Using Storybird to Teach Adjectives and Complete Simple Sentences.
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Sahpreem King:
About Me
- Stephanie Bivins
- I am a student at Full Sail University seeking a masters of science degree in Education Media and Design Technology.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
RILS Comments
Amanda Cast:
Please follow this link to my comment on my classmates Educator's Studio Lesson.
Sahpreem King:
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Sahpreem King:
Saturday, October 15, 2011
PE5 - Electro City
I created a commercial using the skills I learned from iMovie Training with the various features of Electro City. I think it is rather funny to look at. I enjoyed making, and I plan to use it as a means to get my students excited about using Electro City for my RILS project!!
Take a look...
Take a look...
PE4 - Electro City
In preparation for my Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenario (RILS) project I began by looking at a Web 2.0 Interactive Simulation game called Electro City. Electro City is a platform in which students can create a energy efficient city using various energy resources and taxing citizens.
I plan to use this tool with my students to give them the opportunity to run their very own city. They can be the mayor. They can see how challenging or easy it is to make decisions that will impact not just themselves but also the people in their city.
Through my trial with the game it is easy to get caught up in runnning through the city; especially if you arent aware of how many turns you have. Once you realize each turns generates money, but also requires some additions to the city or even destruction of sites that may be harming the city.
I have to admit, I got caught up in the game. It was so intriguing that I scored a "C" on my first city. In playing this game I feel like my students will enjoying having the opportunity to be the MAYOR!!
I plan to use this tool with my students to give them the opportunity to run their very own city. They can be the mayor. They can see how challenging or easy it is to make decisions that will impact not just themselves but also the people in their city.
Through my trial with the game it is easy to get caught up in runnning through the city; especially if you arent aware of how many turns you have. Once you realize each turns generates money, but also requires some additions to the city or even destruction of sites that may be harming the city.
I have to admit, I got caught up in the game. It was so intriguing that I scored a "C" on my first city. In playing this game I feel like my students will enjoying having the opportunity to be the MAYOR!!
Monday, October 10, 2011
PE3 iMovie
After watching the iMovie training I feel like I can create anything using the tool. I was so proud to have recieved my certificate of completion... yeah me!
It is my plan to use iMovie throughout the course of my CBR project as a means to make my students lessons more engaging and fun, and also as a documentary of the journey to becoming a great and motivational Science teacher!
To test my new skills I have created a One-Minute-Movie that show cases a little of what I learned. I am getting married in June of 2012 and my cousin and I went dress shopping. It was a very fun experience. I made a quick montage about our journey...
To test my new skills I have created a One-Minute-Movie that show cases a little of what I learned. I am getting married in June of 2012 and my cousin and I went dress shopping. It was a very fun experience. I made a quick montage about our journey...
PE2 iMovie
While doing the iMovie Essential Training I learned so many new "tricks" and "treats" to help make my movies even better. I may be 28, but I have the voice of a 7 year old... sad... but true. I love my voice, don't get me wrong, but honestly I don't like how I sound once recorded. iMovie, however, allows me to voice overs in my video, and also change the way I sound. Using this tool I have learned that I can take my 2nd grade voice and make it sound like a nice well spoken man...robot... even a chipmunk! Awesome invention.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
RBP6 Dara Easterling's Blog
A classmate of mine, Dara, posted a cool FREE website for students to use.
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Follow this link to my comment!
RBP5 Cynthia Madanski's Blog
A classmate of mine, Cynthia, posted an awesome Web 2.0 tool for teacher.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
BP6 Stephanie Waldner's Blog
Another classmate of mine, Stephanie, created a mini video using the iMovie on her computer. The use of iMovie to capture and create memorable moments in life is awesome.
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BP4 Electro City
In my search to find a Web 2.0 Tool that I can use in conjunction with my CBR project I located an AWESOME tool called Electro City. This is a FREE learning tool that can be used by teachers and students to help teach the concept of energy, sustainability, and environmental management. The students can create their own city and decide on various aspects such as tourism, budget, coal and gas production, supply and demand, and much, much more!
This tool comes with teacher resources and Fact Sheets that give more direction to potential projects. For example in teaching about the Ocean this tool can be used to show how the ocean produces energy.
