Today is the last day of our class. This semester goes so fast! I really appreciate the time we have spent together because it has been so enjoyable.
You are the first class that I teach in the U.S. I still can recall the first time when I stood in front of all of you to introduce myself. I want to thank you all for your efforts to take part in the class discussion, share the project stories, work with your assignments, and review your peers' projects. I hope you all have learned from this class as well as I have learned a lot from you. I also want to thank you all a lot for your patience and nice when I was nervous or couldn't find the right words. I feel that I am so lucky to have you all in my classroom, otherwise I think I wouldn't been able to make it. I wish you much success throughout your educational career and your future career, whatever that may be. I have confidence that each of you will be successful!
Today we still have several things to accomplish:
1. Finish the class evaluation.
2. Present your portfolio site and your favorite works to other classmates.
3. We need to take a class picture.
4. Please make sure to fill in the "Final Checkout" form before you leave. I need your portfolio address and your contact information in case I couldn't access your works.
5. I will finish grading by May 12. -Your grade will be available right after I post them. Please email me if you have any questions with your final grade.
Please know that I am willing to be a resource for you. I can always aid you if needed. I check my emails hundreds of times per day!
Take care, good luck on your finals, & have a great summer!
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Class 43: Edit your audio file
Today we are going to edit on your audio file. For these of you who already finish the editing, today is an independent working day.
You need open the aup file, which was saved on your key drive last time and then edit it with the audacity.
When you finish the editing, just click on File->export mp3 file, and then tell the computer where the LAME file is (if you haven't done that yet.)
Monday is our last day of the class. You need to send the URL for your final project before the class beginning and then we will have the showcase. You will also finish the evaluation of the class and I will take a picture for you all.
Your PodCasting project is due at the midnight of Thursday, May 3rd. If you choose to write the final reflection, it will also due at that time.
Have a nice weekend and good luck with your finals!
You need open the aup file, which was saved on your key drive last time and then edit it with the audacity.
When you finish the editing, just click on File->export mp3 file, and then tell the computer where the LAME file is (if you haven't done that yet.)
Monday is our last day of the class. You need to send the URL for your final project before the class beginning and then we will have the showcase. You will also finish the evaluation of the class and I will take a picture for you all.
Your PodCasting project is due at the midnight of Thursday, May 3rd. If you choose to write the final reflection, it will also due at that time.
Have a nice weekend and good luck with your finals!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Class 42: Record Your PodCasting Lecture
Record your story/lecture/Interview:
Today you should have already had a story script which was come out with your group member(s). You are going to either use the Audacity software with a microphone connected to the computer, or use a digital recorder to record your lecture or story. If you decide to record your lecture using the computer, you will need to go downstairs to check out the microphone from the OIT, room 232# if you haven't done that. You can also record the audio with your own computer, which might be with a build-in microphone.
After the recording, you should save your audio file as either in MP3 or WMV file. Then you can start to edit your footage with the Audacity software.
Resources:
The PodCasting Project will due on Midnight, May 3rd
Get prepared for the final day:
Please look through the requirements both for the final project and for the final reflection. You need to start working on both of them now.
Your final reflection will be an offline paper and you need to email it to me by the midnight, Thursday May 3rd.
Your final project will due on Monday, April 30th before the beginning of the class.
Today you should have already had a story script which was come out with your group member(s). You are going to either use the Audacity software with a microphone connected to the computer, or use a digital recorder to record your lecture or story. If you decide to record your lecture using the computer, you will need to go downstairs to check out the microphone from the OIT, room 232# if you haven't done that. You can also record the audio with your own computer, which might be with a build-in microphone.
After the recording, you should save your audio file as either in MP3 or WMV file. Then you can start to edit your footage with the Audacity software.
Resources:
- Free background music:
The PodCasting Project will due on Midnight, May 3rd
Get prepared for the final day:
Please look through the requirements both for the final project and for the final reflection. You need to start working on both of them now.
Your final reflection will be an offline paper and you need to email it to me by the midnight, Thursday May 3rd.
Your final project will due on Monday, April 30th before the beginning of the class.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Class 41: Use Audacity
Today you need make a group for your PodCasting project and give me the names in your group.
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder software. You could easily download it from here (for Windows) or here (for Mac). For export your audio into Mp3 format you will also need to download the LAME Mp3 Encoder (Windows, Mac). When you downloaded the LAME Mp3 Encoder, save it on your hard drive. And when you first export your audio file, the software will ask you where you put it on your hard drive. You need browse and find it and then tell the software. After the first time, you can export your file into Mp3 format automatically.
Here is an online tutorial about how to use Audacity to record an audio file.
Record it with Audacity
From now to Wednesday, you need to brain storm with your group memember about your project topic.
On Wednesday you will record the audio file with your group member(s). You can either do that in the classroom or with your own computer and other digital recorders.
On Friday, you need to bring your audio file (which should be in the Mp3 format) to the classroom and we are going to edit it and put it online.
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder software. You could easily download it from here (for Windows) or here (for Mac). For export your audio into Mp3 format you will also need to download the LAME Mp3 Encoder (Windows, Mac). When you downloaded the LAME Mp3 Encoder, save it on your hard drive. And when you first export your audio file, the software will ask you where you put it on your hard drive. You need browse and find it and then tell the software. After the first time, you can export your file into Mp3 format automatically.
