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Dear all,

 

Sheppard Software has a large library of educational games that would complement BrainPop and reinforce what you are doing in class.  I like the Food Chain game shown below.  Click on the images to go to the sites.

 

Thanks,

 

Matthew

 

  
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Dear all,

 

Sheppard Software has a large library of educational games that would complement BrainPop and reinforce what you are doing in class.  I like the Food Chain game shown below.  Click on the images to go to the sites.

 

Thanks,

 

Matthew

 

  
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PO Box 457 ■ Oxenford ■ QLD 4210 ■ Australia
Ph: 07 5585 9900 ■ Fax: 07 5585 9911
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Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:38:00 -0700 ThingLink - Sounds weird but can be use in EVERY Subject http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/thinglink-sounds-weird-but-can-be-use-in-ever http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/thinglink-sounds-weird-but-can-be-use-in-ever

How easy is this?

 

·         Upload an image

·         Highlight a section

·         ‘tag’ the section with a link to an image, description, video, social media post or webpage

·         Save and share – link, embed code, tweet, etc

 

To view, people look at the image and hover on your tags (shown as symbols or circles).  Up pops information and links to more digital content.  Here are some ideas:

 

ü  Maths – identify plane and solid shapes in a plan view of the city

ü  Art – identify elements of a painting that show it is from the Renaissance era

ü  English – identify abstract nouns in a poem and define

ü  Science – identify flora and fauna via scientific name in a rainforest scene and link to information

ü  Geography – identify the country in which a town is located via geographical features

ü  History – identify historical figures in a tapestry and link to biographies

ü  Food Tech – identify quantities needed for each ingredient in an image (to create a dish)

 

Endless possibilities.  Why not trial it in the last couple of weeks of school?

 

Click on the image below to go to ThingLink and interact with my example below.  Need help?  Email mjorgensen@cac.qld.edu.au.

 

Regards,

 

Matthew

 

 

 

 


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Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:31:00 -0700 Scootle - Learning Federation Digital Resources http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/scootle-learning-federation-digital-resources http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/scootle-learning-federation-digital-resources

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Learn, teach and collaborate using digital curriculum resources from The Learning Federation.

 

Scootle provides teachers with a readymade, Australian Curriculum-based resource centre of digital learning objects – movies, interactives, audio, images and more.  You can also create a learning ‘path’ of resources, where you can Organise, annotate and share digital curriculum resources by building learning paths and creating collaborative workspaces to bring your lessons to life.

 

If you are not registered with Scootle, please click here to go to the registration page.  

 

  

 


 

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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:48:42 -0700 Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

 




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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:08:26 -0700 Doing a Google search today? Try Qwiki instead - Wikipedia in Gold Class http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/doing-a-google-search-today-try-qwiki-instead http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/doing-a-google-search-today-try-qwiki-instead

Qwiki is a quick wiki.  What?

 

A wiki is a web page of information that groups, friends, and families can edit together.  Wikipedia is moderated by trusted members of the Wikipedia community who are experts, authorities and sometimes just everyday people who know a great deal about a subject.  Wikis can be edited and altered regularly and this enables them to be current and mostly accurate.  However, we always encourage more than one source of information to validate our arguments.  Wikipedia is valid, but further investigation of the sources of the Wikipedia article and other authoritative sources will help clarify concepts.

 

Qwiki is a multimedia wiki experience, where the text is read out for you, and images, text, maps and video combine to create a truly interesting presentation.  You can also embed the presentation, turn subtitles on and off, find related articles, add your own content to the presentation and jump to different sections on the presentation timeline. The content is still sourced from Wikipedia, so students need to use other sources to gather a wide range of information.  For further information on Plagiarism, using Word to reference and critical literacies (correct researching), click on the links.

 

 

 

 




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1.       Cool Online App 1 – Vuvox

VUVOX is an easy to use production and instant sharing service that allows you to mix, create and blend your personal media – video, photos and music into rich personal expressions.  Check out these collages as examples - http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/0a450e509 and http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/06183fc87.




