WOW, this is simply amazing. What an interactive cool way to read!! I love it!
$3.99
PAPERCUT (http://www.ustwo.co.uk/2011/09/publishing-comes-of-age-with-papercut/) is an enhanced reading experience for iPad. It includes three short stories by world famous authors Richard Beard, Nadifa Mohamed and Laura Dockrill. It transforms simple prose into an interactive, multi-sensory reading experience, automatically triggering relevant video, animation, image sequences and sound content, enhancing the narrative. The reader can simply and elegantly scroll through a truly interactive experience with seamless swipes.
“PAPERCUT is an innovative and interactive way to tell stories. For writers it’s the first glimpse of how writing skills and technology can come together to create a new art-form,” commented novelist, non-fiction writer and Director of the National Academy of Writing in London, Richard Beard. “I loved working on my story with ustwo™. We’ve produced a story like no other I’ve ever written.”
INSTRUCTIONS: Once you have selected a story to read from the three available, scroll through the text using the scrollbar on the right hand side of the screen, or if you prefer you can simply move the text with your fingertips.
Need a little more convincing, check out this article, http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/09/15/papercut-for-ipad-turns-ebooks-into-multimedia-experiences-with-audio-video-and-animations/
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/papercut-enhanced-reading/id459776726?mt=8
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Bob Sprankle, Bit by Bit blog and Seedlings Podcast is an Elementary Technology Integrator in Wells, Maine. He is always inspirational and this post and list of resources about teaching and remembering 9/11 and using technology is nothing short of brilliant.
Bob has quite an extensive list of sites, including Room 208, his kids podcast. Check those out too. http://bobsprankle.com/bobsprankle/index.html
(cross-posted at TechLearning)
“This coming Sunday will mark the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. This will, without doubt, be a difficult day for many. Ten years is a long time, and yet it feels like just yesterday when I received the note handed to me while teaching that alerted to me of the tragedies taking place that fateful day. I still have that note. Every once in a while, I take it out and re-read it. It immediately transports me back to that horrible day and propels me into deep reflection.”
Read more: http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=3327
The 12-minute video lectures that Bill Gates has called “the start of a revolution” will now be linked with the material in some digital textbooks. Etextbook maker Kno announced Monday that it will integrate thousands of tutorial videos from Khan Academy into its books.
Khan Academy has been praised and funded by both Gates and Google. At its core, it’s a database of instructional YouTube videos that its founder, Salman Kahn, started creating in order to help his cousins with their math homework. Video production quality does not extend beyond the capabilities of Microsoft Paint, but Khan has a knack for making calculus seem like gradeschool math (the archive contains videos on both topics) that has made his tutorials a popular resource for independent learning.
Kno will be linking them to its books through a new “smart links” feature. When students click on a Khan Academy tutorial from a new tab on one of Kno’s digital pages, Khan’s explanation of that topic plays within the book.
“We’re excited that Kno sees the value in our mission and has integrated our videos and study tools directly into their books,” Khan said in a statement.
Kno worked with Kahn Academy to implement its tutorials for the feature’s launch. Eventually, Kno Vice President of Marketing Ousama Haffar says, the feature will expand to include other educational images and videos.
The digital textbook maker is also adding a 3D feature that allows users to turn images like molecule diagrams into 3D objects that rotate on the page.
Richard Byrne, Free technology for Teachers share a great resource an application of how you could use today.
“Splicd is a handy service that lets users select and share a segment of a YouTube video. Splicd is simple and easy service to use. To use Splicd all you have to do is select a video from YouTube, copy the video’s url into Splicd, then enter the start and end times of the video segment you wish to watch. This service will be particularly useful for those times that you want to share only a part of a long video. Click here to see Splicd in action.
Applications for Education
Splicd will be useful when you want to show just a part of video to a class. For example if you wanted to show a part this lecture about linear Algebra from a MIT professor by using Splicd you can select just a portion to play rather than have your class watch all 49 minutes.”
Thanks Richard for this very useful resource.
Lainie Rowell shows us how to use an iPad as a document camera. So obvious and genius!
Sixth-grade math teacher Eric Marcos credits his students with the creation and global popularity of MathTrain.TV, a collection of video math tutorials created by and for students. The tool now includes a podcast and iPhone and iPad compatibility to let students share videos on Twitter and Facebook. Students enjoy creating the videos, and “[t]hey’ll spend over an hour on one math problem. … Instead of listening to the teacher, they’re taking an active role in their own learning,” Marcos said. KQED.org/Mind/Shift blog
Read the full story and access the resources, CLICK HERE
“Iowa, Did You Know?, the video is aimed at Iowa policymakers, citizens, and educators and is intended to help them feel a greater sense of urgency when it comes to changing our schools. Right now there’s a fair amount of complacency; the average Iowan isn’t coming to his or her school board or politician saying, “Hey, why aren’t you preparing my kids for this digital, global world we now live in?!”
