This is one of my old tutorials on Audacity. For those of you using Audacity from home, ignore the desktop as it pertains to my school board. I like to use Podbean as my podcast platform when I have finished editing. You can download Audacity free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Audacity Tutorial from Mr. Kitchen on Vimeo.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Voicethread
A great little Web 2.0 tool is called VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com)
VoiceThread allows you and your students to leave text, audio, and video comments on what you post. You are able to post all types of multimedia and can even have multiple posts/slides on one thread. It's extremely simple to use and by creating multiple "guests" on one account, teachers don't have to worry about student emails or passwords. Check out my sample VoiceThread below!
VoiceThread allows you and your students to leave text, audio, and video comments on what you post. You are able to post all types of multimedia and can even have multiple posts/slides on one thread. It's extremely simple to use and by creating multiple "guests" on one account, teachers don't have to worry about student emails or passwords. Check out my sample VoiceThread below!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Internet Safety
It's fairly obvious that we live in a technologically-minded society. The problem is, our kids know more than we do! They are digital natives who are growing up with cell phones, iPods, netbooks, etc. If you're reading this, then you already know we use technology as a valuable resource tool in my classroom. Programs like Glogster, Audacity, Premier Tools and the SMARTboard help our children learn curriculum in a way they understand.
One problem that should concern us is the improper use of social media. Too many children have Facebook accounts, use MSN and of course text each other constantly. I'm not here to say, "STOP!", but I will say we need to be more knowledgeable of what our children are doing online. Cyber-bullying is now becoming the #1 form of bullying in today's society. Children are posting and writing personal information online, not realizing the digital footprint they are leaving...forever...for anyone to see...anywhere in the world!
I hope you have signed up for the Internet safety session at the Open House, here at Victoria. If you can't make it, I will be posting some of the information on our blog so you can be aware of certain precautions your children can take to stay safe.
In the mean time, check out the website link under "helpful websites" to learn how to make sure you're safe on the web ( ex: Facebook account is secure. F.Y.I. under the disclaimer for Facebook, you must be 13 years of age to be on Facebook!)
One problem that should concern us is the improper use of social media. Too many children have Facebook accounts, use MSN and of course text each other constantly. I'm not here to say, "STOP!", but I will say we need to be more knowledgeable of what our children are doing online. Cyber-bullying is now becoming the #1 form of bullying in today's society. Children are posting and writing personal information online, not realizing the digital footprint they are leaving...forever...for anyone to see...anywhere in the world!
I hope you have signed up for the Internet safety session at the Open House, here at Victoria. If you can't make it, I will be posting some of the information on our blog so you can be aware of certain precautions your children can take to stay safe.
In the mean time, check out the website link under "helpful websites" to learn how to make sure you're safe on the web ( ex: Facebook account is secure. F.Y.I. under the disclaimer for Facebook, you must be 13 years of age to be on Facebook!)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Glogster
I thought giving a little preview of my Glog will help inspire you to use this new Web 2.0 tool during the Daily 5. Can you say "Book Report"?
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Earth Hour 2011
Earth Hour will be on Saturday March 26 at 8:30 p.m. I would like us all to try an participate during this event and shut off the lights, t.v.s and especially those computers (yes, I'm telling you this!). On Friday, we will be having our own earth hour by shutting off all the lights and computers and we'll be talking about this event throughout the week. For more information, go to http://www.earthhour.org/.