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1.       Cool Online Application 1
Symbaloo allows you to create a tiled home webpage on which you can access all your favourite websites.  I use it as my only homepage, cutting down the time it takes for the browser to load.  If you visit a number of websites on a semi regular basis, this is the tool for you.

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2.       Cool Online Application 2
Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print.  Is this something you can use in class??  Here is an example.  Check out the author’s name.  Don’t tell me there is another one out there.  I feel sorry for him/her.

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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:03:17 -0700 Cool Stuff http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/cool-stuff http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/cool-stuff

Please take a look and pass them on to your teaching partners. 

 

1.      YouTube Video Filter – Educational Video Library
Not many of us know about this or how to use it!  The filter enables you to submit a YouTube (or other) video, which is evaluated and then made available in the Educational Video Library for teachers to use.  You can then embed the video in your Passmarc course and students can then watch it at school without the need for any log in credentials. 

2.      Comprehensive ‘Collection’ websites
The following websites have gathered a truckload of links and resources.  Have a look and see if there is anything you can run with:

http://www.educational-freeware.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://www.refseek.com/directory/educational_videos.html
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/
http://blueblots.com/freebies/25-sites-to-download-free-royalty-stock-photo-and-textures/
http://www.freeware-guide.com/
http://www.freewareweb.com/
http://www.artsoftware.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.ofset.org/tiki-index.php?page=ofset

3.      Cool Online Application 1
Creaza can do so many things – cartoon making, soundtracking, video editing and mind mapping.  It’s free to join and looks great!

4.      Cool Online Application 2
Aviary is a free suite of powerful online creation tools, similar to Creaza. 

 




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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:00:25 -0700 Game Making Software http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/game-making-software http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/game-making-software

This list is a good starting point:

 

·         Game Editor

·         Kodu

·         Sploder

·         Platinum Sandbox

·         Game Makers

 




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Cybersafety (You Wouldn't Steal) - YouTube.flv Watch on Posterous

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1.       Cool Online Application 1
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/ enables students to create creatures using features from many different animals.  They can then email the result to friends.  See below for my creation:

2.       Cool Online Application 2
http://www.pixlr.com/ is a great online image editor.  Here’s a quick activity for Year 6 using this app.

Name these Queensland politicians:

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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:55:48 -0700 What is Web 2.0? http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/what-is-web-20 http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/what-is-web-20

What is Web 2.0?

 

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the function of the internet and internet sites where there is an emphasis on collaboration and sharing to create websites, rather than a static display that only the website owner can change.  Collaborators can create, share, publish, connect and influence everybody and anybody.  As you can imagine, there are some powerful applications for Web 2.0 tools in teaching and learning.  The rise of Web 2.0 has facilitated the phenomenon of ‘Social Networking’ – Facebook, My Space, You Tube, Twitter and so on.  There are a number of different Web 2.0 tools which can be used for educational purposes. 

These tools include (with links to examples):

 

Blogs – Short for weblogs, blogs allow a linear updating of entries in a chronological order.  Students can use blogs to keep a study journal or to explain what they have learned each day.  

Microblogs – The same as a blog, only with less characters.  Think Twitter.  Students can use Twitter to share ideas in a group task through the economic use of words and use of images

Instant Messaging – Users can type text back and forward in a real time conversation.  Four students working on a group task can use IM to collaborate in real time in four different locations.

Forums – After a topic is presented, forum users can add replies to the topic or new threads to go off on conversational tangents.  A teacher can set a forum topic question, and each student can respond with text, images and web links

Wikis – People power in action.  Wiki is Hawaiian for fast , and is an encyclopedic resource in which anyone can edit the information displayed.  Wikis are used in education to allow students to collaboratively develop definitions and build knowledge of different topics.

RSS Feeds – Really Simple Syndication.  RSS feeds allow users to automatically be updated with the latest news from selected websites.  Students can have RSS feeds from news providers to keep up to date with contemporary topics being covered in SOSE.

