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1/14-1/17
Work on your Google Earth Tour.



1/8/13 and 1/9/13
Today we are beginning with Google Earth. We are going to watch the following videos in class. I have them here in case you are absent.

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1/2/13-1/3/13
I'm thinking cute puppies today. Enjoy! After you enjoy the video, look at the following web 2.0 products. We will review them and you have the option media type="youtube" key="28xjtYY3V3Q" height="315" width="420" align="center"

of making pages for them (if you want to). We will finish up the wikis this week. You should have everything we went over--anything that is listed on the board (except google form) plus 2 other ones you might have found on your exploration.

**Poll Everywhere** An inexpensive and quick alternative for clicker response systems. Create your first poll in 30 seconds without having to sign up. Your students simply text their answ

er to a predetermined number and, voila! Poll Everywhere is free if your class size is less than 40 students.

**Dipity** With Dipity, you can find, create and embed interactive timelines. The best part is that you can add photos to customize the look of each timeline. This website is especially useful for providing your students with a visual representation of a sequence of events. It’s great for history and English teachers.

**Zamzar** Another one of my favorite websites, Zamzar is a free online file conversion service. It’s super easy to use and all you have to do is upload your file and enter in an email for the converted file to be sent to.

**BibMe** BibMe might be the easiest way to create a works cited page. You can search for a book, article, website or film and it automatically generates the information for you. You can also enter in the information yourself if you have it on hand.

**EasyBib** Use EasyBib to automatically generate works cited and bibliography information for academic papers using MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Easybib is a student favorite.

**Screenr**

Screenr is one of the best instant screencast tools available. It’s free and you can record on your PC or Mac, play it anywhere—even on your iPhone—and there’s nothing to download (as long as you have JAVA installed on your computer).

12/19 and 12/20
In the spirit of the holidays, I thought you might like a funny Christmas video. Here is my favorite scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Please note that he says a curse word in this video--ignore it! You are old enough to know not to say any curse words. Sit back and enjoy the squirrel and Clarke as they battle each other.

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OK, I can't resist sharing my favorite scene from my all time favorite Christmas movie, Elf. I just love Buddy!

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New program for today is voki. If you haven't used it before, it is very cool. It makes you into an avatar!

http://www.voki.com/#

Voki Tutorial
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12/17 and 12/18
==In light of the recent tragedy in Connecticut, I have decided not to put up a video this week. Instead I would like to just simply say how honored I am to have you all as my students. You bring joy to me every day and I look forward to your arrival in my classroom. Remember to hug your parents tonight. I think they==

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=12/13 and 12/14=

It took a long time to find my "just because" video. I searched far and wide until I found this hilarious video from "Britain's Got Talent". Enjoy!
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Now . . . . since you spent so much time on Wolfram last time, I am giving you time to work on your wiki. I will be conferencing with you today (one at a time) to see your progress.
=12/11 and 12/12=

OK, here is your "just because I like it" video
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@http://www.wolframalpha.com/
==Watch this video and then go to WolframAlpha. Try putting in some algebraic equations or geometry and watch it solve the problems in seconds. In addition to the things the tutorial shows you, can you think of any uses for WolframAlpha in school????? Try typing in your name and watch what information comes up. Note--Watch ALL OF THE VIDEO!==

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=12/7 and 12/10=

==I am not here on 12/7. Please behave for the guest teacher. Just look at the cute video first (just because I like it) and then watch the video on Tag Galaxy, which is a very cool program that uses tags to find pictures. The narrator's voice is a little creepy but try to look past that. After you have watched the video, play with the program a little bit. Try to think about the strengths and weaknesses of this program. Consider how important tags might be now. Ask Ms. Miller to sign you onto youtube. Her user name is lmiller. After you are done playing, work on your wiki. Remember to add taggalaxy.de to your pages.==

http://perkupprojects.wikispaces.com/Logos
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FIRST-get a laptop, sign on. Sign onto YouTube and get Mrs. Kosh to get you on. Then watch the following video just because I like it.

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Today we are going to review slideshare.net which is a type of presentation software. It is good for you to learn about because there are many PowerPoint presentations already made on this site that you might be able to use for a project in another class. You are encouraged to use these PP as guides and NOT COPY them. As with all programs, the content of this site cannot be guaranteed and may be inappropriate. If so, please be adult about it and move on.

AFTER we watch the tutorial, you will be free to work on your wiki. Be sure to add @http://slideshare.net to your navigation bar.

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= 11/30/12 and 12/13/12 =

FIRST--get a laptop,. sign on and go to YouTube You will not be able to sign on. Put ekosh in the user name, put the cursor in the password section and bring your computer to me--I will sign you on. DO NOT close that tab again but leave it open the whole class and you will be able to get on YouTube for the whole class.

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NEXT-- You are going to begin your analysis of programs to put on your wiki.
 * 1) Make sure you have the following categories on you navigation bar
 * 2) Presentation Tools
 * 3) Video Tools
 * 4) Mobile Tools
 * 5) Image Tools
 * 6) Community Tools
 * 7) Drawing Tools
 * 8) Search Engines
 * 9) Productivity Tools
 * 10) Best of the Rest

2. On your HOME page


 * 1) welcome to your wiki greeting
 * 2) your calendar
 * 3) any other graphics you want to add
 * 4) any widgets you want to add
 * 5) As we review different programs, you will create a page for the program and add the program to the navigation bar.
 * 6) 3. Each program page needs to have
 * 7) a direct link to the program
 * 8) a video tutorial (use the widget tool)
 * 9) a short blurb about the program
 * 10) analysis of the program--strengths, weaknesses, did you like it, etc.
 * 11) some kind of rating (stars, numbers, etc.)
 * 12) So far we have reviewed (so you need to complete the above listed things)
 * 13) tinyurl.com (Best of the rest)
 * 14) google.com (Search Engines)
 * 15) [|docs.google.com] (Productivity Tools)
 * 16) [|calendar.google.com] (Productivity Tools)
 * 17) [|Wordle.net] (Best of the Rest)