Pink has created a reference for us to consider right brain activities. Design, story, symphony, empathy, play and meaning. He says we should be more in tune with understanding Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (survival, security, belonging, ego, spirit).
According to Pink, “Artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big-picture thinkers – will reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys”. Pink claims that we are in a “conceptual age."
14. Movie Maker is video editing software that is included in recent versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. Digital media can be edited to short sessions to emphasize discussion topics or points of interest in a lesson. Editing Video
18. Video Storage Resources A selection of videos that will be of interest to teachers. Channels are organized by subject as well as a professional development section. This is intended to be a safe place for students to access and post video. Videos are organized by subject as well as careers, student clubs etc.
19. Video Downloader's Zamzar is a free online file conversion tool that allows you to convert Document, Image, Music and Video Formats without having to download any software. YouTube Downloader : Downloads FLV files from Youtube. Simply copy and paste the URL of a video from Youtube into the program, and press Download. A window will popup showing you different formats and sizes.
27. Google Earth is a virtual globe program. It maps the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe. Teach global awareness by incorporating current events. Google Earth Web Link KMZ File
28. Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital tools to help people to tell their own real-life stories. Photostory3 is a free Microsoft production tool that can be used to organize digital photos along an event’s timeline that allows digital creators the ability to add transitions, motion, sound, and titles, to a production. Download
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39. Collaboration Study Tools FlashcardExchange is a flashcard-sharing site that lets you create and study digital forms of everyone's favorite 3x5 cards. The directory already has a large list of subjects. FlashcardExchange can be helpful for test preparation, certification exam review, and language learning. Study Stack allows teachers and students to create flashcards, crossword puzzles, matching games, word searches, and other classic study games for any subject area. Quizlet is designed to make learning fun. You enter a vocabulary list of any words or data you want. Quizlet gives you a specialized learning mode, flashcards, randomly-generated tests, and collaboration tools for classmates.
46. Assessment Digital Tools This simple tool allows you to collect feedback on a document you have posted. Students could post a piece of work for peer assessment before submitting a final redrafted piece for teacher assessment. The IRubric site will particularly appeal if you use rubrics or marking grids in your assessments. You can either browse through a selection of shared rubrics or make your own. A rubric is a scoring tool for subjective assessments. It is a set of criteria and standards linked to learning objectives that is used to assess a student's performance on papers, projects, essays, and assignments.
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Einstein’s Universe In Einstein’s Universe I have created a backdrop in PowerPoint using the same scene as a backdrop in the IClone video. Copying a photo into Crazy Talk of Einstein and then transporting the facial configurations into IClon will allow for the recreation of famous characters as they are used within the lesson. To activate Einstein click on the sun dial. http://model.inventivetec.com/tight_url.cfm/URLID/2763 Mercury Venus Mars A series of rotating planets will appear in the Hall of Knowledge just after Einstein’s introduction of the inter-planetary system. Three of the rotating planets excluding earth have a unitedstreaming video associated with them. By clicking on the planet you can activate a short video about the nature of these planets. Mercury http://model.inventivetec.com/tight_url.cfm/URLID/2766 Venus http://model.inventivetec.com/tight_url.cfm/URLID/2769 Mars http://model.inventivetec.com/tight_url.cfm/URLID/2773