Social Bookmarks – Diigo and Delicious are the two most popular online social bookmarking sites that allow people to save their bookmarks from any computer in the world, as well as highlight and add sticky notes to webpages and share saved webpages.  An awesome study and research tool for students, who can locate, annotate and share valuable information from anywhere in the world.

Etherpad – So good that it was bought by Google, Etherpad allows for 2 or more people to be adding text to an online page at the same time from different computers.  Students can work collaboratively to build research content ubiquitously. 

Tags – Key words that are applied to content and used to search for information.  Think Google search.  Generating effective tags for describing and searching websites and documents is a great skill for students to possess.  Tagclouds can be generated from the text of websites to show the most commonly used terms.

 




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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:54:11 -0700 11 Free Mind Mapping Applications & Web Services http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/11-free-mind-mapping-applications-web-service http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/11-free-mind-mapping-applications-web-service

From: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/11-free-mind-mapping-applications-web-services.html

 

Mind mapping is a way of taking notes, capturing ideas, exploring concepts and breaking down information into a more readily understood format. It’s a place where visual representations and written representations of things merge to create something that is more natural to the mind; it works with and represents the way we think, where as paragraph-based text is not representative of the thought process at all.

There are a million and one uses for mind mapping. You can use it to study for a big exam. You can use it brainstorm new article ideas, or flesh out what needs to be covered in the business plan for a new venture. You can organize a big move of house; heck, I’ve seen people use the mind map format for their daily to-do lists (each to their own, eh?).

There are huge advantages to creating your mind maps with paper and pen. In fact, though I’ve tried many different mind mapping programs over the years, pen and paper remains my favorite way of creating them. Some would say that it is a part of the process. That said, there are distinct advantages in using software and sometimes you need to decide what the best tool for the job is on a case by case basis. For when that time comes, here are 11 free mind mapping applications and web services.

Freemind is one of the most popular free mind mapping applications out there, and that’s mainly because it’s in Java and thus cross-platform (and because it’s a great app, of course). This software implements some of the major features that digital task lists have over paper task lists: retractable and expandable branches and hyperlinking between different branches make it easier to organize and easier to connect ideas.

bubble.us is a free web-based mind mapping application. You can sign up for an account in order to save your mind maps, but better still, they don’t force you to get an account to start creating. The interface could use some work to make it a truly usable application.

Semantik is a KDE Linux application for creating mind maps, though they can be viewed in different formats, such as a linear tree view with retractable and expandable branches.

MindMeister is another web app with varying account options; there’s a free account, and several commercial options. It has a fairly nice design and interface in comparison with many other mind mapping web apps that are available.

RecallPlus is commercial software with a lighter free edition. It combines the process of mind mapping with flash card memorization techniques, and is aimed at students who wish to take notes and then test themselves using them. RecallPlus is a Windows application.

Mindomo is another mind mapping web app with both a free account option and a commercial one. It allows you to share your mind maps with others, and also embed them into your web pages.

Mind42 is a totally free mind mapping web app and it is one of my favorites. The interface is a good one, and it has some excellent features such as easy navigation for large mind maps with zoom and birdview (and branch hiding, but that’s pretty standard these days), and the ability to attach notes and images to branches, which isn’t always allowed in “pure” mind mapping software. You can also link branches to other sites and see a preview when you rollover the link, which I think is probably the only appropriate use of those preview rollovers anywhere on the net.

Labyrinth is a very simple and basic mind mapping application for Linux and Windows.

Vym (View Your Mind) is an application for Mac OS X and various Linux distributions. There seems to be a Windows port, but it is accompanied by bug reports.

WiseMapping is another web app for mind mapping which requires no browser plug-ins at all, which is fantastic when you don’t know which computers you’ll be using in a given day. You can share, export and publish your mind maps from the app and there is no commercial account option; everything is free and unlimited.

PersonalBrain is a cross-platform application. It’s a commercial application, but a lighter free edition is on offer. I thought the integration of a calendar with events that you can add was a particularly cool addition and means you can brainstorm in not just the conceptual realm but cross over into the earlier stages of planning as well.

