Integrating Technology in Today’s Classroom

Presented by: TJ MearsSEE 2010

Huntington, INTJ Mears - SEE 2010

Blogging

• www.podbean.com• Click “Sign-up” and select “Free Account”• Enter your account information• General Options – Label tabs and settings• Comment Moderation – Invites, email

notifications)• Layout – Look of site• Links – Important Websites

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Blogging

• Creating Pages– Create separate pages for single posts

• Creating Posts – Posts are intended to create new topics of

conversation. These posts are based on topics and are used to start a new dialogue.

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“KICK” YouTube

• Search “YouTube” to find the video of choice.– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoFKE4cdi70

• Type “Kick” in front of the URL of video.– http://www.KICKyoutube.com/watch?

v=WoFKE4cdi70• Click download file and select format.• Open file in “downloads”

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Converting YouTube Using Zamzar• Cut and paste the URL (http address on the Youtube page of the video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoFKE4cdi70)

• Open a new window on internet explorer and go to www.zamzar.com

• In step 1 “Convert File” select the URL link (it is underlined). Remove the “http” in the box and paste the URL from the YouTube video. NOTE – make sure that you have removed the http in the box. If not, when you paste the URL from the YouTube video, http will be there 2 times and will not convert.

• Step 2 “Chose the format”. mp4 is most common and works in windows media viewer along with iTunes and Quicktime Player. Select mp4.

• Step 3 – Type in your email address. • Step 4 – convert.

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Inserting Clips and Videos

• Click “Insert Sound and Music from File”.• Select audio or video file of choice.• Follow instructions.OR• Drag and dropOR• Microsoft PP 2007 – click audio/video on initial

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Favorite Websites

• http://teachers.net/lessons/• http://www.math.com/OTHERS:

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