Comments for Mary Johnson's blog http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson As I learn technologies new to me, I hope to get feedback from other educators and technology users so I can integrate these ideas into the classroom. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on MP3 players by Aunt Kay http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-15 Aunt Kay Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:09:03 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-15 Hi Mary: Angie Adams, middle school teacher here, divided up her 7th grade English class to create a presentation re: a novel they had read. The students worked in pairs and each pair needed to address a chapter of the book with music and graphics of some sort --basically anything else that was creative and represented the action of that chapter. E-mail Robert; he may be able to give you more particulars since he was in that class. From what I saw, the kids got quite creative-- including the not-so eager students. K Hi Mary: Angie Adams, middle school teacher here, divided up her 7th grade English class to create a presentation re: a novel they had read. The students worked in pairs and each pair needed to address a chapter of the book with music and graphics of some sort –basically anything else that was creative and represented the action of that chapter. E-mail Robert; he may be able to give you more particulars since he was in that class. From what I saw, the kids got quite creative– including the not-so eager students. K

]]> Comment on MP3 players by Naylene http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-14 Naylene Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:16:13 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-14 I can't answer your questions but I do know that an MP3 player is easier for me to use than my iPod! I have a $29 MP3 player by creative and I received my iPod nano as a Christmas gift. I need to learn to use my iPod before it becomes totally obsolete! I can’t answer your questions but I do know that an MP3 player is easier for me to use than my iPod! I have a $29 MP3 player by creative and I received my iPod nano as a Christmas gift. I need to learn to use my iPod before it becomes totally obsolete!

]]> Comment on MP3 players by Janice http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-13 Janice Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:51:55 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-13 I am trying to use the internet more and incorporate it into the curriculum. The goal is to identify sites with materials that will help the students achieve their educational goals, beyond being stuck with a book. There is so much help available on the internet. Started a blog. Will have students posts their answers in an effort to improve their writing skills. All for now. JMI I am trying to use the internet more and incorporate it into the curriculum.
The goal is to identify sites with materials that will help the students achieve their educational goals, beyond being stuck with a book. There is so much help available on the internet.

Started a blog. Will have students posts their answers in an effort to improve their writing skills.

All for now.

JMI

]]> Comment on Multi media presentations by Mary Johnson http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/28/multi-media-presentations/#comment-12 Mary Johnson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:19:23 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/28/multi-media-presentations/#comment-12 HI, Mary. I'm signed up for RSS feed to your blog. I have found that Microsoft Movie Maker 2 is very easy for kids to get the hang of and very satisfying for them-sort of an instant gratification. The music is difficult because of copyright issues which the students really need to be informed about. - Barbara Yalof [7/5/2009] HI, Mary. I’m signed up for RSS feed to your blog. I have found that Microsoft Movie Maker 2 is very easy for kids to get the hang of and very satisfying for them-sort of an instant gratification. The music is difficult because of copyright issues which the students really need to be informed about. – Barbara Yalof [7/5/2009]

]]> Comment on Moodle by Kerrilee http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-11 Kerrilee Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:23:15 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-11 Hi Mary. This looks promising. I am anxious to see how you use it. I will be taking courses to learn how to use our new interactive white boards soon. I'll keep up to see how this progresses for you and to learn from your experiences with it. Thanks! Hi Mary. This looks promising. I am anxious to see how you use it. I will be taking courses to learn how to use our new interactive white boards soon. I’ll keep up to see how this progresses for you and to learn from your experiences with it. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Moodle by Vince Hill http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-10 Vince Hill Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:15:10 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-10 Still not a big Moodle fan. I know a lot of schools use it because it is free. At Credenda, (www.credenda.net) our virtual high school, we have used WebCT, and now Angel LMS. I think we will be moving to Desire2Learn after Christmas, because we just love the features that it has built into it. Moodle is okay, but it's missing some real educational elements, and almost requires a full-time person on staff to manage it. So I guess I look at it as you could pay the fee up front and get the support, or hire a staff member and pay their salary to do all the work. Still not a big Moodle fan. I know a lot of schools use it because it is free. At Credenda, (www.credenda.net) our virtual high school, we have used WebCT, and now Angel LMS. I think we will be moving to Desire2Learn after Christmas, because we just love the features that it has built into it. Moodle is okay, but it’s missing some real educational elements, and almost requires a full-time person on staff to manage it. So I guess I look at it as you could pay the fee up front and get the support, or hire a staff member and pay their salary to do all the work.

]]> Comment on Moodle by Teri http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-9 Teri Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:45:19 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-9 Hi Mary, Can't wait to learn more about Moodle this Fall. I'm hoping we can load our core class information on it for our students to access. This seems especially applicable to our Social Studies Curriculum, since we will all be reviewing and working on it from 'scratch' anyway. Teri Hi Mary,

Can’t wait to learn more about Moodle this Fall. I’m hoping we can load our core class information on it for our students to access. This seems especially applicable to our Social Studies Curriculum, since we will all be reviewing and working on it from ‘scratch’ anyway.

Teri

]]> Comment on Moodle by Barbara http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-8 Barbara Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:07:52 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/07/04/moodle/#comment-8 Hi, Mary, I'm happy to read and follow your blog. I'm just starting the Ph.D. or Ed.D in Education Technology and am very interested in technology used in the classroom. Hi, Mary,
I’m happy to read and follow your blog. I’m just starting the Ph.D. or Ed.D in Education Technology and am very interested in technology used in the classroom.

]]> Comment on Multi media presentations by Rita Marie O'Brien http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/28/multi-media-presentations/#comment-7 Rita Marie O'Brien Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:25:08 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/28/multi-media-presentations/#comment-7 I use authorPOINT lite (free) and authorStream to create videos. There is an example on my web site that I use for orientation of my online classes. I have just ordered a Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder so I can handwrite the answers to mathematics homework questions (that my online students request help with solving) and then will use the camera to take pictures of the solution with my voice explaining the steps. I use authorPOINT lite (free) and authorStream to create videos. There is an example on my web site that I use for orientation of my online classes.

I have just ordered a Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder so I can handwrite the answers to mathematics homework questions (that my online students request help with solving) and then will use the camera to take pictures of the solution with my voice explaining the steps.

]]> Comment on MP3 players by Carolyn Melo http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-6 Carolyn Melo Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:12:46 +0000 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/mriley-johnson/2009/06/11/mp3-players/#comment-6 Have you tried your local library to get free downloads? I get books on tape for my MP3 player and they also have music. Interesting about audible -- I could not get it to work on my Sansa e250, so I just searched for another source of content. Have you looked at voicethread? I have seen some nice work on that and it is free for educators Have you tried your local library to get free downloads? I get books on tape for my MP3 player and they also have music.

Interesting about audible — I could not get it to work on my Sansa e250, so I just searched for another source of content.

Have you looked at voicethread? I have seen some nice work on that and it is free for educators

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