Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Well that's it!
I've come to the end of my 21 Things Project, and it has been informative, interesting and fun! Now I need to go back to the beginning and refresh my skills, before using the resources with students or staff!
Myscriptfont.com
This website enables you to make your own font and use it in Word. Well it was awful before Blogger converted it to the font below!
This is Jessie’s font, it’s awful. Must try better.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
My Aura
I successfully managed to create an Aura with the Aurasma software and now have a performing seal on the Book Sale notice in LLC1!
AR Campaigns
I looked at quite a few of the 'campaigns' on the Aurasma site and my favourite one was 'Working the Cloud' which is an AR aura that advises businesses on how to get the best use of Social Networking sites to promote their business.
it's easy to see how this software is useful for marketing purposes, it's gimmicky and it's a fun way to find out about products, much more interesting than someone handing out flyers, or reading advertisements.
it's easy to see how this software is useful for marketing purposes, it's gimmicky and it's a fun way to find out about products, much more interesting than someone handing out flyers, or reading advertisements.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Aurasma - Thing 18
This is a fun way to view the world! some of the examples are fascinating. I'm now going to have a go at making my own Aura..........watch this space.
Augmented Reality Examples!
I wasn't quite getting the hang of augmented reality until I found some examples:
Augmented Reality Examples
Augmented Reality
With the help of advanced AR technology, (for example adding computer vision and object recognition) the information about the surrounding real world of the user becomes interactive and digitally manipulable.
If you want to know a bit more have a look at these article from The Guardian:
If you want to know a bit more have a look at these article from The Guardian:
Information on Augmented Reality
DebateGraph Times Out!
Just noticed that the DebateGraph I embedded in an earlier post timed out!
I've embedded it again but it will probably time out again!
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
DebateGraph
DebateGraph
is a dynamic online software which allows the collaborative creation of maps
with layers. So let's get going and see what it has to offer.
Continuing with MindMaps
Pearltrees - Pearltrees
is an online software which allows users to collect, organise and share URLs,
notes and pictures.
I don't like this one as much - but it is interesting.
I don't like this one as much - but it is interesting.
Embedding the Mindmap
Here goes, what you should see below is the embedded MindMap from Bubbl.us: If you can't see the mindmap click on the plus sign until the zoom is 100%.
Now all I have to do is find someone with a Bubbl.us account to share the 21 things with in editable mode. Come on you lot, get a move on............please
Now all I have to do is find someone with a Bubbl.us account to share the 21 things with in editable mode. Come on you lot, get a move on............please
And.........on to MindMaps - thing number 17
I'm going to look at 3 different applications that offer MindMaps:
Pearltrees
Debategraph
Bubbl.us
Staring with Bubbl.us - a free collaborative software for brainstorming and creating mindmaps. You can find your way round Bubbl.us in a matter of minutes and produce professional mindmaps, easily and quickly and it is so easy to insert a hyperlink in a bubble :-)
Pearltrees:
Pearltrees
Debategraph
Bubbl.us
Staring with Bubbl.us - a free collaborative software for brainstorming and creating mindmaps. You can find your way round Bubbl.us in a matter of minutes and produce professional mindmaps, easily and quickly and it is so easy to insert a hyperlink in a bubble :-)
Pearltrees:
Onwards and Upwards - thing Number 16 - Action Buttons
This is something that I know how to do - so just a wee refresher necessary here! :-)
Thursday, 9 May 2013
15 is Animoto
This is a brilliant piece of software which allows you to make short free videos, or longer ones if you are prepared to pay for them.
It took me just under 4 minutes to make one! It's really user friendly and easy to use, and I can predict that students will absolutely love this. :-)
Click the link below,sign up, and try it out!
Animoto
It took me just under 4 minutes to make one! It's really user friendly and easy to use, and I can predict that students will absolutely love this. :-)
Click the link below,sign up, and try it out!
Animoto
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
It's good! It's very good.......... and also very user friendly. A fantastic resource and collaboration tool. I'm sure the students will love using Pinterest - particularly the Photography students.
I'm off to add this one to my new Prezi now! ;-)
I'm off to add this one to my new Prezi now! ;-)
Thing 14 - Pinterest
Pinterest is another social bookmarking site - but on this one is dedicated to photo-sharing. It is so popular it is the third largest social networking site, after Facebook and Twitter.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Prezi
Well I've spent some time today refreshing my Prezi skills by creating a new Prezi entitled 21 things.... this will be a work in progress as I've actually only completed 13 things to date! Watch this space.
Oh and I've managed to change my time settings now, so it doesn't look like I've been posting in the middle of the night any more.
Thank you Heather!
Oh and I've managed to change my time settings now, so it doesn't look like I've been posting in the middle of the night any more.
Thank you Heather!
Number 13 - Unlucky for some!
But not me! very lucky for me as this one is Prezi and it has been mastered - just need to remind myself how good it is! The students love it and it's so easy to find re-usable prezis which should cut down preparation time for teaching staff, as there's a lot of good material already created.
Tweeting in Education
Right then how could we use this technology to enhance learner experience.
