This document provides instructions for 4 activities using different online tools. Activity 1 has students research a foreign community in their city and write a 80-100 word newspaper article about it using Fodey.com. Activity 2 has students create a 25-30 second video about their favorite things using OneTrueMedia.com. Activity 3 has students write a 150 word piece about their hometown for Penzu.com, including relative pronouns. Activity 4 has students work in pairs to create a 25 second video promoting acceptance of others using Xtranormal.com. Students are evaluated on their use of vocabulary, structures and the online tools.
Carolyn Poe is the chair of the Computer Information Technology department at Lone Star College - Montgomery. She discusses several topics in her presentation including dropping classes, FERPA laws, using the syllabus as a contract, and various websites that may be helpful for students and instructors. She recommends engaging students with tools on the internet and provides many examples of educational and creative websites like YouTube, Google Translate, and Animoto.
Vuela Fundación es una asociación civil sin fines de lucro fundada en 2012 que busca ayudar a niños con cáncer en México. Su misión es unir a personas y grupos para apoyar a los más necesitados y cambiar el mundo a través del encuentro personal. El programa de Vuela Fundación ofrece apoyo emocional, psicológico y material a pacientes con cáncer y sus familias a través de acompañamiento en el hospital, días especiales, recompensas y apoyo adicional según sea necesario.
El documento proporciona información sobre el autoclave, un método de esterilización que utiliza vapor de agua a alta presión. Explica que el autoclave consta de una cámara cilíndrica o rectangular herméticamente cerrada que usa vapor saturado para esterilizar a través de la coagulación del protoplasma celular. También describe los parámetros básicos de funcionamiento como la fase de purga, esterilización y descarga del vapor.
El documento contiene una lista de proyectos de diseño gráfico para diferentes clientes, incluyendo la creación de logotipos, posters promocionales, impresos y folletos para campañas de identidad, actualización de datos, eventos y brigadas de diferentes instituciones como el Instituto Cumbres, la Universidad Anáhuac y la organización Edifik.
China has a long history and culture with Confucian values that emphasize hierarchy and harmony. Mandarin is the dominant language. The government is an authoritarian single-party state led by the Communist Party, and political stability is a high priority. China has a growing economy but also high levels of pollution. The legal system is developing but enforcement can be inconsistent. Major industries include manufacturing, technology, and renewable energy. Entering the Chinese market requires understanding cultural norms and navigating a complex regulatory environment.
This document provides details for three English language lessons on describing past events using the past simple tense. [Lesson 1 focuses on introducing irregular past tense verbs and having students practice identifying them when reading a story. Lesson 2 expands on irregular past tense verbs through exercises identifying their present and past forms. Lesson 3 reviews the story and has students speculate on who the murderer was through group activities]. The lessons include listening, reading, speaking and writing activities to reinforce the grammar concepts.
The document provides an overview of the state of the US economic recovery in 2012 according to Ted Abernathy of Southern Company. It discusses trends impacting the global and US economies such as complexity, demographic shifts, technology, urbanization, and global interdependence. Charts show the weak job and economic growth over the last decade compared to previous decades. The recovery of the US and global economies is also examined along with exports and manufacturing in North Carolina and the American South.
This document provides a history of education technology from 1951 to 2011. It outlines key developments in the United States from the 1950s to 1990s as mainframe, mini, and personal computers were introduced to schools. It then discusses initiatives in Argentina beginning in 2011 to address digital, education, and social divides through the Conectar Igualdad program providing computers to secondary schools and Plan Sarmiento BA bringing technology resources to primary schools in Buenos Aires. References are provided for additional information.
Carolyn Poe is the chair of the Computer Information Technology department at Lone Star College - Montgomery. She discusses several topics in her presentation including dropping classes, FERPA laws, using the syllabus as a contract, and various websites that may be helpful for students and instructors. She recommends engaging students with tools on the internet and provides many examples of educational and creative websites like YouTube, Google Translate, and Animoto.
Vuela Fundación es una asociación civil sin fines de lucro fundada en 2012 que busca ayudar a niños con cáncer en México. Su misión es unir a personas y grupos para apoyar a los más necesitados y cambiar el mundo a través del encuentro personal. El programa de Vuela Fundación ofrece apoyo emocional, psicológico y material a pacientes con cáncer y sus familias a través de acompañamiento en el hospital, días especiales, recompensas y apoyo adicional según sea necesario.
