Conversion of SWF to AVI

I have tried 100 times to get this to work. When I convert it, it turns black. I am not sure what is going on. I hope this works. I am very frustrated because I do not know what I am doing and nothing is working!!! :(

Now it wont even upload. I give up...what else am I to do? Frustration is an understatement right now! :(

Conversion of .SWF File

So, for the fourth day in a row I have tried to convert my .swf video file. I have contacted a friend from high school who is now a computer programer/computer specialist. He recommended the program Twain. It is the conversion program, that was free. Well, it worked or so I thought! It just recorded what I had done and then put up a screen that showed the conversion. NO VIDEO! I was so upset. I then saw that Dr. Pierce said to use ZamZar. When I tried this program it said that the site did not currently support .swf files. So what is a girl to do? For now I am clueless! :( I guess this is one of those learning experience, but for some reason...I am not liking it!

Jing Video

I had sooo much trouble with this. My response from Dr. Pierce came late. I hate that all my mail comes late to g-mail. So, I tried this video thing for jing. The only thing I see wrong is that you can never find my mouse. I decided to teach my kids about dinosaurs since our weekly story in on dinosaurs. I found a great site that has a quiz. When you answer the questions correctly it build a puzzle of the dinosaur you are answering questions about. So, here it is. I am sure it could be better, but this was stressful in itself! :(

My Video:

Dinosaur Puzzle

Although I would love to use this in my classroom, I don't see it happening. I was so frustrated with this that I can only imagine what my students would be like. It would be a wonderful opportunity to introduce ISTE NETS T Standard #2, but I do not see how they can use these tools sucessfully and have a good outcome. I couldn't even get it to upload myself. Imagine what 1st graders would do. Maybe when I started the year in 2nd grade, but now that I am in 1st no way! :(

Jing Photo Capture

This is the photo I chose to capture. This week my first graders are learning about dinosaurs in their reading series. I thought it would be good to give them some background knowledge. I chose to use United Streaming. Therefore, I captured the beginning of what the video would be, and all of the information that the video covers. This way it can be discussed before and after the video.

I have decided to use this a lot in my classroom because it gives the students a lot of opportunities to brainstorm and predict what may or may not happen. They love it. We have been doing this with all of our weekly stories, and believe it or not their scores have improved. Whether it be from this or not, I have not decided. I think that is a wonderful way to incorporate the ISTE NETS T Standard #2 in the classroom.

Intel Ranking Tool Week: 2

This is my Visual Ranking Tool Project. I chose to work with the book, Horton Hears a Who.

Here is my Project: It includes the Groups and Passwords, as well as an image of my ranking tool activity.

Visual Ranking Project

Project Site:

Ranking Activity

And just in case anyone needs the groups and passwords, here they are:

Group 1 Password: first
Group 2 Password: second
Group 3 Password: third
Group 4 Password: fourth

The Teacher ID for login is: Sailorgal329@aol.com

* This again is a great project for students to create their own. I really think upper grade levels would have a blast with this. This porject yet again goes hand in hand with the ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2 due to all of the evaluating and tools being put forth and used.

Intel: Week Two: Monday

I went in in Intel and compared my group (group 5) with all of the other groups. Our group had the highest correlation with group 1. We had an average correlation of .90 between the two groups. We only disagreed with having one switched. The group in which we had the lowest correlation with was group 3. We had a negative correlation of -.20. We had all of our answers in different places. As a group we averaged with the class a positive correlation of .90.

I think this would be a great assignment to incorporate Science and Math. The students would do the research and then they would collect the data and compare it amongst other classmates. I know for a fact this corresponds with many math and science content standards as well as, ISTE NETS T standards #1 and #2 for justifying their material and using technological tools.

Intel:Civil War

The following are the rankings as to the cause of the Civil War:

1. Economic Differences: The North had the factories and cotton mills, and the manufacturing distributors whereas; the South had the agricultural aspect. Because of this the North was buying the cotton for cheap and making clothing, then selling it back to the South as a manufactured product for more of an expense.

2. States Rights: This was the fact that the states had the right to make their laws and the Federal Government had no say in it. This was basically the dispute between the Federal Government and the states over the states rights. The states wanted to keep their rights as to what they wanted to do and could do.

3. Slavery: The slaves were the number one investment for the Southerners. Because of this the Southerners feared conflict with the North, and if this would come about then they wouldn’t be ensured the loyalty of non-slaveholders in to the economic and social systems.

4: The Abolition Movement: Without slavery this would have never taken place. The abolishment of slavery was proclaimed in the Emancipation Proclamation announced by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This proclaimed that officially all slaves would be freed from the states not in the Union hands.

5. Election of Lincoln: The southerners were outraged at the fact that Lincoln was selected president. They did not like his beliefs on state rights or his beliefs on slavery. He had no intention of ending slavery as to where it was happening at the time. This began the attacks on Fort Sumter.

I used the following links to justify my rankings:

What Caused the Civil War

Causes of Secession

The Civil War and Emancipation

The American Civil War

* Not to mention that my Dad helped me. He is a huge History buff! :) Thanks dad!

