Sedgwick Library Blog

Wiki in Plain English Video

Most famous wiki = Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Session Two: Digital Storytelling

Photostory 3-- Pumpkin Pickingvid.wmv
Getting Started
Good Examples from Schools

Windows Movie Maker -bookswap_0001.wmv
Getting Started

Copyright Friendly Music
Unfortunately, you cannot download MP3s onto your school computer from the Internet. What you can do is download at home and burn to a disc/jump drive that you can then use at school. Or you can let me know a song that you want and where it is located and I can put it on the common drive for you. (Probably.)

Instrumental Music http://freeplaymusic.com/
All kinds of musid http://ccmixter.org
Sound Effects http://www.findsounds.com/

Educational Uses for Digital Storytelling (Tools Page)
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/tools.htm

Session One: Blogs

BLOGS IN EDUCATION
Blogs in Plain English Video http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=367ab9eed5af82966a48

Examples of Great Education Blogs
http://edublogawards.com/edublog-awards-2007-finalists-announced/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/
http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/
http://mcdsblogs.org/trout/

WHPS Communities
http://whpscommunities.org/communities/

iGoogle  http://www.google.com/ig
One of the most useful free online tools I've encountered (and which I could not function without) is the iGoogle homepage. You can create a personalized Google homepage with widgets, or tools, to help you organize your life. I have a box with a running sticky note, a to do list, a link to my Google notebook, a link to my Google bookmarks. I can access these from any computer with the Internet and is how I work from anywhere, take notes in workshops and CSIs, and keep track of everything I want to do. I will include a screen shot of my page here, and you can stop by for more info. The only thing you need to have in order to set up an iGoogle page is a gmail address. You don't have to use it for anything other than to log in. If you want one, email me and I can "invite" you.

http://www.quia.com
Quia: If you haven't checked out Quia yet, it is worth the time. Quia is an online tool for generating quizzes and collecting student data. Look at all the cool formats in the list below. The library has purchased a subscription. Username SedgwickMS password sedg. Sign in and try it! See me for additonal support.

I really liked this listing of computer ethics that students could understand. Especially with all the confusion over music downloading and image credity. I think I'll post it in my lab. Found it out in the blogosphere http://www.cpsr.org/issues/ethics/cei

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work.
Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics was written by Dr. Ramon C. Barquin, President of the Computer Ethics Institute

Great NY Times article about graphic novels and their impact on student literacy.

Superman finds new fans among reading instructors
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/education/26comics.html?ref=opinion

Thanks Rona!

  http://ccmixter.org/

"This is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."

Students can borrow music from this site to use in student projects without having to worry about the strict 30-second copyright guideline. All students have to do is give the appropriate credit to the music they use! Some very very good music here.

http://edublogawards.com/edublog-awards-2007-finalists-announced/

If you have a curiosity about blogs and how they are being used by educators - check out the finalists for the 2007 EduBlog awards. These are some of the 'best practice' models in our field.

If you only have time to check out one - check out Techno Tuesday - really great articles!

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/Index.htm

This page, created by one of the curriculum supervisors of the Greece, New York Central School district, contains many, many printable organizers for notetaking as well as for reading and writing skills.

Sample printables: Academic Notes, Cause and Effect, Character Bookmark, Classification Notes, Conflict Dissection, Event Mapping, Four Square Perspective . . .

 [This site was given to me by Denise Demello, library media specialist at KP.]

Janet Allen Conference Handouts Online
More Janet Allen Handouts

Here are links to some of Janet Allen's conference handouts
Great stuff here to use with kids in every CONTENT area:
Portable word walls
Wordstorming to anticipate content
Applying non-fiction reading strategies
Content Brainstorming
Concept Ladder

http://www.freerice.com

Play vocabulary game - feed the hungry. "For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger." This site is not for profit and highly addictive. Who knew making a difference could be so much fun! Link for this site can also be found on the library web site.

http://www.powermediaplus.com/

 If you like United Streaming, try 30 free days at PowerMediaPlus. It is another amazing site for streaming video for education. In addition to videos, PowerMedia also has images, audio, print resources and podcasts. Watch a sample video about the sun's impact on Earth at the site above.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/rubric.htm

Check out this easy-to-use rubric generator. See the other great stuff for teachers here, too.

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

View the Constitution - read a Q & A for interesting trivia - see events planned for the day in D.C.