Using Thumbstacks, you can create a slide show presentation online and then share it with others by providing a link. You need to sign up for an account, but it’s free.
Here’s a quick slide show I made in Thumbstacks: http://thumbstacks.com/p/jo/Creating+JPGs
You should recognize this slide show from the instructions I provided in the last blog entry for how to create a JPG in PowerPoint.
I discovered Thumbstacks and how to create a JPG in PowerPoint at the same time as I examined some TeacherTube videos. In particular, I viewed Intro to Thumbstacks (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6dd3cc56283f2313522d).
Creating slide shows in Thumbstacks is easy. Some of the menu choices are available at the top of the screen and some become available by right-click (on a two-button mouse) or control-click. Text-formatting options are available. You can upload images. You can drag-and-drop. Themes and styles are available.
The slide shows don’t have all the features of a full-fledged presentation tool. Options missing are transitions, sound, video, and drawing tools. A forum (bugs; feature requests and ideas; and comments, criticism and questions) is available.
Thumbstacks includes an option for real-time use during remote meetings. I haven’t tried this yet.
Thumbstacks is an easy-to-use Web 2.0 application for creating and viewing presentations. Both teachers and students would, most likely, find Thumbstacks very useful.
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Podcasts: Resources, Tutorials, and Classroom Uses
In January, I listed some podcast directories in this blog. Each one of the directories listed interesting podcasts in a variety of areas. This month I am sharing podcasts or information about them with respect to three categories: resources, tutorials, and podcasts that were either created in the classroom or for the classroom. Both students and teachers are producing some awesome podcasts which can be accessed on YouTube, TeacherTube, iTunes, and other directories. Some innovative, interesting, and exciting ideas are showing up in podcasting. Read on!
Podcasting Resources
Odiogo
http://www.odiogo.com/
This product automatically converts text to audio files which can be played on MP3 players, including iPods.
Skypecasting
http://www.cscout.com/blog/2006/10/02/trend-skypecasting.html
Millions of registered users make free phone calls over the Internet using Skype software. Users can now have conversations with up to 100 people using Skypecasting. The conversation can then be recorded and shared like a podcast. Some interesting uses for Skypecasting include mystery writer Michael Connelly talking about his newest book, networking calls for business, and a live concert by the Dutch band Johan. Moodle even has Skypecast as a new feature.
How to YouTube Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQLDgkUXvk&mode=related&search=
This video shows how to watch YouTube video subscriptions on an iPod.
Podcasting Tutorials…
Learning Podcasting
http://www.wise-women.org/tutorials/podcast/
This tutorial provides an overview of podcasting with sufficient detail that you develop an understanding of what is involved with creating and publishing your own podcasts. The information is not geared toward educators. However, it is certainly well worth reading and following the provided links.
The Podcast Recipe: Producing a Successful Show
http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/podcast/apple/index.html
Apple, Inc. has produced a three-part video tutorial for creating, producing, and promoting podcasts. You can learn about different types of microphones and how to use them, how to decide what content goes where in your podcast program, and how to use GarageBand, iWeb, and iTunes to help with the whole process. This series focuses on using Macintosh products; however, information and recommendations appropriate to podcasts created on any computer are included. Although not directed to educators specifically, all three sessions have good ideas that the classroom teacher can use.
How to Podcast
http://www.voxmedia.org/wiki/How_to_Podcast
This section of the VoxMedia wiki is not finished yet, but the links are enough to recommend it for individuals who are looking for introductory instructions.
Audio Podcasting
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c02f9902576ec55ebbe7
This video provides very detailed instructions for creating an audio podcast using mypodcast.com and mypodcast recorder.
Podcast Tutorial: How to Post a Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBH9l_6iPEM
This video tells how to use PodOmatic to post a podcast to the iTunes Store. You can record your podcast directly to the web using this free service. It works with both Windows and Mac computers.
Creating Video Podcasts on Mac OS X
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/videopodcasts.html
This tutorial provides instructions for creating a video podcast on a Macintosh and posting it to iTunes.
