Presentations

I really enjoyed the presentations on Sunday! There were some great ideas that sparked some things I would like to use/do for our building to recognize accomplishments that are in the building. Thanks to everyone for sharing. It seems like there is a lot of technology out there that we can use to make school more fun, efficient, and educated in the field of technology. Those presentations are things that students would have a great time making and viewing let alone a school board seeing a thank you or information on what is going on in the school district. Instead of just "hearing" about what is going on, they can actually "see" it!

The best is yet to come my friend

This class has been a great experience. Educators need to be able to utilize technology and incorporate it into their daily lives and classrooms. How better can you get a child's attention and get them interested in a subject. The ability to create something special and to keep a digital copy forever is exciting.

presentations

It was really neat to see the different multimedia presentations on Sunday- but as we discussed, I think it needs to be specifically mentioned that the presentations should be something other than a powerpoint.

Kevin's animation presentation was AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing!

Kim Komando

I love the site of the day from Kim Komando! I have been playing Magic Pen...and telling everyone about it. (My assistant principal was even playing it after work yesterday...) Too cool!

Presentations

The presentations were very entertaining and informative.  Everyone did a nice job using the technology and I was very impressed with the variety of videos that were presented.  These presentations are a great way to usher new technology into our schools.

Last Sunday Class

Today was interesting watching all of the multi media presentations. Since some people utilized movie maker while others focused on power points I get to see the real differences between the two. It was hard not to notice how much more attentive I felt when individuals were using multiple means of media. I need to remember this feeling as a current classroom teacher and future administrator.

Last Weekend

Again this weekend provided some valuable information for future administrators. The websites from Saturday each hold resources and information that will assist any principal.

Today's multimedia presentations were great. I can see many ways in which moviemaker or another program will be helpful in presenting information to school boards, rotary groups or even staff at a staff meeting.

Overall this course was quite insightful. I learned a lot about a variety of topics - most of which will help me as an administrator. Thanks.

Last Sunday

The multimedia presentation showed me many ways that they could be used both as an administrator and as a teacher. Each person had their own unique idea. Using still animation was a great idea. It seems to be a form of media that students of all ages could utilize.

Sunday-final session

During the final class session, I got to see many different ideas for the mulitmedia projects. Each project was unique and gave me many ideas to use. Looking back at EDL518, I have been given many different tools to use in the classroom. These tools will be very valuable. I have more confidence in using these tools than I did at the beginning of the class.

Thirs weekend

I forgot to blog yesterday, so I will combine my comments for Saturday and Sunday. While I love my mp3 player for music, I had not discovered it's full potential until this class. Being able to listen to journal articles on my mp3 player opens a new world of possibilities.
On Sunday, there was dual value to the projects. Creating the project pushed me to learn about using technology that was new to me in innovative ways. From the future administrator point of view, watching the other demonstrations helped me learn about innovative things that are happening in other districts.

Thank You!!

I enjoyed watching everyone's presentations. It was helpful to see what others have done to inspire me to do more. I came away with a lot of new ideas and notes on what I can do next. I feel the multi-media presentations can make a huge impact with a variety of audiences. What a great tool to "Show Off" what we do in education and what we are teaching our children. I can't wait to create a presentation for my board to show what we do in early childhood! Thank you Dr. Closen!!!!

Thank You!

I truly have learned so much about technology. While I was terrified of facing some of the new technology, I have conquered the fear and am now excited to use it in the classroom! The movie maker proved to be an invaluable tool and a new way to get people excited about learning. Thank you!

Last Sunday

I enjoyed all of the multimedia presentations. I was introduced to many more concepts that I didn't know about. There are so many things to do with multimedia, and I think I have just barely scratched the surface of the capablilities! This is my last class, so I am so thrilled to be finished! Great class to end the program with!

Blog

I was really excited to figure out how to get videos on my Blog without using Utube. It will be great to work more on this and get it ready to go for next school year. I also will continue to work on my wiki so that I can use it with my classes next fall. I did find that teacher tube does not have the selection that utube has for videos. I will have to keep searching.

Last Saturday

The activity that we did on researching all of the website was insightful! I didn't know about everything that was out there for administrators! I appreciate the time we had to work on finishing things up, and it was helpful for Dr. Closen to be there to offer his support. Good day!