El documento proporciona información sobre el autoclave, un método de esterilización que utiliza vapor de agua a alta presión. Explica que el autoclave consta de una cámara cilíndrica o rectangular herméticamente cerrada que usa vapor saturado para esterilizar a través de la coagulación del protoplasma celular. También describe los parámetros básicos de funcionamiento como la fase de purga, esterilización y descarga del vapor.
El documento contiene una lista de proyectos de diseño gráfico para diferentes clientes, incluyendo la creación de logotipos, posters promocionales, impresos y folletos para campañas de identidad, actualización de datos, eventos y brigadas de diferentes instituciones como el Instituto Cumbres, la Universidad Anáhuac y la organización Edifik.
China has a long history and culture with Confucian values that emphasize hierarchy and harmony. Mandarin is the dominant language. The government is an authoritarian single-party state led by the Communist Party, and political stability is a high priority. China has a growing economy but also high levels of pollution. The legal system is developing but enforcement can be inconsistent. Major industries include manufacturing, technology, and renewable energy. Entering the Chinese market requires understanding cultural norms and navigating a complex regulatory environment.
This document provides details for three English language lessons on describing past events using the past simple tense. [Lesson 1 focuses on introducing irregular past tense verbs and having students practice identifying them when reading a story. Lesson 2 expands on irregular past tense verbs through exercises identifying their present and past forms. Lesson 3 reviews the story and has students speculate on who the murderer was through group activities]. The lessons include listening, reading, speaking and writing activities to reinforce the grammar concepts.
The document provides an overview of the state of the US economic recovery in 2012 according to Ted Abernathy of Southern Company. It discusses trends impacting the global and US economies such as complexity, demographic shifts, technology, urbanization, and global interdependence. Charts show the weak job and economic growth over the last decade compared to previous decades. The recovery of the US and global economies is also examined along with exports and manufacturing in North Carolina and the American South.
This document provides a history of education technology from 1951 to 2011. It outlines key developments in the United States from the 1950s to 1990s as mainframe, mini, and personal computers were introduced to schools. It then discusses initiatives in Argentina beginning in 2011 to address digital, education, and social divides through the Conectar Igualdad program providing computers to secondary schools and Plan Sarmiento BA bringing technology resources to primary schools in Buenos Aires. References are provided for additional information.
GEA is a corporate brand that owns several educational brands including Back2School, Green Tag, Educamart, Aula24horas, and El Arca Editorial. These brands provide school supplies, uniforms, academic resources, and religious publications. Marketing at GEA involves gathering feedback, analyzing markets and indicators, maintaining brand blogs and social networks, and providing information to sales teams. The goal is to create happy customer experiences and support the brands and institutions they serve.
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo poder informar a las personas el cuales son los materiales para la limpieza bucal y cual es la técnica del cepillado mas común.
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo poder informar a las personas el cuales son los materiales para la limpieza bucal y cual es la técnica del cepillado mas común.
El documento proporciona información sobre el autoclave, un método de esterilización que utiliza vapor de agua a alta presión. Explica que el autoclave consta de una cámara cilíndrica o rectangular herméticamente cerrada que usa vapor saturado para esterilizar a través de la coagulación del protoplasma celular. También describe los parámetros básicos de funcionamiento como la fase de purga, esterilización y descarga del vapor.
Laura Nuño y Emy's weekly schedule for her students includes story time, songs, games, and crafts on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00-10:45. Story time and songs are scheduled from 10:00-10:20, while games and crafts take place from 10:20-10:45.
Este documento presenta una unidad didáctica sobre el verano. Incluye objetivos, actividades como un teatro, juegos, manualidades y canciones relacionadas con el verano. Las actividades se centran en desarrollar la creatividad, interés por libros y cuentos, habilidades comunicativas y conocimiento de una lengua extranjera. La metodología enfatiza la importancia de crear un ambiente seguro y afectivo donde los niños aprenden a través de la actividad, juego y experiencias globalizadas.
