Camtasia

A pesar de que hay muchas herramientas en la web para grabar tutoriales o hacer screencasts, he decidido probar CAMTASIA para Macs, algo costoso pero muy fácil de usar. Esta herramienta me permita grabar tutoriales para mi clase de tecnología sobre diferentes herramientas a utilizar en la clase. Lo bueno de esta herramienta que es formatea el tutoria y lo exporta directamente a Youtube o Screencast. Estos dos sitios te proveen de código para incluir tu tutorial en una página web o blog personal. He aquí mi primer intento con un tutorial de cómo crear un blog en Blogger.


Scoop it - tu propio periódico de noticias

Como parte de mi preparación para la clase de tecnología de este otoño he empezado a usar la herramienta Scoop it para recoger noticias en la web sobre el tema de la clase la tecnología y la enseñanza de lenguas. El periódico se actualiza cada vez que incluyo una página o recurso que encuentro en la red. El servicio también te ofrece sugerencias de blogs, twitter, etc. que se relacionan con el tema escogido. Espero que los estudiantes pueden beneficiarse de estas noticias.

Podcast2

Week 3 in our podcasting evo session has been so interesting. I learned new skills, like editing audio files with audacity tools such as the envelope, and to add jingles to introduce and close audio segments.
Another task was to record a skype interview. I have been using skype for personal reasons, but with the option to record calls I think a whole new world of possibilities are open for educational purposes. I can continue my project of recording native speakers to develop my students' listening skills, for example, or record narratives by beginner teachers to use for mentoring purposes. As I have a Mac, I could not use the tools suggested in the course "Mp3 skype recorder". However, I bought a call recorder specific for Macs from ecamm. I was pleased with this first try recording an interview. The call recorder I used produced a quicktime movie of the call that can then be converted into a mp3 file, and then edited with Audacity.
For this call, I interviewed Samantha, one of our young Spanish teachers at NAU. The music at the beginning and at the end is a song that I found in one of the websites suggested by the moderators: Freeplay music . The title of the song is "Wherever you are" by Carl Vincent Varvel in Latin Fusion Vol. 1.

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My Podcasts

In my podcasting EVO session, week 2, we used podomatic to record our first episode of a podcast. It was really easy and what I liked was the possibility of adding pictures related to the content of the episode. This was my first attempt at using podomatic:


Another tool we explored is podbean. This site allows you to upload mp3 files as episodes. I recorded a short introduction about me using podbean.

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Towards the end of the EVO session on Podcasting, we got the chance to explore other audio web tools like Audioboo, Vocaroo, and Chirbit. Here are my attempts at using this tools:

Audioboo



Vocaroo


Chirbit


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Web 2.0 tools to promote oral communication in distance and blended learning contexts

As a teacher I want to make sure all my students have a voice in the classroom. In large classes or in on-line contexts, discussions are usually dominated by few students. The tools I am showing today can provide us with  opportunities to have more interactive lessons. These tools are free and they can be used in a variety of contexts. They are Voki, Voicethread, Voxopop, and Tokbox

In the following presentation, you will find some of my ideas on how to use these tools in the classroom.



Web tools and oral communication

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If you want to try these tools, here you are some tasks and video tutorials. You will need to create an accounts in their webpages - Voki, Voicethread, Voxopop, Tokbox

Voki

Task:
Create a speaking avatar and tell us about one potential use of this tool in your class. Email your avatar to the presenter: yuly.asencion@nau.edu

Tutorial:

Voicethread

Task:
Add a voice/video comment to the following voicethread. You may have to register in Voicethread. Just click on the “comment” button at the bottom, choose the microphone, phone or webcam.

Tutorial:

Voxopop:

Task

Record your comment to the following discussion: Do's and Don'ts of using technology in the classroom. Click on the link below to go the the talkgroup.

Talkgroup » Using technology in class

Tutorial 1:


Tutorial 2:

Tokbox

Task:
Record a video message and send it to the presenter: yuly.asencion@nau.edu. Discuss: what are the potential problems of using this tool in your class?

TokBox - Free video chat and video messaging

Tutorial:

Lección usando imágenes sobre Oda a la Edad de Neruda

Como tarea final en mi curso EVO: Images4education 2010, diseñé una lección usando Oda a la edad de Pablo Neruda donde incorporo el uso de imágenes y otras herramientas en la web. He aquí la lección:

lessonplanevoimages

Cuenta Cuentos6

Soy aficionada a scrapbooking por eso es que me sentí muy cómoda utilizando Mixbook. Esta herramienta te permite combinar fotografías y textos en diferentes formatos y escenas de fondo. Mixbook es muy fácil de utilizar, he aquí mi primer intento usando esta herramienta:

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