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WHILE YOU ARE WAITING

Complete the attendance form and answer all questions as completely as possible.
Make sure to use the correct form for your section

EDMG 466 (12:30-1:45)

https://forms.gle/tiYdtgFhJWyDmoEn8

EDEL 446 (2:00-3:30)

https://forms.gle/xThijiPbMKmjKsPu6

April 28, 2022

April 26, 2022

466: This is for Riley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q76bMs-NwRk

446: This is for Sarah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2CELiObPeQ

April 21, 2022

 

April 19, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Try out a very basic, beginners coding game at: https://www.codemoji.com/workshop.php
    • Drag the actions (movement, sounds, characters) tiles into the gray Sequence area and then click "Run"
    • Note that when you click on the tile in the sequence area, you can change some of the options (e.g., duration, degrees of movement)

April 7, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Log into our Google Classroom space and answer the Where in the World? question
  • Not in our Google Classroom? Add using this code: uveq6gj

April 5, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Interact with this 360 immersive (pun intended) underwater experience.

    https://youtu.be/bzZEKGRoZwc

March 31, 2022

  • Get an iPad and complete the attendance form
  • Go to the Educreations app and take it for a spin (explore the options).

March 24, 2022

March 22, 2022

March 3, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Get a headset and sanitize it, if you wish.
  • Log into WeVideo and verify you can do these skills (by doing them in an existing or new video edit)
    • Add images and move them around (location on the timeline, drag edge to make appear shorter or longer)
    • Add a video and snip or edit it (drag edge to shorten)
    • Add a music track
    • Add narration and use the audio edit "blue line" to change music volume around narration
    • BONUS: Add a title at the beginning and credits at the end on the same video timeline
    • BONUS: Add a new video track above your existing video track and add a text overlay on an image or video

 

March 1, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Get a headset and sanitize it, if you wish.
  • Log into WeVideo and start a new video in your My Projects folder. Call it the project "Sandbox-Your first and last name"
  • Now, find 2 images and 1video clip on a topic of your choice from the Stock Media and add it to the video timeline
  • Next, find music from the WeVideo Audio library and add it to the Audio timeline
  • We'll use this later in class to learn: Narration, adjusting volume, adding titles and credits

February 24, 2022

February 17, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Work on your Animoto video (If you wish, you may use your computer for this)
  • The following elements are required:
    • A text block at the start of your video with your title
    • At least 4 or more images and/or video (NOTE: images alone are fine, no video is required)
    • Music of your choice
    • Must be between 30 seconds and 2:30 minutes in length
  • Once your video is finished, click the Export button in the top right corner; be patient it may take a little while.
  • Preview it and once you like what you see, copy the link and add it to your Google Site for Web 2.0 #2 tool either embedded or as a clickable link. (Save the profile for later, if you wish - DUE February 24)

February 15, 2022

February 10, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Check out NewsELA (https://newsela.com/join/welcome/) a free service for K-12 students and teachers that allow you to use non-fiction texts on a variety of topics to teach. There are assessments as well as multimodal content (text, images, video, audio) and you can choose readings based on Reading (Lexile) and Maturity Levels. Readings are also available in Spanish and Engish. Sign up with your class account!

February 8, 2022

February 3, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Check out this tool for use in your classroom: https://classroomscreen.com/
    You cannot save with the free version but it doesn't take long to set up the space/page.

February 1, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and complete the attendance form above
  • Go to one or both of these copyright free (CC0) image websites and find an image or two that relates to a topic you like and then download them to your Chromebook.
    [Here's one I found on Pixabay, downloaded, added text to, and sent to my friends over the winter break.]

    • Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/ or Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
    • Download and save on your Chromebook in local files
    • Press the search/magnifying glass key on the left side of the Chromebook and search the term "files"
    • When a blue circle with a white folder appears, right click on the icon and select "Pin to shelf" - this will allow you to see the files saved on your Chromebook
    • ADVANCED ADVENTURERS: Search for and download a CC0 video from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/videos/ or Pixabay (videos) https://pixabay.com/videos/ and save it to your Google Drive from the Chromebook files area.

January 27, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and if you wish to follow the protocol/steps for sanitizing your device and your workspace: use these steps in this order - the tops of chairs, table, top of Chromebook, screen, and *last* the keyboard)
  • Complete the attendance form
  • Vintage Tech moment. Inside your nametag list your favorite:
    • EDMG 466: Movie or musical artist
    • EDEL446: Harry Potter character or Dolly Parton song.
  • If you have not completed the pre-course assessment survey in Canvas, do so now! (last chance to earn 2 points)

January 25, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and if you wish to follow the protocol/steps for sanitizing your device and your workspace: use these steps in this order - the tops of chairs, table, top of Chromebook, screen, and *last* the keyboard)
  • Complete the attendance form
  • Make sure you have completed the syllabus acknowledgment form: https://wcu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSebBeT2b4DgtuK or
    qrcode syllabus sp22NOTE: If you wish to scan the QR code, you may use your phone.
  • Complete the edPuzzle activity on the TPACK model.

January 13, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and follow the protocol/steps for sanitizing your device and your workspace (e.g., tops of chairs, table, top of Chromebook, screen, and *last* the keyboard)
  • Complete the attendance form
  • On the inside of your name card, write a place you would like to travel (anywhere in the world!)
  • Check out this Quizzing tool: https://www.thatquiz.org/

January 11, 2022

  • Get a Chromebook and follow the protocol/steps for sanitizing. First, wipe down your workspace (e.g., tops of chairs, table top) and then with the same wipe, sanitize your device (e.g., top of Chromebook, screen, and *last* the keyboard)

  • On your Chromebook log in with your class gmail account. NOTE: You should have set this up making sure to use the correct format https://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/gmailsignup.html

  • Make sure you have signed up for Remind https://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/remindsignup.html

  • Open the Chrome browser and go to bit.ly/digilit. Write this down somewhere so you have it handy since we use this every day in class. You'll notice the bitly address will redirect to https://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/

  • Complete the attendance form and answer all questions as completely as possible. Make sure to use the correct form for your section

  • Once you have done all of these things, check out this online tool and explore it (aka play a bit) while all of our class colleagues catch up. https://thisissand.com/