Have a look at this website for tips: 50 Ways to use Twitter
and this one: Using Twitter in Education
Have a look at this website for tips: 50 Ways to use Twitter
and this one: Using Twitter in Education
And moving on swiftly to Thing Number 12 - Twitter
Twitter is a site for
‘Microblogging’ What does this mean? you get 140 characters per tweet.
Signed up and ready to tweet! and it's so easy!
Signed up and ready to tweet! and it's so easy!
Opinion!
So what do I think of Poll Everywhere?
I think it's a very useful collaboration tool - much more efficient and easier to use than Smart Response Software, and you don't need all the equipment ie handsets etc.
The only problem would be the cost to the student if using their mobile, but having said that most of them get free texts on their contracts, and the alternative is using the web to respond.
I can see this being very useful in a classroom situation. :-)
I think it's a very useful collaboration tool - much more efficient and easier to use than Smart Response Software, and you don't need all the equipment ie handsets etc.
The only problem would be the cost to the student if using their mobile, but having said that most of them get free texts on their contracts, and the alternative is using the web to respond.
I can see this being very useful in a classroom situation. :-)
Continuing with Thing Number 11 - Collaboration Tools
Here is my first ever poll! Using Polleverywhere.com
Friday, 3 May 2013
Number 11 - Collaboration Tools
Collaboration tools allow people to express their thoughts on a common topic. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.
Formerly known as Wallwisher.
Padlet gives you gives you a blank wall and you can put anything you want on it, anywhere. Simple, yet powerful.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Short appraisal of Flickr
I can see why this site is popular with some people, it's an easy way to share photographs and organise online albums into different categories.
It's useful to be able to link pictures directly into Blogs.
Perhaps the Creative Media/Art/Photography students would be able to benefit greatly from having a Flickr account.
It's useful to be able to link pictures directly into Blogs.
Perhaps the Creative Media/Art/Photography students would be able to benefit greatly from having a Flickr account.
Almost Halfway! Thing Number 10
Thing Number 10 is Flickr.... so what's this all about. I have heard of this one but never used it.......so here goes............
Delicious Bookmarklet
It's easy to see how useful this tool is for our students (and staff).
Everyone knows how easy it is to add favourites or bookmarks on a pc, however when working on a network it's not so easy as the favourites and bookmarks are only saved on individual pcs, and even then someone else using that pc can add or delete bookmarks from the favourites.
This makes the bookmarking tool invaluable, as you can save your most useful links and recall them quickly from any pc or laptop.
Excellent!
Interesting Fact
Founded in 2003, Delicious was acquired from Yahoo! and rebuilt by AVOS. Helmed by YouTube founders Chad Hurley & Steve Chen, the site was relaunched in 2011 with a new focus on curation and discovery.
Everyone knows how easy it is to add favourites or bookmarks on a pc, however when working on a network it's not so easy as the favourites and bookmarks are only saved on individual pcs, and even then someone else using that pc can add or delete bookmarks from the favourites.
This makes the bookmarking tool invaluable, as you can save your most useful links and recall them quickly from any pc or laptop.
Excellent!
Interesting Fact
Founded in 2003, Delicious was acquired from Yahoo! and rebuilt by AVOS. Helmed by YouTube founders Chad Hurley & Steve Chen, the site was relaunched in 2011 with a new focus on curation and discovery.
So what is Delicious????
Well apart from the obvious
answers: chocolate and red wine; cup cakes; rib-eye steak cooked medium
rare..........
Delicious is an online bookmarking tool, which, according to my
Invigilator this evening, the knowledgeable Trev, has been around for at least 10 years. I'm ashamed to admit I've never heard of it! I'm about to
create an account and no doubt will be reporting shortly on this tool to let
you know what I think.
It's interesting that Heather has chosen the name
HeatherFeather1289
hmmmmm she's as light as a feather, looks 12, but has the
wisdom of an 89 year old - that's my theory!
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Delicious
No I've not been 'pigging out' during the AAT Assessments. This is the title of Thing number 10 - hooray for the AAT students, I'm whizzing through my 21 things in their presence.
Waiting on replies!
My 2 colleagues will be pleased! I've emailed both quizzes: one to Will and one to Chris..........now I just need to find something for Mark to test :-)
Sorry guys.......I had to email them to a friend.........and my other friends would be thinking "What planet is she on?" ........... then again I think perhaps you both think that at times! I can hear you both saying "at times!!" :-)
Sorry guys.......I had to email them to a friend.........and my other friends would be thinking "What planet is she on?" ........... then again I think perhaps you both think that at times! I can hear you both saying "at times!!" :-)
The Journey continues - Thing Number 9 is Quizzes
Oh how exciting - a wonderful site called Quizlet! it can do all sorts of magic with your questions!!
Tagul - Thing Number 8 - Gorgeous Tag Clouds!
Tagul is a web service that enables you to create beautiful looking tag clouds which you can then embed on your Blog or web page. The words in the cloud can be interactive ie you can create a link to web sites from the individual words! How clever. Example 1: