Authoring and Integrating Online Content
Problem: How can you produce instructional videos like Sal Khan?
Abstract: This video introduces the basic tools you need to create screencasts in a technique identical to Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy and author of thousands of screencasts on a variety of topics.
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Author: Andrew Stillman from New Visions for Public Schools
Problem: How do you actually use Smoothdraw and Camtasia, with a Wacom Bamboo tablet and stylus, to produce screencasts?
Abstract: I show how to set up the work area, perform screencapture, do basic edits, and produce your video for upload.
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Author: Andrew Stillman from New Visions for Public Schools
Problem: How can you utilize relationships with a teaching university to strengthen your online curriculum and practice?
Abstract: I describe how the "Just War" collaboration involves a number of teachers and a professor at the teaching university I attended, and how our work together has led to numerous opportunities to publish and present around the topic of tech integration.
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Author: Nick Lawrence from East Bronx Academy for the Future
Problem: What are the basic steps to set up a white-label social network platform like Ning to organize a learning community that includes classrooms from other schools?
Abstract: I explain how we went about setting up the "Just War" Ning and basic steps that allowed the different teachers to stay organized for collaboration.
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Author: Nick Lawrence from East Bronx Academy for the Future
Problem: What rigorous, Common Core standards-based teaching opportunities are afforded by a walled, social networking platform like Ning?
Abstract: I discuss the reasons the "Just War" project (a collaborative of multiple teachers across the country plus a professor of education) decided to use a whitelabel social networking platform to approach standards mastery of social studies with urban stu
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Author: Nick Lawrence from East Bronx Academy for the Future
Problem: How can a simple wiki platform be used to author and structure a blended learning course?
Abstract: I give a brief tour through the blended Global Prep course wiki that Jessica Bailey and I created at Olympus Academy, a school specializing in serving a transfer student population in need of credit recovery. This particular course is organized by c
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Author: Andrew Rabinovici from Olympus Academy
Problem: How do you use readily available software to technically create a "hack" video such as this one, where you can capture a problem and describe a solution.
Abstract: You can use software like Jing/Camtasia and Jaycut to organize videos and then export it for upload to YouPD.org or other video sites like YouTube or Vimeo.
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Author: Ralph Vacca from New Visions for Public Schools
Problem: What are some key strategies for success in using an online content provider as a credit recovery option for students?
Abstract: I describe three key elements to successful implementation of APEX as a credit recovery option for students:
1) Having highly accessible and hands on approach to holding students accountable.
2) Setting up self-reporting feedback structures using A
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Author: Christina McLeod from East Bronx Academy for the Future
Problem: Creatively integrating technology into learning experiences to engage and motivate students and how it can be pushed to the next level.
Abstract: The solution is to have students create projects using technology and integrating essential social studies skills. Students can do this by utilizing podcasts, screencasts, interactive videos, and by creating websites.
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Author: David Donner from East Brooklyn Community High School
Problem: The hack addresses 2 problems of prac; I wanted a quick & easy way to make instructional videos & I wanted a way to provide audio support to learning activities, (interpreting graphs, charts & maps or analyzing primary & secondary sources, etc) for my students with disabilities. I needed a way to do this without using time intensive video editing software like Adobe Premiere. (also addresses prob of prac in SpEd, ie, tap into visual & verbal memory to improve retention and use UDL principles.
Abstract: I create presentations in power point and/or place learning activities in presentations and I use a screen capture tool (jing/snagit) to record my voice over the slide shows. I upload to vimeo, then copy and paste the embed code into iLearn platform
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Author: Sam McElroy from Flushing Highschool
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