Podcasting for iTunes & iTS podcast directory
http://www.mvldesign.com/itunespodcast.html
This podcasting tutorial guides you through creating a podcast of your own (on either Macs or Windows computers) and posting it on the iTunes Store podcast directory.
iLife Tutorials for Macs
iLife GarageBand: Recording a Podcast (Part 1)
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/garageband/recording_a_podcast/index.php?part=1
iLife GarageBand: Recording a Podcast (Part 2)
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/garageband/recording_a_podcast/index.php?part=2
Creating a Podcast Page
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/iweb/podcast/index.php
Podcasting in the Classroom
Frog Dissection and Technology
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3b337800875b5d382a07
Watch grade 8 students document their frog dissections.
Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c4d7336496819a46a1b6
A junior high school history teacher decided to teach the Civil War through a historical novel and a blog. In the book, the Civil War is seen through the eyes of two teenage boys. This video is an overview of the project.
Human Survival on Mars
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=923770b2c360eefa2674
The host interviews astrophysicist Dr. Devon Hamilton about how human beings will be able to live on Mars.
Poetry and Multimedia
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f7736089c757404650e4
Junior high school students present poetry using multimedia tools.
Public Service Announcements in Health Class
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2cea2f369918c5e1e12b
Grade 8 students produce public service announcements in health class.
Real Life Applications of Parabolas
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1daabe3de1d76a6739cc
Students explore parabolas in real life.
Student Animations
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e7c3f6f3f1f37029303c
Students create Flash© animations.
Venus: A Hollister View T7
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9ab842e05382dc235f69
Students share information about Venus in an effort to interest other students.
Podcasting Resources
Odiogo
http://www.odiogo.com/
This product automatically converts text to audio files which can be played on MP3 players, including iPods.
Skypecasting
http://www.cscout.com/blog/2006/10/02/trend-skypecasting.html
Millions of registered users make free phone calls over the Internet using Skype software. Users can now have conversations with up to 100 people using Skypecasting. The conversation can then be recorded and shared like a podcast. Some interesting uses for Skypecasting include mystery writer Michael Connelly talking about his newest book, networking calls for business, and a live concert by the Dutch band Johan. Moodle even has Skypecast as a new feature.
How to YouTube Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQLDgkUXvk&mode=related&search=
This video shows how to watch YouTube video subscriptions on an iPod.
Podcasting Tutorials…
Learning Podcasting
http://www.wise-women.org/tutorials/podcast/
This tutorial provides an overview of podcasting with sufficient detail that you develop an understanding of what is involved with creating and publishing your own podcasts. The information is not geared toward educators. However, it is certainly well worth reading and following the provided links.
The Podcast Recipe: Producing a Successful Show
http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/podcast/apple/index.html
Apple, Inc. has produced a three-part video tutorial for creating, producing, and promoting podcasts. You can learn about different types of microphones and how to use them, how to decide what content goes where in your podcast program, and how to use GarageBand, iWeb, and iTunes to help with the whole process. This series focuses on using Macintosh products; however, information and recommendations appropriate to podcasts created on any computer are included. Although not directed to educators specifically, all three sessions have good ideas that the classroom teacher can use.
How to Podcast
http://www.voxmedia.org/wiki/How_to_Podcast
This section of the VoxMedia wiki is not finished yet, but the links are enough to recommend it for individuals who are looking for introductory instructions.
Audio Podcasting
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c02f9902576ec55ebbe7
This video provides very detailed instructions for creating an audio podcast using mypodcast.com and mypodcast recorder.
Podcast Tutorial: How to Post a Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBH9l_6iPEM
This video tells how to use PodOmatic to post a podcast to the iTunes Store. You can record your podcast directly to the web using this free service. It works with both Windows and Mac computers.
Creating Video Podcasts on Mac OS X
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/videopodcasts.html
This tutorial provides instructions for creating a video podcast on a Macintosh and posting it to iTunes.
Podcasting for iTunes & iTS podcast directory
http://www.mvldesign.com/itunespodcast.html
This podcasting tutorial guides you through creating a podcast of your own (on either Macs or Windows computers) and posting it on the iTunes Store podcast directory.
iLife Tutorials for Macs
iLife GarageBand: Recording a Podcast (Part 1)
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/garageband/recording_a_podcast/index.php?part=1
iLife GarageBand: Recording a Podcast (Part 2)
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/garageband/recording_a_podcast/index.php?part=2
Creating a Podcast Page
http://www.zoom-in.com/tutorials/Apple/iweb/podcast/index.php
Podcasting in the Classroom
Frog Dissection and Technology
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3b337800875b5d382a07
Watch grade 8 students document their frog dissections.
Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c4d7336496819a46a1b6
A junior high school history teacher decided to teach the Civil War through a historical novel and a blog. In the book, the Civil War is seen through the eyes of two teenage boys. This video is an overview of the project.
Human Survival on Mars
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=923770b2c360eefa2674
The host interviews astrophysicist Dr. Devon Hamilton about how human beings will be able to live on Mars.
Poetry and Multimedia
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f7736089c757404650e4
Junior high school students present poetry using multimedia tools.
Public Service Announcements in Health Class
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2cea2f369918c5e1e12b
Grade 8 students produce public service announcements in health class.
Real Life Applications of Parabolas
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1daabe3de1d76a6739cc
Students explore parabolas in real life.
Student Animations
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e7c3f6f3f1f37029303c
Students create Flash© animations.
Venus: A Hollister View T7
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9ab842e05382dc235f69
Students share information about Venus in an effort to interest other students.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Class Projects, Teacher Videos, and 21st-Century Skills
I’ve read some interesting blogs and viewed some thoughtful videos this week. I think you’ll find taking the time to look at them worthwhile.
CLASS PROJECTS...
When I read David Warlick’s blog (http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/index.php), I was excited to see some very interesting examples of student and teacher use of digital skills (e.g., distance learning, video, spreadsheets) and Web 2.0 applications (e.g., wikis, social networking, blogs) in the same lessons. Check David’s blog entries from March 23 and March 24, 2007 to read about several teachers and their students who are teaching and learning using today’s tools.
A brief sampling of what I found…
TEACHER VIDEOS...
While I was at David Warlick’s blog, I discovered TeacherTube (http://www.teachertube.com/index.php)… YouTube for teachers!
Teachers, administrators, students, parents, anyone can watch videos on TeacherTube. You can join video groups to network with others who have similar interests. You can save favorite videos or create playlists. You can integrate TeacherTube videos on web sites. When you upload your own videos, you can choose to make them public or private. TeacherTube is a free service.
Some of the videos you might want to check out are…
Survivor: The Middle School Classroom (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4bf8ce0ff2ec19b37151&page=3&viewtype=&category=mr),
Technology Fear Factor in Education (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d9fe611d5a8e90fefdc9&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr),
Learning in Hand: Administration (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=75530d9583c34fd356ef&page=4&viewtype=&category=mr),
Inspiration Software with Math Instruction (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c49e5a833517c45d3107&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr),
Make Classroom Posters with Microsoft Excel (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a121ce581499d7b70166&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr),
… and the list goes on.
21st-CENTURY SKILLS
At Will Richardson’s blog (http://weblogg-ed.com/), I learned about the Did You Know video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI) created by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. Watch the video… and then ask yourself… and your colleagues… what it tells us about using and preparing our students to use 21st-century skills. There’s not one “correct” answer to that question. This is a topic we all need to discuss.
CLASS PROJECTS...
When I read David Warlick’s blog (http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/index.php), I was excited to see some very interesting examples of student and teacher use of digital skills (e.g., distance learning, video, spreadsheets) and Web 2.0 applications (e.g., wikis, social networking, blogs) in the same lessons. Check David’s blog entries from March 23 and March 24, 2007 to read about several teachers and their students who are teaching and learning using today’s tools.
A brief sampling of what I found…
… a grade eight class was delivering reports to a class in a rural part of the province… used Wikispaces for the presentation and the multimedia, including links to video and spread sheet files.
… Chad… posted the information on the class wiki, pointed his students to it and then assigned them to work in teams and invent their own political party. They were required to have a platform, to write speeches, have a mascot and logo, and to present their party to the class, and to utilize all of the vocabulary words and political concepts in the process.
… several of the students created a party web site, using Piczo, which is a social networking site that seems to be favored by youngsters in Canada…
TEACHER VIDEOS...
