Podcast Recording Tuesday Night!

As you all know we will be recording our podcasts for this semester Tuesday night. We will meet in room 3212 at 5:30 pm. for the recordings and then we will go to the regular classroom for the rest of the class period.

I know all of you have been working hard on your topics and will do a great job. Remember to relax, be yourselves, and be professional! It is okay to have notes but be prepared and try not to read verbatim from your notes.

If you have any questions please contact me. See you Tuesday.

Classroom 2.0 and Google Spreadsheets

We have two major topics Tuesday night and of course many others.

1. Classroom 2.0 is a no-cost, community-supported network. Click the link under "Important Links" on the right. Go ahead and sign up.

2. We will begin working with Google Spreadsheets. I have posted some basic instructions under "Class Handouts" on the right. I have also posted two new videos related to using Google spreadsheets under "Instructional Videos" on the right.

Reminder: Next week we will be recording our podcasts.

Give these items a look. See you Tuesday. SS

My Presentation

New Technologies and Education

Technology is constantly changing and as future teachers you must be able to identify what is on the cutting edge and how you can apply the new technology to what you are doing in the classroom. I have listed below several links I would like you to preview and explore for a discussion in class Monday night.

Twitter

Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Click Here to view "Twitter in Plain English" by, Lee Lefever

Delicious

social book marking is sort-of a community of bookmarks and you can sign up for free. Click Here To view an introduction to social networking by Lee Lefever.

Also, visit Delicious on the web

Is the Internet Making Us Stoopid?

Writer Nicholas Carr, has just written an article for The Atlantic Monthly with the provocative title, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"

Click Here and listen to the interview listed under the title listed above.

Storyboards and Other Reminders

Don't forget to bring your storyboards and pics for the presentation you are preparing for week three. We will work on adjusting pics in Picasa and I will review your overall plans for your presentations with each of you.

I know there are many questions about blogging and we will review all of them tomorrow night. Remember, if you all ready new how to blog I would not need to teach you now would I?

We will also work on adding links and pictures to the blogs. We will work with some Google gadgets and begin working with word processing in Google Docs. I will give you an opportunity to work on your presentations.

We have a lot to cover in a short time but if we use our time wisely we will get it done! See You Tomorrow. SS