Numa Numa

As mentioned in Wesch's talk the original Numa Numa video.

An Anthropological Perspective of Youtube

Michael Wesch talks about Youtube. An anthropological perspective. Such an interesting prof...oh to be a student in his lectures!

Periodic Table of Videos

Here is an amazing resource for High School Science. The periodic table of videos. Simply click on the element and view a video about this element. Great for grade 9 science projects!

Take a look, it's created by the University of Nottingham. The Periodic Table of Videos

Amazing Teacher Resources

I am just posting the link to a great little web slide show of amazing teacher resources created by one of my classmates in ETEC540! Click here to view.

Photosynth

Wow this is an amazing tool that will change the meaning of the social web into more of a semantic web.

A neat TED Talk.

Toondoo

Here is another fun tool that would have so many applications in elementary school.

You can embed in a blog, share via de.lic.ious, or in the gallery.

Click and point and fun

One True Media

I have been playing with this tool for my course ETEC540. So have used Alice's violin camp and lessons to give it a shot. Very user friendly, intuitive and fun to use. Fast uploads too. I wonder if it is blocked by YRDSB filters?????

Have a look:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Voice Thread

OK haven't been here for awhile but to view my voice thread...click here.

voicethread
http://voicethread.com/share/158765/

the snowy day

Voice Threads

Found this fun little tool and am expermenting with it. Voice Threads is a way to put media and voice together quickly and easily. Try it: www.voicethread.com

Invest in a Girl

Not only does this video have meaning it is a wonderful example of digital storytelling!

Check this out. From Ewan McIntosh in the UK.

The Girl Effect:

Delight in Education

Stephen Heppell wants to make education a little more "delightful" now I see this poster on Richard Millwood's blog. I think the British education system is onto something! I want to make education delightful, how about you??

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko

Daniel Pink has released a guide for career decisions in Manga format with an online comic component. I don't know about you, but the manga in my library is the best used section. I will be buying it as soon as I have next year's budget!

Here is the link to the online component that you can link to RSS.

Johnny Bunko Online

Great Media Studies Resource!

OK here is this band from Manchester UK. They needed to make a video but couldn't afford it so instead they perform in front of video surveillance cameras around the city and then petition the government to access the tapes which they then edit into a music video. Talk about creative rebellion! Work the system boys!! This was from David Warlick's Blog.

It's a good song...here is the video:

What is Text?

Here is my first foray into publishing myself! An assignment for my masters course.

Boing Boing Cory Doctorow Releases his new Book

Author Cory Doctorow has released his new book on the web. Yes you can download it legally right here. Click on the link to listen to his rationale...very interesting.

Fun Links for Digital Storytelling

This site is chock full of great resources for digital storytelling. CogDogRoo by Alan Levine... Link this to UStream and Bob's your uncle.

Powerpoint at its best!

An example of powerpoint with all the bells and whistles!

Virtual School Society Conference

OK David Warlick is live blogging a conference in BC and it's where I would love to be right now. He posted an really interesting discussion yesterday about implementing social networks and the features of them. The presenter talks about the features of social networks using an interesting diagram.

Social Networks are all about:

Identity,
Presence,
Relationships,
Conversations,
Groups,
Reputation The diagram shows how 3 different networks play on these relationships.

Imagine how powerful these tools could be for learning if school districts could get past the fear and unblock them. We need to educate the educators so that we can use such tools wisely in learning environments.

Smith, Gene. “Social Software Building Blocks.” [Weblog nForm] 4 Apr 2007. nForm User

Experience. 23 Apr 2008 http://nform.ca/publications/social-software-building-block.

URL for Brittania Registration

Register for Brittania for free....would help to have this link!