Name: Sharon Betts
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Google has released MyMaps which makes incorporating Geography into lessons very easy. I can see major uses with Language learning - and many other curriculum areas also.
Here is one of my attempts.
I especially like the way you can then export a KML file (this is what Google Earth reads) and place your map onto the globe. This gives it a 3D base and allows you to literally fly around the world visiting and researching these topics.
What fun.
An alternative to You Tube - these give you "teaching" tags and seem to be better moderated.
Here is a video I placed there.
Use Scribd to put your embedded files into a blog or webpage:
Quimby is another nice poll maker.
Using ThinkFree, you can embed just about any Office application into a blog or webpage. The file must reside on a server somewhere.
Here is an example from a PowerPoint I did for introducing Digital Storytelling. Click on the little screen on the bottom left.
There were so many links from online activity week (week 5) that I tried. Here are a few:
Quia http://www.quia.com/
Survey Monkey
Instant Survey - http://www.instantsurvey.com
Web Worksheet Wizard: http://wizard.4teachers.org/
Movies
zimmertwins.ca
dfilm.com
PhotoStory free from Microsoft
MovieMaker part of the Microsoft operating system
These are good for screencasts:
CamStudio http://www.camstudio.org/
Wink http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
Need music?
http://www.radioblogclub.com/
This was suggested by Isobel Perez
http://gabcast.com
Post a podcast from your phone - checkout my welcome at http://bettsberm.blogspot.com
Private Podcasting for a group
www.yackpack.com/education.html
File converter - there are many, but this was new to me: http://www.zamzar.com
File server (share and store)
http://www.bestsharing.com/
Again - I have heard of many, but this was another new one.
Innertoob allows you to interact with a webcast or any posted mp3 file. Here is a link to one of our webcasts. You can click on the blue spot to see one of my comments.
Trade - What a great way to allow critiques of spoken assignments.
I made a simple webhead class and one question quiz for today.
This is the first time I have every used Script-O and found it very easy.
Try it out:
Webhead Class Quiz
Trade: Pretty obvious how a teacher could use these quizzes as quick checks for understanding.
Learn where your visitors are from - I placed a Frapper map on my integration blog. I would appreciate it if you would place your pin there please --> Sharon'sShare
Here is another for an example:
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