tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182336752024-03-13T14:18:38.627-06:00Workshops by DeanA Collection of various workshops by Dean ShareskiDRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-41912918070149078862007-10-15T20:28:00.001-06:002007-10-15T20:28:47.121-06:00Baseball Trip 2001<object wmode='transparent' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' data='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/47141a6413fbf7d5' quality='high' height='250' width='432' id='W47141a6413fbf7d5'><param value='transparent' name='wmode'/><param value='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/47141a6413fbf7d5' name='movie'/><param value='' name='scaleMode'/><param value='all' name='allowNetworking'/><param value='always' name='allowScriptAccess'/><param value='' name='flashvars'/></object>Quick Animoto show created in a couple of minutes in a digital photography class.DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1133753685218678982006-06-06T14:07:00.000-06:002006-06-06T14:10:09.453-06:00Effective PowerPoint<span style="font-weight: bold;">This presentation has been updated.<br /><br /></span>Today's workshop will begin with this <a href="http://www.mjsd1.ca/%7Erbl/ppt/Effective_PPT.ppt">PowerPoint </a>(go figure)<br /><br />These are the links I mention in the presentation.<br /><br /><a href="http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/usingppt.htm">Nick Dvoracek</a><br /><br /><a href="http://presentationzen.blogs.com/">Presentation Zen</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beyondbullets.com/">Beyond Bullets</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/">Dick Hardt's Presentation on Identity 2.0</a><br /><a href="http://www.mjsd1.ca/%7Erbl/ppt/joys_of_social_software.ppt"><br />My Presentation on Social Software</a><br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.morguefile.com/">Morguefile</a><br /><br />Fun stuff:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.customsigngenerator.com/">Sign Generators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://tools.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp">Newspaper headline</a><br /><br /><a href="http://gaxed.com/">Message Generator</a>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1141003799537682632006-02-26T19:26:00.000-06:002006-03-13T22:50:55.743-06:00Introduction to the Internet<span style="font-size:85%;">A 6 hour course over 3 days on the basics of the internet. A community association course.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Getting Started</span><br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-1738/science_technology/internet/">Inventing the Internet</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.learnthenet.com/english/web/000www.htm">The web in 10 minutes</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.internet101.org/">Internet Guide</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.teacherclick.com/winxp/index.htm">Microsoft XP Tutorial</a></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Searching</span><br /></span><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.ca">Google</a><br /></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.yahoo.ca"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yahoo</span></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.clusty.com"><span style="font-size:85%;">Clusty</span></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.altavista.com"><span style="font-size:85%;">Altavista</span></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Search techniques and skills</span></a></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Email</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/email/">Understanding email</a><br /></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://gmail.com">Gmail</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Web Browsers</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">FireFox</a> vs. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/">Internet Explorer</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Customization</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Text size</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Homepage</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Bookmarks</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Toolbar<br /></span></li></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/?application=firefox">FireFox Themes and Extensions</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Downloading</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.tucows.com/">Tucows</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/">Itunes</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">Keeping it Clean<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html">Adware</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5">AVG</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Best sites</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://flickr.com">Flickr</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikipedia</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.healthfinder.gov/">Healthfinder</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/">Internet