I setup an account with www.sitemeter.com because I liked the way the results were shown better than the other statistic site. I placed the counter at the bottom of my blog site using the directions they gave on their page. That simple step-by-step directions on how to add to blogger really simplified finding where to position it – very nice! It will be very interesting to see how many people access the site and where they are from.
Once again, I disagree with your view that there is no value in these stats to education other than showing or proving there are readers all over the world. I think that using this tool with students gives them some real world interest. It may just provide enough interest to one student that reaches them - - when no other could! Never under estimate thechnology OR statistics!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Map Assignment
I took a look at both of the Social Map sites but didn’t spend too much time dwelling on them. Adding the Cluster map was very straight forward and not difficult at all. I will be anxious to see those hits start happening on my map!
I disagree with your statement that there is no value in these maps to education other than showing or proving there are readers all over the world. First of all, you are tweaking the interest of KIDS looking at MAPS and helping them discover there are people all over the world doing the same thing they are doing on a COMPUTER! Any tool using technology that allows students to discover things about their world is of great value in my book!
I disagree with your statement that there is no value in these maps to education other than showing or proving there are readers all over the world. First of all, you are tweaking the interest of KIDS looking at MAPS and helping them discover there are people all over the world doing the same thing they are doing on a COMPUTER! Any tool using technology that allows students to discover things about their world is of great value in my book!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Animoto
I look forward to using Animoto in my personal life to share pictures and videos with friends. I think I will have to consider buying the longer version as I uploaded about 15 pictures and due to the size only about 3 or 4 pictures show in the 30 second video.
Animoto will be a great tool to use with kids once again as a final product for a class assignment. One concern would be the quality of photographs the students would have available to them.
Animoto will be a great tool to use with kids once again as a final product for a class assignment. One concern would be the quality of photographs the students would have available to them.
Slideshare.net
Slideshare.net could be added as a terrific final product for a research project that would take the PowerPoint presentation to another level! I think audio enhances any presentation and would allow the viewer to “hear” the presenter’s findings – but many times pictures say it all and audio is not necessary.
Slideshare.net could be used for products that were purely informational or even those that are supporting opinions on topics. Any curricular area would be able to use this in so many different ways.
As always, inappropriate content would be the major concern for use with students. There is always the issue of it being accessible on the school web as well – is the firewall going to block it? I think this is a really great tool and will be back to use it again. I used a font in the title that they do not support as it was skewed when uploaded – oh, well.
Slideshare.net could be used for products that were purely informational or even those that are supporting opinions on topics. Any curricular area would be able to use this in so many different ways.
As always, inappropriate content would be the major concern for use with students. There is always the issue of it being accessible on the school web as well – is the firewall going to block it? I think this is a really great tool and will be back to use it again. I used a font in the title that they do not support as it was skewed when uploaded – oh, well.
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