Podcast #1

The script in which I created was based on the lesson plan in which I will teach to my 1st grade students based on a Social Studies Unit.

Podcast Script

*The readings came from the 1st grade Social Studies Manual/ Unit 2


I created my Podcast using Audicity. I then uploaded it to Podbean.




This was a very easy process, I did have trouble with the audio files, so I just used my mic and cut and pasted.

The overall project was fun, however I became very stressed with podbean because it was so slow and it would not load the correct pages that I needed when I needed.

I did like this project well enough to want to incorporate it in my classroom using ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2. Since I am a 1st grade teacher now, I thought this would be a great way to record students reading their weekly story, so not only I can see and improvement in their reading skills and abilities, but the students can as well. I will get to use this soon I hope, and will let everyone know the results I recieve from my students and their activity sheets.

Podcast #2

Here is the lesson plan I created. This is actually the lesson plan that I used today in my classroom.

Lesson Plan

I also created an activity sheet for the students to fill out on the program since this is the first time they will see it and use it. I will go over the sheet with them prior to the use, but since they are only in 1st grade, I made it rather simple.

Activity Sheet

The assessment I chose to use is a rubric. However, I chose to just base it on the actually reading of the story because this is the students' first time using the voice maker to create a podcast. I do not think it would be practical to grade/assess them on the application until they are totally familiar with it and are able to use it on their own. Therefore, my rubric deals with the aspects in which the students use their voice to read the story orally.

Assessment/Rubric

ISTE NETS T Standard #1 could be incorporated with this assignment due to the fact that I created a rubric to use.

Assessment Form

To start, this was so hard for me to understand and I am really not sure why. I had trouble locating this form in Google to begin with. Oh well, I finally figured it out and decided to make a quiz for my students on their Solar System chapter. This is a great application and I will definitely be using it in my classroom. I think that my new 1st graders will be able to use this as well. This is a wonderful program and so easy to use once you figure it out!

I created my form in:
Google Docs Templates

My Assessment:
Solar System Quiz



Although, I plan on using this in my classroom, I really do not see a need in teaching this young of students how to make an assessment. If I were to have an older grade level I would consider this because they could create assessments to practice for tests. This would be considered using ISTE NETS T Standard #1 and the students would be learning how to integrate their studies and evaluate their answers without even realizing it! :)

Rubric

I created a rubric for my everyday use, if I choose to use it. This rubric can be used with each of my students in my 1st grade classroom. I can use it to assess our time during Reading. I thought this would be a good idea since we now have 90 minutes of uninterrupted teaching. Maybe this will help keep the kids focused for that long period of time.


I created my rubric using:

Rubistar

This is a great program and I do believe anyone could use it. I have used this site many times for assessments in Undergrad school. It was definitely a hit for student teaching and the huge unit we had to create. I give it 4 stars!!! :)

I also want to include that I could have my students easily create their own rubrics to evaluate each others papers for writing or for the reading program we use. This reading program has the students read their story and it records their voice. Having a rubric could help the students improve their fluency. This could be adapted by using ISTE NETS T Standard #1.

Movie Maker/Moving Pictures

This was an interesting assignment. I looked forever to download the Windows Movie Maker program, only for a friend to tell me it was already on my computer! Ha! I created a movie based on my Powerpoint project dealing with the Solar System. I plan to show it to my class, just to show them what they can do with movies.

I really don't think, since my students are so young, that they could actually do this assignment on their own. I thought that maybe as a class, we could create a movie together that we could save and show their parents and or other students in their grade level. This would be a great way to incorporate all standards and objects such as: reading, science, social studies, and ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2! They will be able to evaluate all information and through communication provide a tool that will provide information from what they have learned and created.

Presentation Games

This was quite a fun assignment. I had fun playing around and coming up with questions that corresponded to the study guide PowerPoint I made for the Solar System. I had a little trouble with the actions and get frustrated, but when I left the computer for dinner and came back I was able to figure it all out! Therefore, I decided to make a Solar System Jeopardy game. I think my students would really enjoy it.

Here is the link:

Solar System Jeopardy


When I was in 10Th and 11Th grade, my teacher used this application to help us review for tests the day before. It was actually very helpful and I believe I will use it in my own classroom as well! :) This will be a fun way for students to not only learn, but will be a great way to review for their reading, vocabulary, and spelling tests. I may also use this to incorporate math and the ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2 so that I am able to cover all of this this semester! :)

Pecha Kucha

Wow, to be honest I was totally lost on this assignment to begin with. Then after I started I still wasn't sure if I was on the right track on not. But anyhow, I decided to make a PowerPoint presentation that I could easily inform people/teachers on incentives. They are wonderful. I have began using them this year in my 1st grade class to help with my students' behaviors and focus. I have started my action research using this as one of my methods of action and have gotten positive results for my data. I really love this strategy and think many others should use it as well.

This is definitely a great project to learn because it was fast and easily accessible. It would help all teachers because they would be able to incorporate ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2 and still be able to provide the students that missed with these standards as well. I could definitely give the presentation then save it and anyone could view it that missed it or wanted to review it. I just hope I ended up doing it correctly using slideshare.