Movie Database</a></span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Create your own space</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://blogger.com">Blogger</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">E-Commerce</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Banking</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://amazon.com">Amazon</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://futureshop.com">Future Shop</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://ebay.ca">Ebay</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://chapters.ca">Chapters</a></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://expedia.ca">Expedia</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Bonus Stuff:</span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://earth.google.com">Google Earth</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://skype.com">Skype</a></li></ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1140121086671550002006-02-17T22:19:00.000-06:002006-02-17T23:18:22.140-06:00Digital StorytellingThis session will be presented at the <a href="http://www.rctsd.ca/letnesk/index.htm">Prairie South Teachers' Convention</a> on February 22/06.<br /><a href="http://www.mjsd1.ca/%7Erbl/ppt/Storytelling.ppt">Download the PPT</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">What is Digital Storytelling?</span><br /><br /><blockquote>Short version is that it the use of multimedia (images, video, audio and text) to tell meaningful stories that illicit an emotional response beyond the fact based presentation of ideas. Some stricter definitions stress the use of all these media, however, I'm a bit more loose in my definition to include any stories that include 2 forms.<br /></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Why we would use Digital Storytelling?</span><br /><br /><blockquote>This is the way we best communicate. Purpose and Audience are essential ingredients for storytelling. Web publishing is an intergal part of digital storytelling. Sharing with the world beyond your classroom and including personal connection brings motivation and meaning to student work.</blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Examples:</span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Stop_Motion_Animation">Stop Animation</a>....created by a grade 9 student in Moose Jaw. Maybe our next Spielberg or Tim Burton.</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Remembrance_Day">Remembrance Day</a>....created by my daughter when she was in grade 12. </li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/">Identity 2.0</a>...Dick Hardt's presentation using PowerPoint in a way you may not have seen before.</li></ul><ul><li>Examples from a <a href="http://www.digitales.us/gallery/">Digital Story telling camp</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.slidestory.com/?page=detail&cid=32">Prairie South School Division</a>...I created this one to demonstrate the ease of this free application.</li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Tools:</span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx">Microsoft PhotoStory 3</a>...free download<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx"><br /></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx">Movie Maker</a>...including with all XP machines<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx"><br /></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.swishzone.com/">Swish</a>...free trial...low educational pricing<a href="http://www.swishzone.com/"><br /></a></li></ul><ul><li>PowerPoint...part of Microsoft Office<br /></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.slidestory.com/">SlideStory</a>...free download and storage<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">Resources:</span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/introduction.htm">Educational Use of Digital Storytelling</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.digitales.us/index.php">Digitales</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Esbehmer/DigitalStorytelling/index.html">Digital Stortelling Curriculum for Middle Years</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.storycenter.org/movies/">History of Digital Storytelling</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://kitzu.org/">Kitzu</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html">Center for Digital Storytelling</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com">Flickr</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://morguefile.com">Morguefile</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://open-video.org">Open Video</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.freeplaymusic.com">Freeplay music</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a></li></ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1131849850301561032006-02-10T23:59:00.000-06:002006-02-20T20:30:23.366-06:00RSS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.iupui.edu/graphics/rss.gif"><img style="width: 75px; cursor: pointer;" alt="rss" src="http://www.iupui.edu/graphics/rss.gif" 5="" area="1350" border="0" hspace="5" /></a><br /><br />What is RSS?<br /><ul><li>Real Simple Syndication</li><li>uses xml code to create and subsribe to content</li></ul>Why do I care?<br /><ul><li>Helps manage information...</li><ul><li>Allows you to utilize a news reader to subscribe to weblogs, news media, searches, and other rss enable web content</li><li>Makes your web experience more focused and richer<br /></li></ul><li>Saves time...</li><ul><li>Instead of visiting all your favourite sources, you go to one place</li></ul><ul><li>News readers summarize content to make it easy to decide if you want to read it or discard it</li></ul></ul>How do I use it?<br /><ul><li>Find a news reader</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/">Bloglines</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_news_aggregators">Full List of News Aggregators </a><br /></li></ul><li>Add or import feeds</li><li>Create folders to organize sources</li><li>Save particulary important post to clippings folder</li><li>Email pertinent articles from within bloglines</li></ul>Other Resources<br /><ul><li><a href="http://static.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/gems/tech/RSSFAQ4.pdf">Educator's Guide to RSS</a></li><li><a href="http://preetamrai.com/weblog/archives/2005/04/25/bloglines-how-to-keep-track-of-hundreds-of-blogs-and-some-news-and-some-podcasts-and-some-flickrs-photos-etc-etc/">Bloglines Tutorial</a></li><li><a href="http://technorati.com/">Technorati</a></li><li><a href="http://shareski.blogspot.com/2005/11/meet-my-friends-in-my-aggregator.html">My metaphor for RSS</a></li><li><a href="http://brianmull.com/wiki/index.php?RSS">Brian Mull's wiki on RSS</a><br /></li></ul>Update: Here's a link to <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/rsstalk/rsstalk.wmv">my RSS talk</a> at SACE 2005DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1131849928097079882005-12-18T22:47:00.000-06:002005-12-19T13:47:28.183-06:00Blogs<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This workshop has been modified since its original posting.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This morning's agenda:</span><br /></span><ol style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Review </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Read </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Construct</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Customize </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Share</span></li></ol><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">*<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">We may be joined by some special guests throughout the morning.</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What is a blog?</span><br /><ul><li>A blog or weblog is a website that is:</li><ul><li>updated regularly</li><li>places content in reverse chronological order</li><li>subscribeable</li><li>requires no knowledge of html</li><li>one click publishing</li><li>comments provide for interaction</li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">Why should I care?</span><br /><ul><li>Opportunity to build relationship and connection with:</li><ul><li>students, parents, other teachers, etc...</li></ul><li>Archived entries make permanent record of content</li><li>Perfect way to model writing and communication<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">How do I start?</span><br /><ul><li>Determine your purpose:</li><ul><li>information only</li><li>collection of links</li><li>reflective practice</li><li>extension of the classroom</li></ul><li>Post regularly. Not only for your readers benefit but for yours.</li><li>Let others know about your blog.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Services:</li><ul><li><a href="http://blogger.com/">Blogger</a> is the most popular service</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://edublogs.org/">Edublogs</a> is a service designed for educator</li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Types of Educational Weblogs</span><br /><ul><li>Teacher Blogs</li><ul><li><a href="http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/remote_access/">Clarence Fisher</a></li><li><a href="http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/">Konrad Glogowski</a></li><li><a href="http://epnweb.org/blogmeister/blog.php?blogger_id=1337">Kathy Cassidy</a></li><li><a href="http://beckieyoung.blogspot.com/">Beckie Young</a></li><li><a href="http://anne.teachesme.com/">Anne Davis</a></li><li><a href="http://adifference.blogspot.com/">Darren Kuropatwa</a><br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Student Blogs</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/sempekscoops/">Mrs. Sempek's 24 Scoops </a>(Grade 4)</li><li><a href="http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/faussbarking/">The Barking Blog</a> (Grade 2)</li><li><a href="http://epnweb.org/blogmeister/blog.php?blogger_id=2734">Excellence and Imagination</a> (Grade 7/8)</li><li><a