Here is how you upload a file

1. the file must have one of the following extensions found below where the section states upload2. choose the file ( this means that you have to save the item; when I know that I am going to use a file, I say a copy to the desktop)3. You don’t have to give it a title but you can ( I recomend that it be no more than two words)4. Once that is done hit the upload button5. Another window pops up that provides a menu choose File  and send to editor 6.3_edit_clip.pdf It will appear like the one above7. hit save or publish8 check the web blog site 

here are some more!

more projects on the ecological footprint!

jaycobkitain.ppt 

samanthabethanygrant.ppt 

taneashaleslie-adrienne.ppt  

eloy.ppt

More EcoFootprints

          Worker bees

Where are those EcoFootprints going?

Hello team,

I am posting more pictures of your students working on their projects.  You are all doing so well. Please use this blog to present questions for me. I need your imput to permit to know what I need to do while I am spending these last two preparation days with all of you.

I have read what all of you have decided to use for your final products. I am well versed in the software and I cannot wait to see what your students have done.

 Fondly Mary

Check list

checklist   I have made the check list into a pdf.

Hi all there is on the information site that Peggy provided for all of you and the tutorials will help you.

Please look at your Beep site and atomic learning site. You can also go to our WIKI resource site: Http://pbltech.org

Please remember that if students use Powerpoints as their storyboards and want to use the slides as part of their movies, you must export the slides to a .tiff  extension.  The menu will drop down and provide the choice. These items now can be saved to desktop and then they can be dragged and dropped into the iMovie story board  when needed.

Please use this site to post your thoughts and questions.  Please don’t forget to use pages(publisher in Microsoft) and keynote(PowerPoint) software.

Mary

Checklists that you can modify for your projects …

and will help you keep track of student activity.

Checklist   

Acccessing copyright friendly images for learning iMovie

I created a web page with some resources pulled from Discovery Learning United Streaming. Follow the directions and links through the web page below to access these resources. Let’s learn how to create a Podcast or iMovie about “What the Pledge to the Flag” means to me.

http://blogs.browardschools.com/glides/melivingston/Site/Sample%20Web%20Lesson.html

How to create a project using Comic Life

Comic Life is an easy to use tool for presenting information using a Comic interface. But don’t be fooled… you can learn a lot and you can show that you have learned a lot and have thought deeply about a topic of research using the graphical interface of Comic Life. Download the attached “how to” document and try it out!

Research Tools – New Tools to Use

So you have to write a research paper… or create a multimedia research project… how do you start?

Start your research in the BEEP student portal:
http://beep.browardschools.com
Click on the link to the Student Portal.

Learn how to search the web, and learn strategies for getting the best results:
• Click on Doorway # 4: Software Tools.
• Go to Atomic Learning
• Click on Our Tutorials
• Choose Searching the Web – Intro

Do you know when to use Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button?
• Searching the Web – Advanced

Do you know how to find pages that are no longer on the web… pages like your own My Space page from 4 years ago?

Check out the online encyclopedias, multimedia resources, and reference databases through doorway # 2: research and homework help. Don’t forget save a copy of the citations with your notes.

If you need help focusing or defining a topic of research:

Noodletools Check out this page when you’re asking, “I need help to define my topic…”
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

Noodlequest is an interactive search version of Noodletools at:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

When you search for information on the Internet, there are many different search engines to use. Some you will be familiar with – such as Google and Yahoo – but others may be new to you – such as Clusty and Grokker. See below for more information and links to these great search engines.

GOOGLE http://www.google.com
Don’t just put words in the search field. Use Google’s Advanced Search to narrow your search. For example, you can seach by domain name – the endings of web addresses – to find quality resources. Searches for sites at “.edu” are from US universities and colleges. Sites ending “.gov” are from government organizations, and sites ending “.org” are from organizations.

Or search by date restrictions. Why search a hundred years of records about Pluto, when what you really want to know is why (in 2006) scientists decided that Pluto is no longer a planet.

Google resource on Search Basics at:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html

YAHOO http://www.yahoo.com

If you are you still searching for the right topic or focus, try these:

Google Directory is a tool where you can search by categories of information, such as the Arts, Sports, or History at http://www.google.com/dirhp

Ask http://www.ask.com/ (formerly Ask Jeeves) allows you to “Narrow your search” at

Clusty http://clusty.com/ groups results into topics, or “clusters,” for better search and discovery

Grokker http://www.grokker.com/ simultaneously searches a host of content sources looking for the most relevant information. Grokker then categorizes and displays those results visually to explore and manage the results.