Ayurveda - the History =

I will be doing an Ayurveda treatment in India in December. Many of you asked me about it.

There is soooo much out there!

This week I was able to use pre-made presentations to enrich the kindergarten curriculum. I found a great site for science by the University of Illinois on insects and a powerpoint jeopardy game to reinforce shapes in math! The kids LOVED interacting with the internet thanks to my new laptop!

I am enjoying learning more. I have not played with Powerpoint much, so I am excited to see what I can do.

PowerPoint - Week 5

Hola Amigas!!
This week (and the following three weeks) we will concentrate in PowerPoint. There is a lot to learn and we will have time to cover every one of the goodies of this software. What you learned in the previous classes with Word (project gallery, templates, insert picture, tables, etc) apply to all the Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Entourage/Outlook)
It is important to understand that in every technology class you need to have a project to work on. I decided to give you a TalkingBook or DigitalStorytelling because I saw interest in many of you and because once you learn how to do this... you are ready for any kind of presentation you want to do. We will talk A LOT about slide show presentations and the uses of them :)

Do not desperate! Hang in there! There is a lot to learn and the good thing is... nobody is rushing us :)

You cannot download documents in a blog, but I will be more than happy to get them in a server if you want to share your book when is done. In the meantime, keep working and playing. I will be at DMP Thursday morning and after school. I will be attending the Epson training tomorrow, so there will not be formal classes this week.

Please, post comments, frustrations :( and anything you want as a comment here. That will be your assignment this week.

More tutorials here and more to come...

PowerPoint tutorial - Project Gallery
Formatting Palette and Formatting Palette 2
Micorsoft Office 2004 Introduction and Overview
Starting a presentation in PowerPoint
Editing Order and Layout

Enjoy,

Laura

Word Tutorial - Tables 2 Borders and Shading

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Word Tutorial - Tables 2 - insert picture from web

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Basic Word Tutorial - Tables 1

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Tutorial Word Basic 1 - Project Gallery

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Great presentation yesterday!

A vision of K 12 Students Today Video

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WOW, I learned how to make a powerpoint presentation with animation, sound effects and timing today! Now I just need a few more hours in the day to play!

TeacherTube Videos - We Didn't Start the Fire

TeacherTube Videos - We Didn't Start the Fire

I thought this was a fun video!

Instructions for Talking Book in PowerPoint

Talking PowerPoint Book- An Assistive Technology Application

This lesson is part of a class I took at Alliant University. I would like to give full credit to my teacher, Heidi Pelak. Gracias Heidi!

Read about Talking Power Point Books:

http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/powerpoint.php

A TPPB is a PowerPoint presentation, with audio recordings, thus making it a Talking PowerPoint.  This assignment is spread over two units, in that one must choose a topic, plan a story line, and then create the TPPB.  Use the following to get started! 

Directions:

1. Download and print the Tutorial book from the website, http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/powerpoint.php

2. Use this tutorial book as a guide to ensure that your current computer system has the required software to complete the assignment.  Typically the main item students do not have is a microphone to accomplish the audio recordings.  If you do not have a microphone, you will need to purchase one immediately.  They are relatively inexpensive, typically around $12.00 at a Best Buy or Fry’s Electronics store.  NOTE: In Mac the microphone and the camera are incorporated.
   
   
3. Create a template for your PowerPoint book.  Your TPPB should be at least eight to ten slides in length.  You can use any topic to guide your book.  For example, I have had students complete a TPPB on using topics such as “conservation” to “how to apply makeup”.  The purpose of this assignment is for you to create a TPPB that you can hopefully use in your classroom or current employment.  

4. Once you have your story line (topic organized) and TPPB template you are ready to add your audio, graphics, and media.  The audio is explained in the tutorial guide.  You are required to use graphics at the minimum to visually guide your story.  You can use media, but it is not required.

New week

Our two first weeks went fast!. I hope that with the new added day and this blog, soon everybody can start utilizing technology in their classrooms. The three new projectors are a good new resource and I can't wait to start using them (I get to use the three of them... lucky me!)
I posted a collection of interesting websites in a tab on the left side of this blog. Whenever you can, just visit them and post new blogs or comments when you find one you can see using in the classroom.

Remember, I know that you know how to use a computer... now, let's make our students learn the way they better learn today.

Thank you,

Cool Mac "tricks and tips" link

Hi everyone,

Today's class was great. We learned about snapshots, academic scavenger hunts, and also templates that are useful for the classroom as well as your home.

I found a cool website that has helped me become more efficient while working with the Mac laptops. Check out Dan Rodney's website... he's listed some great tips and tricks:

http://www.danrodney.com/mac

Enjoy!!

Casey

HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TIMELINE

Welcome to week one!

On this blog we are going to post ideas every week about how we can incorporate and use technology in our classrooms. I will give you more details as we go:)