href="http://pc20s.blogspot.com/">Pre-Cal 20S </a>(High School)<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Services:</li><ul><li><a href="http://classblogmeister.com/?blog=rethink">Blogmeister</a></li><li><a href="http://learnerblogs.org/">Learner Blogs</a><br /></li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Other resources:</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7006.pdf">7 Things you should know about weblogs</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mjsd1.ca/~rbl/blogging_101.htm">Blogging 101</a></li><li><a href="http://shareski.blogspot.com/2005/09/podcast-6-blogger-add-ons.html">Blogger Add-Ons</a></li><li><a href="http://www.weblogg-ed.com/weblogs_in_ed_video">Weblog video</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=19782713&postID=113445775457001320">What if we didn't have our blog?</a><br /></li></ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1131854193624175502005-11-14T21:46:00.000-06:002005-11-14T23:58:51.870-06:00Social bookmarkingThis is part 3 of our Social Software workshop.<br /><br />What is Social Bookmarking?<br /><ul> <li>The ability to store sites and content online</li> <li>Involves tagging to sort and organize content</li> </ul> Why should I care?<br /><ul> <li>Keeps bookmarks with you wherever you go</li> <li>Share sites with students and peers</li> <li>Learn about new sites from others looking for the same stuff</li> <li>Export to bibliography</li> <li>Create a group account to store content</li> <li>Subscribe to what others are reading</li> <li>Saves a copy of any page you save</li> </ul> How do I start?<br /><ul> <li>Create an account in <a href="http://furl.net/">Furl</a></li> <li>Drag bookmarklet to your links bar</li> </ul><br />Resources:<br /><ul> <li>Jim Wenzolf's <a href="http://www.classroomhelp.com/workshop/Furl_Guide.pdf">guide to Furl</a></li> <li><a href="http://del.icio.us/">Del.icio.us</a></li> <li><a href="http://personal.strath.ac.uk/d.d.muir/Delicious_Guide.pdf">Guide to Del.icio.us</a><br /> </li> </ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1131854992964134842005-11-14T20:55:00.000-06:002005-11-16T20:20:13.220-06:00Other Social Software toolsThis is part 4 of our Social Software workshop.<br /><br />Here are some small pieces that will support and add to the creation of your online world.<br /><br /><ul> <li><a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a>....online photo storage</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://edworkshops.blogspot.com/2005/11/flickr.html">Guide to Flickr</a></li> </ul><li><a href="http://edworkshops.blogspot.com/2005/10/wikis-for-collaborative-writing.html">Wikis...</a>editable webpages<a href="http://edworkshops.blogspot.com/2005/10/wikis-for-collaborative-writing.html"><br /></a></li> <li>Podcasting...audio version of blogging</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting">Podcasting in the classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://epnweb.org/">Educational Podcasts</a><br /> </li> </ul> <li><a href="http://superglu.com/">Suprglu.</a>..new tool that houses all your web content<br /></li> </ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1131855375496529532005-11-12T22:09:00.000-06:002005-11-14T23:56:34.860-06:00Flickr<span style="font-size:180%;">What is Flickr?</span><br />A photo sharing site that goes beyond the basics.<br /><br />It can:<br /><ul><li>store photos (upload up to 20MB per month)</li><li>share photos (send invitations)</li><li>tag photos (for easy finding and sharing)</li><li>add notes to your photos</li><li>add and receive comments </li><li>create sets or albums (limit of 3 with the free version) </li><li>creates multiple versions (great for use on websites and blogs)</li><li>upload:<br /> <ul><li>from your computer</li> <li>from your cameraphone</li> <li>to your blog</li> </ul> </li><li>provide access to other's photos</li><li>set privacy levels to your photos </li><li>assign who has access to your photos </li><li>join or create groups </li><li>create RSS feeds<br /> </li><br /></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Getting started with Flickr</span><br /><ul><li>Create an account with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></li><li>Upload photos<br /> <ul><li>download the Flickr uploader tool for use on your home computer...adds a "right click" feature to any image to upload directly to your account </li> </ul></li><li> Tag images</li><li>Set privacy</li><li>Add notes </li><li>Invite others </li><br /></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">Flickr hacks</span><br /><p>Because Flickr is an open source program, others have written some very neat add-ons or extensions to flickr. Some are useful and others are just fun. Thanks to<a href="http://www.teach42.com/" target="_blank"> Steve Dembo</a> for his recent <a hef="http://www.teach42.com/2005/04/02/flickr-roundup/" target="_blank">posting</a> and <a href="http://www.teach42.com/podcasts/teach42-040105.mp3" target="_blank">podcast</a> on these great tools.