File Conversion

I have been struggling with this assignment for the last couple of days. After reading some of the posts, I downloaded MOYEA Video Converter - Free Trial. I was unable to convert my swf file because it was on my FTP at Fairmont State and I could not move it from one place to the next and still get it to work properly.

JING Movie

I really liked this movie feature - of course I stayed with my cruise ship theme and featured the ship we will be sailing on in June 2010. I was able to add voice and then mute the sound when I was finished. The only thing I didn't like was that in the top left hand corner of the movie it showed the words "pause" and "mute" at the times I used those features. Perhaps there is a way to edit that out but I didn't find it. JING MOVIE

JING Picture

I used this feature to enhance an assignment given to my Business and Computer Applications students. I like to put a finished document on the whiteboard for my students to look at while they are working. Using the features of JING I was able to label each section along with the requirements. VERY NEAT TOOL!

Intel Week 2

My ranking project asks the students to decide which one of the Microsoft Office programs are the most important. Once you are on the INTEL RANKING TOOL website, choose student log-in.
The teacher ID is: jhmoore@access.k12.wv.us
The team ID's are passwords are: Freshman, 1 - Sophomores, 2 - Juniors, 3 - Seniors, 4. I also put the names of each student under their category heading so they would know they were in the right place.


This is a JING image of my ranking activity.






This is a JING image of the results from Team Juniors.

Intel Week 1 - Continued

Our highest correlation was with team 3, at .70.




As for the group average we were right in the middle, at .50.

Intel Week 1

We decided to go with majority rule for our group ranking. As shown in the graphs (made by JING) we had a low correlation tie (.30) with three teams: Team 2, Team 5, and Team 6.

What Caused the Civil War?

1. Economic Differences: After the invention of the Cotton Gin, cotton became very profitable. Many plantations decided to move from other crops to cotton to cash in on the profits. This move produced a greater need for large numbers of cheap labor (slaves). Although the southern economy relied strictly on cotton, the northern economy was based more on industry. While northerners were focusing on city life and people of different classes and cultures working together, the south held onto an old-fashioned social order.

2. States Rights: Many people felt that the “new” US Constitution ignored the rights of states to act independently. They wanted the states to retain the right to accept or reject certain federal acts (nullification). When nullification did not work and the states felt no longer valued, they moved toward succession.

3. Slavery: As America expanded, so did the fight about whether or not new states admitted to the union would be slave states or free. Although acts such as; The Wilmot Proviso (which would ban slavery in the new lands) and The Compromise of 1850 (to deal with the balance between slave and free states) were proposed, the fight still raged on.

4. Rise of Abolition Movement: As the northerners became more united in their stand against slavery, sympathies grew for abolitionists and hard feelings developed against slaveholders. Tensions further increased after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act which held people responsible for keeping escaped slaves, even if they lived in a non-slave state.

5. Election of Lincoln: Southerners believe that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northern interests.

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PODCAST PART 2

Since I was planning for a lesson that is "out of my field", I decided to try a different look and use a Google Docs Lesson Plan Template. As always, the form was easy to use and easy to publish. LESSON PLAN

This activity sheet presents the students with three ethical dilemmas and they have to decide how to respond. I read over this sheet on my podcast before asking the students to read it again and fill it out. ACTIVITY SHEET

I used Rubistar to make by assessment rubric for the Podcast assignment. I tried to take the rubric used for this class and make it more high school age friendly. ASSESSMENT

PODCAST

I have always wondered how to do a podcast and now I know! I downloaded Audacity and I had some trouble at first. I tried to start on my own but quickly decided to download the "how to" tutorials and then I was on my way. I was unable to publish on podbean (from my home computer and from school with a T1 Line) so I used the FTP site at Fairmont State. This project turned out to be easier than I had anticipated and my voice didn't sound as bad as I had feared. --- My PODCAST

I used Google Docs to publish my script. I really like how I can save things wherever I am and access them later. SCRIPT

Movie Maker

This project was easy and a lot of fun. I am so thankful to have a new computer - it really guides me through most everything. I am trying to start up a new FBLA chapter in a school that has not been a member for 5 years. This video details everything about the organization and putting it into Movie Maker made it more attractive to watch. I completed the project and then while waiting for Teacher Tube to approve it, I forgot about it - that is why this is kind of out of place in regards to the course activities list. FBLA

Embedded Form

I had a hard time getting this to embedded without showing the whole thing! I am going to have my high school students go on line and fill this out. They will think its fun! FORM

Google Forms

As a Business Education teacher, I remember making forms with check boxes, etc. in Access. This was so much easier! I was confused at first about how to arrange the information but the help feature was very detailed. This FORM would be a great way to keep track of my completers.

Assessment Rubric

A lot of the projects my students do are more performance based. This type of rubric will be a great way to assess them. I like the fact that the rubric can be easily altered to fit different types of projects. RUBRIC

Jeopardy

WOW! Glad to have this behind me - At least every time something takes a while to figure out, I am left with a lot of new knowledge and ideas. I used this game years ago while doing my student teaching but somehow forgot about it. My students are going to love playing this!

MY JEOPARDY GAME

Pecha Kucha & Ignite

I was asked by my principal to design a presentation explaining our new LINKS program. I will be presenting this to our Board of Education next week. I really like using Slide Share. Google Docs is so limited in regards to PowerPoint and this lets me design my show my way and still publish it.

L I N K S

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Photo Story

I have wanted to learn how to do this for a long time! This was by far my favorite project to date. This software was SUPER easy to use. The only stumbling block I had was with the music but I soon figured that out too. My family loved the finished product and I am planning to do this project with my senior students in the spring.

Power Point

Although this version of Google Docs Power Point doesn't offer as many options, it is still very easy to use.I use this on the first day of school with my computer students.

Jackson Pollock

This was by far the weirdest thing we have done :) As soon as the page opened and I moved the mouse, color started splatting. I did a Google search to gather information on how to use the sight but no luck. When I left clicked, the colors changed and right click seemed to stop the painting. I never did figure out how to save it. Every time I tried to save more color kept splatting. I tried to copy and words appeared. So of course I used the old faithful screen grab. I would not try this with my students. They would work for a minute or two and be frustrated and quit. Jackson Pollock

Mr. Picasso Head

I really enjoyed using the Mr. Picasso Head website. At first I was frustrated because I wanted the picture to look exactly like me. Once I started to relax, I really enjoyed it! I had some trouble with the color but the HELP feature was good. I am staying behind this week and watching students who aren't going on a field trip and this is one of the exercises I am planning. I COULD NOT get the email feature to work, so I did a screen grab and moved it to paint.

PhotoShop Express

Once again, this program is very easy to use! I was able to link my photos from Picasa which made this whole process go smoothly. PhotoShop allows users to decorate, add captions, resize, and touch up photos - just to name a few! This program would be a lot of fun to use at school and perhaps make some interesting shots for the yearbook. View this picture of my "daughter" Missy in MyWeb Album.