Make an Online Poster!

Students:  Did you know you could make a poster online?  And.... this poster can have text, music, graphics, and even video!!!!  Yes, just use an easy web-based program called GLOGSTER!

Go to:   http://www.glogster.com/

Sign up for a free account and let the creativity flow!

Students:  Have you tried Glogster?  what are your thoughts?  

Did you have any difficulty using the website?  What did you like/dislike?

Draw a picture online!

Students:  Would you like to express your thoughts in drawing?  Did you know you can draw pictures online?

There are several websites and many amazing iPhone/iPad apps that you can use to draw pictures online!

• Slimber.com
• Slimber.com is an online drawing application. It allows users to draw online, replay and save their drawings. Users can rate, comment and share drawings.
• dabbleboard.com
• Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!
•  iPad/iPhone apps
• There are several drawing apps available through the iTunes App store.  Here you can create your own images and save as a jpg to upload to your Blog!

Students:  Will you be using this creative web 2.0 tool of drawing to express yourself online?  

Would you like to share other drawing tools you have found?

Online Presentations

Students:  Do you like making creative presentations to get your point across?

Did you know you can create Slideshow presentations online using the web?  This way you can easily share your thoughts and information with others and allow them to share their thoughts and feelings with you!

So, how can you use the web 2.0 tools of online presentations?

• Slideshare.net
• The websites states: "SlideShare is the best way to share presentations, documents and professional videos"
• Zoho Show
•  The website states: "The online tool for making powerful presentations.Whether you are a professional, a teacher, a student, a businessman, a salesman or anyone looking to put together a cool presentation, you have come to the right place. Zoho Show's pre-built themes, clipart and shapes coupled with features like drag-and-drop makes it an easy application to use."
• You can create really cool animated slide presentations on ZohoShow!
• Googledocs
• Did you know Googledocs has a presentation tool?  You can create a presentation just like you would in Powerpoint (windows) or Keynote (Mac).  The nice thing about Google presenter is that you can easily make it a public presentation by just simply creating it and then sharing it by making it "public" and viewable by the world!

Students:  Will you be making a presentation online?  Share with us your experience in creating and sharing your presentations.  

Did you use any of these tools listed above or do you have another tool to share with us?

Use Podcasts!

Students:  Would you rather talk than type?  Then Podcasting may be the answer for you!

What is a Podcast? According to Wikipedia:

"A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The word is a neologism derived from "broadcast" and "pod" from the success of the iPod, as podcasts are often listened to on portable media players."(Interesting that it was derived from the iPod....)

So... a Podcast is just simply an audio recording!

How to Podcast:

• First you need to record your Podcast. There are many ways to make a recording.  If you have a microphone on your computer you can use your computer to record.  You can also use most smartphones as well!  Try out Audacity online to record your episode. 
• Once it is recorded, where will you put this audio recording?  Where will you upload it on the internet to be able to share it?  Here are some Podcasting services online:
• podomatic.com
• podbean.com  

Students:  Have you tried Podcasting?  Or do you plan to?  

Do you have any questions or maybe suggestions for others who would like to try it?

Create and post a video online

Students:  Use VIDEO for your assignments!

There are several ways to create and share videos online.  Videos are an awesome creative way to express yourself and share your thoughts/feelings.  Are you interested in making a video?

You can create a video on your computer using computer software such as Windows MovieMaker on a a PC or if you have a Mac you can use iMovie.  Once you create your video you can then share it online!  Two very easy to ways to share your video online are YouTube and Vimeo, but these are only two sites, there are several more!

BUT.... what if you don't have software on your computer to be able to make a video... does that mean that you cannot use this awesome Web 2.0 tool??? NO!  There are several online video making websites that are free!
Here are a few to check out:

• Masher.com
• Masher is fully online and lets you put video, pictures, and music together to build a video.  Masher works very well in Facebook.
• GoAnimate.com
• Interested in creating an animated video?  GoAnimate is a very user-friendly way to create an animated video online.

 Students:  Are you going to try creating a video for your assignment?  

What will you be using to create your video?  Do you have any more questions?  Are you using a different video maker or video sharing service that you would like to tell us about?