For my Produsage 1, I am incorporating YouTube and VoiceThread for the students to learn the content but needed a medium to communicate directions and assignments to my students. I decided to use the opportunity to create another blog using one of the different sites I mentioned in my first blog post and so I chose WordPress.
I love the available layouts and formats WordPress offers for free but do not think it is as user friendly as blogger.com.
Has anyone used both sites before? I am interested to see if it is easier to navigate blogger.com or is it easier because I have already established blogging preferences and habits in less than 3 weeks.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
YouTube EDU
My previous experience with YouTube:
I was surprised when I saw YouTube listed as a tool for the class to explore this week, as I normally associate YouTube with the funny videos passed via email, Facebook links, or highlighted by Tosh.0. Then I started thinking about it and realized I have used YouTube for education purposes in the past. I love to cook and explore new recipes, and every once in a while a recipe will have a technique I am not familiar with but can normally find a YouTube tutorial. YouTube also has several step by step recipe videos that I have called upon as well.
This week's exploration:
What makes this application Web 2.0? What is the community and how is it collaborative? How can it be used for formal education?
I found YouTube EDU, a community within YouTube tailored at teachers. YouTube EDU has over 700,000 educational videos spanning from primary & secondary education, university and lifelong learning. The tool encourages and asks teachers to send in videos and recommendations that are reviewed by the site and then posted so it definitely highlights both community and collaborations elements. It also has a discussion board element.
Another cool feature of YouTube EDU is the playlists suggested for teachers based on the subject and audience (grade level) similar to an IPOD playlist.
Has anyone ever used this resource within YouTube? It seems like it would be a great tool in the classroom! (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers/about
I was surprised when I saw YouTube listed as a tool for the class to explore this week, as I normally associate YouTube with the funny videos passed via email, Facebook links, or highlighted by Tosh.0. Then I started thinking about it and realized I have used YouTube for education purposes in the past. I love to cook and explore new recipes, and every once in a while a recipe will have a technique I am not familiar with but can normally find a YouTube tutorial. YouTube also has several step by step recipe videos that I have called upon as well.
This week's exploration:
What makes this application Web 2.0? What is the community and how is it collaborative? How can it be used for formal education?
I found YouTube EDU, a community within YouTube tailored at teachers. YouTube EDU has over 700,000 educational videos spanning from primary & secondary education, university and lifelong learning. The tool encourages and asks teachers to send in videos and recommendations that are reviewed by the site and then posted so it definitely highlights both community and collaborations elements. It also has a discussion board element.
Another cool feature of YouTube EDU is the playlists suggested for teachers based on the subject and audience (grade level) similar to an IPOD playlist.
Has anyone ever used this resource within YouTube? It seems like it would be a great tool in the classroom! (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers/about
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Produsage Prompt
How might the concept of
produsage be applied in your life (personal and/or professional) as it stands
today? Are you already a produser? If yes, what do you do? If no, why not?
According to Dr. Axel Bruns’ article, I am currently
active user in several user-led environments; such as Facebook (social
networking tool), LinkedIn (professional networking tool), google maps
(knowledge management tool). I’m also familiar with mulit user online gaming
through my husband’s hobbies of Spartacus and Call of Duty.
My current understanding is that produsage takes user-led
environments to the next level of active consumers and producers and is more collaborative
than the individual based user-led environments listed above. I would say my
closest experience to being a produser is the course discussion board and my
blog (now that I have interaction between my peers on the site). I also
participate in certain review sites where the users review different services
to produce all the website content, would that be considered a produser?
Would it be a stretch to say the concept of produsage is
the online/technology that online professional communities of practice rely on?
(I’m thinking in terms of the collaborative brainstorming).
Friday, July 5, 2013
VoiceThread sparked my curiosity!
Has anyone in this class ever used VoiceThread? I definitely found the examples for what is VoiceThread very amusing! But the tutorial left me wondering how is VoiceThread used? Why is it used? Does it only work for photos or could you run several powerpoint type slide through? Could it be used to give a presentation?
