Creating a Time Line (CircaVie)

This assignment came just in time. I needed some assignment that was just fun. It is not labor intensive. Teachers and students can use this software with relatively little directions. After completing the assignment, the students will have mastered the objectives. Creating a time line that allows pictures, videos and text is a great teaching tool.

This software addresses several learning styles. Learning can be fun. View my time line using one of my favorite recording artist, Eric Clapton. This is another reason why there are many good reasons for having a youtube account.


http://www.circavie.com/timelines/27c8c00e-4413-5a72-be7c-d0d712e0cc34

Using Google Page Creator

Google Page Creator is a free tool that lets you create web pages right in your browser and publish them to the web with one click. There's no software to download and no web designer to hire. The pages you create are hosted on Google servers and are available at http://yoursitename.googlepages.com for the world to see.

There are some things about using Google Page Creator that needs to be considered when using the application. First, it is built around templates. So, as a learning tool, it is very predictable. However, the more you want to experiment with the web page, the more applets or independent coding has to be incorporated. As a fledgling web designer, you may not understand or know how to incorporate your creative ideas into your code. If you have expereienced creating webpages with other software platforms, it may be easier just to design what you want.

The advantage of not having to worry about a hosting site makes Google Page Creator an attractive offer. The ease of using the templates invites many new users to the internet. I think of this as a great learning tool for a first start.

I have googled discussion boards and found out that Google is entertaining the idea of comming out with an updated product or new version that affords designers more control to what they may need in the design of thier final product. The site below was created completely using google page creator.

http://usmit648.googlepages.com/

Blogfolio Introduction

This is the introduction for my blogfolio for the final project of IT 648 - Telecommunications in Education. This blogfolio serves as a reflection on the different assignments that I will completed in the course. I will provide a post of a reflection on each individual assignment as well as a post that includes an overall reflection.

My first assignment was a Web searching exercise, exposing us to searching techniques that are more advanced than using the traditional search line for your ususal search engine. Searches for individuals, authors, and how to narrow searches to retrieve specific bits of information are very benefical skills to have.

The second class assignment was the creation of this blog. This blogg was created using Google Page Creator. I will also be experienceing, a story and interactive time line using circaVie, a WebQuest, a video message with Eyejot, and an online presentation using slideshare. I am excited and look forward to experiencing some of these new tools. I will add these new tools to my toolbox of educational activities that I can use in my classroom and share with other faculty and students.