The document summarizes technology tools that could be used by teachers and students, including Animoto, Glogster, Photo Story/Wordle/Tagxedo, and Audacity. It provides the website for each tool, a brief description of its functions, and potential classroom uses. Teachers are also given login information to try some of the tools and directed to sites with more detailed instructions and implementation ideas. Copyright guidelines are also mentioned.
This blog post introduces four different online tools that can be used in English language teaching: Fodey, Voki, ToonDoo, and Auto Motivator. For each tool, the blog provides a brief description of its functionality and step-by-step instructions for how to use it. It also includes sample student activities and rubrics for each tool to help teachers integrate them into their lessons. The overall aim of the blog is to share useful web tools that can motivate students and incorporate interesting multimedia activities into English learning.
This document provides information on various online tools that can be used for language teaching including:
- MYLO - Exercises that can be done without logging in
- Storybird - An online storytelling tool where students can illustrate stories
- Xtranormal - Allows creating movies from scripts using text-to-speech
- Quizlet - A site for making and finding flashcards
- Wallwisher/Linoit - Sites for collaborative note-taking
- Prezi - A dynamic presentation tool
- Edmodo - An online virtual learning environment
- Lingro - Allows looking up definitions by laying a dictionary over web pages
It also lists useful language teaching blogs and encourages exploring more tools on
Vuvox allows users to create interactive multimedia presentations and slideshows using photos, videos, and music. It offers three tools - Express for simple presentations using online content, Collage for interactive panoramas with hotspots, and Studio for personalized multimedia stories. Users can collect media from their computer or online, customize presentations with various features, and publish and share their creations. The service is free to use and allows importing from sites like Flickr and Picasa to create rich, engaging presentations for students or colleagues.
This document provides information about Module 4 - Content Creation of a training program on building digital competence for low-skilled unemployed individuals. The module aims to teach participants how to produce and edit simple digital content such as text, images, audio and video files. It will cover using basic software like Word and PowerPoint to create content, understanding copyright and licensing, and modifying software settings. The module requires basic digital skills as prerequisites and will provide 4 hours of training and 10 hours of learning activities to develop participants' knowledge, skills and attitudes around digital content creation.
This document discusses multimedia and interactive content in the context of Web 2.0. It explains that multimedia engages users' senses and catches their attention. It also discusses how user experience measures the usefulness of products and services. The document notes that understanding the connection between multimedia and information and communication technology (ICT) allows one to effectively create rich online content as a developer. It provides instructions for activities analyzing websites' strengths and weaknesses, comparing and contrasting websites, creating a blog post about infographics, and producing an educational video blog about multimedia and ICT.
This document provides summaries of and links to various educational software tools and websites that were presented at a workshop, along with the attendee's opinions and reflections on each. The attendee found several tools like Wordle, Tagxedo and Voki useful for classroom activities to engage students. However, concerns were raised about tools like Sketch Swap being potentially addictive or about content on Quia being deleted after a trial period. Overall, exposure to new educational technologies was seen as valuable for teaching practices.
This blog post introduces four different web tools - Comics Lab, GoAnimate, Glogster, and Imgur - that can be used to incorporate technology into English language lessons. For each tool, detailed instructions are provided on how to access and use the tool. Sample language learning activities are also proposed that utilize the tools, focusing on topics like greetings, future plans, free time activities, and image editing. Students' work created with the tools will be shared on the teacher's blog.
This document introduces several Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance learning, including Slideshare, Animoto, Glogster, Skype, blogs, and wikis. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and using accounts on each of these platforms. Slideshare allows users to share presentations. Animoto helps create videos from pictures and music. Glogster enables creating multimedia posters. Skype facilitates video calls. Blogs and wikis allow collaborative writing by multiple authors.
The document summarizes the skills developed by a student over their first year of an A-level Media Studies course. It reflects on preliminary tasks creating a magazine cover in Photoshop and contents page in InDesign. The student discusses developing skills in digital photography, image and text manipulation, page layout, and using software like Photoshop, InDesign, and a digital camera. While inexperienced initially, the student feels they have gained skills to complete the main coursework assignment and wants to further develop expertise with media production software.
