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Fiona Beal
@fibeal
http://fionabeal.edublogs.org
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.com
Seattle 2011
Some
highlights of
my trip
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.com/2011/08/w
ill-you-be-next-to-attend-partners-in.html
Learning Suite
CD
Tools that I want to
show today Autocollage
Photosynth
Songsmith
Windows Movie Maker
Photostory 3
World Wide Telescope
Zoomit
Flashcards
Maths Generator
Bing Maps
Windows Live Writer
Maths Generator
One Note
Microsoft
Autocollage
Autocollage
Select a folder of photos, push a button and watch as your
images get swirled into a collage.
Classroom Ideas
A header for a blog or
website
To put a picture on your blog or classroom
door that incorporates everyone
A way of remembering everyone’s
names or displaying their work
Pictures from a project or outing can be collated as these learners
did for their “Adopt-a-Donkey” project.
Primary school learners made collages of symmetrical
pictures as a maths assignment.
Learners selected themes related to what makes South Africa great
from an 8-year old’s perspective. This learner chose “Sunsets”.
This teacher used Worldwide
Telescope to find images of the
solar system; he wrote a song
about space; and he made his
own movie using Movie Maker.
These learners made an Autocollage of polygons and then wrote a song
about the properties of these shapes and sang it using Songsmith.
Some other ideas that
could work well
• Make a card from the class
• Creative writing exercises – ‘How does this make
you feel?’ ‘Moods and feelings’
• Book cover
• Create a vocabulary exercise using Powerpoint
and store it on a blog
• Create certificates
• A collage of a novel’s characters
• Background for a PowerPoint presentation
• A record of a lesson
.
On the
conference
flash drive
you will find tip
sheets with
instructions
.
On the
conference
flash drive you
will find step
by step notes
from Microsoft
Microsoft
Photosynth
Information
• Go to http://photosynth.net/ and join.
• It will ask you to download the application
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/u/51/-cAf6m6YZU4
Classroom Ideas
Give a classroom tour
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=fd71f194-
6973-42ca-85f2-f6633b18ab26
Create a vocabulary exercise
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=5767adbc-
f7b8-4d9d-ab38-7aec9558820e
Show an art exhibition at school
http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=40bd31ae-
4249-477f-8fa9-bb08fa8d2541
Show the vicinity around your school
http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=74c4e358-
87ba-4e1a-8273-ffaf440a7749
Ideas worth trying…
• Use it to show around your classroom
• Use it for an outing
• Show something that is happening at your
school.
• Use it as a vocabulary lesson
• Use it to demonstrate everybody’s work.
• Submit your views to Bing Maps
.
On the CD you
will find tip
sheets with
instructions
.
In the flash
drive you will
find step by
step notes
from Microsoft
Windows
movie maker
Maker a Windows Live Movie and Photostory • Turn photos and video clips into movies and slide shows
• Add in music, sub-titles, special effects and credits
Classroom Ideas
High School Life Sciences learners made
movies to explain an aspect of
HIV/AIDS as an infomercial.
High School History learners created movies out
of still photos that illustrated the effects of various
Apartheid laws.
Some ideas that have
worked well
• A very quick movie
• Project
• Make book trailers instead of book reports
• Make movies about their book
• Movies about maths
• Movies about the year
• Movies of their dreams
• Combine with songsmith
• Helps avoid plagiarism – common way to do
projects
.
On the disk
you will find tip
sheets with
instructions
.
In the flash
drive you will
find step by
step notes
from Microsoft
Create a YouTube channel
Create a School Tube channel
Microsoft
Songsmith
Songsmith • Choose a style from pop, jazz, reggae etc. and a tempo.
• Sing into the PC microphone and Songsmith will then generate musical
accompaniment to match your voice.
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/u/108/LuoHejVm9hU
Watch the video online
Classroom Ideas
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITY GROUPS 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9
Find pictures of various polygons and make a collage using
Microsoft Auto Collage.
GROUPS 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
Write a song to help you remember the names of the
various shapes and use Microsoft Songsmith to compose
your piece.