While I was at David Warlick’s blog, I discovered TeacherTube (http://www.teachertube.com/index.php)… YouTube for teachers!
Teachers, administrators, students, parents, anyone can watch videos on TeacherTube. You can join video groups to network with others who have similar interests. You can save favorite videos or create playlists. You can integrate TeacherTube videos on web sites. When you upload your own videos, you can choose to make them public or private. TeacherTube is a free service.
Some of the videos you might want to check out are…
Survivor: The Middle School Classroom (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4bf8ce0ff2ec19b37151&page=3&viewtype=&category=mr),
Technology Fear Factor in Education (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d9fe611d5a8e90fefdc9&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr),
Learning in Hand: Administration (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=75530d9583c34fd356ef&page=4&viewtype=&category=mr),
Inspiration Software with Math Instruction (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c49e5a833517c45d3107&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr),
Make Classroom Posters with Microsoft Excel (http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a121ce581499d7b70166&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr),
… and the list goes on.
21st-CENTURY SKILLS
At Will Richardson’s blog (http://weblogg-ed.com/), I learned about the Did You Know video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI) created by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. Watch the video… and then ask yourself… and your colleagues… what it tells us about using and preparing our students to use 21st-century skills. There’s not one “correct” answer to that question. This is a topic we all need to discuss.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Ways to Use iPods in Education
Ways to Use iPods (or other MP3 players) in Education…
(Are you using iPods in your classroom? Can you add to this list?)
Administrators can…
1. keep contact information for faculty members
2. keep contact information for students
3. podcast the district’s good news to share with the community
4. record meetings
Students can…
5. count calories
6. create a presentation about the community to share at a community event
7. create a travel guide of the country whose language you’re studying
8. create an audio tour for a field trip
9. create and record songs for learning basic facts
10. develop a script and record a story
11. interview leaders, experts, common folks
12. interview other students
13. listen to a book while you read it
14. listen to and record letter sounds
15. listen to radio programs from other countries to help with foreign language and/or social studies lessons
16. make news podcasts for other grades
17. record book reviews / recommendations
18. record interviews for school newspaper articles
19. record pulse rate data during physical activity (PE)
20. record yourself reading
21. store all your class notes
22. store assignments
23. store contact information for friends
24. store portfolios
25. store presentations
26. store reference materials (dictionary, encyclopedia, …)
27. study anytime / anywhere… even without electricity or a network
28. subscribe and listen to podcasts which are tutorials
29. view instructional golf videos
30. watch a video multiple times to better understand a particular content
31. watch instructional videos
32. watch pregame video studies
Teachers can…
33. ask history students to download films to save class time viewing the movies
34. assign student-created “how to” speeches to be podcast
35. create a video podcast to show how a particular dissection should be done
36. create an electronic portfolio of student reading samples
37. create pronunciation guides for foreign language classes
38. create quizzes for students who need to hear the questions
39. create vocabulary flash cards for ESL students
40. create weekly podcasts of class activities for parents and community
41. differentiate instruction by using specialized podcasts with individual students
42. download art pieces for students to study
43. download some newspaper articles to listen to while you’re “on the go”
44. download world folk dance music and instructions for students to practice (for PE)
45. extend learning beyond the classroom
46. have students podcast poems they have written
47. immediately jump to predetermined places in an audio book
48. integrate audio into the curriculum
49. play a famous speech
50. podcast classroom presentations
51. podcast students’ most-asked questions
52. produce content that is not otherwise available
53. provide video, audio, and/or images to help a student who has been absent catch up
54. record comprehension exercises for students
55. record presentations you hear at conferences
56. record test questions so that special education students can have tests read to them
57. show your PowerPoint slides with an iPod and a projector
58. store classroom presentations
59. store contact information
60. use music to set the stage for a lesson
Anyone can…
61. download audiobooks
62. store files
63. store movies
64. store photos
65. store songs
Resources…
1. http://schoolcio.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604276
2. http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition-10/ipods-in-educationinnovations-in-the-implementation-of-mobile-learning/
3. http://www.learninginhand.com/ipod/index.html
4. http://harry.hchen1.com/2006/03/21/302
5. http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=49
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/3965405.stm
7. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/education/55676.html
8. http://ipodined.wikispaces.com/Lesson+Ideas
9. http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/cache/offonce/pid/68;jsessionid=6E04CFE036D7BF530859866506DDD889
10. http://ipod.gcsu.edu/GCSU%20iPod%20Story/index.html
11. http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/weblogs/varvel/archives/2006/07/ipod_campus_at.html
12. http://www.apple.com
13. http://burchi501.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/classrooms-ipods-new-levels-of-standardized-testing/
14. http://www.edtechreview.net/2007/01/touch-screen-ipod-on-way-in-07.html
15. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove06/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2744070
16. http://swingtips.blogspot.com/2007/03/fullswing-tv.html
(Are you using iPods in your classroom? Can you add to this list?)