The document provides instructions for using various educational apps and tools, including Pixlr for photo editing, Tagxedo for creating word clouds, graffiti generators, Microsoft Office photo editing, Slideshare for finding and sharing presentations, Screencast-O-Matic for screen recording, and websites for sourcing additional educational apps. Key steps are provided for getting started with each tool and performing basic functions like opening, editing, saving, and sharing files.
2014 Ideas for using technology when teaching Religion in school J VillisJoanne Villis
I created this for my CPF3 component for 2014. Resources are based on a training day which I attended and are designed to complement the Digital Prayer Weebly.
The document discusses the new media technologies used during the construction, research, planning and evaluation of a media studies coursework project. It describes how various online tools, software programs and devices were used:
- Websites like Mindomo, Dafont, YouTube, and Blogger were used for planning, research, and presenting coursework. Software including Microsoft Paint, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe programs helped with construction.
- A computer was used for research, construction and evaluation. A Sony camera and iPhone were used for filming. Microsoft Excel helped create surveys.
- Technologies like YouTube, Powtoon, blogs, and slideshare supported evaluation by sharing content and collecting audience feedback. Overall, a wide
GEA is a corporate brand that owns several educational brands including Back2School, Green Tag, Educamart, Aula24horas, and El Arca Editorial. These brands provide school supplies, uniforms, academic resources, and religious publications. Marketing at GEA involves gathering feedback, analyzing markets and indicators, maintaining brand blogs and social networks, and providing information to sales teams. The goal is to create happy customer experiences and support the brands and institutions they serve.
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo poder informar a las personas el cuales son los materiales para la limpieza bucal y cual es la técnica del cepillado mas común.
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo poder informar a las personas el cuales son los materiales para la limpieza bucal y cual es la técnica del cepillado mas común.
El documento proporciona información sobre el autoclave, un método de esterilización que utiliza vapor de agua a alta presión. Explica que el autoclave consta de una cámara cilíndrica o rectangular herméticamente cerrada que usa vapor saturado para esterilizar a través de la coagulación del protoplasma celular. También describe los parámetros básicos de funcionamiento como la fase de purga, esterilización y descarga del vapor.
Laura Nuño y Emy's weekly schedule for her students includes story time, songs, games, and crafts on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00-10:45. Story time and songs are scheduled from 10:00-10:20, while games and crafts take place from 10:20-10:45.
Este documento presenta una unidad didáctica sobre el verano. Incluye objetivos, actividades como un teatro, juegos, manualidades y canciones relacionadas con el verano. Las actividades se centran en desarrollar la creatividad, interés por libros y cuentos, habilidades comunicativas y conocimiento de una lengua extranjera. La metodología enfatiza la importancia de crear un ambiente seguro y afectivo donde los niños aprenden a través de la actividad, juego y experiencias globalizadas.
The document summarizes technology tools that could be used by teachers and students, including Animoto, Glogster, Photo Story/Wordle/Tagxedo, and Audacity. It provides the website for each tool, a brief description of its functions, and potential classroom uses. Teachers are also given login information to try some of the tools and directed to sites with more detailed instructions and implementation ideas. Copyright guidelines are also mentioned.
This blog post introduces four different online tools that can be used in English language teaching: Fodey, Voki, ToonDoo, and Auto Motivator. For each tool, the blog provides a brief description of its functionality and step-by-step instructions for how to use it. It also includes sample student activities and rubrics for each tool to help teachers integrate them into their lessons. The overall aim of the blog is to share useful web tools that can motivate students and incorporate interesting multimedia activities into English learning.
This document provides information on various online tools that can be used for language teaching including:
- MYLO - Exercises that can be done without logging in
- Storybird - An online storytelling tool where students can illustrate stories
- Xtranormal - Allows creating movies from scripts using text-to-speech
- Quizlet - A site for making and finding flashcards
- Wallwisher/Linoit - Sites for collaborative note-taking
- Prezi - A dynamic presentation tool
- Edmodo - An online virtual learning environment
- Lingro - Allows looking up definitions by laying a dictionary over web pages
It also lists useful language teaching blogs and encourages exploring more tools on
Vuvox allows users to create interactive multimedia presentations and slideshows using photos, videos, and music. It offers three tools - Express for simple presentations using online content, Collage for interactive panoramas with hotspots, and Studio for personalized multimedia stories. Users can collect media from their computer or online, customize presentations with various features, and publish and share their creations. The service is free to use and allows importing from sites like Flickr and Picasa to create rich, engaging presentations for students or colleagues.
