Comments for reflecting on innovations http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 14 May 2009 19:04:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on To Blog or not to Blog? by Recent Links Tagged With "audience" - JabberTags http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Recent Links Tagged With "audience" - JabberTags Thu, 14 May 2009 19:04:32 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=3#comment-31 [...] shinichi726 on Sun 03-5-2009 Danielle Vyas calls for justice Saved by nhanusek on Sun 03-5-2009 To Blog or not to Blog? Saved by tiliu on Mon 27-4-2009 Nebraska 47 - Western Michigan 24 Saved by sneskid9885 on Fri [...] [...] shinichi726 on Sun 03-5-2009 Danielle Vyas calls for justice Saved by nhanusek on Sun 03-5-2009 To Blog or not to Blog? Saved by tiliu on Mon 27-4-2009 Nebraska 47 – Western Michigan 24 Saved by sneskid9885 on Fri [...]

]]> Comment on To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! by Lina http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/11/03/to-use-or-not-to-use-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Lina Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:19:09 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=26#comment-30 Denise I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts this semester. Your vast experience in the classroom has certainly added another dimension to the blog posts and class discussions. I would like to thank you for your encouraging and insightful feedback to the other students. I look forward to working with you in the very near future. Lina :) Denise I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts this semester. Your vast experience in the classroom has certainly added another dimension to the blog posts and class discussions. I would like to thank you for your encouraging and insightful feedback to the other students. I look forward to working with you in the very near future. Lina :)

]]> Comment on Where’s the TV? by Bag o’ Tech » Consumption, Creation And Videos! http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/wheres-the-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Bag o’ Tech » Consumption, Creation And Videos! Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:28:47 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=14#comment-29 [...] was excellent from reading Kate’s, Sarah’s, Lauren’s, Justin’s, Denise’s and Lina’s posts. While all these posts discussed locating videos to use in the classroom [...] [...] was excellent from reading Kate’s, Sarah’s, Lauren’s, Justin’s, Denise’s and Lina’s posts. While all these posts discussed locating videos to use in the classroom [...]

]]> Comment on To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! by Kerpoof http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/11/03/to-use-or-not-to-use-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kerpoof Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:01:52 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=26#comment-28 Thanks for trying out Kerpoof. The characters and extras (of which there are thousands) can moved across the scenes. Every Kerpoof scene may have a specific set of objects that automatically come up for users to pull into their scene, but there are creative ways to “break the rules.” If your aliens want to go to the beach they don’t have to beam themselves in. If you really like the aliens you can drag them from the object library in the alien scenes into your favorites bag in the left hand toolbar. Then your favorite alien can go anywhere it wants. If you’re already at the beach you can type “alien” into the search box at the bottom of the object library and click “Go.” That will add a selection of aliens to the object library. Voila! Or users can get really creative and draw and insert their own alien using the Super Doodle drawing tool. We very much appreciate your taking seriously the need for safety and appropriateness on sites used by children. This is also something we take very seriously and our safety controls and policies are described on our site. Follow the "for teachers" link on our homepage to find additional information about safety and education uses of Kerpoof, but if something is missing or not clearly explained, please let us know and we will try to improve the materials. Kerpoof has won an Editor's Choice Award from the Children's Technology Review and was one of only four websites to be awarded Parents' Choice Gold Award in October. These two well-regarded organizations apply the highest standards in reviewing sites for child appropriateness and safety. Thanks for trying out Kerpoof. The characters and extras (of which there are thousands) can moved across the scenes. Every Kerpoof scene may have a specific set of objects that automatically come up for users to pull into their scene, but there are creative ways to “break the rules.” If your aliens want to go to the beach they don’t have to beam themselves in. If you really like the aliens you can drag them from the object library in the alien scenes into your favorites bag in the left hand toolbar. Then your favorite alien can go anywhere it wants. If you’re already at the beach you can type “alien” into the search box at the bottom of the object library and click “Go.” That will add a selection of aliens to the object library. Voila! Or users can get really creative and draw and insert their own alien using the Super Doodle drawing tool.

We very much appreciate your taking seriously the need for safety and appropriateness on sites used by children. This is also something we take very seriously and our safety controls and policies are described on our site. Follow the “for teachers” link on our homepage to find additional information about safety and education uses of Kerpoof, but if something is missing or not clearly explained, please let us know and we will try to improve the materials.

