Assignments: Done

Homework Resources

 

• Read through all of the Week Two Resources 
• Create a new page on this summer camp wiki
• Name your page, "NAME --Homework Week 2," making sure to select More Options and choose Homework Week Two from the folder drop-down menu so that your page will be in the correct folder
• Create a video and upload it to your workspace page (on this workspace) 
• Create a survey/poll and embed it to your workspace page (on this camp workspace)

• Create a link to your homework page in the Week 2 column of your camp Level roster.
• Leave a comment on the page of a fellow camper
• join the conversation on our discussion board.

 

 

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My Work

Jing

I used Jing to make a screencast video and a static image.  Below is what I came up with ... just for practice.

 

 

Video

This is my first attempt at making a screencast through JING.  (Actually, my first posting of one.  It took me a number of tries to get something I was somewhat happy with.)  Yes, I know there is a slight problem near the end ... I repeat a step.  I will fix that later!

 

Purpose:  I made this for the wiki I created for my department.  The purpose of that wiki is to help my colleagues learn more about some of the technology available to use with our classes.  So even though the video is about changing email preferences on a pbworks wiki, it really is to introduce the concept of a screencast. 

 

To do better next time:

• Get a USB mic.  They are supposed to give better audio quality.
• Write a script.  The speech is somewhat slow.  This may be partly due to being an ESL teacher, but I think it is more due to my talking without a script and trying to think carefully about what to say so I would not have to redo it!
• Capture an image of a smaller section of the screen.  Since I knew that I would have to scroll down to find the preference section, I captured the whole screen.  I didn't need to do that.  If I use a smaller section, the words may be easier to read.

 

Thoughts on Jing:  I like JING.  My concern is that it may be slightly too complicated for some of the non-tech saavy teachers I am trying to assist.  For example, when I first uploaded this onto my departmental wiki, the video was too large for the page.  I looked around this wiki at comments from people who used JING and saw that someone mentioned playing with the HTML.  I know very little about HTML, but I was able to figure out there the size codes were and shrank it!  (Pat on my back.)  I could make it smaller, but some of my teachers with mature eyes may complain if they cannot read the screen a little.

 

Another issue with JING is needing to upload the video to screencast.  This is not difficult, but as I mentioned, I have some low tech teachers who might be scared of the extra steps.  I am going to explore a few more screencast sites.

 

In this example, I made a video.  I will try an image, too.

 

 

 

 

Image One

 

In addition to making videos, you can capture a static image and annotate it.  This is an example of something I made up in Microsoft Word.  With Jing, I added the colored boxes (some with text), colored arrows and highlights.  You can also use photographs, etc ... anything that you see on your computer screen.

 

 

 

Image Two

Here is an example of an annotated image capture using Jing.

 

Image Three

An example of an annotated photo.

 

 

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Google Docs Survey

I created this survey using Google Docs.  It was not hard once I figured out how to get started.  You have six choices for response: multiple choice, check boxes, scale, text, paragraph text, and choose from a list.  I included one of each to see how the responses come out. 

 

 

 

A Few More ...

The thing I love about being in an environment like this summer camp is that by looking at other people's work and reading loads of comments, the brain starts working!  Yesterday in my writing class, the students began a mini project on capital punishment.  I have them write on this topic every semester because it is a great one for getting them to explain their points of view.  (Most of the students start out with weak reasons and support.) Usually, I have them get in groups and discuss their ideas after they have written their first drafts.  This helps stimulate ideas and pushes them to think more deeply.  Last night, I had the idea to make some surveys.  I did one for people who support capital punishment and one for people who do not support it.  (I tried to make them as balanced as possible.)  I will put them up on the class wiki and have them do the surveys before moving on to the second draft.  I probably will have them work next to someone with the same opinion so that they can talk about the ideas.  (Of course we will have to go over the vocab.)  Instead of embedding the surveys, I am going to try giving links.  Right now, they are in my google account.  Let me know if you cannot find them.

• I Do Not Support Capital Punishment
• I Support Capital Punishment