Screencast

Here is my first attempt to a Screencast. I used Jing. It was VERY simple to use. For my Kindergarteners I thought it would be appropriate to show them how to use starfall.com.  This is a website we use frequently in school. I could post this on my classroom blog so parents can see how to use the website. At this use age, I do not think that students could manipulate the mouse to create a screencast on their own. I could work with them to make a screencast one on one.

Starfall Screencast #1

Starfall Screencast #2

....once you get started, you want to keep making more! :o) If you listen closely to the #2 you can hear my dog sniffing around--oh well, what are you gonna do?!?!?

Podcast

For my Podcast I used Aviary. It was fairly simple to use and understand. It was difficult to get the hang of it. I tried using Audacity and Garageband. I needed something that was easy to share (embed) and this was it! The Podcast that I made was for letters and letter sounds. As a class, my Kindergarteners could use this application to record the sounds of their letters to share with their parents. I was thinking we could do this and then put it on my classroom blog so when the parents go to help their children with letter sounds, they can refer to this podcast as a reference and hear their children making the letter sounds.

Alphabet.egg on Aviary.

Evidence of Networking Participation

Below are links to some of the evidence of my networking participation throughout the semester.

Jim's Blog

Jen's Blog

Sarah's Blog

Chad's Blog

* I commented on the Blackboard class discussion board. Jane Keaton had asked if anyone had ideas for art and I repsonded.

K12 Wiki

For the K12 Wiki I posted my Apple Webquest that I made along with the online worksheet that the students would need to print off to perform the Webquest.

K12Wiki

Personal Learning Network

I created a PLN to organize how I share, store  and learn information. I used bubbl.us to create this PLN. It was very user friendly and simple to use. I liked that you didn't have to have an account to use it.

So Delicious

My Delicious Bookmarking Page

Community Helper Virtual Tour

This is my virtual tour. Obviously, as I have stated before, I teach Kindergarten so to have my students do this would require my one on one attention. So what I did was a Virtual Tour of Community Helpers around our town (Fairview Park).  At each stop I put the link to that place so they can see it. I hope this works :/

Community Helpers Virtual Tour