Jing Graphic

http://content.screencast.com/users/kaslifeisgood02/folders/Jing/media/91edb2b1-42ca-4aa9-92c7-93ec7c8a06ce/2011-08-30_2145.png

This is a link to my image made through jing.This image is taken from the Museum of Natural History.
Jing is a useful tool for capturing images and uploading them as single images, parts of images, or as a video. After I finally it figured out,  I realized that it is actually very user friendly. I like how you can share what you are looking at with someone else and it has features that allow for pointing, adding text, and highlighting. I plan to use this tool as an introduction into a discussion of student's prior knowledge of prehistoric animals. FYI: this site offers a variety of virtual field trips.
NETS:

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer  that  knowledge to new  situations

b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success

c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats

d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools  and resources to support research and learning

Diigo Library

Week 1 : Here are some links to useful web sites for teachers. There sites offer information in order  and/or tools that follow the content standards for all some or all content areas.
virtual field trips: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listvirtualgr.html
projects for elementary subjects areas:http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html
A variety of teaching tools for elemen tary teachers:   http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/

Picasso of Kelly

Link:  http://www.picassohead.com/create.html

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ”
-Pablo Picasso

This started out really fun but then I started to feel like a real, live picasso !   

I finally ended up getting the picture into my blog by snipping the picture from the email the site sent. Then I saved it to my pictures. Finally I used the insert image tab and browsed for the picasso of myself and inserted the picture into my blog.

And ....Tada...It's a Picasso of Kelly.

NETS:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

a. model creative and innovative thinking

b. engage students in solving real problems using digital tools and resources

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

a. design relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote

student learning and creativity and assess their own progress

b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities, set  their own educational goals, manage their own learning

School Bus Safety

This snip could be used in our School Bus Safety Unit. The students discuss school bus safety, create a list on the paper given. They cut out a bus, color it, insert the rules into the bus, and display on a bulletin board. The poster could be printed using our poster machine at school. An image can be selected from the computer and made into a poster, then laminated for display.
NETS:

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer  that  knowledge to new  situations

d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools  and resources to support research and learning

Diigo

My username for Diigo:
kaslifeisgood02

Technology

I must admit, although I feel like I am behind in this course and I am thoroughly confused about whether I have done everything I was supposed to do, I like what I've learned so far in the process. Yes, I'm frustrated because I spend a lot of time searching for the questions I'm supposed to be answering, but I think eventually I'll get it all figured after the initial discomfort of learning something new has passed.

My experience with web browsers has been rather limited, however, over the years there have been several such as Earthlink, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Google. Personally, I prefer Google because it usually has the most direct link to what I'm looking for without a lot of "junk" to sift through and it always installs smoothly with no complications.
My Favorites is actually the only social bookmarking tool I have used. I have found Diigo to be an excellent way of storing my most frequent "favorites" that can be accessed easily yet not cluttering my computer.
 Web browser add-ons add many different  features to enhance the browsing experience. For example, they add extra toolbars and pop-up ad blockers to your web browser.
I think this activity could fall under just about every ISTE standard because they align the use of technology with learning as well as  learning how to use technology.

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