WAIS MYP Technology
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Digital Audio, Imaging, and Video Resources
Audacity: Recording Audio Files (9 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Timeline View (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Editing Tools (4 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Noise Removal (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Podcast on Podcasting (10.5 min.) Video format: Flash
Vodcasting (Video Plus Podcasting) format available: Real or Windows Media
Adding Music with Sony Acid Express format available: Real or Windows Media
Creating Electronic Music on Your Computer Using a Musical Instrument format available: Real or Windows Media
Imaging http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Imaging/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Digital Images (2.5 min.)
Raster and Vector Images (6.5 min.)
Image Resolution (5.5 min.)
Image Colors (5.5 min.)
Raster File Types (9.5 min.)
Vector File Types (6 min.)
Digital Cameras (10.5 min.)
The Rule of Thirds (3 min.)
Screen Captures (4.5 min.)
Scanners (8.5 min.)
Digital Camera Peripherals (5 min.)
Online Images (3 min.)
Digital Imaging Tools (5 min.)
Infranview- Image Adjustment (free program) (6 min.)
Infranview- Selection Tools (5.5 min.)
Infranview- Photo Manipulation (5.5 min.)
Infranview- Collage Project (7 min.)
Photoshop- Image Adjustment (5.5 min.)
Photoshop- Selection Tools (7.5 min.)
Photoshop- Layers (6.5 min.)
Photoshop- Collage Project (5.5 min.)
Formatting for the Web (7.5 min.)
Storing Pictures (8 min.)
Printers (7.5 min.)
Video Production http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Video_Productions/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Animoto (4 min.)
Overview of Video Productions (3 min.)
Project: Introduction (7 min.)
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Scripts (8.5 min.)
Planning a Production (5 min.)
Shotlists & Storyboards (10 min.)
Project: Pre-Production (4.5 min.)
Get What You Want From a Shoot (4:16 min.)
Lighting (7 min.)
Cameras (7.5 min.)
The Rule of Thirds (found under Imaging) (3 min.)
Digital Videotapes (4 min.)
Production Sound (5.5 min.)
Project: Production (5:16 min.)
Editing Basics (5:10 min.)
Sound Editing (5 min.)
Using Windows Movie Maker(Flash format only) (12 min.)
*** Atomic Learning's freeware resource, Storyboard Pro, is a great video preproduction tool for entering shot titles, types, and descriptions and film tips; serving as a video and sound clip repository; creating, saving, and importing templates and more! Tutorial series by Bill Bierden
Opening a new storyboard (1:35 min.)
Using List View options (2:19 min.)
Adding a new shot to a storyboard (1:42 min.)
Inserting a new shot (0:39 min.)
Reordering shots in a storyboard (0:43 min.)
Deleting a shot in a storyboard (0:41 min.)
Viewing video tips within StoryBoard Pro (1:29 min.)
Clearing and changing links in StoryBoard Pro (0:30 min.)
Printing a storyboard (1 min.)
Printing storyboard worksheets (1 min.)
Selecting video tip level settings (1:17 min.)
Customizing video tip settings (1:29 min.)
Also, see Atomic Learning or Apple for iMovie tutorials.
Digital Citizenship
All about Netiquette - Conscience and Malignance (8 min.) YouTube
8th Grade Resources
On-line:
Cyber Bullying for Grades 6 - 8 (New) (15 min.)
Take Two: Recognize and Report Cyber Bullying - journaling activity (45 min.)
*Blogs (18 min.)
Mapping (15 min.)
Podcasts (15 min.)
*Community Sites (15 min.)
*Halt! Who Goes There? Recognizing Online Predators- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Halt! Who Goes There? Avoiding Online Creeps- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Communicating Online Unit Quiz for Grades 6 to 8 (New) (10 min.)
Fundamentals:
Online Ethics- discussion activity not online (30 min.)
Ethics and Consequences- activity not on-line (30 min.)
Identity Theft Discussion- activity not on-line (15 min.)
Online Status Messages- discussion activity not online (30 min.)
Software, Buttons, and Controls (25 min.)
Navigating Ribbon Interfaces (12 min.)
Networking (25 min.)
Network Compatibility- activity not on-line (30 min.)
Technology in the Workplace - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Computer Fundamentals Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Spreadsheets:
Parts and Navigation (25 min.)
Basic Formatting (25 min.)
Charts and Graphs (25 min.)
Formulas (25 min.)
*Functions, Copy, and Paste (25 min.)
Project Planning Tool I- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Project Planning Tool II- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Project Planning Tool III- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Layout (25 min.)