Mind mapping is one of those areas where it has always been hard to find a good native OS X application. It always surprises me when I find more Linux options than OS X options! I tend to go for the web apps, but Freemind in particular is good for any user on any popular platform. If I were to suggest one particular web app, I’d suggest Mind42. While I’ve used the Windows and Linux apps before, I can’t give a strong recommendation as I’ve not used any for the long-term.

 




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Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting.




Matthew Jorgensen
eLearning Support Manager
B Teach, B Ed, M Ed

Days Road ■ Coomera ■ QLD 4209 ■ Australia
PO Box 457 ■ Oxenford ■ QLD 4210 ■ Australia
Ph: 07 5585 9900 ■ Fax: 07 5585 9911
mjorgensen@cac.qld.edu.au ■ www.cac.qld.edu.au


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Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:34:53 -0700 Storyboard That - really, really great comic style story board maker http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/storyboard-that-really-really-great-comic-sty http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/storyboard-that-really-really-great-comic-sty

You can use Storyboard That for planning narratives, movie scripts, comic creation and information posters. 

 

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For School – A Fun and Creative Way for Students to Learn

Collaborative

Reinforcement

Exciting and Fun

Storyboard That presents a great opportunity for students to work together. When creating a storyboard, students can discuss what they want their story to say, how to structure it and what imagery to use. After they create them , students are excited to share their storyboards with friends and get feedback.

Storyboard That provides an excellent place for students to echo what they have learned and expand on it.

  • Visually recreate something learned
  • Practice new concepts
  • Tell a story

Storytelling is fun. Creating a story in Storyboard That is exciting. Students love the experience of rapidly creating a storyboard that looks good and tells a story from their point of view.

 

Thanks,

 

Matthew




Matthew Jorgensen
eLearning Support Manager
B Teach, B Ed, M Ed

Days Road ■ Coomera ■ QLD 4209 ■ Australia
PO Box 457 ■ Oxenford ■ QLD 4210 ■ Australia
Ph: 07 5585 9900 ■ Fax: 07 5585 9911
mjorgensen@cac.qld.edu.au ■ www.cac.qld.edu.au


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Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:31:10 -0700 Game Up - Educational Games from BrainPop (Maths, Science, Health, etc) http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/game-up-educational-games-from-brainpop-maths http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/game-up-educational-games-from-brainpop-maths

Dear teachers,

 

Game-Up is an educational game component of our current BrainPop Subscription.  After logging into BrainPop (cacpop / elearn4209), students can play games to reinforce concepts.  Choose from 240 prep to 3 games and 50 Years 4 to 12 games.

 

So, instead of students wasting time playing ‘Cool Math’ games that don’t actually have any educational value, they can reinforce the concepts you are teaching via ‘Game Up’.

 

Thanks,

 

Matthew

 

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Matthew Jorgensen
eLearning Support Manager
B Teach, B Ed, M Ed

Days Road ■ Coomera ■ QLD 4209 ■ Australia
PO Box 457 ■ Oxenford ■ QLD 4210 ■ Australia
Ph: 07 5585 9900 ■ Fax: 07 5585 9911
mjorgensen@cac.qld.edu.au ■ www.cac.qld.edu.au


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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:36:53 -0700 Online Comic Creators http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/online-comic-creators http://web-2-0-and-software-applications.posterous.com/online-comic-creators

Comic Creators are great for :

 

·         Creating a narrative

·         Story boarding

·         Creating RaVE examples and stories with morals

·         Engaging younger students with tasks that require minimal text

·         Illustrating class rules

·         Reinterpreting stories

 

The list below is extensive and tried and tested.  I have explored most of them in the past and used a few in class.  Creating Avatars is another great way to engage students and to get them to create a digital identity.  Click to go to the site.

 




Matthew Jorgensen
eLearning Support Manager
B Teach, B Ed, M Ed

Days Road ■ Coomera ■ QLD 4209 ■ Australia
PO Box 457 ■ Oxenford ■ QLD 4210 ■ Australia
Ph: 07 5585 9900 ■ Fax: 07 5585 9911
mjorgensen@cac.qld.edu.au ■ www.cac.qld.edu.au


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