http://edtec700.edublogs.org Professor Karl's take on Web 2.0 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:57:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's the link to our final class archive.  Thank you all for an enjoyable summer session. http://edbreeze.sdsu.edu/p66634145/ Here are a few other links that came up today in class. Thank you, Matt for finding the link about setting up multiple email addresses. http://edublogs.org/forums/topic.php?id=64#post-1391 Misty, for providing the link for Voice Thread http://www.voicethread.com Craig for ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/09/class-4-archive/ I've received a number of questions about the assignments for this course. Here's a list of everything I'm looking for.     Your responses to my blog entries on this site. Your individual wiki "smackdown" or comparison. Your contributions to the group articles.  List your contributions on the Discussion page of each article you've ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/final-checklist/ This upcoming Saturday will be our last session together.  I'm going to provide lots of examples of collaborative projects, and you're going to tell me whether you think a blog, wiki, or podcast is the best way to do it.   I'm going to share my feedback on what I've seen ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/looking-forward-to-our-wrap-up-session/ You can create a flash player using gCast, Classroom 2.0, or Odeo. The flash players, or badges are a little bit of code that you can copy and paste into your page to share media. This ODEO player is much slicker than the audio plugin that comes with ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/audio-players/ You've got 2 assignments where you'll be making podcasts. The first is a 1-minute audio podcast.  Be sure to include your voice and some background music and/or sound effects. You'll upload that audio file to your edublog as I've done below.  Listen to my sample for a little more information. 1minute Here ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/04/podcast-tutorials/ Here's a link to the archive of our session on 8/2. In class we mentioned a number of changes to the timeline, which have been updated on the the schedule page. http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/week-3-archive-changes-to-schedule/ Thanks to this article on Larry Ferlazzo's blog, I think I've found a great resource for teachers to use for podcasting or video podcasting.  Edublogs.tv just launched in July.  Typically I wouldn't recommend something I haven't had a chance to use, but the edublogs crew that has put together this ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/edublogstv/ Sure, it'd be great to have your podcasts overlap with Billboard's Hot 100, classic Beatles songs, or your favorite band, but as you know, copyright restrictions keep them out of the classroom. Be sure to use Podsafe music for your podcast projects. Here are a few resources for free or royalty-free ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/podsafe-music/ Of course there are lots of ways to spend money on the iTunes Store, but there are also great resources available to download for free.   You only need the iTunes application installed, you don't have to have an iPod to listen to podcasts.   If you like, you can go to ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/itunes-u-educational-podcasts/ Sometimes too much control is a bad thing.  Sitting at your desk in front of a microphone can be intimidating.  It's tough to start talking to yourself without feeling like your cheese is sliding off your cracker.  Powerful editing software and lots of background music gives you unlimited options, but ... http://edtec700.edublogs.org/2008/08/02/podcast-by-phone/