Bloging

I'm really enjoying my blog.  I find it really easy to use and mine is set up for family members to talk to each other.  I can see how the wiki page would be very handy for an education setting.  As an administrator I wouldn't mind having other administrators in the district share information back and forth.

Audio Education

I liked the audio education podcasts. At $100-$190 a year that is a cheap professional development tool. Teachers who were not present at the meeting would still be able to listen to the speaker. I would not want to listen to all of the tracks in one meeting but it would allow someone to pick and choose the applicable tracks to spur on discussion and collaborate on solutions.

Late start

It was great to sleep late this morning. It really has helped my outlook on the day. Thank you.

Online Ed

Online education is an excellent source of information for administrators, especially with their busy schedules. It is an opportunity to receive information while traveling from location to location or to home. The information can be sliced to use for staff development also. Good product for a reasonable price.

4/12/08

Wikis, blogs, podcast...what great tools I never knew about until this class. You can be assured that I will be using them. The wiki seems especially addicting to me since I figured it all out.
The websites that we visited in class hold much valuable information that I did not know was out there as well and will be utilizing them now that I am aware.

April 12 class session

Today's class session showed me the creativity you can have with your wiki pages. The examples that were presented in class demonstrated how creative some people are with their wiki pages. The examples were excellent displays of what you can do with wiki pages. I will use those pages as references to revise or create new wikis of mine.

Wow! Wikis!

I thought that the wiki's that were shared in class were way cool! I was impressed with how others are using these in their class. I taught middle school for 6 years and I think that it would have been great to have a wiki for my students. I decided to use my wiki with my special education students as a way to teach computer skills. We'll see how it goes!

Wiki-mania!

I think that wiki's are a great teaching tool/social device and a way for people to express themselves. I really thought that the wiki's that everyone showed this morning were good considering a lot of us are creating them for the first time. You could really get the feel that some people are getting into it and see the wiki as another teaching device. I am going to get my students a login next week and get them up and running! Thanks for sharing your wikis today all of you.

Wikis

The wiki presentations this morning were great. It was nice to see a variety of uses for the wiki pages. Being able to view the pages of classmates provided me with some great ideas for additions to my wiki. Excellent work

Websites, wikis, and blogs

I think that the website pages that we visited today will prove to be invaluable to us as administrators. Speaking for me, I have a feeling that I will be slightly overwhelmed :) the first months of being a principal. Having the knowledge of where to find the help and the information ahead of time will be wonderful! Seeing other people's wikis today was a great learning tool and a bit of an inspiration. I have learned alot today that will be beneficial not only as an administrator, but also now as a teacher. See you tomorrow!

Web sites

I feel the web sites that were shared will be very helpful as future administrators. I am glad that we are able to have such easy access to such important information. I learned about a couple new sites from class mates as well. I feel our time working together and networking will also be helpful in the future as it was for this class as well.

Less Frustrated

Well I'm getting there.  I feel like I've been exposed to a lot of technology and have a good start on understanding how to approach a blog and wiki.  There's still a lot for me to learn, but its been fun looking at classmates work.  It's like most of the things I'd like to try it just takes setting aside time to sit down and practice.

Thanks to all the classmates that answered my emails with additional help.

Saturday April 12

I enjoyed seeing fellow classmates' wikis. It was very helpful and motivating! I am really excited to use my blog and wikis in my classroom. It will be a tool I will use and share with other staff members in my building.

Professional Websites

Reviewing and talking about the many professional websites was great. Many of them I did not know about. The information available at these sites is an asset to administrators and students going through the EDL program.

Blog

I think my favorite, yet most challenging assignment that I did in this class was the blog page. It has been something that I have utilized in my own classroom. I had my students do a podcast and then uploaded it onto the blog for parents and other stakeholders to view. It has been very beneficial and I hope to hear more feedback from those who view it!

surplus of information

If I had to summarize today I think I would have to comment on all of the resourceful websites we visited as student groups. Specfically, I had the chance to take a closer look at the school board web site. Since this was site geared towards school board members, I probably never would have taken the time to explore it for information useful for me. However, there were lots of links on school laws and guidelines for administrative evaluations. I need to remember there is a plethora of educational resources and I need to always be looking to learn.

