A video for Technology: Games and Education
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6117726917684965691
is the video I was trying to embed, it is about education and games in education
My recent wordle
If you go to http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/125676/Untitled you will see my newest entry:
Favs
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My Previous Work
The insect activity that we will use is supported by the following lesson plan- Teach Insects, using http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html
September
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Phases of the moon: 7: 15: 22: 29:
Holidays and Observances: 1: Labor Day
Upcoming Events
Monday Today we are learning about insects.
Introduction
Tuesday Today we are learning about insects homes.
Wednesday Today we are learning about the ocean
Thursday Today we are going on a field trip to the zoo
Friday We will learn about fire safety
Classroom Open House
Tuesday, September 6, 7:30 P.M.
Ice Cream Social with the Faculty
Friday, September 9, 5 P.M.
School assembly is on storybook characters. Children may dress up like a character on Thursday. (You might want to bring a change of clothes for the rest of the day.) Costumes can be as simple as a hat or a small picture of your character pinned t
Lesson plan ideas/themes I will use:ocean, habitat, insects, numbers, letters,and reading
Some of my lesson plan ideas are located here:http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=158
I would like to say thank you to the PTA and students who made this possible and I hope everyone will have a fun and safe school year!
References
1. http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/games/game_chef_toss.html
2. http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html
3. http://www.schoolnotes.com/89121/amondr77.html
4. Clipart from http://office.microsoft.com
5. http://www.dsokids.com/games/notegame/default.htm
6. http://www.brainpop.com/games
7. http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=158
References
1. http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/games/game_chef_toss.html
2. http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html
3. http://www.schoolnotes.com/89121/amondr77.html
4. Clipart from http://office.microsoft.com
5. http://www.dsokids.com/games/notegame/default.htm
6. http://www.brainpop.com/games
7. http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=158
A powerpoint:
Welcome to Kindergarten
Gadgets I like
others:
The following feed is taken from:http://bpnoy3.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/adding-digg-stumbleupon-delicious-reddit-facebook-link-buttons-your-post/
Login into your wordpress.com account. Then Manage>click one of your block post. Open notepad and open the socialbookmark.txt you downloaded earlier. You should see something similar :
So once you open that, click Edit>Replace (CTRL+H). Two fields are shown. One for “Find What” and one for “Replace With”.
For “Find what” field enter xURIx (that is a capital “i” at the end). This is for your URL post. Next get the URL of the blog post you want to put the buttons in. One way of getting this is by opening another browser window and going to your actual exact blog post and copy the URL.
Go back to Notepad and paste the URL in “Replace with” field. Then click “Replace All” button. All instances with xURIx will be replaced with the copied URL.
The next replacement is the TITLE of the post. Find xTITLEx and the same procedure applies. You can easily find the title of your blog post by going back to your dashboard and under write or manage button find the permalink. The “Edit” link should be next to your post url. Click that and copy the title (everything with the dashes.)
Ok so now we are done making all the changes needed on the text file. Go back to editing your blog post. Swith to HTML mode. Copy and paste everything. Where?? At the end of your blog post. Go back to Visual mode and save.
You can do this to all your old post as well new future ones. It might take long but hey more audience is always good.
Note: When closing Notepad, do not save the changes made or you’ll have trouble later.
This tutorial was inspired by our friends at archGFX.com. Thank you!
So if everything went well it should look like one below.
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1 david zotter
May 9, 2008 at 12:02 pm
hey, the link to the socialbookmark.txt seems to be broken…
Would you mind sending a copy to me?
Many thanks!
2 Hillel
May 20, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Hi there,
If you’re interested in social bookmarking, I’ve just created a free application that automatically generates (designed & beautiful) social bookmarking buttons for your WordPress.com posts.
It’s called GetSocial and it’s very friendly, dependable and easy to use – and it will also fix your AddThis.com button!
Check it out:
http://hillelstoler.com/2008/05/18/getsocial-social-bookmarking-for-wordpresscom
Hillel
3 Rick
July 13, 2008 at 2:09 pm
The link to socialbookmark.txt is broken.
Are you able to send me a copy?
Thank you.
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Login into your wordpress.com account. Then Manage>click one of your block post. Open notepad and open the socialbookmark.txt you downloaded earlier. You should see something similar :
So once you open that, click Edit>Replace (CTRL+H). Two fields are shown. One for “Find What” and one for “Replace With”.
For “Find what” field enter xURIx (that is a capital “i” at the end). This is for your URL post. Next get the URL of the blog post you want to put the buttons in. One way of getting this is by opening another browser window and going to your actual exact blog post and copy the URL.
Go back to Notepad and paste the URL in “Replace with” field. Then click “Replace All” button. All instances with xURIx will be replaced with the copied URL.
