TCEA2010-TATN+Notes

Technology Applications Teacher Network 2010
//Troy Kuhn//

• Before you begin: AUP, CIPA, COPPA, Internet safety guidelines • Classroom blogs – www.edublog.org bookcast > a book review with book pictures and brief synopsis • Wikis allow group collaboration – www.pbworks.com (create a wiki to post other projects on the web) • coolEdit96- digital audio • www.xtranormal.com- converts text to video • www.wordle.net--- type in presidential speeches and compare the most common words in each speech • can sign up students with educators account www.animoto.com • www.voki.com- create a speaking avatar
 * Web 2.0 Tools and Tips for your Students:** (email Anna for powerpoint presentation)

• Good for 4-5 grade students --- submit to Austin Student Film Festival for judging [|http://www.austinschools.org] • • Preview music videos to get idea of shot style--- a. Does the video tell a story b. Does it present what the song writer wanted the song to say Use Video Production Manual that is included in TATN disk Storyboards are important for planning their shots. (look into running off storyboards for Kemp and Bowen) Encourage CLOSE UP shotsg/filmfest/
 * Rock On! Making Music Videos: (Caren Harris)**

• Use Twitter for Gathering data – for example – what language do you speak and create a graph • Students use teacher’s Twitter account Find twitter pages of authors, and influential people • Skype: do Skype an Author site, Skype with guest speakers, raise global awareness by Skyping with another classroom, virtual field trip using Skype • Blogroll- link to recommended blogs, increase your site visitors by
 * Building a Global Learning Community in your Classroom:**

Using Animoto, Movie Maker & Cameras to Enrich Science: www.mixbook.com

[] ---all sites are located off of this site • -Have a walki-talki radio button on your websites- With this button on your class page, other classes or people can talk to you just like a walkie-talkie!! [|http://yackpack.com]
 * Web 2.0 Educational Tools**

• # Safe and regulated environment with master account controls for teachers to edit student accounts – registration, passwords, add/delete students, and messaging and comments • # Up to 200 student accounts
 * Using Glogster to Identify Community Helpers**
 * 1) Master account controls for teachers to regulate the progress status of all student Glogs – “Unfinished”, “Finished”, or “Public for All”