They give teacher ideas on how to use the tool in the class. It is web based, but for schools that may have an issue with connection there is a downloadable limited version that runs on ANY computer without Internet access. In the life of a teacher FREE is always good, but FREE, EFFECTIVE, and INTERACTIVE… even better!
Registration as a teacher gives a Teacher’s Code to be used by the students. Whenever the students finish a game they enter the code to associate the game with you!Okay… So I tried it and I LOVE IT!!!! I actually got a grade on how well my city ran… AMAZING. I mean think about you give the assignment, the kids work on making a bustling city in “150 turns”, the site grades the city, and lastly the kids can compete against others in the school and even throughout the website.
Electro City http://www.electrocity.co.nz
Thursday, August 11, 2011
PE1 iMovie
Prior to beginning at Full Sail my fiance bought me a nice video camcorder. It wasn't the fancy DVD recording one; it was a step back. The camera recorded video onto a small tape. I absolutely loved my camcorder. The only problem was I had no clue how to save my videos. All I have is a stack of tapes that I can watch when I plug the camcorder up to my TV.
When I began watching the iMovie '11 Essential Training Videos the second chapter caught my eye. I was estatic and ready to tell the world..."I, Stephanie Bivins, can now share my videos with the world!" Okay I know that is a bit cheesy, but really... that's how I felt. I have videos of friends and family that I want to share. The ability to import from tape-based camcorders into iMovie will now provide me with that opportunity.
This was one of the first thing that I learned in the first 10 minutes of watching this training. I can only imagine what I will learn over the never 3 hours!
When I began watching the iMovie '11 Essential Training Videos the second chapter caught my eye. I was estatic and ready to tell the world..."I, Stephanie Bivins, can now share my videos with the world!" Okay I know that is a bit cheesy, but really... that's how I felt. I have videos of friends and family that I want to share. The ability to import from tape-based camcorders into iMovie will now provide me with that opportunity.
This was one of the first thing that I learned in the first 10 minutes of watching this training. I can only imagine what I will learn over the never 3 hours!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
BP3 Game Classroom
While searching for a Web 2.0 application to potentially use within my classroom I ran across Game Classroom. Games in the classroom were more of a treat for students in the past, but now they can actually play an integral part in the learning process. This site can be easily accessed. Parents and teachers alike can sign-up quickly and simply for the newsletter offered by the site. 
Within the article are tips for success at many grade levels. An article I found useful and one that I plan to use in my classroom on Meet the Teacher Night, was the article Tips for 5th Grade Success (Game Classroom, 2009). This article explains 5 tips to helping 5th graders adjust such as writing book reports in reading, learning to do research, fractions and decimals in math, the amount of homework the students may see, and standardized test prepping (Game Classroom, 2009). These are some are the questions many parents have on that first day. This article could be useful in getting prepared for what is to come.
Screen shot taken from http://www.gameclassroom.com/
Game Classroom. (2009). Tips for 5th Grade Success. Game Retrieved August 4, 2011 from http://www.gameclassroom.com/article/tips-5th-grade-success.
Monday, August 1, 2011
BP1 Welcome to my blog
Welcome to my world...
Well not exactly a "world", but more of an inside look at my thoughts on my CBR Capstone project. If you are not a Full Sail student and you are reading this... cool. You have no clue what I am speaking of, but no worries you are still more than welcome to indulge.
To my peers..."et tu Brute"... you too are on this journey, in your own direction, but a journey none the less into the unknown world of having your skills of creativity and educating explored and critique by our professor. I open my blog to any comments and constructive ideas in helping me to improve. It is my belief you can never be the best unless your best is questioned and you have the gall, the courage, the strength, and the confidence make a stance in your art and understand that you can never top out; there is always a lesson to be learned.
Happy Reading...
Well not exactly a "world", but more of an inside look at my thoughts on my CBR Capstone project. If you are not a Full Sail student and you are reading this... cool. You have no clue what I am speaking of, but no worries you are still more than welcome to indulge.
To my peers..."et tu Brute"... you too are on this journey, in your own direction, but a journey none the less into the unknown world of having your skills of creativity and educating explored and critique by our professor. I open my blog to any comments and constructive ideas in helping me to improve. It is my belief you can never be the best unless your best is questioned and you have the gall, the courage, the strength, and the confidence make a stance in your art and understand that you can never top out; there is always a lesson to be learned.
Happy Reading...
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