Station stop #4

On the rails again! We have been looking at some image editing tools and web sites. My favourite one that I found is called "Any Making". Below is an example I made and it is just one of the many cool effects that this website can do. Check it out!!!

 

We also discussed smart technology, specifically the smart board! We look at notebook which is really useful for making smart board presentations. We also just got to play with the smart board. We found it has a virtual deck of cards and virtual dice and many more. All types of virtual fields that coaches or gym teachers could use for describing plays. A key thing to remember is that you must put the marker down before you try to do things haha!! Going into student teaching this will be very useful for me as my classroom has a smart board and all of the students notes are created using notebook.

 

One last thing we looked at was good old powerpoint. A very useful and common tool for students to use. The key things we pointed out were common mistakes made when using powerpoint. For example too small of print, weird and distracting backgrounds and ect. Below is a you tube video about some more common mistakes made when using powerpoint.

 

 

Well that is this ride for now. See you soon again!

 

Thomas

Station Stop #3

 

Hello All!!!! Sorry I have been on such a long journey and have missed you for a while! Above is an example of a Prezi presentation. Prezi is just one of the many digital storytelling tools we discussed in ICT class. The demo above also shows how this can be used in math, as I hope to become a math teacher and really want to use technology to teach this is a great tool. In class we also look at some other programs for digital storytelling. There is animoto, which we used to create a presentation about six similar pictures in class, storybird, smilebox, slidestory, and powerpoint as well. Using these tools as part of a project for students is a great alternative to the traditional poster. These not only make learning fun but as students are learning about a specific subject they are also expanding their knowledge in technology. I am really excited to use some of these in my classes and hope you check some of them out. Below is a link to some of the top FREE digital storytelling sites. Check them out and hold on cause this train is rolling again!