Luckily the ideas for using VoiceThread guided me to some answers and this is what I have discovered so far....
It can be used in the classroom to boost discussion, instead of using a photo in the center the instructor could pose a series of questions and have the students discuss there answers. Below is the link directly to the example VoiceThread provides:
https://voicethread.com/about/library/Higher_Ed_from_Della_Curtis/
After playing around on voice thread for awhile most of my questions were answered by going through the Digital Writing WorkShop VoiceThread (https://voicethread.com/?#q.b987651.i5263097). This VoiceThread demonstrates lecture through the application, multiple slides, combination of student and teacher text and voice comments, discussions based on a variety of slides (questions, lecture, images, word cloud).
I think this tools could be beneficial to study groups because it allows everyone to comment on the question or picture individually and then you have to click on the clip to hear the response which would limit the talk over downfall of similar applications. On a similar note that could also be a pitfall when used for conferencing because you can choose the order you hear the information and it is not real time discussion. (Unless there is an application for that I haven't uncovered.)
Help me create my first VoiceThread. I uploaded a photo from last year's Halloween party which several people in this class attended in hopes that we can build it into a VoiceThread. Go to this link below and comment via voice or text!
http://voicethread.com/share/4723937/
Thanks!
Luckily the ideas for using VoiceThread guided me to some answers and this is what I have discovered so far....
It can be used in the classroom to boost discussion, instead of using a photo in the center the instructor could pose a series of questions and have the students discuss there answers. Below is the link directly to the example VoiceThread provides:
https://voicethread.com/about/library/Higher_Ed_from_Della_Curtis/
After playing around on voice thread for awhile most of my questions were answered by going through the Digital Writing WorkShop VoiceThread (https://voicethread.com/?#q.b987651.i5263097). This VoiceThread demonstrates lecture through the application, multiple slides, combination of student and teacher text and voice comments, discussions based on a variety of slides (questions, lecture, images, word cloud).
I think this tools could be beneficial to study groups because it allows everyone to comment on the question or picture individually and then you have to click on the clip to hear the response which would limit the talk over downfall of similar applications. On a similar note that could also be a pitfall when used for conferencing because you can choose the order you hear the information and it is not real time discussion. (Unless there is an application for that I haven't uncovered.)
Help me create my first VoiceThread. I uploaded a photo from last year's Halloween party which several people in this class attended in hopes that we can build it into a VoiceThread. Go to this link below and comment via voice or text!
http://voicethread.com/share/4723937/
Thanks!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
A LinkedIn Beginner!!
In the last few years, I have been to a variety of professional conferences where LinkedIn was mentioned as a professional networking tool. Since my employer, the USCG, tracks my record and experiences I have not taking an active role in building my professional resume or networking outside of my USCG contacts. My graduate studies has inspired me to change this attitude and this course provides a perfect venue for exploring some of the associated tools, so why not start with LinkedIn?
What is LinkIn? It's website claims to be the world's largest professional network, see below.
http://www.linkedin.com/about-us
After creating my account, I was surprised by how many people I knew that were on LinkedIn. The system was able to link my email and FaceBook contacts to even suggest people that I may want to connect with. I noticed that several of my classmates who were transitioning out of the Coast Guard had active profiles. Most surprising to me was the range of professionals that use the network.
In addition to LinkedIn serving as a networking tool, I found they offer several helpful services to the job seekers. The link below takes you to a LinkedIn monthly web seminar tailored to job seekers.
http://learn.linkedin.com/jobseeker/?sf8762789=1
Questions to my blog readers
Has anyone used LinkIn?
If so, does anyone have any hints for building my profile or extra tools a beginner might not know?
I'll make sure to add more as I continue learning about this tool and building my profile!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Taming my fears for the road ahead...What is a PLN??
As I reviewed the future assignments and syllabus for this class there was one assignment that made me anxious but of my lack of knowledge. So this post sets out to discover the ins and outs of a Personal Learning Network.
