BP#6_2009112_Web2.0: Vuvox
video
Hello! The great clip at the start of my post here was made at http://www.vuvox.com/
This site hosts very sophisticated media mashers - they combine sound, still images, and video images into one dynamic presentation. There are three different Vuvox studios which offer different types of interaction. The one I created above was made in the Vuvox Studio, which offers mash programs already designed that just pull your pictures and sound into an artist-designed template.
The example above showcases a recent project completed by my students, where they used GarageBand to create a background track and wrote a melody on their instrument to add to their song. The Vuvox video shows photos from the project, and the audio clips are two of the students' finished products (my full video is longer and features multiple students). I think this is how I'll primarily use this tool at school, as a presentation tool for me. My students and their parents will enjoy this fun example of what we did at school. The site is completely free and offers many options. It's possible that at some point I'll invite my students to use it as well, but it is primarily helpful as a way to showcase their work and our music program.
Some of the other tools on Vuvox, besides the Studio which I’ve used, offer more options and may be better suited for a long-term project. I am looking forward to exploring these advanced tools more and brainstorming ways of using them. If nothing else, I learn over and over that my students have great ideas when I turn them lose with a new tool!
Posted by Erin at 5:35 PM
Labels: Web2.0 vuvox education
2 comments:
cmills said...
Erin,
This was a very impressive project. It seems you are really providing excellent opportunities for your students. Keepo up the good work.
8:29 PM
RenaJ said...
Erin, this is something I discovered through teaching video and television production. If you give them the opportunity and let them go...guiding, supporting and encouraging as they go...they do AMAZING things. And they teach you back! Great post and video!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
BP24_2009122_From_Michael_McCurdy
Sunday, December 6, 2009
BP9_2009122_FlickrLesson
user created graphic from Screenshots of Flicker and Microsoft Words Clipart Gallery
Okay Science Teachers this is as an awesome lesson!
http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/?WTSESSID=0e92a7c24f1a09ca4bb5c29fab2ee548&/1/iVar/279
The creator of the lesson uses digital camera to take photos of cells and tissue samples as seen under a microscope.
The students are taught how to properly use a microscope.
The students are taught how digitally photograph the microscope samples.
Students then upload the photos to Flickr and tagged the photos with the appropriate descriptions.
Lastly, the students compare similar tissue samples for looking for photos with matching tags.
This lesson could be easily adapted for almost any subject area.
Physical Education - students upload photos of various callisthenic exercises (push-ups, pull-ups, etc). These photos are tagged with the targeted muscle groups for each exercise. Student would then have a resource to use when tested on which exercise develops a specific muscle group.
Music – Students upload photos of various instruments. The photos would be tagged according to instrument type (brass, woodwind, percussion, string), instrument range (bass, tenor, alto, soprano), uses in music genres (jazz, classical, rock, etc.), etc.
Art – Photos could be uploaded of various art techniques (tessellations, perspectives, etc.), tagged with those techniques, and used for comparison and contrast.
Math (Geometry/Trigonometry) - Students upload photos/jpeg graphics of formulas. Students upload photos of graphs. Students would tag both sets of photos with the name of the graph (parabola, hyperbola, etc.). Students would be able to develop an Online Flash card system.
English – Students upload photos/jpeg graphics of sentence types/writing errors (imperatives, declaratives, exclamatory, interrogatives, fragments, active voice, passive voice, double-negatives, proper/improper subject-verb agreement. Students tag photos/graphics with correct type of sentence/writing error, and compare similarities.
NOTE ON TAGGING: If you use double-quotation marks around two words, Flickr records it as one tag. Blue Moon = 2 tags blue, moon, but “Blue Moon” = 1 tag, Blue Moon.
As a part-time photographer, I used to simply think of Flickr as a nice online sharing network for photographers, after this week’s reading and this Blog post, I really beginning to see the versatility in so many Web 2.0 tools.
BP9_2009122_FlickrLesson
user created graphic from Screenshots of Flicker and Microsoft Words Clipart Gallery
Okay Science Teachers this is as an awesome lesson!
http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/?WTSESSID=0e92a7c24f1a09ca4bb5c29fab2ee548&/1/iVar/279
The creator of the lesson uses digital camera to take photos of cells and tissue samples as seen under a microscope.
The students are taught how to properly use a microscope.
The students are taught how digitally photograph the microscope samples.
Students then upload the photos to Flickr and tagged the photos with the appropriate descriptions.
Lastly, the students compare similar tissue samples for looking for photos with matching tags.
This lesson could be easily adapted for almost any subject area.
Physical Education - students upload photos of various callisthenic exercises (push-ups, pull-ups, etc). These photos are tagged with the targeted muscle groups for each exercise. Student would then have a resource to use when tested on which exercise develops a specific muscle group.