<br /><br /></p><p> Show notes from Steve's Podcast:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/teach42" target="_blank">My Flickr Account</a>: All 1500+ of my own personal photos. Feel free to leave comments!</li><li><a href="http://krazydad.com/defacement/" target="_blank">Flickr Chia Pet</a>: Ok, I know it’s silly, but it’s also kind of fun!</li><li><a href="http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/" target="_blank">Flickr Color Pickr</a>: A personal favorite of mine, finds photos that are predominantely a specific color. You have to try this one for yourself. Very cool stuff.</li><li><a href="http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/flickr_postcard_browser/app/" target="_blank">Flickr Postcard Browser</a>: An interesting way to look up specific tags. It may not be a ‘deep’ site, but it’s a nice layout for searching through tags.</li><li><a href="http://metaatem.net/words.php" target="_blank">Spell with Flickr</a>: I love this one. Spells out words of your choice by using photos tagged with specific letters. Great for building logos as well! <a href="http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/archives/2005/03/29/speller.php">Alan has a script</a> that will load up different images each time someone visits your site.</li><li><a href="http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/related_tag_browser/app/" target="_blank">Flickr Related Tag Browser</a>: This one is fantastic. A visual way to see photos that match a tag, but it also puts related tags in a ring around it. Cool and useful.</li><li><a href="http://www.tom-carden.co.uk/p5/flickr_rainbow_links_fixed/applet/index.html" target="_blank">Flickr Rainbow</a>: Sort of a fluffy one. It creates a rainbow using words tagged with the appropriate colors. However, since it only uses the tag, the rainbow doesn’t really LOOK so much like a rainbow all the time. For example, the tag “Blue” may have a picture of someone depressed.</li><li><a href="http://www.marumushi.com/apps/flickrgraph/flickrgraph.cfm" target="_blank">FlickrGraph</a>: One of the best Flickr extensions out there. I had trouble getting it to work with Firefox though. Visually shows how social networks are built. It’s really amazing. If you only check out one of these sites, check this one out.</li><li><a href="http://www.mappr.com/" target="_blank">Mappr</a>: Organizes recently uploaded photos by location. So photos taken in Chicago will be put over Chicago on the map.</li><li><a href="http://www.kokogiak.com/flickreplacr.html" target="_blank">Flickr Replacer</a>: I had trouble coming up with the word during the podcast, but this is perfect for creating a rebus! It’s a bookmarklet, and if you highlight a word and click on it, a picture will be substituted for the words.</li><li><a href="http://www.speirs.org/flickrexport/" target="_blank">Flickr Export Plugin for iPhoto</a>: Speaking of iPhoto and Flickr, this creates a new tab in the export window to send photos straight to Flickr. I’ve find it to be slightly flaky at times, but I have successfully uploaded all of my 1500 photos using it. Once again, an absolute necessity for OS X users.</li><li><a href="http://pchere.blogspot.com/2005/03/great-flickr-tools-collection.html" target="_blank">The Great Flickr Tools Collection</a>: This post has a bazillion Flickr tips and tricks. I think I covered most of the good ones, but if you’re starting to et into Flickr, then this is a great site to visit. Way more extensive than what I have here!<br /> </li></ul>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1130891105494678672005-11-01T18:24:00.000-06:002005-11-01T18:25:05.496-06:00Intro to computers Day 3Let's review:<br /><p></p><ul><li>File management and storage</li><li>Search engines and searching techniques</li><li><a href="http://google.com">Google</a></li><li><a href="http://clusty.com">Clusty</a><br /></li></ul>Some topics we may cover:<br /><br /><br />Email<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://hotmail.com">Hotmail</a><br /></li></ul><br />Recipes<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://allrecipes.com/">All recipes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf">Kraft recipes</a><br /></li></ul><br />Hotels and Travel<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a></li><li><a href="http://expedia.ca">Expedia.ca</a><br /></li></ul><br />Cards<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.mycardmaker.com">My Card maker</a><br /></li></ul>Genealogy<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/index-e.html">Canadian Genealogy Collection</a></li></ul><a href="http://ebay.ca">Ebay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-350.html">Creating and Managing User Accounts in Windows XP</a>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1130208620352617812005-11-01T18:15:00.000-06:002005-11-01T18:23:58.373-06:00Introduction to ComputersLast week we looked at the following:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.atlguide2000.com/windowsxp/index.php?act=view&aid=15">Display Settings</a><br /><ul><li>Changing backgrounds</li></ul><ul><li>Screen Savers</li></ul><a href="http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/home%20explorer.htm">Setting the Home Page</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/tutor/favorites/setFavorites/default.htm">Adding and Managing Favorites</a><br /><br />Changing text sizes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://familyinternet.about.com/library/graphics/ie021203.