- Copy and past of this statement "This content included in this blog is entirely my own work except where I have duly acknowledged other sources in the text and listed those sources at the end of the assignment as a reference list. I have read the paragraphs on plagiarism in the Student Handbook (page 27-29)"
- at least two edited pictures - remember to post the original pictures as well.
- The reflection about "Use of photos in a classroom, issues of ownership and responsible use"
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Deadlines - Very Important
By Saturday February 28th you should have at least 3 posts into your blog as follows:
Week 3 Photo Editing
In week three practice session we had the opportunity to watch the paint and extreme photo designer movies. You watched a total of 6 movies: 2 movies explain skills on how to use some functions in the paint program (symmetry and tesstilation) and 4 movies explain skills on the use of Xterme photo designer (Clone, superimpose, liquidation, cut and past)
Next week (week four) in the practice session, we are going to do more practice on these skills. By the end of this week you have to have images that show me all the skills you learned from the movies. Please post all the images to your blog. Make sure you post the original images and the images you edited. This way I can tell what kind of changes and skills you applied to the original image.
Please remember to keep all your work from now on in the portfolio folder and back up this folder from time to time.
The content of this folder will form your second assignment which is "Portfolio"
This portfolio folder should contain the following by the end of the semester:
• Photo montage {illustrates visual design literacy}
• Photostory3 video {illustrates transactional writing literacy link}
• Edited Audio recording {illustrates classroom use}
• Video interview {illustrates understanding of composition}
• Organized set of useful links to online resources {delicious/digg}
• Illustration of understanding of the issues of copyright and privacy
As you see from the above list we started working in three of the requirements of this portfolio which are:
• Photo montage {illustrates visual design literacy}
• Organized set of useful links to online resources {delicious/digg}
• Illustration of understanding of the issues of copyright and privacy
Next week (week four) in the practice session, we are going to do more practice on these skills. By the end of this week you have to have images that show me all the skills you learned from the movies. Please post all the images to your blog. Make sure you post the original images and the images you edited. This way I can tell what kind of changes and skills you applied to the original image.
Please remember to keep all your work from now on in the portfolio folder and back up this folder from time to time.
The content of this folder will form your second assignment which is "Portfolio"
This portfolio folder should contain the following by the end of the semester:
• Photo montage {illustrates visual design literacy}
• Photostory3 video {illustrates transactional writing literacy link}
• Edited Audio recording {illustrates classroom use}
• Video interview {illustrates understanding of composition}
• Organized set of useful links to online resources {delicious/digg}
• Illustration of understanding of the issues of copyright and privacy
As you see from the above list we started working in three of the requirements of this portfolio which are:
• Photo montage {illustrates visual design literacy}
• Organized set of useful links to online resources {delicious/digg}
• Illustration of understanding of the issues of copyright and privacy
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Reflection
Reflection for Week 3:
Part 1: A paragraph on what you learned in the class
Part 2: A paragraph on the use of photos in the classroom, issues of ownernship and responsible use.
Reflection Example:
"In this week's theory session we discussed the uses of images in classrooms. Our instructor asked us to mind map the uses of images. While creating the mind map I remembered a Math teacher in the primary school who was using images to teach us abstract concepts in Math. I loved this teacher and I loved math. Using these images made learning Math fun and interesting. As a future teacher, I plan to use images in my classroom in different ways to make learning a fun job for my students. I will engage my students in the learning process by asking them to collect images and/or create images for a certain use in Math."
"While involving students and engaging them in the learning process, I will make sure for them to understand that the images and photos they are collecting and using in any project are not their images and they do not belong to them. They are someone's property and if they want to use these images in their project they have to acknowledge these images and photos. I will provide them with an example of seeing their pictures used by someone else as they are his and how they feel about it".
Part 1: A paragraph on what you learned in the class
Part 2: A paragraph on the use of photos in the classroom, issues of ownernship and responsible use.
Reflection Example:
"In this week's theory session we discussed the uses of images in classrooms. Our instructor asked us to mind map the uses of images. While creating the mind map I remembered a Math teacher in the primary school who was using images to teach us abstract concepts in Math. I loved this teacher and I loved math. Using these images made learning Math fun and interesting. As a future teacher, I plan to use images in my classroom in different ways to make learning a fun job for my students. I will engage my students in the learning process by asking them to collect images and/or create images for a certain use in Math."
"While involving students and engaging them in the learning process, I will make sure for them to understand that the images and photos they are collecting and using in any project are not their images and they do not belong to them. They are someone's property and if they want to use these images in their project they have to acknowledge these images and photos. I will provide them with an example of seeing their pictures used by someone else as they are his and how they feel about it".
Monday, February 23, 2009
Blog Entry
Please place this message in your blog:
This content included in this blog is entirely my own work except where I have duly acknowledged other sources in the text and listed those sources at the end of the assignment as a reference list. I have read the paragraphs on plagiarism in the Student Handbook (page 27-29)
This content included in this blog is entirely my own work except where I have duly acknowledged other sources in the text and listed those sources at the end of the assignment as a reference list. I have read the paragraphs on plagiarism in the Student Handbook (page 27-29)
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Hey all,
This week we are working with still images. In our Theory Session we discussed the Grammar of Images and how different people interpret images differently.
From this point here is a little competition for you. I would like you to post a comment on the following picture. There is a prize for the owner of the best comment. You have till the Theory Session of Week four to post your comment. Do your best to be a winner!