Spreadsheet Layout- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Planning A Project- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Spreadsheet Software Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Word Processing:
*Keyboarding (25 min.)
*Keyboarding Drill (12 min.)
*Spelling and Grammar Tools (25 min.)
*Tabs, Spacing, and Alignment (25 min.)
*Margins and Layout (25 min.)
*Collaborative Tools in Word Processors (New)- journaling activity (45 min.)
Formatting Reports (25 min.)
Formatting a Report- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Effective Technical Writing- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Proofreading and Correcting (12 min.)
Word Processing Software Unit Quiz (15 min.)
*Presentation Software:
Elements and Basic Design (25 min.)
*Lines, Lists, and Structure (25 min.)
*Effects and Views (25 min.)
Interesting Inventions - activity not on-line (45 min.)
*Product Description - activity not on-line (45 min.)
*Hyperlinks (25 min.)
*Presentation Software Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Multimedia and Databases:
*Graphics (25 min.)
*Audio/Video (25 min.)
Desktop Publishing (25 min.)
*Acceptable Use Policy Video- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Interviewing Historical Figures- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Class Survey Report- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Geometry Study Sheet - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Databases (25 min.)
Science Database- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Event Letter Mail Merge- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Multimedia and Databases Unit Quiz (15 min.)
HTML Basics:
HTML and Body Tags (12 min.)
Tag Basics (13 min.)
Attributes (15 min.)
Font Color and Size (21 min.)
Image Tags (10 min.)
Anchor Tags (21 min.)
Book Recommendation Web Page- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Colonial Web Page - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Basic HTML Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Web Browsing:
Browsing Basics (25 min.)
URLs (25 min.)
Web Searches (25 min.)
Validity and Sourcing (25 min.)
Web Browsing Unit Quiz (15 min.)
More Lesson Resources-
Atomic Learning:
ePortfolio Workshop (35 min.)
Audacity for PC (1hr 37 min.)
GarageBand -09 (Mac) (2hr 29 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Documents (1hr 13 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Presentations (45 min.)
iDVD ’09 (Mac) (1hr. 9 min.)
iMovie ’09 (Mac) (2hr. 13 min.)
iPod Touch (29 min.)
OpenOffice- Base Intro. (PC) (1hr. 28 min.)
Pages- Intro (Mac) (1hr. 49 min.)
Photostory 3 (PC) (25 min. )
Noodle Tools from Library Resources Page:
NoodleBib: Citing Sources with MLA for Younger Students (PowerPoint) (25 min.)
NoodleBib: Notecards (PowerPoint) (30 min.)
Digital Ethics videos http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Digital_Ethics/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Copyright (7 min.)
Fair Use (11 min.)
Spamming (6 min.)
Flaming (2 min.)
Scams (6.5 min)
Hoaxes (5 min.)
Misinformation (6 min.)
Online Safety http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Online_Safety
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Passwords (5 min.)
Identity (6 min.)
Cookies (5 min.)
Spyware (6 min.)
Firewalls (6 min.)
Viruses (3.5 min.)
Wireless (8.5 min.)
Also watch Digital Citizenship and Netiquette videos from this blogs additional pages.
Digital Audio http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Digital_Audio/
Audacity: Recording Audio Files (9 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Timeline View (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Editing Tools (4 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Noise Removal (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Podcast on Podcasting (10.5 min.) Video format: Flash
Vodcasting (Video Plus Podcasting) format available: Real or Windows Media
Adding Music with Sony Acid Express format available: Real or Windows Media
Creating Electronic Music on Your Computer Using a Musical Instrument format available: Real or Windows Media
Imaging http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Imaging/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Digital Images (2.5 min.)
Raster and Vector Images (6.5 min.)
Image Resolution (5.5 min.)
Image Colors (5.5 min.)
Raster File Types (9.5 min.)
Vector File Types (6 min.)
Digital Cameras (10.5 min.)
The Rule of Thirds (3 min.)
Screen Captures (4.5 min.)
Scanners (8.5 min.)
Digital Camera Peripherals (5 min.)
Online Images (3 min.)
Digital Imaging Tools (5 min.)
Infranview- Image Adjustment (free program) (6 min.)
Infranview- Selection Tools (5.5 min.)
Infranview- Photo Manipulation (5.5 min.)
Infranview- Collage Project (7 min.)
Photoshop- Image Adjustment (5.5 min.)
Photoshop- Selection Tools (7.5 min.)
Photoshop- Layers (6.5 min.)
Photoshop- Collage Project (5.5 min.)
Formatting for the Web (7.5 min.)
Storing Pictures (8 min.)
Printers (7.5 min.)