Here is an online tutorial about how to use Audacity to record an audio file.
Record it with Audacity
From now to Wednesday, you need to brain storm with your group memember about your project topic.
On Wednesday you will record the audio file with your group member(s). You can either do that in the classroom or with your own computer and other digital recorders.
On Friday, you need to bring your audio file (which should be in the Mp3 format) to the classroom and we are going to edit it and put it online.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Class 40: Introduction to the PodCasting
Before the class beginning:
- Send me the link of your Capstone project (you need upload your ASSURE lesson plan to that page) No late work would be accepted without a latepass!
- Remember to initial the sign-in sheet as you enter the room.
Today we will begin PodCasting using Audacity. You will be working in groups of 2 or 3 to create an original educational PodCast.
Please read the project requirement carefully before you start your project.
What is PodCast?
There are several different ways to define PodCast. According to WikiPedia, "A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers".
However, some places, such as Education-World, define podcast simply as "an audio -- and sometimes a video -- recording made available online". The difference is that the second one doesn't include the use of syndication feeds.
Also, you can listen to an episode for the definition of PodCast from Apple (you might need to register first to play the video). This definition includes an introduction to syndication feeds.
Here, in our class project, we will adopt the second way of definition of PodCasting to finish your project, which is "an audio -- and sometimes a video -- recording made available online".
Why PodCasting in Education?
What could a PodCast can do to help with your classroom teaching and your student's learning? How should it be applied to enhance your students' creativity and improve your lecture's accessibility? In what ways can students learn by podcasting? Listen to Jeanne Halderson, seventh grade teacher and Dr. Tim Tyson, principal at Mabry Middle School about their experience of PodCasting in school.
Now let's look at a few examples of educational PodCasts to gets your brains churning about your own ideas.
Georgia
ACE KIDS
Math Grade PodCast
For more educational PodCasts, you can visit here, here and here.
The use of PodCasting in education has been around for a while.
How do we do the PodCast for this project?
The word is a combination of the words "broadcast" and "iPod," Apple's MP3 player. But, don't let the word "pod" throw you; you don't need an iPod or even an Apple to listen to existing podcasts, or to make your own.
- First, you set up your group by the end of Monday's class. Your group should include no more than 2 persons. Write down your group members' names and give it to me after the class.
- From Monday to Wednesday, you need to meet with your group members and brainstorm about the topic of your PodCast project. The topic could be but not limited to the following:
- Related to your subject area. It could be:
- A short story
- A lecture
- And anything else that you can think of to use in your teaching
- Your theory of technology integration into teaching, such as
- How you think you will assess your students' learning in your future teaching
- You opinions about using PowerPoint in the classroom (Advantages vs. disadvantages)
- The trends of the technology using in the future classrooms.
- An interview about this class about:
- Your favorite project in this semester and why it is your favorite
- What you have learned in this class and its impact to your understanding of using technology in the classroom
- Suggestions for the future students
- How you think that we could improve this class
- On Wednesday, you will record your audio file.
You can either choose record your audio using the software of Audacity with a microphone,which is connected to the computer or choose using a digital audio recorder (iPod or Mp3 recorder) to record your audio. - To record your audio using the computer and the Audacity, you need checkout a microphone from OIT (room 232) and use it to record your lecture/interview/story. You need export the file into a Mp3 format. You can either do it in our classroom (the computers already have Audacity installed ) or do it with your own computers (you need to download and install the Audacity and the LAME file from here).
- To record your audio using your own digital recorder, you need first make sure that the file your recorder creates will be either in Mp3 or in WMV format.
- Friday, edit your audio file with Audacity.
You'll want to review the project requirement for this project -- but keep in mind that you need not capture more than 2-5 minutes of raw footage.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Class 39: Peer Review on Your Capstone Projects!
Good morning! Today is the peer review day for your Capstone Projects!
Everybody should have received the table for evaluation partners by email. Please do these:
The due date of this project is before the class beginning of this Friday. Please send me the URL of your capstone page by that time.
For Friday, we are going to talk about PodCasting.
Everybody should have received the table for evaluation partners by email. Please do these:
- First please send your partner the link of your Capstone page.
- Then you are going to review her/his project according to the rubric and your own understanding of the Capstone project.
- Send her/him your evaluation and CC (copy) it to me at the same time by email.
- Discuss with the person whom you evaluated about this project.
The due date of this project is before the class beginning of this Friday. Please send me the URL of your capstone page by that time.
For Friday, we are going to talk about PodCasting.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Class 38: Continue working on your Capstone
Today we will work in the classroom. You can either work independently or work with your neighbours.
As the same as what we did for the WebQuest project, for the CapStone project, you will get up to 3 credits for your evaluation work. And if you could not get your work done by Wednesday's class beginning and get it to be evaluated, 3 credits will be deducted from your project grade. I will send you the person's name whom will be evaluated by you.
For Wednesday, you will evaluate your peers' work. You could discuss with your evaluator or the person you are evaluating about how you think of the project.
As the same as what we did for the WebQuest project, for the CapStone project, you will get up to 3 credits for your evaluation work. And if you could not get your work done by Wednesday's class beginning and get it to be evaluated, 3 credits will be deducted from your project grade. I will send you the person's name whom will be evaluated by you.
For Wednesday, you will evaluate your peers' work. You could discuss with your evaluator or the person you are evaluating about how you think of the project.
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