Music – Students upload photos of various instruments. The photos would be tagged according to instrument type (brass, woodwind, percussion, string), instrument range (bass, tenor, alto, soprano), uses in music genres (jazz, classical, rock, etc.), etc.
Art – Photos could be uploaded of various art techniques (tessellations, perspectives, etc.), tagged with those techniques, and used for comparison and contrast.
Math (Geometry/Trigonometry) - Students upload photos/jpeg graphics of formulas. Students upload photos of graphs. Students would tag both sets of photos with the name of the graph (parabola, hyperbola, etc.). Students would be able to develop an Online Flash card system.
English – Students upload photos/jpeg graphics of sentence types/writing errors (imperatives, declaratives, exclamatory, interrogatives, fragments, active voice, passive voice, double-negatives, proper/improper subject-verb agreement. Students tag photos/graphics with correct type of sentence/writing error, and compare similarities.
NOTE ON TAGGING: If you use double-quotation marks around two words, Flickr records it as one tag. Blue Moon = 2 tags blue, moon, but “Blue Moon” = 1 tag, Blue Moon.
As a part-time photographer, I used to simply think of Flickr as a nice online sharing network for photographers, after this week’s reading and this Blog post, I really beginning to see the versatility in so many Web 2.0 tools.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Woopid from Tim Bemiller - Check it out!
BP10_2009112_Web 2.0 Tool_Woopid
Woopid is a web 2.0 tool that allows you to watch free technology training videos. Students can get help and answers for their computer and gadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and tons of different applications. This service sort of reminds me of Lynda.com, but with one big difference. It’s free.
There are multiple uses for the classroom in this web 2.0 tool. I think that students need a site like this one to help them when a teacher is not around. If a student can go online and in minutes find a free tutorial to help them finish a project, I say that is invaluable. With “bundles” the site groups up related videos for the user to easily access. If I wanted to learn about a program all I need to do is find the bundle associated with that file and presto, I have 10 or so videos thoroughly explaining aspects of the program.
Another very interesting feature is custom tutorials. You can have tutorials created for you by Woopid. When you click on the "Request Tutorial" button, you can describe what you're looking to have explained to you. The tutorials are in the same video format as every other tutorial on the Woopid site. Once requested, a Woopid representative will communicate with the user to iron out all of the details.
I have been looking for a site like this one for a while now and I am glad to have found this one. I recommend this site for anyone looking for a free alternative to high priced tutorial sites.
Woopid is a web 2.0 tool that allows you to watch free technology training videos. Students can get help and answers for their computer and gadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and tons of different applications. This service sort of reminds me of Lynda.com, but with one big difference. It’s free.
There are multiple uses for the classroom in this web 2.0 tool. I think that students need a site like this one to help them when a teacher is not around. If a student can go online and in minutes find a free tutorial to help them finish a project, I say that is invaluable. With “bundles” the site groups up related videos for the user to easily access. If I wanted to learn about a program all I need to do is find the bundle associated with that file and presto, I have 10 or so videos thoroughly explaining aspects of the program.
Another very interesting feature is custom tutorials. You can have tutorials created for you by Woopid. When you click on the "Request Tutorial" button, you can describe what you're looking to have explained to you. The tutorials are in the same video format as every other tutorial on the Woopid site. Once requested, a Woopid representative will communicate with the user to iron out all of the details.
I have been looking for a site like this one for a while now and I am glad to have found this one. I recommend this site for anyone looking for a free alternative to high priced tutorial sites.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
From Erin Lodes...
"I also like the forward-thinking message of social bookmarking, which suggests that being savvy in the way you collect and organize information is most important. Educause’s “7 Things You Should Know About Social Networking” shares that “Tagging information resources with keywords has the potential to change how we store and find information. It may become less important to know and remember where information was found and more important to know how to retrieve it using a framework created by and shared with peers and colleagues” (Lomas, 2005). The message here is a good one for 21st century teachers who are diligent about demonstrating to their students how to be connoisseurs of what the internet has to offer."
RenaJ said...
This is so important for people to understand. It is one of the keys to why education needs to change. Students don't need to memorize all the information. They need only know where to look and how to analyze it for validity! Great post, Erin!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
BP23_2009104_Mango Lauguages' Response to Michael's Post
BP#11_20091021_Web2.0_tools_R&B_Mango_Languages
This Web 2.0 tool, Mango Languages, seems like it is a great tool, however it violates my "rule number one: it is not free! Being in education has defiantly made me a bit conflicted. On the one hand I do not mind paying for good applications, however, if I plan on using them in the classroom I want them to be free as I do not want to limit the students' access be using something that they cannot use at home (forcing them to buy the product).
