Week+4

=__iPad discussion__=

Picture found on Google images, labeled for reuse, from argazkiak.org- []
 * New Apple technology, versatile tool that can be used in schools
 * Problems with this technology, too expensive for most schools to have
 * **iPad is just a starting point, the technologies is going to evolve so quickly, but I agree that this form of pad or computer tablet will be the future, pens and notebooks will disappear like personal chock boards**

=**__Podcast discussion__**=


 * Podcasting can be a great tool to teach history. It would be a great way to **differentiate instruction** and also to allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the subject.
 * **Instead of giving a bland lecture, creating a podcast with visuals can make a more interesting, interactive way of presenting the same material.**
 * I really like the idea of using a course website, podcasting would be a great way to connect with the student's who have missed class.
 * **Podcasting would be great for an English class,** you can have **students record a dramatic reading of a poem or text** and add pictures to it as well.
 * Troubles, having the technology can get expensive, also keeping them on task with the technology.

=__Reading__=


 * Marc Prensky ' Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants' [|reading]
 * This reading was disappointing to me, it **simply reiterated the fact that there are digital natives and digital immigrants in today's society** and the need to change our education style in order to best educate children
 * There really **wasn't anything new that we hadn't already discussed** in class
 * The main way the reading impacted me was by realizing that I am more a digital immigrant than a digital native and that many people my own age could be better described as digital natives...my unwillingness to learn and master technology from the beginning set me apart from many others

=__Movie Maker __= Picture found on Google images, labeled for reuse, from Flickr- [|**http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2219196764_1149b94222.jpg**] Here is a copy of the video we shot and then edited and then lost and then I edited it again:
 * We started looking at movies from **Movie Maker**.
 * I had been using **codecs** for a while but finally learned that they are computer programs that decode and make movies watchable or make you capable of hearing the audio.
 * The Movie Maker is pretty easy to use and could be a great tool for teaching in the classroom
 * I used to use a similar program on a Mac (I hate Macs but I did really like using this program)
 * There is a learning curve and a discovery period with this program but it does not take long to discover **titles**, **fade ins** and other **transitions**
 * **I learned how to add music legally from [] and sound effects from []**

**OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION**
As I am a struggling beginner guitar player I often search the internet for help. The most helpful website I have found so far is Guitar Noise [] which does an excellent job of using a lot of the technologies that we discuss in class, including Podcast lessons, and interacting music notes. Some examples of the type of technology they use are placing the guitar tabs with an mp3 to play along with. Although I personally cannot see myself using this information in a History class, this website would be great for a music teacher and is a great site to demonstrate several of the technologies and medias that are available for educators.

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