Take a look at the video and see what you think. Even if you don’t live in Iowa, I think you’ll find it quite pertinent to your educational context too. More thoughts and resources after the video…http://www.iowafuture.org/2011/08/04/iowa-did-you-know/“
This Iowa Future video highlights the drastic changes occurring in Iowa and the world, and shows that schools are struggling to keep up in today’s dynamic new global environment. The video premiered at the School Administrators of Iowa Conference, Aug. 3, 2011.
This fast-paced video emphasizes the magnitude of the challenges ahead, the need for Iowans to support the changes that schools must make if our learners are to be career, college, and citizenship ready, and the imperative to do this now, rather than later.
The seven-minute presentation is aimed at all Iowans, from all walks of life. It may be used with a variety of audiences, including students, parents, community members, school board members, legislators—virtually anyone with an interest or a stake in Iowa’s education future.
The “Iowa Did You Know?” video is the latest of a growing number of resources in the Iowa Future toolkit to provide school and community members with information and tools to help them lead or participate in education change efforts in their communities.
Scott McLeod authored “Iowa, Did You Know?” which is based on the popular general “Did You Know?” series written by Scott and others.
Okay, this is just the coolest thing. A friend, Diane Lawrence, told me about this cool thing you could do with a Children’s book (or any book) using QR codes (bar codes) couple weeks ago. I finally had time to give it a try. So here is the deal……..
Get a book, one you can find videos or even websites to enhance or go along with the book.
I was at an amazing ESL conference in Iowa recently and purchased the children’s book, On the Same Day in March; A Tour of the World’s Weather, by Marillyn Singer, illustrated by Frane’ Lessac.
Her is what to do………..
1. Find a video that goes with something in the book.
2. In my book the first page is about Polar Bears in the Arctic. So, I found a video about Polar Bears from the Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/planet-earth-ice-world-polar-bears.html. By the way, I would dig around more and find something WITHOUT ads to use in my classroom. But this worked for now.
3. Open the Kaywa QR code Generator http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
4. Paste in the URL for the video
5. Click the Generate button
6. It will make the QR code.
7. Now print that code and put it on the corresponding page in the book.
8. Get out your iPod Touch or iPad, install a FREE QR Code Reader. I used the one by TapMedia and it seems to work just fine, but there seem to be tons of them, so there may be a better one.
9. When the child reads the page in the book, he will use the QR Reader on the iPod Touch or iPad. It scans the code and takes the child right to the video.
How cool is that! I am going to be making a book for each of my grand kids. Wow, is this going to be fun.
Think about those struggling readers, or how you could really turn a kid onto to a subject this way. What about for Vocabulary. Interactive books are the future for sure and this is a way you could make about any book interactive. Give it a try.
“Knovio™ is a free tool for turning PowerPoint slides into rich video presentations right from your web browser. No fancy hardware or video software needed – just a webcam and microphone.”
Knovio™ is an innovative tool for turning PowerPoint® slides into rich video presentations with just a web browser and webcam. With Knovio, you can take static PowerPoint slides to a new level with video and audio presentations that can be accessed anytime on-demand and shared with others through email and social media. Knovio was developed by KnowledgeVision, the company that makes KVStudio, a video presentation platform for businesses. For more information about Knovio, see our Frequently Asked Questions.
The word “Knovio” comes from a contraction between “Knowledge” and “Vision” as we thought it was very important to have a name that was similar to our already established company name. In Spanish, the word “novio” means boyfriend or love interest and we thought that Knovio would be something that people would love as they discovered how easy it was to create video presentations.
by Wesley Fryer, Moving at the Speed of Creativity
The following 54 second video is not only an effective marketing message for the July 30th“Save our Schools” march in our nation’s capitol, it’s also a poignant reminder that as citizens we need to stand up and take action on behalf of students as well as teachers in our public schools.
Learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/ The second in our series trumpeting the values teachers, students and parents want to see reflected in the nation’s education policy. We will elaborate much more during activities in Washington DC and around the country July 25-31, and especially July 30.
http://youtu.be/w8zkjH8pGNk
Learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/
Join us July 28-31 2011 in Washington DC to support equitable funding for all public school communities, end high stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation, give teacher, family and community leadership a clear place in forming public education policies, and encourage local school communities to develop curriculum specific to their needs.
Are you planning on attending or considering attending the “Save our Schools” march? Wesley is and so am I thinking seriously about it.
P.S. Yes, I know this is the second time for this post, but it is so important, it deserves repeating.
And these videos resemble the Apple Think Different Ad campaign. One of my favorites. It is such a powerful message.
