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Melissa R. in Fennville is looking for a British Literature/World Literature textbook for juniors. Any suggestions?

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You must be "unblocked" to view YouTube video.

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MP3 & Vodcasting in the Classrom

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Grants & Vodcasting

With your next grant opportunity, try and get some video iPods for vodcasting. A classroom set of 5 would be a great start. Other grant ideas would be to add a laptop to your room for managing downloads.

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Zamzar "Cliff" Note

This tool is good to convert YouTube videos to .avi files so they can be saved on portable devices. They can also be converted to MP3 if you desire only the audio piece of a YouTube video. 1. Put complete URL in the first blank. 2. Choose file format (.avi for video). 3. Enter your email address. Depending on the size of the video the time for this is variable. 4. Click "ok" when you get a message box asking you to convert. 5. A link will be sent to the email address you've entered. 6. You must click the link to activate the converted file. 7. Save the newly converted file wherever you would like it stored. 8. Presto! You're done!

Audacity "Cliff" Note

This tool is used to edit anything audio. For example, you could download a podcast from Grammar Girl and edit out the commercial at the beginning. You could also use this to edit podcasts developed by students. If you're grading auditorily, you could use this to edit mistakes rather than starting over. There are many possibilities. You can also use this to put music behind words, adjust volume controls for consistency of play (if you have a lot of different voices). 1. Download Audacity (you may need administrative rights to do this at school). 2. Download LAME (Audacity will not play without this). 3. Import recording you're using. 4. Manipulate recording with controls. If you need additional help with this, contact Gayle or me. We are happy to come out in district and assist you with this.

Jing "Cliff" Note

I recommend you take the tour on the Jing home page to get a complete idea of what this tool can do. To get started you will have to download the product first. Again, you may need administrative rights to do this at school. Essentially, Jing is used to capture what you're doing on your desktop while recording your voice or music simultaneously. It can be captured and placed in a URL that can then be accessed by anyone on the web (if you make it public). If you need additional help with this tool, contact Gayle or me.

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The EduCon Axioms

 

      1. Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and

          empowering for all members

 

      2. Our schools must be about co-creating — together with our

           students — the 21st Century Citizen

 

      3. Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around.

 

      4. Technology must enable students to research, create,

           communicate and collaborate

 

      5. Learning can — and must — be networked.

 

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