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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Emerging Technologies Two- IMOVIE
Hi everyone I hope your all doing good!! I feel like I haven't been on here for a while but its only been a day or two. Well for my second emerging technology I am doing the IMOVIE application. This video I actually made back in February 2010 when a very good friend of mine passed away. Here is just a little background on the friendship he and I shared. I met Chris August of 2008 at Ball State University. He and I became very good friends very fast. I worked the desk at my dorm back then and he and some other people would always come and sit by the desk with and keep me company. Chris was in a wheelchair and suffered from spina bifida and was legally blind. (But could see really close up) He never let his disability bother him or get in the way of his dreams. He was a grad student at bsu and was living the life. Throughout the year at bsu I meet his family and became friends with them as well. In september of 2009 Chris became very ill. He was in the hospital for 4 months and then he passed away on January 5, 2010. I was lucky enough to get to go and visit him because he was at the IU Hospital for 2 months and the only one of his friends that was allowed to get in to see him. Because of the bad winter we had I did not get to attend his funeral because it was in South Bend and the morning of it we were hit with a massive snow storm but I talked to his dad and he kept telling me to stay home and be safe and not risk my life trying to get there. Well I felt awful that I could not attend so I made a movie for his family back in South Bend to show them how much we all loved him and get them a view to his world at bsu. ( You guys don't have to watch the whole thing it's kind of long..lol)
So now that I gave you the long overview of the movie I will explain the application to you. IMOVIE lets you create a movie with any picture and any music you like. I think I maybe spent an hour working on it before I had my final project. It is very easy to maneuver through and has videos to help explain any questions. Besides this one project I have made 5 other ones with in the year. The only problem I have had is downloading it to a disk to share but I'm working on figuring out how to do that. I would recommend IMOVIE to any one who has a movie or slide show they would want to share with others.
(I hope this video works on here if not let me know.)
Friday, June 4, 2010
English with an Edge
Around 5 years ago when I was a junior in high school I remember seeing some of my classmates dressed in funky old clothing. Now I was not in the same English class as them so I had no clue what was going on. I asked one person why they were dressed in those clothes and they said they were making a movie for there English class over the play Rome and Juliet. I assumed that only there class would be the one to view it but it was actually the other classes that had the same teacher all got to watch others performances. I thought this was a pretty cool idea because the whole class was involved whether is was acting in it for being the director of the play. Everyone played some part in it.
The story relates to the article I had to read which was Teachers and Technology: English with an Edge, by Andie Brown. I found this article to be important for others to read. How the author describes one event when she talks about the one student who was smart but didn't enjoy school makes me want to be a teacher even more. The way she helped him start to enjoy it by just letting him make the video that he did is a special moment to any teacher or future teacher.
The main idea of the article was how this female teacher likes using IMovie applications and Mac computers to help her students do better in her class. She gives them such a wide range of topics that it would be almost impossible for someone to no enjoy making a short film. I like the idea as well. I feel that it gives the students opportunities to express themselves to the rest of the class. Also it gets students to interact more as a class and talk more amongst each-other. Even if it is an end of the year assignment I support her and how she runs her class though the examples in the article.
One thing I would be concerned about would be how others would perceive the videos. Would other teachers think that its not appropriate to have students film themselves making then video? Does it cross any lines when it comes to using technology in schools? Or would it upset any parents who do not support the idea, then what happens to the student? Do they lose those points or have an alternate assignment? These are just a few question I began to think of while reading these articles.
Another example I remembering doing was a video teaching. When I was a senior in high school I took a dental class and we had the option to write an outline paper or show on video how to perform certain tasks. At first I was nervous to get in front of a camera and talk because I can be very shy but the more I started doing it the more I liked it. If I remember correctly everyone choose to do the video because it was a way to express how we performed the task that we were given. I also like that the video never left the room therefore no one else could see it but my class.
In conclusion English with an Edge was a good article. I liked how I could relate to how the author using IMovie and macs to let her students express themselves in class. The way technology is now a days lets just about anything be done in classes and gives the students a new way to learn and have fun with class. It keeps classes interesting and upbeat and helps students succeed at something they may never have the chance to work with again.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
YODIO!!
HEY EVERYONE I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEK AND HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE RACE OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE PLANNED!!
THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR ME AT FIRST BECAUSE I HAD NEVER EXPLORED AYNY OF THESE SITES BEFORE. THE ONE I ENDED UP CHOOSING WAS THE YODIO. I CHOSE THIS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SHARE PICTURES AND ALSO TELL WHO WAS IN EACH ONE OF THEM AND EXPLAIN THEM ALL TO YOU. I THINK THIS COULD BE USEFUL IN ELEMENTARY CLASSES WHEN TEACHING SCIENCE AND I COULD DO A SLIDE SHOW OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND TALK ABOUT EACH ONE AND THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE. THIS COULD WORK FOR MANY OTHER SUBJECTS, TOPICS OR WHATEVER ONE MAY CHOOSE.
I THINK THAT THE YODIO WAS EASY TO MANEUVER THROUGH ONCE I WATCHED THE HOW TO VIDEO AND PLAYED AROUND WITH IT FOR A BIT. I REALLY LIKED HOW IT LET ME PUT THE PICTURES IN THE ORDER I WANTED THEM IN AND COULD RECORD SEPARATE AUDIO FOR EACH PICTURE THEN BRING IT ALL TOGETHER IN THE END TO MAKE THE FINAL PROJECT. (WHICH I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY) :)
THE ONLY TIP I WOULD HAVE WOULD BE TO WATCH THE HOW TO VIDEO AND JUST HAVE FUN PUTTING ONE TOGETHER IF YOU DECIDE TO EVER USE THE YODIO. IF YOU DO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR YODIO. I ALSO AM LOOKING FORWARD TO VIEWING ALL OF YOUR WORK AND HOW YOU DID ON YOUR PROJECT :)
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jordan
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Introduction
Hi my name is Jordan and I am a sophomore here at IUPUI. This is my first class I have taken at IUPUI so I'm still getting use to all the online material and figuring out how to use it all. I work as a pharmacy technician and love to take pictures. Most times when I'm at family gatherings, parties I have a camera in my hand and ready to take a picture at any moment. I have 8 nieces and nephews ranging from 6 months to 4 years old. They are my world and most of the time the subjects in my pictures and they are who I spend most of my free time with. Family is very important to me and having a large family like I do its very important to have gatherings so we can all stay up to date with each other. I am the youngest of 8, I have 6 older brothers and 1 older sister and 4 sister-in-laws, and one almost sister-in-law and one almost brother-in-law. My parents always had there hands full but managed to raise us the right way and have been my heros for my life.
As I was creating my blog I found that it was easier than I thought it was going to be. I think I have created a blog in the past but was not sure so I just created a new one. I like that we can upload a picture to show who we are and be able to connect others bios about them and see them as well. I look forward to reading about others and seeing everyones work. :)
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