Administrators can…
1. keep contact information for faculty members
2. keep contact information for students
3. podcast the district’s good news to share with the community
4. record meetings
Students can…
5. count calories
6. create a presentation about the community to share at a community event
7. create a travel guide of the country whose language you’re studying
8. create an audio tour for a field trip
9. create and record songs for learning basic facts
10. develop a script and record a story
11. interview leaders, experts, common folks
12. interview other students
13. listen to a book while you read it
14. listen to and record letter sounds
15. listen to radio programs from other countries to help with foreign language and/or social studies lessons
16. make news podcasts for other grades
17. record book reviews / recommendations
18. record interviews for school newspaper articles
19. record pulse rate data during physical activity (PE)
20. record yourself reading
21. store all your class notes
22. store assignments
23. store contact information for friends
24. store portfolios
25. store presentations
26. store reference materials (dictionary, encyclopedia, …)
27. study anytime / anywhere… even without electricity or a network
28. subscribe and listen to podcasts which are tutorials
29. view instructional golf videos
30. watch a video multiple times to better understand a particular content
31. watch instructional videos
32. watch pregame video studies
Teachers can…
33. ask history students to download films to save class time viewing the movies
34. assign student-created “how to” speeches to be podcast
35. create a video podcast to show how a particular dissection should be done
36. create an electronic portfolio of student reading samples
37. create pronunciation guides for foreign language classes
38. create quizzes for students who need to hear the questions
39. create vocabulary flash cards for ESL students
40. create weekly podcasts of class activities for parents and community
41. differentiate instruction by using specialized podcasts with individual students
42. download art pieces for students to study
43. download some newspaper articles to listen to while you’re “on the go”
44. download world folk dance music and instructions for students to practice (for PE)
45. extend learning beyond the classroom
46. have students podcast poems they have written
47. immediately jump to predetermined places in an audio book
48. integrate audio into the curriculum
49. play a famous speech
50. podcast classroom presentations
51. podcast students’ most-asked questions
52. produce content that is not otherwise available
53. provide video, audio, and/or images to help a student who has been absent catch up
54. record comprehension exercises for students
55. record presentations you hear at conferences
56. record test questions so that special education students can have tests read to them
57. show your PowerPoint slides with an iPod and a projector
58. store classroom presentations
59. store contact information
60. use music to set the stage for a lesson
Anyone can…
61. download audiobooks
62. store files
63. store movies
64. store photos
65. store songs
Resources…
1. http://schoolcio.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604276
2. http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition-10/ipods-in-educationinnovations-in-the-implementation-of-mobile-learning/
3. http://www.learninginhand.com/ipod/index.html
4. http://harry.hchen1.com/2006/03/21/302
5. http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=49
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/3965405.stm
7. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/education/55676.html
8. http://ipodined.wikispaces.com/Lesson+Ideas
9. http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/cache/offonce/pid/68;jsessionid=6E04CFE036D7BF530859866506DDD889
10. http://ipod.gcsu.edu/GCSU%20iPod%20Story/index.html
11. http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/weblogs/varvel/archives/2006/07/ipod_campus_at.html
12. http://www.apple.com
13. http://burchi501.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/classrooms-ipods-new-levels-of-standardized-testing/
14. http://www.edtechreview.net/2007/01/touch-screen-ipod-on-way-in-07.html
15. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove06/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2744070
16. http://swingtips.blogspot.com/2007/03/fullswing-tv.html
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