idea for teachers to keep up with students work and for students to keep up with their own work. It helps to put all your thoughts down into one place so you know what you have accomplished and what needs to be finished. Prezi: I used the Prezi to make slides of information for my Voice Thread. I have used Prezi in the past for other classes and it is a great tool for presentations. It is very easy to use has interesting effects that a boring Powerpoint does not have. Voice Thread: This was my first Voice Thread ever and it did not take me long at all to learn how to use. It is very simple and easy and is more interesting than a Powerpoint or a paper. The pictures appeal to the audience more and add more personality to the presentation. The only thing I do not like is that we cannot upload Youtube videos on our Voice Thread. To what extent did this type of learning (completely student-centered with teacher as facilitator rather than focus; self-guided; choice-based) result in a meaningful learning experience for you? Please explain.
- 2. This type of learning taught me how to better pace myself for projects. I need to make sure I spend equal time on researching and preparing my project. Simple researching for the majority of the time then preparing my project last minute results in frustration and confusion. The pacing also goes for working on an everyday schedule. Projects don’t run smoothly if you don’t take your time and focus each and every day. Remember that we fully understand the limitations and stress that came as a result of trying to do this project in so little time at the end of the year. We appreciate your willingness and your enthusiasm, and we even appreciate your candor in evaluating the process. That being said, what suggestions can you make that will help us refine this assignment for future students. What did you like best? What did you not like? {We know more time, and not at the end of the year; you don’t need to tell us that!} I liked websites like Scoop It, Wiki, Wordpress, Prezi, and Voice Thread. I did not like how we had so many requirements. It should be simple without so many websites. For example, simply use Scoop It for the research, Wiki to place all the information like we did, Wordpress for the meta-cognition, and Prezi, Voice Thread, or a paper for the presentation. It was difficult making sure you had other requirements like the three databases because then that’s too many websites we need to use. Symabloo for our PLE I also thought was too much. Students will become flustered like we all did this year with too many websites.