This document provides information about Module 4 - Content Creation of a training program on building digital competence for low-skilled unemployed individuals. The module aims to teach participants how to produce and edit simple digital content such as text, images, audio and video files. It will cover using basic software like Word and PowerPoint to create content, understanding copyright and licensing, and modifying software settings. The module requires basic digital skills as prerequisites and will provide 4 hours of training and 10 hours of learning activities to develop participants' knowledge, skills and attitudes around digital content creation.
This document discusses multimedia and interactive content in the context of Web 2.0. It explains that multimedia engages users' senses and catches their attention. It also discusses how user experience measures the usefulness of products and services. The document notes that understanding the connection between multimedia and information and communication technology (ICT) allows one to effectively create rich online content as a developer. It provides instructions for activities analyzing websites' strengths and weaknesses, comparing and contrasting websites, creating a blog post about infographics, and producing an educational video blog about multimedia and ICT.
This document provides summaries of and links to various educational software tools and websites that were presented at a workshop, along with the attendee's opinions and reflections on each. The attendee found several tools like Wordle, Tagxedo and Voki useful for classroom activities to engage students. However, concerns were raised about tools like Sketch Swap being potentially addictive or about content on Quia being deleted after a trial period. Overall, exposure to new educational technologies was seen as valuable for teaching practices.
This blog post introduces four different web tools - Comics Lab, GoAnimate, Glogster, and Imgur - that can be used to incorporate technology into English language lessons. For each tool, detailed instructions are provided on how to access and use the tool. Sample language learning activities are also proposed that utilize the tools, focusing on topics like greetings, future plans, free time activities, and image editing. Students' work created with the tools will be shared on the teacher's blog.
This document introduces several Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance learning, including Slideshare, Animoto, Glogster, Skype, blogs, and wikis. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and using accounts on each of these platforms. Slideshare allows users to share presentations. Animoto helps create videos from pictures and music. Glogster enables creating multimedia posters. Skype facilitates video calls. Blogs and wikis allow collaborative writing by multiple authors.
The document summarizes the skills developed by a student over their first year of an A-level Media Studies course. It reflects on preliminary tasks creating a magazine cover in Photoshop and contents page in InDesign. The student discusses developing skills in digital photography, image and text manipulation, page layout, and using software like Photoshop, InDesign, and a digital camera. While inexperienced initially, the student feels they have gained skills to complete the main coursework assignment and wants to further develop expertise with media production software.
The document provides instructions for using various educational apps and tools, including Pixlr for photo editing, Tagxedo for creating word clouds, graffiti generators, Microsoft Office photo editing, Slideshare for finding and sharing presentations, Screencast-O-Matic for screen recording, and websites for sourcing additional educational apps. Key steps are provided for getting started with each tool and performing basic functions like opening, editing, saving, and sharing files.
2014 Ideas for using technology when teaching Religion in school J VillisJoanne Villis
I created this for my CPF3 component for 2014. Resources are based on a training day which I attended and are designed to complement the Digital Prayer Weebly.
The document discusses the new media technologies used during the construction, research, planning and evaluation of a media studies coursework project. It describes how various online tools, software programs and devices were used:
- Websites like Mindomo, Dafont, YouTube, and Blogger were used for planning, research, and presenting coursework. Software including Microsoft Paint, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe programs helped with construction.
- A computer was used for research, construction and evaluation. A Sony camera and iPhone were used for filming. Microsoft Excel helped create surveys.
- Technologies like YouTube, Powtoon, blogs, and slideshare supported evaluation by sharing content and collecting audience feedback. Overall, a wide
The document provides details about the design and purpose of a music application called "Tempo." It discusses how the app will allow users to access music features like playlists without needing Wi-Fi or paying a monthly fee. It describes the target audience as secondary school students and explains font and color scheme choices. Key features mentioned include seeing where friends are and what music they're listening to on a map. The document also includes sections on website functionality, a production plan, revenue projections, legal/ethical considerations, terms and conditions, and audience theories relevant to the app.
