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Tech Tools 101

Tech Tools 101. Instructors: Gavon Wong, Ross Uedoi Susan St. John and Gayle Anbe. Agenda. *Overview of Course Development * Screencasting Tools *Presentation Tools *Animation Tools *Final Project *Assessment and Results *Reflection of the process we went through.

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Tech Tools 101

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  1. Tech Tools 101 Instructors: Gavon Wong, Ross Uedoi Susan St. John and Gayle Anbe

  2. Agenda *Overview of Course Development *Screencasting Tools *Presentation Tools *Animation Tools *Final Project *Assessment and Results *Reflection of the process we went through

  3. Purpose/Rationale • 21st century learning •"Utilizing educational technology in teaching and learning is high on the list of educational managers, administrators and operatives." (Hudson & Steel, 2001) Steel, J., & Hudson, A. (2001). Educational Technology in Learning and Teaching: The Perceptions and Experiences of Teaching Staff. Innovations In Education & Teaching International, 38(2), 103-111. doi:10.1080/13558000010030158

  4. Target Audience and Entry Level Expectations • Teachers/students • Novice level computer skills

  5. Our Development Process * Brainstormed tools * "Chunked" our tools * Focus * Devised Template to create Tutorials * NETs Standards * Developed Calendar and Plans for a Final Project * Developed Assessment Checklists

  6. Laulima Portal to access course and activities, submit assignments, check grades, etc.

  7. Tutorial Template

  8. Weebly http://techaweek.weebly.com/ Learn more about the webtools: * Background * Instructions * Video Tutorials * Activities & Assignment Descriptions

  9. Our Course...Tech Tools 101

  10. Weekly Assignments *Explore a new tech tool * Learning Activity *Reflective Discussion Posts *Peer Responses to Posts

  11. Poll time How many of you are familiar with Screencasting?

  12. Poll time Are you familiar with Jing or Screencast-o-matic? a. Familiar with Jing b. Familiar with Screencast-o-matic c. Familiar with both d. Familiar with neither

  13. Screencasting * Can communicate images directly from computer screen • Useful for instruction - teaching an audience how to do something ~ Jing ~ Screencast-O-matic

  14. Jing http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html • Free tool for PC/Mac • Easy to use • Records up to 5 min • Selects portion of screen to capture • Some annotation tools • Uploads to web (screencast.com)

  15. Screencast-o-matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ • Free tool for PC/Mac • WEB 2.0 no download required • Easy to use • Records up to 15 minutes • Can record webcam feed • Publish as MP4, AVI, or FLV

  16. Jing vs. Screencast-o-matic

  17. Learning Activity: Screencasting • Watch tutorials • Create a short screencast using Jing or Screencast-o-matic • Write a reflection on your experience with screencasting. Post to the discussion section in Laulima

  18. Presentations: Definition Presentation programs help create a multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos.

  19. Have you ever created a presentation with PowerPoint or Keynote? Select a Green "Check" for yes/ Red "X" for No

  20. Introduce Two Presentation Tools *Prezi *Voice Thread

  21. Rationale Why Prezi and Voice Thread? *Free and Open Source Tools *Ease of Collaboration or Peer Review *Easily Accessible as it Lives on the Web *Voice Thread allows a group conversation about visual media

  22. Prezi prezi.com Significant Features *Zoom and Pan *Cloud Based *Non-linear Navigation *Allows Collaboration or Multiple Editors *Good Tool for Brainstorming and Storytelling

  23. Learning Activity: Prezi *Create an Account *Create a Short Prezi that has at least 3 objects: Text-Image-Video *Create a Path Sequence *Share Prezi *Give Feedback to Peers' *Reflection: Your future use of Prezi? Strengths and Weaknesses

  24. VoiceThread Significant Features *Voice or Text Comments on Visual Media *Cloud Based *Allows Voice,Text, or Video Comments from Others voicethread.com

  25. Learning Activity: VoiceThread *Create an Account *Create a Short VoiceThread that has: 5 Slides, with Text and Audio Comment *Share Voice Thread *Give Feedback to Peers' *Reflection: Future possibilities, Strengths and Weaknesses

  26. Who watched CARTOONS? Transformers, He-Man, GI-Joe, Smurfs, My Little Pony, Jem?

  27. Why are cartoons cool? Alternative Reality, Fun, Characters, Graphics, Sound Effects, Story

  28. Animations - DEFINITION * Rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork to create an illusion of movement. Most animations contain audio, graphics, special effects, dialogue, and characters that interact in order to tell a story. ~ Animoto ~ Go Animate

  29. Go Animate - WHAT IS IT? - Allows students to express themselves creatively by producing animated stories with moving graphics, characters, audio effects, and dialogue - Lessons for school, training videos for staff, animated movies for fun

  30. Go Animate - PURPOSE - Facilitate Student Learning and Creativity - Motivate students to create original works as a means of expression - Promote the generation of new ideas or processes - Promote interaction and collaboration with peers

  31. Go Animate 1) Choose theme 2) Choose characters 3) Assign roles 4) Select type of voices 5) Select languages 6) Type in storyline

  32. Animoto - WHAT IS IT? - Allows learners to create videos that combine photos, music, video clips and text. - Driven by "Cinematic Artificial Intelligence" that analyzes music and coordinates the photos and other media

  33. Animoto - PURPOSE - Foster digital citizenship, creativity, and innovation - Model and experience Digital Age Work - Promote technological operation and responsibility - Learn communication and collaboration

  34. Animoto 1) Add video 2) Add pictures 3) Add text 4) Add music 5) Edit Video 6) Graphic Animations 7) Slideshow 8) Movie Trailer

  35. Final Project • Create something to utilize in their content area • One tool from each of the different topics • Present to classmates

  36. Assessment • Weekly posts • Final Project • Presentation

  37. Expected Results * Use some of these tools to create various products *Not expected to become tech "experts" * Continue the learning

  38. Reflection • What worked? • What didn't work? • Next time we would...

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