My Final Technology Post

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For my third and final technology I used a program called Gliffy. This program is similar to our wiki application in which other users are able to access and change or add information. I think it's a wonderful tool to use if you were making a family tree. Each generation could add family names that they remember instead of one person doing all the work. It contains different shapes and templates so any type of chart can be created. I think this will be helpful when a group needs to put together a flow chart and are unable to meet outside the class.

TAKE A LOOK AT MY PHOTO SHOW!

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Na2DN5FR

This was a lot of fun! I created my photo show using a very easy site called Road Runner. They provided a step to step tutorial and a podcast to help guide me through the process. It was so easy to download my photos and customize my show. The first step was to download some of my favorite pictures I had on my computer to the Road Runner site. The next step was adding comments to my pictures. Lastly, I choose a theme and the music. Very simple! I really enjoyed using this technology and will definitely use it in the near future. I'm planning on making a photo show for each of the kids on my sons' baseball teams at the end of the season. I've always wanted to know how to do this and now I do! Yeah!!

RSS Feed

I love this application! I've been accessing my feeds this week and have found them to be very useful and interesting. I had never previously heard of an RSS feed but the podcast demo I watched on it really helped me understand it's uses and conveniences. Either I'm getting more computer "savvy" or this was the easiest application we've had yet. I really like that I don't have to google these searches anymore. They give me up to date information on the sites that are interesting to me. This is definitely an application I will keep and use as much as I can. It will be so useful to have when I become a teacher and am looking for new ideas for my curriculum. Wow!

Social Bookmarking Site

http://delicious.com/jcoons

I was actually able to figure this out myself!Thanks for the detailed directions!

The Benefits Of Trees Non Linear Power Point

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The Benefits Of Trees Non Linear Power Point

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Podcast

This is my podcast I did using Windows Movie Maker. I talk about using a web camera and how helpful they are in businesses, schools and for personal use. My biggest battle was trying to figure out how to post it to my blog. I hope this is what was expected. I started second guessing myself after I had seen others posting music. So, I spent the day trying to get a media player on my blog that I could actually download songs to. I probably have very little memory left on my computer because I have downloaded so many applications. The WEB 2.0 might as well have been written in Chinese!! Do I sound a little frustrated? OK... I'm better now. I hope all of you are having better luck.