I created a personal classroom website for my Biology class; of course it is in the works and will change as the school year goes along. This site will be a way for my students and their family to access information about me and what is going on in the classroom throughout the year. On my site you can read important classroom announcements, see what topics are of discussion, and homework that needs to be completed weekly. I have a classroom calendar that will show important school wide dates, such as no school, conferences, and PTO meetings. The calendar will also show important classroom specific dates such as, Earth day activities, experiments, and dissections.
I have a class photo section that will include all the different activities students participate in so they can share with others what they have been doing in class. There are inspirational quotes, pictures, and random facts throughout the site that will automatically change daily for students to view and rattle their minds with each day. I also have a contact page with information as to when I am available and how to contact me. There is a question/comment form available for anyone who might want to ask a question. These questions go directly to my email. I think a personal website is going to be very useful in my classroom! Check it out Ms. Hudson's Class
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Free Web-based Tools
Google Documents
This was a very interesting program. At first I thought it was just another program like office word, but even if it was I liked it because you can access it from anywhere and don’t need your personal computer or flash drive to open/save your work. I liked that it’s a free program and you don’t have to download or buy the software to run it. The amazing thing about Google Documents is that 50 people can work on a document at a time and from different locations. Whoever has permission to work on the document can without having to upload attachments or searching for files. The real time collaboration is a great way to view and communicate what others are editing in the document. I would recommend this program fro my coworkers and students to use when working on group projects. Each member of the group could work on the project from home or at a different location other than at school. Quite an interesting program and it’s FREE!
FotoFlexer
FotoFlexer’s slogan is “the world’s most advanced online image editor”, and I would definitely agree with that. I found this program to be really neat. What I really like is that you don’t need an account to use the program, you just upload a picture from anywhere on your computer. This is so convenient because you can grab a photo from your desktop or from an online website such as facebook and flicker. Once you upload a picture, you can tweak it in many creative ways. You can add effects, text, shapes, and frames to your picture. You can even erase blemishes and smooth wrinkles! I really liked this program. Once you are finished customizing your photo you can save it to your computer, post in on facebook, or email it to a friend. I definitely would recommend FotoFlexer to coworkers, students, friends and family to use. It’s a fun, easy, and a creative way to make pictures more personal. It would be of great use and save you money if you were into scrapbooking I often take photos of my students while they do projects or experiments such as frog dissections. I think students would get a kick out of transforming their photos into creative keepsakes.
This was a very interesting program. At first I thought it was just another program like office word, but even if it was I liked it because you can access it from anywhere and don’t need your personal computer or flash drive to open/save your work. I liked that it’s a free program and you don’t have to download or buy the software to run it. The amazing thing about Google Documents is that 50 people can work on a document at a time and from different locations. Whoever has permission to work on the document can without having to upload attachments or searching for files. The real time collaboration is a great way to view and communicate what others are editing in the document. I would recommend this program fro my coworkers and students to use when working on group projects. Each member of the group could work on the project from home or at a different location other than at school. Quite an interesting program and it’s FREE!
FotoFlexer
FotoFlexer’s slogan is “the world’s most advanced online image editor”, and I would definitely agree with that. I found this program to be really neat. What I really like is that you don’t need an account to use the program, you just upload a picture from anywhere on your computer. This is so convenient because you can grab a photo from your desktop or from an online website such as facebook and flicker. Once you upload a picture, you can tweak it in many creative ways. You can add effects, text, shapes, and frames to your picture. You can even erase blemishes and smooth wrinkles! I really liked this program. Once you are finished customizing your photo you can save it to your computer, post in on facebook, or email it to a friend. I definitely would recommend FotoFlexer to coworkers, students, friends and family to use. It’s a fun, easy, and a creative way to make pictures more personal. It would be of great use and save you money if you were into scrapbooking I often take photos of my students while they do projects or experiments such as frog dissections. I think students would get a kick out of transforming their photos into creative keepsakes.
Screencasting
How To Dissect A Frog
The following screencast is a very simple step by step demonstration on what I would like students to view before they started the dissection process. If students missed the initial day of dissections I usually let them make it up if time permits. If I allow students to make up dissections during the normal class period I may ask them to view the screencast to become familiar with the procedures that I expect them to complete while dissecting their frog. This way I can continue to have my attention on the rest of the class while the student is preparing for thier activity.
The following screencast is a very simple step by step demonstration on what I would like students to view before they started the dissection process. If students missed the initial day of dissections I usually let them make it up if time permits. If I allow students to make up dissections during the normal class period I may ask them to view the screencast to become familiar with the procedures that I expect them to complete while dissecting their frog. This way I can continue to have my attention on the rest of the class while the student is preparing for thier activity.
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