Kerpoof has won an Editor’s Choice Award from the Children’s Technology Review and was one of only four websites to be awarded Parents’ Choice Gold Award in October. These two well-regarded organizations apply the highest standards in reviewing sites for child appropriateness and safety.

]]> Comment on To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! by » To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! | reflecting on innovations http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/11/03/to-use-or-not-to-use-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-27 » To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! | reflecting on innovations Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:54:16 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=26#comment-27 [...] Western Australian Catholic Education ’s portal is Editure/ MySuite and polls are able to be set up in the “vote for” property . It’s safer and controllable. Read more By: autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » To Use or Not to Use .. More [...] [...] Western Australian Catholic Education ’s portal is Editure/ MySuite and polls are able to be set up in the “vote for” property . It’s safer and controllable. Read more By: autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » To Use or Not to Use .. More [...]

]]> Comment on To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! by autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/11/03/to-use-or-not-to-use-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-26 autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » To Use or Not to Use that is the Question! Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:26:59 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=26#comment-26 [...] Western Australian Catholic Education’s portal is Editure/ MySuite and polls are able to be set up in the “vote for” property . It’s safer and controllable. Read more [...] [...] Western Australian Catholic Education’s portal is Editure/ MySuite and polls are able to be set up in the “vote for” property . It’s safer and controllable. Read more [...]

]]> Comment on iPods in Class? You Must be Joking! by John Britto http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/10/19/ipods-in-class-you-must-be-joking/comment-page-1/#comment-25 John Britto Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:26:20 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=16#comment-25 Your class room is very interesting one. I like your Audio book player, Because it is very useful. Your class room is very interesting one. I like your Audio book player, Because it is very useful.

]]> Comment on Who Can See Your Photos? by John Sutton http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/10/19/who-can-see-your-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-24 John Sutton Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:59:34 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-24 I should add that with Phanfare, you also get your own URL so that children could only search your photos if you so desired. I should add that with Phanfare, you also get your own URL so that children could only search your photos if you so desired.

]]> Comment on Who Can See Your Photos? by John Sutton http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/10/19/who-can-see-your-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-23 John Sutton Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:56:28 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-23 Uploading photos to an online host such as photobucket isn't really any different to putting them on your website. I agree you've got to be careful with anonymity and tags and so forth, but once online you've got so many possibilities: Flickr Toys, FotoFlexr, to name but two. If your parents want access to school photos of trips etc, but don't want the rest of the web to look at them, then you could always try www.phanfare.com Here it's very simple to control directory access. Keep some public so that you can use the images in blogs, for art projects, online editing etc, and keep some with private access only so that school can give parents a login to view download and print. Uploading photos to an online host such as photobucket isn’t really any different to putting them on your website. I agree you’ve got to be careful with anonymity and tags and so forth, but once online you’ve got so many possibilities: Flickr Toys, FotoFlexr, to name but two. If your parents want access to school photos of trips etc, but don’t want the rest of the web to look at them, then you could always try http://www.phanfare.com Here it’s very simple to control directory access. Keep some public so that you can use the images in blogs, for art projects, online editing etc, and keep some with private access only so that school can give parents a login to view download and print.

]]> Comment on Who Can See Your Photos? by concetta http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/2008/10/19/who-can-see-your-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-22 concetta Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:47:06 +0000 http://denisesinnovations.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-22 Excellent points Allanah. As a primary school teacher myself I think that you can just take a blanket approach. We actually need to think about what is getting put where and what we expect to happen. Flickr is a great resource for a classroom teacher. You can find great digital resources that you can use with your kids. Eg find 5 creative commons pics on a topic and get the students to describe. It can also be a place to upload pictures the students have taken. Then they can receive real feedback on their photos. Yes you do need to do a bit of monitoring - but maybe this is part of our job now, finding, guiding, monitoring. Excellent points Allanah. As a primary school teacher myself I think that you can just take a blanket approach. We actually need to think about what is getting put where and what we expect to happen.

Flickr is a great resource for a classroom teacher. You can find great digital resources that you can use with your kids. Eg find 5 creative commons pics on a topic and get the students to describe.

It can also be a place to upload pictures the students have taken. Then they can receive real feedback on their photos.

Yes you do need to do a bit of monitoring – but maybe this is part of our job now, finding, guiding, monitoring.

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