Video Production http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Video_Productions/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Animoto (4 min.)
Overview of Video Productions (3 min.)
Project: Introduction (7 min.)
***
Scripts (8.5 min.)
Planning a Production (5 min.)
Shotlists & Storyboards (10 min.)
Project: Pre-Production (4.5 min.)
Get What You Want From a Shoot (4:16 min.)
Lighting (7 min.)
Cameras (7.5 min.)
The Rule of Thirds (found under Imaging) (3 min.)
Digital Videotapes (4 min.)
Production Sound (5.5 min.)
Project: Production (5:16 min.)
Editing Basics (5:10 min.)
Sound Editing (5 min.)
Using Windows Movie Maker(Flash format only) (12 min.)
*** Atomic Learning's freeware resource, Storyboard Pro, is a great video preproduction tool for entering shot titles, types, and descriptions and film tips; serving as a video and sound clip repository; creating, saving, and importing templates and more! Tutorial series by Bill Bierden
Opening a new storyboard (1:35 min.)
Using List View options (2:19 min.)
Adding a new shot to a storyboard (1:42 min.)
Inserting a new shot (0:39 min.)
Reordering shots in a storyboard (0:43 min.)
Deleting a shot in a storyboard (0:41 min.)
Viewing video tips within StoryBoard Pro (1:29 min.)
Clearing and changing links in StoryBoard Pro (0:30 min.)
Printing a storyboard (1 min.)
Printing storyboard worksheets (1 min.)
Selecting video tip level settings (1:17 min.)
Customizing video tip settings (1:29 min.)
See Apple for iMovie tutorials.
7th Grade Resources
On-line:
Cyber Bullying for Grades 6 - 8 (New) (15 min.)
Take Two: Recognize and Report Cyber Bullying - journaling activity (45 min.)
Mapping (15 min.)
*Blogs (18 min.)
Podcasts (15 min.)
*Community Sites (15 min.)
Halt! Who Goes There? Recognizing Online Predators- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Communicating Online Unit Quiz for Grades 6 to 8 (New) (10 min.)
Presentation Software:
Elements and Basic Design (25 min.)
Lines, Lists, and Structure (25 min.)
Effects and Views (25 min.)
Career Exploration - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Product Description - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Hyperlinks (25 min.)
Presentation Software Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Word Processing:
*Keyboarding (25 min.)
*Keyboarding Drill (12 min.)
Spelling and Grammar Tools (25 min.)
Proofreading and Correcting (12 min.)
Tabs, Spacing, and Alignment (25 min.)
Margins and Layout (25 min.)
Collaborative Tools in Word Processors (New)- journaling activity (45 min.)
Spreadsheets:
Parts and Navigation (25 min.)
Basic Formatting (25 min.)
Charts and Graphs (25 min.)
Formulas (25 min.)
Functions, Copy, and Paste (25 min.)
Research Paper Progress Part I- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Research Paper Progress Part II- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Research Paper Progress Part III- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Databases:
*Database Creation (18 min.)
*Databases: Queries and Reports (10 min.)
*Database Creation, Queries, and Reports Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Databases (25 min.)
Multimedia:
*Graphics (25 min.)
Audio/Video (25 min.)
Acceptable Use Policy Video- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Web Browsing:
Browsing Basics (25 min.)
URLs (25 min.)
Web Searches (25 min.)
Validity and Sourcing (25 min.)
Validating Information - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Web Browsing Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Fundamentals:
Online Ethics – discussion activity (30 min.)
Ethics and Consequences- activity not on-line (30 min.)
Program Menus and Toolbars (Revised) (25 min.)
Operating Systems and Browsing (25 min.)
Software, Buttons, and Controls (Revised) (25 min.)
Technology in My Life - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Additional Lessons for 7th grade
Atomic Learning:
ePortfolio Workshop (35 min.)
Audacity for PC (1hr 37 min.)
GarageBand -09 (Mac) (2hr 29 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Documents (1hr 13 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Presentations (45 min.)
iDVD ’09 (Mac) (1hr. 9 min.)
iMovie ’09 (Mac) (2hr. 13 min.)
iPod Touch (29 min.)
OpenOffice- Base Intro. (PC) (1hr. 28 min.)
Pages- Intro (Mac) (1hr. 49 min.)
Photostory 3 (PC) (25 min.)
Noodle Tools from Library Resources Page:
NoodleBib: Citing Sources with MLA for Younger Students (PowerPoint) 25 min.
NoodleBib: Notecards (PowerPoint) 30 min.
Digital Ethics videos http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Digital_Ethics/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Copyright (7 min.)
