Mirriah+Elliott

=**Monday **=


 * Big Idea:** iPod/iPhone

> Appshopper.com > SaiSuke: google calendar $9.99 > Evernote.com: notes all synchronized to one location > SoundPaper $4.99 iPad > Remember the Milk (to do list) RTM $25 a year > File syncing: www.Getdropbox.com > UStream: free > > Online Photo Storing: > Flikr > Smugmug > Bloosom > > Tracking/Check in/Mapping Application > Loopt > Foursquare > Gowalla > Around Me > Geocache > My POI’s (point of interest_Google Map to find things-places & items) $.99 > MotionX > Shazam: figures out song playing > Sportacular Pro-alerts for individual games > Yelp > Red Lazer: barcode check how much it costs elsewhere > > Translators: > Babelshot > Jibbigo > > Run Pee Mobile: movie which time is best to leave-tells you what you missed > > Games: > Airport Mania $.99 Thinking game > iSudoku > Unisudoku > Words with Friends $2.99 > Proloquo 2 go: great for sped > Star Walk: constellations > Iridium Flares > Offical NASA > iStudiez Pro: lesson plans > NewsRack: Reading $4.99 > GoodReader$.99 Great app transfers files > > Music: > Ocarina > Audio Boo: record files > Pandora > > Young kids > Baloonimals > ABC animals > Wheels on the Bus > Dragon Dictation-dictate > iMagnify > Stanza > Read it Later > Bookmark > Flash Cards > Flashcard Touch: Quizlet.com > Flashcards Deluxe > Roller Coaster Physics > MotionX GPS-great for hiking to see path > Crazy Machines > Articles > iTranslate Plus > Google Earth > iReward > iStudiez Pro
 * iTouch/iPhone App Support Group 2010
 * Applicious.com


 * Tuesday **

> Dr. Howard DiBasi > www.toolsfortheclassroom.com > www.drhowie.com > > Google Alerts: can use 5 free items every time they are hit through Google. school website > > Only PDF: 21st Century Learning filetype:pdf (could be ppt, doc, …) > More search tools: left hand corner > Wonder Wheel > Timeline
 * Big Idea:** Google
 * Oh, the Things you can do with Google Forms
 * Google: 25 Things you didn't know it could do (8/30)
 * www.tammyworcester.com


 * Wednesday **

> > Camera Shake: tripod, stabalize, night or celebrity mode > Issues we find: > Focus-little box > Camera Shake-lighting > SanDisk Extreme 3 > > Look for lines > Space makes you think > Shoot High/Shoot Low > If I see another posed photo-tell people to laugh as hard as you can > > Backgrounds: > Look at distracting backgrounds: change angle/location > > Missing the Moment-camera needs enough light > Too much flash > Too little flash: use flash during day-fill light > > Optical Zoom vs. Digital Zoom (magnifying glass-blows pixels up-bad idea-can turn off) > > Pixels: print images at 160 DPI-the less dots per inch the larger the picture can be printed > > Image Size Box: in photoshop-tells resolution > 200 for printing > To set DPI: uncheck resample image-check in specific height and width that you want > The more you crop the more you are loosing pixels > Change the size of your image will diminish the printable size of the photo > > Aperture priority > Depth of field > Portrait mode-background in soft focus > Have to get close-portrait mode > Landscape mode-everything in photo is in focus: takes a long time to take photo-stability an issue > > Photo Editing: > Photoshop-always save an original > White balance: image enhance-auto color > Picture too dark-image adjustment –enhance lighting levels-layers- > Change exposure, light compensation > Dark photos can be recovered
 * Big Idea:** Digital Photos
 * The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Shooting Digital Pictures Effectively
 * Photos:


 * Keynote and other Special Sessions **

> http://www.tinyurl.com/ISTEmashUp2 > www.wallwisher.com/wall/ISTEmashUp > http://senduit.com/005669 > http://discoveryedspeakersbureau.com > >
 * Big Idea:** Mash-Ups
 * Mash Media: New Web, Old Media, and your own Stuff
 * Mash-Up the Classroom
 * http://tinyurl.com/ISTEmashUp

In my own fifth grade classroom, I will continue to utilize technology, but now at a greater level. I am excited to start using educational iPod/iPhone apps in my classroom for children who need an extension or for those who need practice. Through this conference, I am now aware of the multitude of applications available to use in the classroom. Blogs are now going to be a large part of my mathematics instruction. I have created a blog where I will post open-ended math problems and students will respond. Students will post the answer as well an explanation of their thought process on how they solved the problems. The goal of this project will be to see how many different techniques and algorithms can be used to solve the same problem. Students will be expected to respond at least once a week. They will have opportunities during class or may do so from home if they have Internet access. I am excited to incorporate podcasts and vodcasts into my classroom. My students can utilize podcasts and vodcasts by viewing those that I find to supplement my lessons as well as by creating their own. I plan on enriching our curriculum by having students create both podcasts and vodcasts to demonstrate their understanding once material is taught. These will then be used for other students to view so they can gain additional insight on a topic. I believe students learn by teaching and podcasts and vodcasts provide students with a method of presenting information to others in a fun and engaging way. I was unaware of Google docs prior to ISTE. I will now use these for checklists and assessments using a coworker’s iPad. I learned of the numerous possibilities of how to use Google documents such as spreadsheets, lesson plans, calendars and schedules, moderated journals, class voting and self-check quizzes. I currently use checklists and spreadsheets for my assessments continuously throughout the school day (as well as in the evenings and weekends when grading!!!). The spreadsheets I currently use are paper copy form so I am continuously bringing them back and forth between school and home. With Google documents I am able to access my assessment data from any computer. Digital photography was another aspect that I learned more about during the ISTE conference. I am now aware of the composition while taking photos of my students and their work, as well as the aspects of my camera. I will incorporate photo editing into my curriculum by creating enriching projects based on my own students’ work. The most impressive aspect of the conference was learning Mash-Ups. I was completely unfamiliar with Mash-Ups prior to the conference. While touring the student showcases, I was introduced to the concept by a group of middle school students. They were empowered by creating their own Mash-Ups based on the curriculum they were learning in their classes. They used Google Maps, podcasts already created and voice-overs to create original works based on previous content. After speaking with the students and learning what they were involved in, I became more interested in this concept. I then decided to attend a Spotlight session on Mash-Ups. Here I learned more about creating my own Mash-Ups as well as having my own students partake in creating their own. I am motivated to have students work in teams to create Mash-Ups after learning different units in my classroom. This will be a good assessment for me to determine what students have learned as well as a wonderful opportunity to have students delve deeper with a concept. This is the true idea of multifaceted learning. Students will be synthesizing information and creating something new to demonstrate their understanding, which others can also learn from. Students are naturally engaged and eager to create and learn more when lessons are hands-on and entertaining.
 * Implications for your Classroom **