Activity1: Identify one example from your group of an educational ICT-innovation and it's impact on practice (200 words)It has been accepted that both of sustaining technologies and disruptive technologies are innovative. In fact, there more innovative technologies and application are created and developed, and integrated into educational context.
Following are two examples about the innovative technology to change the traditional PowerPoint.
Voicethead (http://voicethread.com/) & SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/)
Actually the simple Power Point has not met educator and businessmen, they need much stronger functions. Voicethead and Slide Share are good instances. The commonness of these two applications is that they allow insert audio files and make the Power Point be the sound-materials. Even teachers cannot attend the course, students can learn by themselves with the sound-PPT (which add sound into PPT with Voicethead or Slide Share). In fact, I once experienced in my module of MITE6023 in last semester. Based on my experience, I think it’s quite wonderful. Indeed, I think the quality of presentation is much better than the previous face-to –face presentation.
Prezi (http://prezi.com/ )
Similarly, prezi as a presentation tool makes the presentation much interesting. It changes the traditional style and format of presentation. It allows presentation dynamic, like a cartoon. In fact, audio files can also be added into prezi. Besides, videos, pictures even PPT can also be inserted. In my mind, prezi contains much strength from Power Point, Voicethead and SlideShare.
My classmate who is a primary teacher in Hong Kong once told me his students like prezi very much, because it is so cool and fantastic.
Thus, there will greatly stimulate the motivation and interests among students with these innovative technologies, and improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Relevant Materials:
Five Best Presentation Creation Tools:
http://lifehacker.com/5648191/five-best-presentation-creation-tools
14 Online Presentation Tools:
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/online-presentation-tools/
WebTools4u2use: Presentation Tools:
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
MITE6024 - Individual Assignment - Introduction
Topic:
Activities with and through technology
—— Learn About Earthquake
Introduction
Activities with and through technology
—— Learn About Earthquake
Introduction
1. Objects
2. Relevant Web 2.0 Applications in these Five Activities
YouTube, Blog, Wikipedia, Learning Objects (Animation and Simulation), Google Docs, as well as Windows Movie Maker. In these applications, Blog is the core tool to connect all elements.
3. Preparation for ActivitiesIn this article, a series of technologies will be used in five linked activities under the theme of earthquake. The purpose is to make study both fun and easy by utilizing a variety of existing technologies. In fact, it is also an example to reveal how to get information from different medium. It aims to use a range of available Web 2.0 applications to allow children to discover, discuss, participate, and design relevant learning contents about earthquake.
YouTube, Blog, Wikipedia, Learning Objects (Animation and Simulation), Google Docs, as well as Windows Movie Maker. In these applications, Blog is the core tool to connect all elements.
At first, a collective blog and Google Docs On-line Document will be created to share children’s comments and opinions. (This Blog-"Angie in IT Education")
Before these activities conducted, the children were asked to have some prior experiences in using Blog, Google Docs, and Windows Movie Maker. In fact, there are some relevant instructions firstly provided in order to assist the children to master basic skills, such as how to comment in the Blog, how to participate the on-line discussion in the Google Docs, and how to make a digital story by the Windows Movie Maker with translating PPT and utilizing some image processing software.
Individual Assignment - Activity1:A Rudimentary Knowledge of the Earthquake
Pre-activity Question: What is your opinion about Earthquake?
Step 1: Please watch the following video ( Video is from YouTube.)
( Video Description: A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook Japan and triggered a tsunami that crashed into coastal cities on March 11, 2011. Tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire Pacific region, including Hawaii and the west coast. )
Step 2: Please look at these photos:
"the Satellite Photos ofJapan
( These Photos are first discovered in the Diigo. http://diigo.com/0g9bc )
You can also click the Hyperlink (Visiting the original website) to see these photos http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html
Now, every students post your comments in our collective Blog about the Pre-activity Question: What is your opinion about Earthquake?
Step 1: Please watch the following video ( Video is from YouTube.)
( Video Description: A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook Japan and triggered a tsunami that crashed into coastal cities on March 11, 2011. Tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire Pacific region, including Hawaii and the west coast. )
Step 2: Please look at these photos:
"the Satellite Photos of
Tip: The left is Satellite Photos of Japan Before the Quake and Tsunami.