The next replacement is the TITLE of the post. Find xTITLEx and the same procedure applies. You can easily find the title of your blog post by going back to your dashboard and under write or manage button find the permalink. The “Edit” link should be next to your post url. Click that and copy the title (everything with the dashes.)
Ok so now we are done making all the changes needed on the text file. Go back to editing your blog post. Swith to HTML mode. Copy and paste everything. Where?? At the end of your blog post. Go back to Visual mode and save.
You can do this to all your old post as well new future ones. It might take long but hey more audience is always good.
Note: When closing Notepad, do not save the changes made or you’ll have trouble later.
This tutorial was inspired by our friends at archGFX.com. Thank you!
So if everything went well it should look like one below.
:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::
——————————————————————————–
Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)
Cross Browser Multi-Page Photograph Gallery
No Title
4 Responses to “Adding Digg StumbleUpon del.icio.us Reddit Facebook link buttons to your post”
Feed for this Entry Trackback Address
——————————————————————————–
1 david zotter
May 9, 2008 at 12:02 pm
hey, the link to the socialbookmark.txt seems to be broken…
Would you mind sending a copy to me?
Many thanks!
2 Hillel
May 20, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Hi there,
If you’re interested in social bookmarking, I’ve just created a free application that automatically generates (designed & beautiful) social bookmarking buttons for your WordPress.com posts.
It’s called GetSocial and it’s very friendly, dependable and easy to use – and it will also fix your AddThis.com button!
Check it out:
http://hillelstoler.com/2008/05/18/getsocial-social-bookmarking-for-wordpresscom
Hillel
3 Rick
July 13, 2008 at 2:09 pm
The link to socialbookmark.txt is broken.
Are you able to send me a copy?
Thank you.
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anyway here is the http://bpnoy3.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/adding-digg-stumbleupon-delicious-reddit-facebook-link-buttons-your-post/
Links for Intuition
Below is my avatar beneath my words of intuition and technological mumbo jumbo, that is.
here is a link to feed hungry people: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1&link=ctg_ths_home_from_ars_home_sitenav
A little bit more about myself, I am bilingual Spanish and English, so as a side step, here is awordle in Spanish
bilingual wordle:
http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/123431/pocilga
C:\Users\April\Pictures\Wordle – pocilga.mht
file://localhost/C:/Users/April/Desktop/pln-wordle1.jpg
pln-wordle1
Technology Videobutton1-bm.gifoo
a great website that has gadgets and html info for bloggers: http://www.gadgetadvisor.com/
Gadget Advisor Technology News.tabber{display:none;}
Heres the website page:
Lenovo ThinkPad X301
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Mafia MoFo – Not Just Another Mafia Game
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Recently, there has been a lot of activity with online mafia / mobster games, from the problems with Mafia Wars to the launch of Bulletproof, New Mafia, and more. You may be asking why you would care about yet another mafia game. Mafia MoFo sets itself apart from the rest in several ways. Mafia MoFo is not a MySpace game, which generally makes it more easily accessible, without the performance issues associated with Myspace. However, what really sets Mafia MoFo apart from the rest is the amount of activities that are available to perform. Mafia MoFo is miles ahead of the other games in this regard.
Gadget4All Roll-up All-in-One Mouse Pad with Speaker and USB Hub
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Are your desktop and/or work area cluttered with adapters, wires, and all sorts of junk? Even if the answer is no, the Gadget4All all-in-one mouse pad can improve organization and offer more functionality for anyone that currently uses a mouse pad.
Google Earth Now Features Rome Reborn 2.0
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How did people live thousands of years ago? The University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities asked this exact same question. As a result, they decided to digitally rebuild the revolutionary city of Rome during the peak of its development (around A.D. 320 – the time of Constantine The Great). They figured this would be the best way to try and understand how humans lived so long ago.
Bulletproof MySpace Game Poised to Challenge Mafia Wars
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A new MySpace game has recently surfaced that is poised to give Mafia Wars some stiff competition. Named Bulletproof, the game offers players a number of advantages over Mafia Wars, especially considering the recent frustration Zynga has caused for many of its players.
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my lesson: Kid Architecture :-)
April Mondragon
CIT 701
8/10/08
WebQuest Title: Fun in the Park: Art History Project
Intended Grade Level: Advanced 1st or 2nd grade
Description:
You are an architect planning a new project for the park
You will use your art skills to design a new layout for the park, if you determine that there needs to be changes to the park that is.
Task:
• SWBT recognize different surroundings in the park such as swing set, slide, Merry-go-round, etc
• SWBT decide where they would like to draw and sit down and design in their sketchpad how they would arrange the park differently
• SW interpret an object in the park that is old and one that is new
• They will be asked how many objects and what objects would make the park more attractive
• TW then ask students to describe their favorite park in words aloud or written down near their design
• TW decide which project seems more reasonable and place it on the web bulletin for others to see
• As a group the class, or group of students will present their idea to the class using their online bulletin or online architect page using www.kaboom.org as their presentation also
• All students will post their ideas to kaboom’s website after they are finished with their idea.
