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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
"About Me" photo
Yesterday in class I didn't really have anything to work on, so I edited a photo on picnik.com to put in my "About Me" page in my website. I used the "HDR-ish" effect on a photo of myself, and it turned out pretty well. That's all.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Update on the PowerPoint Dilemma
After repeatedly trying to get Slideshare to cooperate, I finally gave up. For the last day, I haven't even been able to log on to my account. I did, however, get a powerpoint presentation to show in on my site. I went ahead and created a very simple presentation in Google Docs and inserted it into my website. I tried to upload a powerpoint I already had into google docs and have it save as a presentation, but it would only let me click on something to download it, instead of showing it automatically. I am still not quite "there" with using all this technology, but I did get it to work (with a lot more work than it probably needed).
Monday, January 25, 2010
Me and my website
Can I just say "grrrr"? I just wrote a post and it was deleted! Now I have to write another one!
For the most part, putting the website together has been a piece of cake. Creating and editing pages has been pretty easy. Of course, I haven't done anything really complicated...
Until I tried to insert a powerpoint. I really didn't expect it to be so annoying! I created an account on slideshare, uploaded a powerpoint, and now I can't get it to show in my website. I found the gadget for slideshare, but it only shows random presentations -- not stuff you upload. I'm going to keep working on it, but it sure is annoying.
For the most part, putting the website together has been a piece of cake. Creating and editing pages has been pretty easy. Of course, I haven't done anything really complicated...
Until I tried to insert a powerpoint. I really didn't expect it to be so annoying! I created an account on slideshare, uploaded a powerpoint, and now I can't get it to show in my website. I found the gadget for slideshare, but it only shows random presentations -- not stuff you upload. I'm going to keep working on it, but it sure is annoying.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
What we learned this week...
Hello all! (All being Dan and possibly Joshua)
I liked class this week. Since class I have already used google docs and doodle. These are great resources for collaboration, and I can use them in class or -- more likely -- in working with other educators, etc.
http://colorschemedesigner.com/ was also a great resource for teaching color schemes in Interior Design, Sewing, or as an added help in making projects. It is a great visual representation of color schemes.
Diigo seemed really cool, too. I could have my students find websites related to a certain topic, make notes on them, and then share them with me. I could also use it to keep track of sites and articles that are good education resources.
Overall, it basically comes down to this: the more I learn, the more I can do. When problems arise, I will have more options because I will know about more resources.
Fin.
I liked class this week. Since class I have already used google docs and doodle. These are great resources for collaboration, and I can use them in class or -- more likely -- in working with other educators, etc.
http://colorschemedesigner.com/ was also a great resource for teaching color schemes in Interior Design, Sewing, or as an added help in making projects. It is a great visual representation of color schemes.
Diigo seemed really cool, too. I could have my students find websites related to a certain topic, make notes on them, and then share them with me. I could also use it to keep track of sites and articles that are good education resources.
Overall, it basically comes down to this: the more I learn, the more I can do. When problems arise, I will have more options because I will know about more resources.
Fin.
I Heart Doodle
You will never guess what happened today! I found out that we needed to coordinate 16 people's schedules in an extremely short amount of time. I thought, now what did I just learn about that can do that? Doodle!!! I flew to the rescue, easily creating a poll and sending everyone the link. Within a few hours, I already have 6 people logged. Woohoo! Sadly, no matter what we do we cannot all get together, but this is so so so much easier than trying to get in touch with everyone and talking through it. Doodle.com. Try it.
Bye.
Bye.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Look Ma, New Background!
Hey, look. I made a new background. I am so technologically savvy! My coworker always has the cutest blog, and one day she gave me a little help to make my blog un-ugly. Behold!!!
These sites are awesome. They even explain how to put the background into the blog. I chose this one because I like the stylized flowers and was in the mood for yellow.
Bye.
These sites are awesome. They even explain how to put the background into the blog. I chose this one because I like the stylized flowers and was in the mood for yellow.
Bye.
My Experiences with Technology
Oh, man. Me and technology. We've had a rocky road. My parents didn't get a computer until around 1996, and when I was in Junior High I was still typing with one finger. After I learned to type and use Microsoft Word, I thought I was so awesome. That is, until I realized as a Junior in High School that I couldn't make a PowerPoint presentation.
Most of what I know is self-taught, and I can say that if I have enough time, I can usually figure out how to use most programs. I've used Quickbooks, AutoCAD, CLS, and Kronos, as well as most of the Microsoft programs (still haven't quite figured out Vlookup in Excel, though). I took an HTML class a couple of years ago, but don't ask me to remember anything about that. That said, there is just a lot of stuff I haven't ever used, meaning I don't know how to use it, meaning I'm probably not all that technology-savvy. Yay.
Thus, this class should be pretty good for me. My main goal for this class is just to be exposed to lots of different technologies and know enough about them to be able to chose technologies to use in my future classroom and my life.
P.S. I did learn about Jing, though, which is awesome! If you've never used it before, do try it! It's a program that allows you to take screen captures, including video. Pretty dang sweet, if you ask me. Here's the website: http://www.jingproject.com/.
Adios!
Most of what I know is self-taught, and I can say that if I have enough time, I can usually figure out how to use most programs. I've used Quickbooks, AutoCAD, CLS, and Kronos, as well as most of the Microsoft programs (still haven't quite figured out Vlookup in Excel, though). I took an HTML class a couple of years ago, but don't ask me to remember anything about that. That said, there is just a lot of stuff I haven't ever used, meaning I don't know how to use it, meaning I'm probably not all that technology-savvy. Yay.
Thus, this class should be pretty good for me. My main goal for this class is just to be exposed to lots of different technologies and know enough about them to be able to chose technologies to use in my future classroom and my life.
P.S. I did learn about Jing, though, which is awesome! If you've never used it before, do try it! It's a program that allows you to take screen captures, including video. Pretty dang sweet, if you ask me. Here's the website: http://www.jingproject.com/.
Adios!
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