http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3551800/Character
Above is the link for the sweet web tool that I found called Wordle. It is an innovative way to present any list of words to students. It is a ton more creative than the vocab lists at the back of any chapter. Wordle can be used in all curricular areas. It also allows you to choose only those words that you wish to present. You simply paste or type in a list of words and it Wordle turns that list into a poster. You can then change the layout, the font and the color as you wish. I can't believe how quick the whole process works. And it's just fun to mess around with. There are advanced settings as well where you can weight (to change) the size of the words, and specify only colors you want vs the color palettes provided.
I will use this tool for my Character Ed classes and use it all the terms we cover in class. I have included in this first Wordle, the whole list that is used to discuss, define and describe the terms we will be discussing. And I will also be using it for specific units, such as Respect, using words that define, describe or express Respect. I will include words such as regard, esteem, admire, value, prize, revere, venerate. There does not have to be any particular number of words. You can have as few as one and I'm not sure what the ceiling is. I have spent the last three days just messing with this tool and I think it would be well worth your time to check it out if you are looking for a creative way to present vocabulary words.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Podcast for Character Ed II
I had a bit of trouble trying to edit and redo the recordings. This is why I ended up with two podcasts. It felt clumsy trying to get through the process. I think a little bit of practice would end up making this tool very easy to use.
I did a lot of looking around in the Education section of Podomatic and the Resources listed in our class. There is such a wide array of subject areas as well as times on these blogs. I really liked the podcasts for classes such as Biology and Psychology. I really think podcasts would be great for classes when students are absent and don't want to miss the lecture and assignments. I think it would be a very good tool for on-line classes as well. The potential for using pods, videocasts and screencasting is limitless. I think the access it allows for in terms of speakers, experts, and specialits could make for very effective professional development. I feel like we are arely hitting the tip of the iceburg.
I did a lot of looking around in the Education section of Podomatic and the Resources listed in our class. There is such a wide array of subject areas as well as times on these blogs. I really liked the podcasts for classes such as Biology and Psychology. I really think podcasts would be great for classes when students are absent and don't want to miss the lecture and assignments. I think it would be a very good tool for on-line classes as well. The potential for using pods, videocasts and screencasting is limitless. I think the access it allows for in terms of speakers, experts, and specialits could make for very effective professional development. I feel like we are arely hitting the tip of the iceburg.
Podcast for Character Ed
http://mfcarlso.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-01T09_18_04-07_00
http://mfcarlso.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-01T09_38_48-07_00
Here are my liinks for my podcasts. The first one is a brief overview of Character Ed at MHS. The second one is an interview with my daughter Midge who was a student in my first Senior Leadership Class. We even included a picture of the bonfire we had at the end of the year!
I had a bit of trouble trying to edit and redo the recordings. This is why I ended up with two podcasts. It felt clumsy trying to get through the process. I think a little bit of practice would end up making this tool very easy to use.
I did a lot of looking around in the Education section of Podomatic and the Resources listed in our class. There is such a wide array of subject areas as well as times on these blogs. I really liked the podcasts for classes such as Biology and Psychology. I really think podcasts would be great for classes when students are absent and don't want to miss the lecture and assignments. I think it would be a very good tool for on-line classes as well. The potential for using pods, videocasts and screencasting is limitless. I think the access it allows for in terms of speakers, experts, and specialits could make for very effective professional development. I feel like we are arely hitting the tip of the iceburg.
http://mfcarlso.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-01T09_38_48-07_00
Here are my liinks for my podcasts. The first one is a brief overview of Character Ed at MHS. The second one is an interview with my daughter Midge who was a student in my first Senior Leadership Class. We even included a picture of the bonfire we had at the end of the year!
I had a bit of trouble trying to edit and redo the recordings. This is why I ended up with two podcasts. It felt clumsy trying to get through the process. I think a little bit of practice would end up making this tool very easy to use.
I did a lot of looking around in the Education section of Podomatic and the Resources listed in our class. There is such a wide array of subject areas as well as times on these blogs. I really liked the podcasts for classes such as Biology and Psychology. I really think podcasts would be great for classes when students are absent and don't want to miss the lecture and assignments. I think it would be a very good tool for on-line classes as well. The potential for using pods, videocasts and screencasting is limitless. I think the access it allows for in terms of speakers, experts, and specialits could make for very effective professional development. I feel like we are arely hitting the tip of the iceburg.
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