Atomic Learning – Probably the most popular educational solution for self-help tutorials on a variety of technology areas.- Woopid – A excellent site for 1000s of free video tutorials on technology. Also, a person can request a tutorial that is not found on the site.
- Learn That – A great site for free tutorials on a variety of subjects included technology.
- Lynda – A paid site similar to Atomic Learning that focuses on software training.
- Tech University – A wonderful site for the Mac user/enthusiast.
- Internet 4 Classrooms – A very nice site with tutorials for Mac and Windows users and lots of links for the K-12 classroom.
- Explania – A fun site with animated tutorials similar to Brainpop. Also, a user can create their own channel for videos and embed videos into their blog/site as well.
- Total Training - A great site with lots of tutorials for a monthly fee, similar to Lynda.
- VTC – 1000s of video tutorials that can be viewed online or purchased as a CD; does require a monthly fee.
- Say it Visually – An interesting site where they create/design videos to meet your needs. They specialize in taking complex topics and making them easy to understand.
Preview American Experience’s Freedom Riders now at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch and download the study guide written by Facing History and Ourselves http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/teachers-guide as well as a host of resources to teach about this revolutionary step in the battle for civil rights. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives – and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment – for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. The program will air May 16 at 9pm.
If you use a Mac to browse the Internet, you should be using 1Password. This third-party utility lets you create, save and use secure passwords on every site you log in to. You can also store bank information, notes and files inside 1Password’s encrypted database. In addition, it will protect you from dangerous phishing attacks.
Learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/ The second in our series trumpeting the values teachers, students and parents want to see reflected in the nation’s education policy. We will elaborate much more during activities in Washington DC and around the country July 25-31, and especially July 30.
Here’s to the Teachers! SOS March and National Call to Action
Learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/
Join us July 28-31 2011 in Washington DC to support equitable funding for all public school communities, end high stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation, give teacher, family and community leadership a clear place in forming public education policies, and encourage local school communities to develop curriculum specific to their needs.
What’s NextVista.org?
An online library of free videos for learners everywhere – our goal is to gather a set of resources to help you learn just about anything, meet people who make a difference in their communities, and even discover new parts of the world. Next Vista for Learning wants to post your educational videos online, too. Everyone has an insight to share and yours may be just what some student or teacher somewhere needs!
The ‘Light Bulbs’ Collection
NextVista.org believes learning is stronger when it starts with an engaging introduction of each topic. With teachers and students from all over the world contributing content, it will get easier and easier to find the presentation a student needs to say, “I get it.”
With the resources of the library available for free to anyone at any time, students will be in a good position to learn when they are most ready to do so. For teachers, the available videos can be used in the classroom to generate discussion, or even when planning lessons to generate ideas. Having a simple system for watching others’ work will strengthen professional development, which is another goal of NextVista.org.
The ‘Global Views’ Collection
Reading about another country or even watching a documentary can give kids a good sense of a community in another part of the world. However, when in a video the one introducing the school or community is another teenager, the message has added interest for the student. Students will not only learn from the messages of teenagers in other countries, they will think about how they can use what they see to better introduce their own schools and communities.
One goal of the Global Views collection is to help students better understand the wondrous variety around the planet. This is only the start, though, as these videos can also be used to generate discussions between groups in e-mail or blog exchanges. Next Vista wants this collection to help young people understand how truly close they are to their international peers.
The ‘Seeing Service’ Collection
The videos in this collection will highlight good deeds large and small. One video might show how an organization used microloans to pull people in remote villages out of the poverty that has oppressed them for generations. Another might show how one man takes time each week to read to children at a local library.
The hope is that students who wonder about their own value will see what the people in these videos do and realize that those are things they are capable of doing, too. Students might encounter these videos as writing prompts, could produce one themselves as part of a project, or even choose to watch one just to be reminded that there are indeed good people out there.
It’s important to remember that when you’re typing to someone over the computer, there’s no way to know if they are actually who they say they are.
Watch this video and learn how to protect your students in chat rooms, IMs and E-mails.
http://www.youtube.com/simplek12team#p/u/3/45Lq5GU3u6E
A good indicator that someone is not who they say they are is if they are “too nice” and quickly try to gain the trust of whoever they are talking to.
There are a few “rules” you should share with your students about online communication. A few are:
- They should not tell anyone there exact location or where they plan to be later.
- They should not use screen names that are suggestive or give away their real name or age.
Watch this video to find out all of the “rules”.
by Kimberly of Simple K12 Team
P.S. Your student’s are always vulnerable online. Make
sure you’re doing everything you can to keep them safe.
The Department for Education (DfE) will make all Teachers TV programmes available to distributors on a non-exclusive basis. Any distributor who provides Teachers TV programmes will be required to stream them for free at the point of use. Details of where you can access Teachers TV programmes can be found on the DfE website.