This document provides a summary of various internet tools that can be used in MFL teaching to engage students. It lists over 20 websites and apps, and briefly explains how each could be utilized. For example, it suggests using Wordle to generate word clouds for vocabulary practice, Keepvid for downloading YouTube videos, and Voki to create speaking avatars. Screenshots and links are provided for some tools. The document aims to raise awareness of digital possibilities and encourage sharing ideas for incorporating technology into and beyond the MFL classroom. It concludes by emphasizing that technology should not replace traditional teaching methods.
The document discusses several websites and online resources including:
- Engadget, a leading technology news and media website.
- The Machine Intelligence Research Institute, a nonprofit researching artificial intelligence.
- IT Security Expert Blog, a UK-based cybersecurity blog.
- Several blogs focused on business topics such as small business trends, entrepreneurship, and managing money for small businesses.
- YouTube, Spotify, and KissAsian, which are websites for watching videos, listening to music and podcasts, and watching Asian dramas respectively.
- Additional resources discussed include an online collaboration tool called Collabtive, LinkedIn for professional networking, and WordPress for blogging and website development.
Copia de Tourism in Caribbean Social Media Strategy by Slidesgo_.pdfhenricastillo250
This document provides an overview of creating a social media strategy for tourism in the Caribbean. It includes sections on planning, content creation, review and editing, scheduling, and formatting and design. The planning section discusses setting objectives and understanding the target audience. The content creation section addresses producing high-quality content tailored to different social media platforms. The review section covers proofreading, editing for clarity and consistency, and checking visuals. Scheduling discusses optimal timing, time zones, and maintaining consistency. Formatting and design presents finalizing the look and feel.
1. The document discusses how various media technologies were used at different stages of creating a short film, including researching, planning, filming, editing, and evaluating.
2. Technologies used included the internet for online surveys and research, email and phones for communication, iMac for storyboarding, digital cameras for photos, and software like Final Cut, Photoshop, and Logic Pro for editing, posters, and audio.
3. Hard drives were used to store and backup work, and social media and blogs helped share work and gather audience feedback.
1. Assignment N°4 – Tools 2.0
Link to my Wiki: https://wikiinspt.wikispaces.com/home
1 – Onetruemedia.com:
What is it?
One True Media is a page where you can create videos by mixing many the kinds of media
(images, video, and audio) as well as a sophisticated set of templates.
Published videos can be shared to Facebook, sent to YouTube, or shared by email. You can also
invite other people to add media to your story for a collaborative project. In addition, you can
allow remixes to be made from your montages.
How does it work?
First, sign into the One True Media account. Next, go to your “My Videos” page. Click on "Create a
New Video". Begin uploading your photos and video clips. You can select music from their
collection or upload your own. Once you have the photos, video clips and music you want, you can
customize your Video by changing transitions or special effects, editing video clips, and
rearranging photos and video until you're happy with your project.
Why I found it useful:
- Accuracy: This page is a service of SpotMixer, Inc. SpotMixer is the leading provider of
web-based video creation and distribution services for businesses and consumers. Its
managers and board hold different degrees, such as Physics, MBA and a MA in Education
from Stanford University and a BA in American Studies from Georgetown University and
Masters from Harvard University. The page content is reliable.
- Currency: The content is updated (2012).
- Content: The site is interesting and stimulating. And very easy to navigate. Instructions are
very clear, and examples are shown so as to know what to do next.
- Functionality: The site works properly and it does not use alternative technologies.
I think students will enjoy working on this page; it is users-friendly. It is attractive and in few
steps students will be able to watch their own creations.
2. 2- Penzu.com:
What is it?
This is a page where you can create your own personal journal and online diary. Your entries are
always safe and you can access the page anywhere you are: wherever you have internet, you will
be able to write and add something to your diary.
How does it work?
To create an account, you must sign up. You can also do this by clicking the green sign-up button
at the top right your screen in the Pad interface, or the Free Sign-Up button on the landing page. It
requires only your name, email address, and password to get started.
In the Entries page you can sort your entries by time (last week, yesterday, today), by title, date
created, size, Image, shared, or locked. You can search all of your entries quickly with the filtered
search. You can rename and print single or multiple entries at once.