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://familyinternet.about.com/library/graphics/ie021203.gif" border="0" area="72600" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Links we visited:</span><br /><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.discovermoosejaw.com/">Discover Moose Jaw</a></li><li><a href="http://www.citymoosejaw.com/">City of Moose Jaw</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sask/">CBC</a></li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a></li></ul><p><br />After reviewing the above skills and items, we'll look at how and where files are stored, how to find them and how to save them.<br /><br />Before you leave tonight, click on comments and let me know what things you'd still like to learn and also tell me what your interests are and I'll find some great websites for you interests....See you all next week.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Day 3<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />Let's review:<br /></p><ul><li>File management and storage</li><li>Search engines and searching techniques</li><li><a href="http://google.com">Google</a></li><li><a href="http://clusty.com">Clusty</a><br /></li></ul>Some topics we may cover:<br /><br /><br />Email<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://hotmail.com">Hotmail</a><br /></li></ul><br />Recipes<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://allrecipes.com/">All recipes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf">Kraft recipes</a><br /></li></ul><br />Hotels and Travel<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a></li><li><a href="http://expedia.ca">Expedia.ca</a><br /></li></ul><br />Cards<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.mycardmaker.com">My Card maker</a><br /></li></ul>Genealogy<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/index-e.html">Canadian Genealogy Collection</a></li></ul><a href="http://ebay.ca">Ebay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-350.html">Creating and Managing User Accounts in Windows XP</a>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1130815947777410142005-10-31T21:23:00.000-06:002005-11-01T11:39:08.873-06:00Wikis for Collaborative WritingA Wiki at its simplest, is an editable webpage.<br /><br />Today we will consider 3 wiki tools. There are a gazillion services but here are three I'm familiar with that we'll take a look at. We'll examine how we might set them up and more importantly, how we can use these in the classroom and beyond.<br /><br />Let's start with a demonstration of:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jot.com/video/What%20is%20a%20wiki.html">What is a wiki?</a><br /><br />This is the most famous use of a wiki<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Wiki tools</span><br /><br /><a href="http://wikispaces.com/">Wikispaces</a><br /><ul> <li><a href="http://moosejaw.wikispaces.com/">My wikispace</a></li><li>This is a free site with unlimited pages and uploads...not a bad deal!<br /></li> </ul> <a href="http://writely.com/">Writely</a><br /><ul> <li><a href="http://www.writely.com/View.aspx?docid=ac3f5tg8czht">My writely page</a></li><li>Works much like a word processor</li><li>Also has the ability to upload documents and create multiple pages<br /> </li> </ul><a href="http://www.jot.com/index.php">Jotspot</a><br /><ul><li><a href="http://mjsd1.jot.com/WikiHome">Assessment Site</a><br /> </li> <li>Free for 5 users and 20 pages. Nice place for uploading documents as well.<br /></li> </ul><br /><br /><a href="http://www.furl.net/members/mj161?enc=UTF-8&search=browse&sort=&dir=&pos=&keyword=&amp;amp;amp;amp;x=22&y=5&category=279175&date=0">Additional Links</a>DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1130449719055088872005-10-28T14:13:00.000-06:002005-10-29T10:08:49.236-06:00Digital Imagery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8114/709/1600/7396205_07d6b0856d_m.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8114/709/200/7396205_07d6b0856d_m.jpg" border="0" area="30000" /></a><br />Good morning. With coffee in hand we'll have a relaxing morning together trying to make the most of our images.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Downloading and Storing</span><br /><br />Once we've downloaded our images, storing and sorted is always an issue. Let's begin by creating folders for various categories of our pictures. This <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/learnmore/folders.mspx">Microsoft tutorial </a>may be helpful.<br /><br />Google's <a href="http://www.download.com/Picasa/3000-2193_4-10356847.html?tag=lst-0-1">Picasa</a>, is a free program that sorts and organizes your photos as well. After we download, we'll look at some of its features.