The site I used to upload my presentation was Slideshare

What are Incentives and How Do They Work?

What Are Incentives And How Do They Work

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Photo Story

This is my photo story. I decided since it had to be based on the content I would teach, that I would use material I recently was able to obtain. I went to Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend. When I returned my students wanted to know all about my trip and what the meaning behind all of it was. Luckily, soon after was Constitution day and I was able to tie it all together. Every grade level builds on the background of our becoming a nation and the independence that we have received thanks to our founding fathers. Therefore, I really enjoyed making this photo story to show my students. I think the history behind it means a lot and that each and every student would be able to carry the information over to broaden their education.

I would definitely use this in my classroom because it has a different take on how the material is presented and would certainly hold a child's attention. Not to mention it would cover ISTE NETS T Standard #2 by being able to use appropriate technology tools.

The only trouble I had with this project was the fact that I could not get a mic to work with my new laptop mini. The mini does not have a disc drive, therefore I wasn't able to download the program off the CD. I am going to have to investigate and see if there is a program on the computer compatible with the mic so I can have it for the future assignments. Since there was no talking, I made sure that I had music with words. I hope you enjoy!

Power Point #1

Creating this Power Point was fun. I based it on the Solar System. Since I am currently teaching second grade, I found it fitting to make the Power Point to go along with our first Science unit. It took a few hours to create, but I enjoyed it and think the students will find very beneficial for their test. However, I found that once I uploaded it to Google Doc, that the sound was gone and that my pictures did not have the animation that they do on my computer. I am not sure how to fix that either. If anyone does please let me know. My Power Point... The Solar System I do not think that my second graders would be able to create one of these on their own, I may be surprised. I do think that this will be better than standing in front of the room lecturing and just looking at their Science books. I hope they enjoy it! This project could be implemented easily for upper grade levels if they would consider both ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2!

Jackson Pollock

This was a very difficult assignment. I found it hard to even use the application. I wasn't sure how to start because nothing ever loaded. Then I moved my mouse and a huge orange blob appeared. I kept moving my mouse around and made what I guess would be my master piece. This was a hard process to control. Then when I was finished, I tried scrolling up and down to find where to save and I couldn't find anywhere to do that. I then thought how in the world am I going to be able to save this and post it to my blog. Once I sat there for a while I remember that I could use the prnt scrn button and just add it to paint. So, when I finished playing around with the pollock application, I copied it and pasted the painting into paint. I then uploaded it to Google Docs and published it as a webpage. It was a hard process and I was able to over come the fact that I could not control the color or size of what I was actually doing with this application by just moving my mouse at different speeds.

This is the web page I used: Pollock

My Master Piece: My Pollock Painting

I think using this is the classroom would frustrate many of my students. If I had trouble with this, then I am sure they definitely would. Although it would cover ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2, I just feel that there is too much stress to actually incorporate this into a lesson that I may teach!

Self Portrait

Ok, this was a fun assignment!

I only ran into a few problems that were difficult. I thought it was hard to change the color of facial features because the whole entire part turned that color. Instead of just the eyeball the whole eye and eyelid changed to green, so I had to scratch that! I also thought it was hard to make things the right size. It took me a while to figure out all of the buttons and options that I could use. However, after playing with it for a few minutes it was easier to work. I tried my best and this is the best representation of myslef that I could make. (there were not a lot of options)

My Picasso Head

The program I used was:

Picasso Head

I think this would be a great way for students to create art in art class. After they have learned about famous artist they could create their own art. This will show how much the students actually learned about the specific artist. I also believe that this would be able to cover both ISTE NETS T Standards #1 and #2 because of the creativity, use of tools, and development of new ideas. :)

Photoshop Express

I have chosen a picture of my husband and I at out rehearsal for our wedding.





This is right after our pastor presented us as Mr. and Mrs. Tomorrow! :)

This picture came from My Wedding Album !

After finally getting into Photoshop, I was able to edit the red eyes, change the saturation and exposure, as well as adding a black and white fancy border.

Here is the final product:

Wedding Rehearsal

I think this would be a great project for students. It gives them the opportunity to be creative as well as express themselves by incorporating the ISTE NETS T Standard #1 in order to show expression in ways which the original image was not able to.

I am sure I will play around with this program more. Just as I would like for my students to do when they are introduced to something new!

Web Album

I chose to create an album containing some of my wedding photos. The photos are from the rehearsal all the way through the reception. They are candid pictures, not the real photography pictures. The wedding took place in Charleston, my hometown, and was actually at the State Capital. We had our reception at the Charleston Civic Center. I created my album in Pacassa (a program on google). I hope it is easy to view and that you enjoy it!


I really think this is a great concept to teach students. Many times in class there is the opportunity to have show and tell. This would be the perfect way for a student to share all of the pictures from a trip or a family vacation. I also think this was an easy program to use and that if given the opportunity that the students too will find it easy and a successful project for a technology aspect of ISTE NETS T Standard #2 used within the classroom.