Today we had the Simcoe County Minds on Media Day at the school board office. I spoke with Jaclyn Calder and Peter Skillen about the Minds on Media model of professional development.
You can Listen to the conversation here.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Minds on Media Test
Today I am having a great conversation with other teachers about podcasting at the SCDSB 2011 Minds on Media Day. I recorded a little song using Microsoft Songsmith and one of the teachers asked me to show him how to upload it as a podcast. There is a free Academic version of Songsmith available for teachers.
Here it is. twinkletest.
I also talked with people alot about:
Blogging using WordPress, Blogger or Edublogs.org
RSS Feeds
Recording using audacity
Using plugins with audacity
Converting audio and video files using winff
Bayview Family Literacy Day Websit,e: Families, classes and community members record a voicemail about their favorite book to a local Midland phone number. We post these reviews on the website along with the book cover.
Free Tools used:
Gifted Outreach Conference Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the Gifted Outreach Conference at Lakehead University 500 University Avenue in Orillia. We will need to leave the school at 9:00 am shortly after the buses arrive so that we can be in Orillia in time for the 10 am start of the conference. Please come into the classroom as soon as you arrive at school. Remember to bring your lunch. We will be returning to the school between 3:50 and 4 pm., so you will need to make arrangements to be picked up from the school.
There is also a Boys soccer game after school at Huronia Centennial School in Elmvale. Mrs. Kilby will drive the 4 boys on the soccer team from Orillia to the game in Elmvale. You will need to make arrangements to be picked up after the game.
The Gifted Outreach conference is hosted by the Faculty of Education students from Nipissing University and it should be a great day of creative learning activities.