Why I found it useful:
- Accuracy: The managers of this page have a background on related topics: product
development and marketing, graphic designer and branding consultant, domain
registration, web hosting, e-commerce, online job banks, mobile social networks, user-
driven content, rich media collaboration tools, and the latest in cloud computing,
Computer Science, with Bachelors and Masters degrees from Carleton University in
Ottawa. The content of the page are reliable.
- Currency: It is updated (2012)
- Content: This page is very easy to navigate. The visual structure is nice and invites to write
(“calm” colors are used which call for relaxation)
- Functionality: The site works well with no broken links. Google Chrome or Mozilla are
required for using it.
I found this page very interesting and different from all the others: in general, pages on the
internet are very stimulating, with lots of colors, movement, etc. This page invites students to
be calm, relaxed and connect to themselves.
3. 3 – xtranormal.com:
What is it?
Xtranormal is a page that helps to create amazing interactive stories, instantly turning your words
into a 3D animated movie.
How does it work?
Go to the home page and click the SIGN UP button in the top right corner of the screen. Take a
moment to fill out your Username, Email Address, Password. Click Sign Up to continue. You should
receive your Account Activation email from “xtranormal” shortly thereafter. Click the activation
link to activate your account, and you can start creating your story.
- Click the "Create" tab from any page on the website to get started. Pick a Collection. Each
collection contains a unique style of actors and sets. Then, select either "1 Actor" or "2 Actors"
to start your movie.
- Select a Set: On the Sets tab, click any thumbnail image to preview a set. Once you've
chosen a set, move on by clicking the Actors tab.
- Choose Actors and Voices: Actor 1 is the character on the left-hand side of the set, and
Actor 2 is the character on the right-hand side. Click any thumbnail image to preview that
actor in the set. Then, pick a voice for each actor using the drop-down menu.
- Add Sounds: On the Sounds tab, you can choose to add background sounds and music to
your movie. Click on any item from the list to hear a preview. Keep in mind that the
sounds and music selected here will play continuously during your entire movie.
- Enter Dialog: Using the text-to-speech voices, anything you type in a Text bubble will be
spoken by the actors you've chosen. You can add additional bubbles using the plus (+)
symbol, delete bubbles using the X symbol, and rearrange bubbles by dragging and
dropping.
- Direct the Action: Action icons are used to add things like animations and camera angles
to your movies. Simply drag and drop an action icon into any text or voice bubble to add
the action at that part of of your movie.
- Listen: The Listen button will give you an audio-only preview of your entire movie.
- Preview: Click the Preview button to generate a quick, full-motion render of your entire
movie. Keep in mind that the audio and video quality of a preview will be much lower than
that of a published movie.
- Save: We recommend that you save your work often. If you want to take a break and
finish your movie.
4. - Publish: When you're done making changes and wish to create a final version of your
movie, click the Publish button. You will be able to set the movie's title, tags, description,
and content rating before Xtranormal renders the movie for you.
Why I found it useful:
- Accuracy: The creators of this page are a collection of media industry innovators,
technology futurists and creative studio artists from San Francisco (HQ) and Montreal who
bring together their best talent and ideas from all areas of modern storytelling, helping
people tell stories in a way that's never been possible.
- Currency: It is updated (2012)
- Content: The site is surely stimulating and interesting! It is attractive and very easy to use.
The instructions are stress-free to follow and students, to my point of view, will go back
and forth to improve their work and make a really attractive video.
- Functionality: The site works well, with no broken links or alternative technologies to be
used.
I think students will use this page many times after knowing it and working at school. The
possibilities are immense and funny for sure.
4 – fodey – newspaper:
What is it?
Fodey.com is a Web 2.0 tool that allows users to generate their own authentic newspaper clipping
or one of the other "talking choices”. Students can do research on a topic and create a newspaper
story. It allows students to create their own realistic or fictitious newspaper clippings.
How does it work?
You do not have to register or sign up. Students simply enter the name of a fictitious newspaper,
date, headline and story. The image of the newspaper is visualized in seconds. Images can be
included too.
Why I found it useful:
- Accuracy: I just found that the owner of the page is Christian Hirche, a German who is
owner of 5 popular domains. The content is reliable.