Saturday April 12

The wiki pages were very cool, I hope that I am eventually able to get my own wiki where it can benefit me and my classroom.

Lance Hawkins

WIKI

I really enjoyed doing the WIKI page because I now use the one I created in my classroom. I will keep adding to it, but for now it has everything that my students and parents will need for the 4th quarter in Social Studies.
I look forward to extending it to other subjects and allowing other teachers to use it as well.

Organization

Access is a useful program if your job description requires you to use it. I do not see myself using it at all in the future. However, I like the idea of what the program can do with spreadsheets and data.

Blog/Wiki/Podcasts

I really enjoyed the group web site. It was a great way to look at more resources. I look forward to making my own wiki and blog. I really had fun making the podcast and look forward to making more on my own. What a great tool to learn.

Spreadsheets

I found the spreadsheets to be frustrating. I am learning more and more. It has taken me some time but I think I am learning and learning the formulas will be a great tool with budgets.

New Vocab

I always find new things very interesting. The new vocabulary I learned today was very interesting and made me wonder what will technology look like in just a few years. I look forward to learning more this semester!

Sunday Class

Learning to use Access was confusing but it would be beneficial if you had the time to set everything up. Learning how to do the Wiki page was a fun thing. I have enjoyed learning how to navigate through the Wiki page and hopefully have a very useful tool for our team.

Saturday the review of Excel was a good thing. It made me remember and reflect on the assignments I had done. If we wouldn't have reviewed, I think that I may have totally forgotten how to do it. However, with the review, I was able to remember and go back. Then, at school this past week, I was able to go right to Excel and create some of these types of documents for my job.

I also liked Saturday experiencing the Podcast and seeing how that could be used in a classroom setting. It is something I have access to on my computer at school and all of our computers in the lab have Garageband as well. Hopefully, it is something we will be able to use in our classrooms soon.

Web Pages

I want to thank Dr. Closen for providing me with a new addiction! Creating the blogs and wiki pages has been so much fun! I am still working on them because I have had to limit myself on time or I would be up all night playing around with them! I also really liked going through the iGoogle webpage. It has a lot of fun and interesting add-ons. I recently found a similar thing on yahoo called widgets. The widgets I have are on my desktop and stay on my desktop as long as I am online or if I close them. I guess now if anyone asks me how I relax I can say I creat blogs and wiki's! :-)

Microsoft Access

I was very overwhelmed with Access but in a good way...because it can do so much! I was amazed at the capabilities of that program. I hope that the activity page that was put up for us to 'play' with Access will stay up for a while. I think that going through that tutorial and taking trying some of the assessments would be very helpful. Learn by doing!

Sunday EDL 518

I had the same reaction to access as many others in the class. I think the real benefit of this class is being forced to leave our technology comfort zone. I was inspired after one of our classes to create an excel spreadsheet to report scores for teachers and students for our ACT practice test. ( I would be happy to share it if anyone else runs a practice ACT at their school.) This week my brave move was to learn how to convert dvd so it can be used in moviemaker. I knew I could do these thing if I tried, I just needed the push.

Sunday Class

Access is a great tool and it was interesting to learn about, but without being able to use it on my Mac, application at this time is not possible. I will keep it to file for future use in my career as it has many possibilities with the right computer. It never ceases to amaze me what all is out there if one is only exposed to it and open to try. I have gained much new insight from this class and many new skills that are beneficial to my current and future job(s).

open sources

For  the first time, I just really had a chance to look for available programs that are open sources.  Why is it not more well known just how many opportunities are out there on the internet for free programs?  I remember someone in class making the comment that people stay away from open sources because of fear with viruses and spyware.  However, free is free.  I wish I would have known about a lot of this stuff when I was an undergrad.

microsoft access

I was really amazed at everything one could do with the microsoft access program.  At first, I thought it was simply a program very similar to excel.  However, I couldn't believe how many different ways information could be sorted and viewed.  I can definitely see how it would be a very useful tool if a person was dealing with an incredible amount of informaton.

Access

I enjoyed learning more about Access. (I was even happier to learn the tutorial and assignment were optional - thanks Dr. Closen). Access is powerful software, but I'm not sure it's very practical for day-to-day use.

I appreciate the ease of use of these programs - I just wish I could devote a lot more time to discovery and play!