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Photo Editing</span><br /><br />You may find this is all you need for basic editing. If you want a bit more powerful tool, let's try <a href="http://www.irfanview.com/">IrfanView</a><br /><br />The best lower end image editing product is <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html">Adobe Photoshop Elements</a> which is a more user friendly version of the industry standard Adobe Photoshop.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Online Sharing and Storage</span><br /><br />Emailing photos can be an issue for storage and download time. A more effective tool is online storage. <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a> is the most versatile web service available. <a href="http://www.mjsd1.ca/~rbl/flickr.htm">Learn more</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Printing</span><br /><br />Printing photos on your computer is convenient but is somewhat costly and challenging to do correctly. Walmart offers online photo printing for 25cents a picture. Windows makes it very easy to send pictures to Walmart. Download and install their <a href="http://www.walmartphotocentre.ca/walmartcanada/control/main?lang=EN">client</a>. And the rest is very straightforward. Don't pay till you pick them up. They are usually ready the next day.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.qoop.com/photobooks/flickr_user/">Qoop </a>will print your Flickr photos in a book or poster form.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.englaze.com/flickr/archivr.aspx">Englaze</a> will archive all your photos to DVD and even do a slideshow for you.DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18233675.post-1130168692975079942005-10-24T09:24:00.000-06:002005-10-25T09:42:24.746-06:00Google EarthHere are the links we'll explore at our workshop.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html">Google Earth</a></span> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.googleearthing.com/">Google Earthing</a>...a weblog of various unknown satellite images. Find the where the image is and email the writer</li> <li><a href="http://www.googleglobetrotting.com/">Globetrotting</a>...postings of kml files for direct access to points of interest. Often based on current events</li><li><a href="http://www.googleearthhacks.com/">Google Earth Hacks</a>...downloads of current satellite images to use as overlays.<br /></li> <li><a href="http://www.gearthblog.com/">Google Earth Blog</a>....updates and news on Google Earth</li> <li><a href="http://www.earthcontest.com/">Earth Contest</a>...the biggest game in the world</li><li><a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/EducationEducators">Educators Forum</a>...discussion board for educators using google earth<br /></li> </ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8114/709/1600/office1.jpg"><img area="576" style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8114/709/320/office1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a></span><br /><br /><ul> <li><a href="http://www.acme.com/planimeter/">Planimeter</a>....calculates area</li> <li><a href="http://perljam.net/google-satellite-maps/">Sightseeing</a>...go to various landmarks in the world. Canada has 261.</li><li><a href="http://www.housingmaps.com/">Housing Search</a>...Craigslist, a realty service has its listings tied to Google maps. Pictures included.</li> <li><a href="http://www.bloglander.com/scavengeroogle/">Scavenger Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.brewsterjennings.com/">Global Spy Hunt game</a>...based on the "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego" game</li> <li><a href="http://mappr.com/">Panoramio.</a>.. a photo sharing site based on google maps</li> <li><a href="http://www.google.com/apis/maps/">Google API</a>...Application Program Interface of google maps allows you to embed and customize google maps in your webpage.</li> </ul>There are many more links. If you find other links you think are useful, post them here as well.<div id="mozilla-image-toolbar-div" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0px; float: left; position: absolute; z-index: 100; display: block; top: 324px; left: 13px;"><box id="mozilla-image-toolbar" hidden="false"><toolbar class="toolbar-primary chromeclass-toolbar" mode="icons" iconsize="small"><toolbarbutton label="" class="mozilla-image-toolbar" id="imageToolbarSaveImage"></toolbarbutton><toolbarbutton label="" class="mozilla-image-toolbar" id="imageToolbarCopyImage"></toolbarbutton><toolbarbutton label="" class="mozilla-image-toolbar" id="imageToolbarEmailImage" style="display: none;"></toolbarbutton><toolbarbutton label="" class="mozilla-image-toolbar" id="imageToolbarPrintImage" style="display: none;"></toolbarbutton><toolbarbutton label="" class="mozilla-image-toolbar" id="imageToolbarOpenFolder"></toolbarbutton></toolbar></box></div><link href="chrome://imagetoolbar/content/imagetoolbar.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"><link href="chrome://browser/skin/imagetoolbar.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">DRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055490866531065692noreply@blogger.com3