- Currency: It is not stated when the last updating occurred.
- Content: The site is very simple and easy to navigate. To my point of view, it is not the
most attractive one, but I would use it anyway. “All that glitters is not gold”.
5. - Functionality: The site works well and there are not broken links. No alternative
technologies are required.
I would use it with my students as it reading a newspaper is something we daily do. It is connected
to their real lives and it is interesting for them to create their own article.
Resources:
- Love, J & Lovejoy, I & Farley, K & Latham, L (2012). One True Media. Retrieved from
http://www.onetruemedia.com/
- Mimran, A. & Lawlor, M. & Wilkinson, S. (2012). Penzu. Retrieved from
https://penzu.com/p
- (2012). Xtranormal. Retrieved from http://www.xtranormal.com/
- Hirche, C (N.D.) Retrieved from
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Activity N°1: Create your own story...in your own newspaper!
Level: Intermediate – Secondary school
This is an individual activity about a foreign community in your city. It should be about 80 and 100
words.
What to take into account:
1- The story you will write on the newspaper will be about a foreign community that lives in your
city.
6. 2- Do some research and include: name of the community, number of people living in our city,
their favourite food, where this community is settled, traditional festivities and customs.
3- Start working on a Word document, including all the information you have gathered. Remember
that your newspaper article is about 80 to 100 words, so make a summary if you need to.
4- Once your story is ready, send it to your partner, who will try to improve it. You will have one
week from the day you have to send it and receive it back. During that period of time, you will
correct another story.
5- When you receive your story corrected, make the necessary changes, if needed, and send it to
your teacher, for a final revision.
You will be evaluated on: - research about a community that lives in your city.
- making summaries.
- vocabulary
- use of Fodey as a 2.0 tool
Activity N°2: Now it´s your turn to create your short video!
Level: Beginners – Secondary school
What you will do on this page is to create a video where you will show "My Favourite things"!
•First, sign into the One True Media account.
•Next, go to “My Videos” page and click on "Create a New Video".
•Begin uploading your photos and video clips. You can select music from their collection or
upload your own.
•Once you have the photos, video clips and music you want, you can customize your Video by
changing transitions or special effects, editing video clips, and rearranging photos and video until
you're happy with your project.
•Add a comment to each photo, explaining what your favourite things are!! Include: food, sports,
city, film, singer, actor or actress and any other thing you may want to.
•Also, include the new vocabulary (adjectives) in your descriptions.
7. •The video will last between 25 and 30 seconds.
You will be evaluated according to: - use of new vocabulary (adjectives)
- use of structures.
- use of One True Media.
Activity N°3: Writing about your city!
Level: Pre Intermediate – Secondary School
•The idea is that you write about your home town.
•You have to include some basic information as: - where it is, part of its history, what it is like. You
have to include also your personal opinion about it (what you like/don´t like about it, and why).
•Moreover, you will have to include at least three instances of relative pronouns.
•The lenght of your writing will be of 150 words aprox.
Remember to save your work each time you write something! You will be able to see everything
you have written each time you log in!
The evaluation will be based on: - clarity of ideas
- correct paragraphing
-use of relative pronouns
- use of Penzu
Once your work is ready, a partner will be able to suggest corrections and/or add information that
he/she thinks is important.
8. Activity N°4: Xtranormal!!!
Level: Intermediate – Secondary School
•The idea is that in pairs you will create a short video of about 25 seconds.
•You will have to work on "accepting others" putting all the new knowledge about "Communities"
together. You will have to include new vocabulary and structures.
How to start:
•First of all, make a list of some of the structures and vocabulary you may want to include in the
dialogue.
•Check the characters that are avialable on Xtranormal; they may give you some ideas about what
the story can be about. Also take a look at the different settings, these may help you too.
•Once you have the idea of the setting and characters, and the structures and vocabulary, you can
start creating the story and dialgues on a Word Document. This will facilitate your work
afterwards.
•Remember that you can add music, change the angles of the camera... you can be very creative
while doing the activity!
The evaluation will be based on: - the use of new vocabulary and structures.
- acceptance and respect for others.
- use of Xtranormal as a new tool.