You can also click the Hyperlink (Visiting the original website) to see these photos http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html
Now, every students post your comments in our collective Blog about the Pre-activity Question: What is your opinion about Earthquake?
Individual Assignment - Activity2:The Basic knowledge of Earthquake with Online Quiz
Warm-up Exercises: : Could you answer the following questions?
l What is an earthquake?
l What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?
l Why does the earth shake when there is an earthquake?
l How are earthquakes recorded?
l How do scientists measure the size of earthquakes?
Step1: If Not, please read the “Wikipedia-Earthquake”.
Step2: After you finishing read this webpage, please click the following Hyperlink and complete the “Earthquake Quiz”.
Step3: After you finished the quiz, please post your score in the collective Blog.
Individual Assignment - Activity3:Further Recognize the Earthquake with Animation and Simulation
Key Point: visual representations of Earthquake
Step1：Understand the Cause of Earthquake
Please watch the Flash “Animated Guide of Earthquake” as the following hyperlink.
(Tips: Every one can control the playing-speed as their reading speed. )
Step 2: Realize the Relationship between Earthquake and Tsunamis
Watch the “Animations of Earthquake with Its Consequent Tsunamis”
Description: This animation shows the earthquake cycle for a thrust margin. Note that elastic strain is built up in the rocks for a long period of time and is then released suddenly by an earthquake. Tsunamis are generated by the rapid uplift of the continental plate that occurs during the earthquake. (The description is from http://www.jclahr.com/science/earth_science/animate/)
(The source is from http://www.jclahr.com/science/earth_science/animate/, which is a QuickTime Movie Demo, and uploaded by Angie-Fu)
Step3: A Fun Science Simulation Game about “Make a Quake”
It is a simple simulation game to assist children to understand which building is comparatively strong when the quake happens.
The player can choose the different items of the Ground and technological Prevention method, and the level of earthquake Intensity to simulate a quake.
Please click the following website and play it!
http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.htmlIs it really quite interesting?
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Additional Simulator —— the Shock Wave Simulator
Play the simulator of “The Earthquake Reader”, which was from Scratch and run by Java.
Description: This project simulates the earthquake shock wave. Users can observe the different representation of shock wave through adjusting the earthquake scale.
Learn more about this project
You are welcomed to give your comments on the Blog.
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Other Interesting Animation/Simulation:
Savage Earth Animation: Earthquake
Interactive Animations by Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
Elastic Rebound Animation (By Java)
Individual Assignment - Activity4: Knowledge Review and Consolidate
This activity will use Google Docs. Thus, everyone needs to enter the online discussion page at first.
Then please answer the following questions on the Google Docs page.
Then please answer the following questions on the Google Docs page.
Tips:
1- After you give the answers; you can participate in the on-line discussion.
Please comment your classmates’ answer as much as possible.
2- Please specify your name at the end of your answer.
For example: Earthquake is about ……. (Your Name)
Question | Answer | Comments |
1. Are there more earthquakes under the sea than land? | ||
2. If there was an earthquake in your house what should you do? | ||
3. If you fell into a crack caused by an earthquake where would you land? |
If you have any other questions, you can paste your questions in the following table.
Questions | Teacher’s Answer |
You can directly paste your feedbacks or comments on the Blog.
Feedbacks:
Following is the Outcome of this activity.
The hyperlink is for your reference.
This is a screenshot for the outcome.
Individual Assignment - Activity5:Synthesize the Relevant Resources and Make a Digital Story
Topic: Do a video related to the Earthquake.
There are many different ways to get learning materials. In this activity, every one was asked to make a digital story by synthesizing all kinds of data.
Tips:
1. Collecting data from Internet
2. You can put your data into a PowerPoint and then outputting pictures, or use Image Processing Software to produce composite pictures by inserting or inputting your data.
3. Using Windows Movie Maker to make a digital story.
4. Uploading your video into Vimeo and Share your story on the collective Blog.
5. Giving your feedback on the collective Blog.
Following is an Example By Angie—— Earthquake Preparedness.
Activity5-Earthquake Preparedness-By Angie from Angie Fu on Vimeo.
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