Mango Languages currently has only nine language packs for English speakers trying to learn a new language, and also has 3 foreign languages to English. This is a major limitation even though the nine languages are probably the most common ones that students would choose. Mango Languages uses a simple slideshow format to walk the learner through lessons including pronunciation, color-coding the parts of speech for visual learners and constant review for mastery. I did find that this software was a bit too redundant, however that may have just been because it was lesson one, which is all you can demo for free.
Access to the full version of Mango will allow the user access to not just up to one hundred lessons in the chosen language, in some cases, but also grammar and culture notes to help gain a better understanding of concepts and cultural differenced within the chosen language.
Having an account with Mango Languages also allows you to access your lessons from any location, however the charge is steep. A three month subscription will run the user $160 per course and a twelve month subscription is $345. The one very nice thing about this is that it seems to be available at many libraries, and after searching near my home in Florida; I found that it is, in fact, registered in the three libraries in my area.
image from Mango Languages. Retrieved October 20, 2009 from:http://www.mangolanguages.com/lesson/view/5
Posted by Michael at 11:58 AM
1 comments:
Beverly.Cornell said...
Hi Michael -
We truly appreciate you taking the time to talk about online language learning and especially our program.
Language learning is on the rise and having people like you share their thoughts on the available resources helps spread the cause.
I understand your concern for a free system. You are correct, we have a consumer purchase program but most people use the Mango Languages system for free through their local library. Our language program is currently offered to 40 million people in the U.S. via remote access through the internet at no charge from their local libraries. Users can visit http://mangolanguages.com and enter their zip code to find the nearlest library that offers the language services. If we are not available at a library a patron should request us and that will encourage availablity.
I did notice you are located in Germany and while we are expanding, right now we are only in North America and Australia. We hope to come to your area soon.
In addition, we have exciting news! We are coming out with 20 languages and 14 ESL programs by the end of this year. We will continue a strong new product, language and feature roll out throughout 2010.
Lastly, We love our librarian clients and patrons, we hope to continue to serve them for many more years.
Beverly Cornell
Social Media Director
Mango Languages
October 23, 2009 10:06 AM
This Web 2.0 tool, Mango Languages, seems like it is a great tool, however it violates my "rule number one: it is not free! Being in education has defiantly made me a bit conflicted. On the one hand I do not mind paying for good applications, however, if I plan on using them in the classroom I want them to be free as I do not want to limit the students' access be using something that they cannot use at home (forcing them to buy the product).
Mango Languages currently has only nine language packs for English speakers trying to learn a new language, and also has 3 foreign languages to English. This is a major limitation even though the nine languages are probably the most common ones that students would choose. Mango Languages uses a simple slideshow format to walk the learner through lessons including pronunciation, color-coding the parts of speech for visual learners and constant review for mastery. I did find that this software was a bit too redundant, however that may have just been because it was lesson one, which is all you can demo for free.
Access to the full version of Mango will allow the user access to not just up to one hundred lessons in the chosen language, in some cases, but also grammar and culture notes to help gain a better understanding of concepts and cultural differenced within the chosen language.
Having an account with Mango Languages also allows you to access your lessons from any location, however the charge is steep. A three month subscription will run the user $160 per course and a twelve month subscription is $345. The one very nice thing about this is that it seems to be available at many libraries, and after searching near my home in Florida; I found that it is, in fact, registered in the three libraries in my area.
image from Mango Languages. Retrieved October 20, 2009 from:http://www.mangolanguages.com/lesson/view/5
Posted by Michael at 11:58 AM
1 comments:
Beverly.Cornell said...
Hi Michael -
We truly appreciate you taking the time to talk about online language learning and especially our program.
Language learning is on the rise and having people like you share their thoughts on the available resources helps spread the cause.
I understand your concern for a free system. You are correct, we have a consumer purchase program but most people use the Mango Languages system for free through their local library. Our language program is currently offered to 40 million people in the U.S. via remote access through the internet at no charge from their local libraries. Users can visit http://mangolanguages.com and enter their zip code to find the nearlest library that offers the language services. If we are not available at a library a patron should request us and that will encourage availablity.
I did notice you are located in Germany and while we are expanding, right now we are only in North America and Australia. We hope to come to your area soon.
In addition, we have exciting news! We are coming out with 20 languages and 14 ESL programs by the end of this year. We will continue a strong new product, language and feature roll out throughout 2010.
Lastly, We love our librarian clients and patrons, we hope to continue to serve them for many more years.
Beverly Cornell
Social Media Director
Mango Languages
October 23, 2009 10:06 AM
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