Fair Use (11 min.)
Spamming (6 min.)
Flaming (2 min.)
Scams (6.5 min)
Hoaxes (5 min.)
Misinformation (6 min.)
Online Safety http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Online_Safety
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Passwords (5 min.)
Identity (6 min.)
Cookies (5 min.)
Spyware (6 min.)
Firewalls (6 min.)
Viruses (3.5 min.)
Wireless (8.5 min.)
Also watch Digital Citizenship and Netiquette videos from this blogs additional pages.
6th Grade Resources
Easy Tech Lessons from Learning.com:
Spreadsheets:
Parts of a Spreadsheet (9 min.)
Tables and Data (10 min.)
Cell Formatting (12 min.)
Columns and Rows (10 min.)
Spreadsheet Basics Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Pie Charts (10 min.)
Bar Graphs (11 min.)
Line Graphs (8 min.)
Graphing in Spreadsheets Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Formula’s: Adding and Subtracting (13 min.)
Formula’s: Multiplying and Dividing (12 min.)
Copying Formulas and Functions (10 min.)
Formulas in Spreadsheets Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Planning A Project- activity not on-line (45 min.)
On-Line:
Sending Email Messages (12 min.)
Responding to Email Messages (8 min.)
Email Basics Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Instant Messaging (15 min.)
Think Before You Text (New)- journaling activity (45 min.)
Cyber Bullying for Grades 6 - 8 (New) (15 min.)
Take Two: Recognize and Report Cyber Bullying (New) journaling activity (45 min.)
Blogs (18 min.)
Community Sites (15 min.)
Communicating Online Unit Quiz for Grade 5 (10 min.)
Databases:
Database Creation (18 min.)
Queries and Reports (10 min.)
Database Creation, Queries, and Reports Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Fundamentals:
Online Ethics – discussion activity (30 min.)
Ethics and Consequences- activity not on-line (30 min.)
Keyboarding (25 min.)
Keyboarding Drill (12 min.)
Software, Buttons, and Controls (Revised) (25 min.)
Technology and Society - activity not on-line (45 min.)
World Cultures - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Traditions Survey - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Web Browsing:
Basic Components (15 min.)
Browsing and URL’s (15 min.)
Keyword Searches (15 min.)
OR Searches (13 min.)
AND Searches (10 min.)
Multi-Item Sorting (15 min.)
Sourcing and Ethics (15 min.)
Web Browsing Basics Unit Quiz (15 min.)
Word Processing:
Basic Operations (25 min.)
Electronic Journal - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Spelling and Grammar Tools (25 min.)
Proofreading and Correcting (12 min.)
Vocabulary Guide- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Following Directions- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Presentation Software:
Elements and Basic Design (25 min.)
Lines, Lists, and Structure (25 min.)
Controversial Issue- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Effects and Views (25 min.)
Interesting Inventions - activity not on-line (45 min.)
Multimedia:
Graphics (25 min.)
Desktop Publishing (25 min.)
Completing a Task- activity not on-line (45 min.)
Additional Lessons for 6th grade:
Atomic Learning:
ePortfolio Workshop (35 min.)
Audacity for PC (1hr 37 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Documents (1hr 13 min.)
GoogleDocs: A Focus on Presentations (45 min.)
iPod Touch (29 min.)
OpenOffice- Base Intro. (PC) (1hr. 28 min.)
Photostory 3 (PC) (25 min. )
Noodle Tools- on Library Resources Page:
NoodleBib: Citing Sources with MLA for Younger Students (PowerPoint) (25 min.)
NoodleBib: Notecards (PowerPoint) (30 min.)
Digital Ethics videos http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Digital_Ethics/
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Copyright (7 min.)
Fair Use (11 min.)
Spamming (6 min.)
Flaming (2 min.)Scams (6.5 min)
Hoaxes (5 min.)
Misinformation (6 min.)
Online Safety http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Online_Safety
Video formats: Real, Windows Media, or Flash
Passwords (5 min.)
Identity (6 min.)
Cookies (5 min.)
Spyware (6 min.)
Firewalls (6 min.)
Viruses (3.5 min.)
Wireless (8.5 min.)
Digital Audio http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/technology/Digital_Audio/
Audacity: Recording Audio Files (9 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Timeline View (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Editing Tools (4 min.) Video format: Flash
Audacity- Noise Removal (3 min.) Video format: Flash
Podcast on Podcasting (10.5 min.) Video format: Flash
Vodcasting (Video Plus Podcasting) format available: Real or Windows Media
Also watch Digital Citizenship and Netiquette videos from this blogs additional pages.
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