I found an article that clearly establishes a Personal Learning Environment and a Personal Learning Network. For anyone who is like me and not familiar with these concepts the article is very informational and could provide some basic information prior to exploring PLNs in next week's coursework.
http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/how-to-create-a-robust-and-meaningful-personal-learning-network-pln/
That article included several resources at the bottom which I explored. One of the resources discussed five things to do to develop a PLN which are listed in the article linked below.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/5-things-you-can-do-to-begin-developing.html
Now moving forward I am not intimidated by a PLN but I still have a long way to go before I'm a SME.
Enjoy the links, I found them very interesting.
I found an article that clearly establishes a Personal Learning Environment and a Personal Learning Network. For anyone who is like me and not familiar with these concepts the article is very informational and could provide some basic information prior to exploring PLNs in next week's coursework.
http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/how-to-create-a-robust-and-meaningful-personal-learning-network-pln/
That article included several resources at the bottom which I explored. One of the resources discussed five things to do to develop a PLN which are listed in the article linked below.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/5-things-you-can-do-to-begin-developing.html
Now moving forward I am not intimidated by a PLN but I still have a long way to go before I'm a SME.
Enjoy the links, I found them very interesting.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
My first Twitter Account!!
Previous to this class my experience with Twitter has primarily consisted of three situations:
1. Radio chats about what the celebrities have tweeted on the radio
2. NFL/ESPN stations comment about players during the games/drafts (I'm a competitive fantasy football player)
3. The tweets during the Bachelorette/Bachelor After the final rose ceremony
So I figure if Twitter has branched out into such a wide variety of genres why not explore the tool as an educational resource. This blog explains my Twitter path of exploration...
First, I have settled on MEGMEK34 for my user name. This username will be simple for me to remember and identify with as it is my maiden and married initials with my husband's college football number (believe it or not 10 years later it is still the easiest number for me to remember).
The Basics:
1. Tweet can include links
2. Tweet can only be 140 characters
3. You can choose individuals to follow
*I choose to follow Dr. Dennen, Tang, Shuang, Kathleen, and Shannon from this course (I found your usernames on the course blog) and for fun daniel tosh!*
The radio dispute about Alec Baldwin's wife tweeting at the funeral made me interested in researching how tweets can be scheduled, this is what I found:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-free-ways-to-schedule-tweets/
http://chris.pirillo.com/how-do-you-schedule-posts-to-twitter/
My research also revealed that this situation was a result different time zone stamps, but I still thought it was interesting that tweets can be pre-scheduled. Has anyone every done this? What was the purpose?
Next stop, my first tweet on the course blog....
1. Radio chats about what the celebrities have tweeted on the radio
2. NFL/ESPN stations comment about players during the games/drafts (I'm a competitive fantasy football player)
3. The tweets during the Bachelorette/Bachelor After the final rose ceremony
So I figure if Twitter has branched out into such a wide variety of genres why not explore the tool as an educational resource. This blog explains my Twitter path of exploration...
First, I have settled on MEGMEK34 for my user name. This username will be simple for me to remember and identify with as it is my maiden and married initials with my husband's college football number (believe it or not 10 years later it is still the easiest number for me to remember).
The Basics:
1. Tweet can include links
2. Tweet can only be 140 characters
3. You can choose individuals to follow
*I choose to follow Dr. Dennen, Tang, Shuang, Kathleen, and Shannon from this course (I found your usernames on the course blog) and for fun daniel tosh!*
The radio dispute about Alec Baldwin's wife tweeting at the funeral made me interested in researching how tweets can be scheduled, this is what I found:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-free-ways-to-schedule-tweets/
http://chris.pirillo.com/how-do-you-schedule-posts-to-twitter/
My research also revealed that this situation was a result different time zone stamps, but I still thought it was interesting that tweets can be pre-scheduled. Has anyone every done this? What was the purpose?
Next stop, my first tweet on the course blog....
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