This week we are working with still images. In our Theory Session we discussed the Grammar of Images and how different people interpret images differently.
From this point here is a little competition for you. I would like you to post a comment on the following picture. There is a prize for the owner of the best comment. You have till the Theory Session of Week four to post your comment. Do your best to be a winner!
Oh! Do not forget to put your name with the comment, so all of us know who you are.
Week 3
All of us have blogs now with one or more posts WOW :)
I would like to acknowledge Alia, Alya, Hitha and Wafaa. You wonder why? Because they worked more in their blogs after class. They Rock!
I know all of you liked the Symmetry Video we watched together in the Theory Session. Did you imagine that just the Paint software that comes with windows has all of theses capabilities. It is really very nice and interesting video to watch. But be careful with using this kind of photo editing when dealing with people faces. You can enjoy doing this with your own pictures and your friends' photos for fun. But not public pictures though. This was the picture we saw into the movie, right?
In our Practical Session, we are going to learn many skills included in a software named XtremePhotoDesigner 6. This software is free and you had the opportunity to download it from the ICT Delicious account in the Theory Session.
Be prepared to take pictures using your cell phoe or a digital camera in the Practice Session. Please do not forget to bring a cable to transfer them to your laptop. Ofcourse, you can use the Bluetooth or any other way to transfer the photos. Just make sure that you will be able to transfer these images to your laptop.
By the end of this week, you will start working in your first reflection and posting it into your blog. Good Luck!
I would like to acknowledge Alia, Alya, Hitha and Wafaa. You wonder why? Because they worked more in their blogs after class. They Rock!
I know all of you liked the Symmetry Video we watched together in the Theory Session. Did you imagine that just the Paint software that comes with windows has all of theses capabilities. It is really very nice and interesting video to watch. But be careful with using this kind of photo editing when dealing with people faces. You can enjoy doing this with your own pictures and your friends' photos for fun. But not public pictures though. This was the picture we saw into the movie, right?
In our Practical Session, we are going to learn many skills included in a software named XtremePhotoDesigner 6. This software is free and you had the opportunity to download it from the ICT Delicious account in the Theory Session.
Be prepared to take pictures using your cell phoe or a digital camera in the Practice Session. Please do not forget to bring a cable to transfer them to your laptop. Ofcourse, you can use the Bluetooth or any other way to transfer the photos. Just make sure that you will be able to transfer these images to your laptop.
By the end of this week, you will start working in your first reflection and posting it into your blog. Good Luck!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Week 2 Blog Blog Blog
Hello Ladies,
Hope you are enjoyed working with Inspiration last week. In this week, you will have your own blog. You have an invitation in your mailbox, please do not do anything with it until we meet in the practical session this week. Also, you are going to make a group presentation in the practical session about the blog article pages 22 - 25 in your ICT handbook.
Hope you are enjoyed working with Inspiration last week. In this week, you will have your own blog. You have an invitation in your mailbox, please do not do anything with it until we meet in the practical session this week. Also, you are going to make a group presentation in the practical session about the blog article pages 22 - 25 in your ICT handbook.
Remember having a blog is very important in this course as it is one of the two big assigments you will be graded on this semester. Starting from the week three's practical session you will be entering a reflection about a certain topic. Please check your ICT Handbook for list of the topics and the reflection due date. The reflection is due in each practical session but I will allow you to final submit of this reflection the following Saturday. You are required to submit 11 reflections by the end of this semester. The blog and the reflections inside it make your first big assigment.
Next week you will need a camera so think about what you are going to use. If you can borrow a digital camera that is good. If you have a cable for your cellphone camera then maybe you can use that (but you must be able to transfer pictures to your laptop).
Monday, February 9, 2009
Week 1
Welcome to the the ICT Digital Literacy Class Blog. In this course we are going to explore many ICT (Information and Communication Technology) related software and hardware. Not only that but also shows how you as a teacher can use these tools to engagge your primary school kids in the learning process.
A wide variety of topics are going to be covered this semester both in the theory and practical sessions of this course.
In this week THEORY's SESSION, we are going to explore definitons of ICT as well as Digital Literacy. The difference between ICT Literacy and Literacy with ICT. The Scavenger Hunt we are going to use will make you an active constructor of these definitions.
By the end of the PRACTICAL SESSION, you will be able to create a delicious account at http://delicious.com/
Please visit our ICT DELICIOUS ACCOUNT http://delicious.com/ecaeict to find very useful links include but not limited to:
Also you will be able to use a mind map software called Inspiration.
If you look at the right side of this blog, you will find your name. clicking the link beside your name won't take you anywhere. This is your blog and we are going to start working on it in week 2.
A wide variety of topics are going to be covered this semester both in the theory and practical sessions of this course.
In this week THEORY's SESSION, we are going to explore definitons of ICT as well as Digital Literacy. The difference between ICT Literacy and Literacy with ICT. The Scavenger Hunt we are going to use will make you an active constructor of these definitions.
By the end of the PRACTICAL SESSION, you will be able to create a delicious account at http://delicious.com/
Please visit our ICT DELICIOUS ACCOUNT http://delicious.com/ecaeict to find very useful links include but not limited to:
- This Course Main Page
- The Blogger sign on page
- Access your college email
- Access this blog
Also you will be able to use a mind map software called Inspiration.
If you look at the right side of this blog, you will find your name. clicking the link beside your name won't take you anywhere. This is your blog and we are going to start working on it in week 2.
Let's have fun learning with ICT about ICT!!!
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