• Students that have difficulty may be allowed to count the objects in the park as an extra credit math assignement if they do not wish to post their idea
• Students who want to further research their project may go to the ICDL which may help them decide what type of park they want to build, specifically:
http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory
Resources:
www.kaboom.org-a place where the students can get ideas on how other kids did their park and where they can post their idea as well
http://www.icdlbooks.org/ where the students will look up their idea or get an idea
http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory where the student can search for a book about their idea
http://play.toontown.com/webHome.php?r=968122&r=507471&source=PpTTTtoGoo05005&CMP=KNCTNTGameGoogle&HBX_PK=online+kids+play&HBX_OU=50&r=796078&r=779702 : a website (optional) for incentives after activity is finished
Process:
This is a project that combines Art and History and it is something all students can enjoy completing. Students will be advised to first brainstorm while they are sitting at their favorite spot in the park, this includes drawing their idea or making a design. They should ask me if they think they are stuck. They will draw their design which will be done on the computer as well, this will take them approximately 20 minutes for the hand copy, the actual web site will take an hour. Then they will make a list of different things that are new and old or that they want to change, this graph will be on their site as well. It will look like this:
New Objects Old Objects
They will then type in the different objects they added and explain aloud why they put them there.
When everyone is finished with their project they will present them as a group to the class using their computer projected on the screen. Those that do not wish to present will write words down that the other students had and also count their objects. The students will then decide, vote, using arm raising technique, as a whole who they think the winner is (first prize, second place, third place). Everyone will then submit their project online at www.kaboom.com . After the activity they can go to Disney.com or get caught up on other assignments.
Learning Advice:
For one, the students should plot their new and old objects they find on a graph using a program on the computer preferably “graphing for kids” or Microsoft word for kids before submitting them to me. The ICDL library should help direct the advanced students into different avenues for their project. They might want to explore different possibilities of their idea by research using the above listed websites as resources. Also, making notes or drawings about what they want their project to be about is a good idea.
Conclusion:
How did you feel about your project? Write a word that describes your park or draw a pretty picture.
Why did you make the project a certain way?
What types of objects did you like at the park?
What types of objects did you dislike?
Which part of this assignment made you smarter?
Which activity was more fun?
April M.’s educational content
see bottom of blog for details for Voki character
http://img0.gmodules.com/ig/images/gateway/logo_gateway.gif because my computer is gateway!
if you go to the website below you will see a cool map with clusters!!!
http://www2.clustrmaps.com/counter/maps.php?url=http://clustrmaps.com&clusters=yes&type=small&category=plus&map=Africa
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Kindergarten ClassLas Vegas, NV 07/26/08 Volume 1, Issue 1 |
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The insect activity that we will use is supported by the following lesson plan- Teach Insects, using http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html
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Upcoming Events
Monday Today we are learning about insects. Introduction
Tuesday Today we are learning about insects homes.
Wednesday Today we are learning about the ocean
Thursday Today we are going on a field trip to the zoo
Friday We will learn about fire safety
Classroom Open House
Tuesday, September 6, 7:30 P.M.
Ice Cream Social with the Faculty
Friday, September 9, 5 P.M.
School assembly is on storybook characters. Children may dress up like a character on Thursday. (You might want to bring a change of clothes for the rest of the day.) Costumes can be as simple as a hat or a small picture of your character pinned t
Lesson plan ideas/themes I will use:ocean, habitat, insects, numbers, letters,and reading
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Some of my lesson plan ideas are located here:http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=158 |
I would like to say thank you to the PTA and students who made this possible and I hope everyone will have a fun and safe school year!
References
1. http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/games/game_chef_toss.html
2. http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html
3. http://www.schoolnotes.com/89121/amondr77.html
4. Clipart from http://office.microsoft.com
5. http://www.dsokids.com/games/notegame/default.htm
6. http://www.brainpop.com/games
7. http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=158
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Letter books and Reading The children will be busy each day making their alphabet/phonic books on the computer. Each morning we are reviewing each letter sound, name, upper and lower cases
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We will be learning through hands on activities, listening, using up to date technology, and becoming musically attuned. http://www.dsokids.com/games/notegame/default.htm is a place on the net where the students can make their own music with notes This classroom’s highlight is their computers we will be using assigned by numbers, each child has access to the reading program, number counters, different educational programs, technology, and science. Habitat locations will be accentuated. The link for the puzzles is at: http://www.brainpop.com/games
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Math We will complete number recognition on the computer using a program called Kaboose: Chef Toss, more details are located at the following website: http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/games/game_chef_toss.html
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Lesson plan ideas/themes I will most definitely use in my future classroom:ocean, habitat, insects, numbers, letters,and reading and most definitely…..BLOGGING!
