Self reflection

At least 3 learning goals (3 specific things you want to learn)

I want to learn what podcasting is, better develop my e-portfolio, and gain a better understanding of what the web has to offer for applications.

Well I have learned what podcasting is and at this point can get to the end result; time and experience will only make this easier. I have added to my e-portfolio and polished it a bit but view it as a work in progress. As far as gaining an understanding of what the web has to offer I feel overwhelmed almost at what is out there for just social networking.
At least 1 hope (of the class)

To feel comfortable using the different techniques and make use of them in the classroom.

There is still room for improvement but I feel that this class has made me aware of what is out there for techniques and applications. The glimpse into what they have to offer provides me the ability to seek out classes that will increase my ability to successfully use the applications.
At least 1 fear (of the course/content)

I am anxious about using the applications that I am not familiar with.

I was frustrated more than I cared to be this semester but it wasn't all due to the class there was a lot going on with family that had my mind elsewhere. There are some applications that I am not necessarily anxious about but don't see myself having a need to use them and then there are others that I want to definitely hone my skills so that I can use them effectively and efficiently in my classroom.

At least 1 expectation (of your instructor)

To explain the methods clearly.

I think that Alex did a great job explaining the applications, the edvibes which I believe he created explained clearly what each application was.

I want to further explore and learn about creating digital storyboards and slideshare, so that I can show students how to use them in creatimng their own projects.

Digital storyboard week 11

Flow chart, storyboard, animation

I have cut and pasted the document that has my flow chart, storyboard (very rough), and animation strip link from toondo (which are in two different links as I wasn't able to get more than three frames in a row).

Intro to Multimedia Applications

Week 10

Flow chart, storyboard, animation

Jessica Orchitt

FLOWCHART

STORYBOARD

Slide #	Frame	Actual Text	Narration	Animation	Video	Audio
1	Earth with boy & girl	Kids saving the Earth	N	N	N	N
2	Girl in field with litter	Sigh	N	N	N	N
3	Boy standing in front of factory with air pollution	Sigh	N	N	N	N
4	Girl scuba diving in water with litter, turtle, and fish	N	N	N	N	N
5	Pictures of endangered animals with boy & girl	N	N	N	N	N
6	Boy & girl in field saying “you can become a defender of the Earth”	N	N	N	N	N

I created these with Toondoo’s cartoon strip animation

http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/897281

http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/897309

Oobleck Podcast

I decided to do my podcast on a science lesson that I taught when student teaching related to states of matter.

F- podcast

A- teachers

T- science experiment

P- to share Oobleck lesson and recipe with teachers

Script outline

Introduction to podcast
Materials needed
Goals of lesson
Discus before hand properties of liquid and solid
Let children experiment and observe Oobleck
Introduce new term suspension
Wrap up

I created a podcast video for my presentation that I am unable to download off my camera at this time.

http://www.wellesley.edu/ChildStudy/pages/oobleck.html (materials needed)
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physical_Sciences/PHY0205.html (goals)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anothercodemonkey/2955870522/(picture kid experimenting with oobleck)

The overall experience of creating a podcast was actually fun once I had decided on the topic of the podcast. I am late in gettingn the assignment turned in and still it isn't complete. Not to excuse my tardiness but to explain that things have been out of my control to an extent with my computer crashing and trying to save everything on it that I need (the entire four years of my sons life in pictures and video, assignments) and multiple family members that have been hospitalized over the last week and a half. My mind hasn't exactly been honed in to classes.
I think that podcast are a great way for teachers to share their lesson ideas. If a podcast was thorough enough it could take the place of students actually doing an experiment hands on. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this but science is a subject that is weened out of classroom time due to teachers needing to meet the requirement of standardized test, in these instances podcast could be beneficial.

YERT: your environmental road trip

I subscribed to an Itunes podcast titled YERT:your environmental road trip. The episode that I viewed was the feature film trailer 1. I chose this episode as I was intrigued by the concept of the podcast. Here's what it was about, 3 people, 50 states, 1 year, and 1 planet to save. The video was informative, creatively shot in my opinion, facts and statistics were used, the idea ot travel the 50 states over the course of a year and document how various folks are approaching environmental sustainability. I was intrigued enough by the trailer that I want to see more podcast and the entire film. I felt that this was one of those videos that presented the issue of protecting our earth because it is the only one we have in a down to earth way that is educational. They use interviews with average people to help explain environmental issues.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=55843071&id=217704203

Sea Turtle Slideshare and Xmind part 2

Here is the slideshare presentation and mindmap that I created about Sea Turtles. I will incorporate this slideshare presentation into the lesson that I have on Sea Turtles which is what I based my mindmap on. The lesson is geared towards fifth grade but could also be geared down for younger grades.
I found the creation of the slideshare relatively easy provided I did it right. The subject matter was interesting and easy to get caught up in. I was also impressed with the Yahoo image search that sifted out the images that had creative common copyrights.
I apologize for having to submit my thoughts on the assignment separately my computer is having difficulties that have it shutting down whenever it feels like.

Sea Turtle Slideshare and Xmind

Sea Turtles A Species On The Edge

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