Group 1 5A
Group 3 5B
Group 5 5B
These groups created songs
using Songsmith
Some ideas that could
work
• Use it s a reward period
• Make up songs about the curriculum
• Create backings for class movies
• Use in music lessons
Bing maps
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/
u/52/PegH9eaffXM
Classroom Ideas
Some ideas that have
worked well
• Create a map of an outing route
• Submit a photosynth of an area to Bing
• Add project instructions at various points
Microsoft
Photostory
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p
/u/98/ETP_JuN3zEg
Zoom.it
Zoom.it
Zoom.it
http://zoom.it/dhlX
Click on the
picture to
get to the
original.
Zoom in
and out.
Microsoft
Flashcards
Watch this video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovati
veteach#p/u/54/FhdEZ8KoA3s
Microsoft
World wide
telescope
Worldwide Telescope This tool brings together imagery from ground and space based
telescopes.
Explore the night sky by panning and zooming to different planets and
galaxies.
Watch a video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach
#p/u/18/esCMmOhRDdo
Classroom Ideas
Microsoft
Skydrive
Microsoft Live@Edu
Microsoft
Live Mail
• Each learner can get a 10
GB inbox customized with
the institutions name.
IM
• See contacts
• IM via text or
voice
Spaces
• Share pictures
and stories
Mobi
le • Send and receive
instant messages
• Search the Web
• Use Live Search
Maps Browse
Windows Live
Spaces, and edit
your own Space
Aler
ts • Choose what
info you want
to receive
and how you
want to
receive it.
Skydrive
• Share
documents in a
password
protected 5GB
online space.
Get connected and stay in touch using
Microsoft Live@Edu
www.microsoft.com/liveatedu
Watch a video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovative
teach#p/u/73/BJ3PFZBa1BM
Classroom Ideas
This High School Maths teacher uses Office
Use Web Apps for group projects
and to uploads resources for
learners in SkyDrive.
These Grade three learners used their
personalised Live@edu email addresses
to communicate with learners in other
countries.
These learners made use of the online
Windows Live photo gallery to share the
photos they had taken on a school camp with
their contacts.
How can teachers use Live@Edu? • Collaborative class projects using Spaces
• Uploading resources for learners in SkyDrive
• Communicating with learners using messenger and
• Staying in touch with parents and giving them
access to their children's work online
• Planning projects using shared calendar
• Creating a blog using Word Press
Windows Live
Writer
Some ideas that have
worked well
This is a wonderful programmr to install and use to
write blog posts offline with correct formatting and
pictures – and publish I when you wish.
Maths
Generator
Maths Worksheet Generator Allows a teacher to create
worksheets in seconds.
Choose a type of question from a
sample, say how many questions
you want and a worksheet and
answer sheet are generated in
Word.
Microsoft Maths and Chemistry Add-Ins The Maths add-in for Word 2007 adds computational and graphing
capabilities to the Equation Tools ribbon.
The Chemistry add-in enables one to insert and modify chemical labels within Microsoft Word 2007.
Mouse Mischief
Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/u/63/Ng046X2_55g
Mouse Mischief
Download the Multiple-Mouse toolbar for PowerPoint.
Make a presentation that includes yes/no or multiple
choice questions or drawings.
Connect up multiple mouses to one computer.
Let learners choose an icon and start fun begin.
This slide allows learners to each select an answer from
the options given.
Here learners draw lines on the
picture using their mouses.
These learners are using one
computer and two mouses to
work collaboratively on a
picture.
Here learners draw lines on the picture
using their mouses.
These learners are using one computer
and two mouses to work collaboratively
on a picture.
Microsoft
One Note
Watch this video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativet
each#p/u/99/dO9YTofp5mk
More about the
Learning Suite
CD
Prepare for 21st century learning by building teacher capacity
http://schoolnet.org.za/PILP/
ICT Skills for Teachers
An opportunity to master computer skills related to the tasks
teachers perform. Teachers choose scenarios based on
what they want to learn and their skill levels.
One Step Further – ICT Integration
Written in OneNote, this course makes use of
Encarta and the Internet to develop information
skills.
WebQuests– ICT Integration
This course introduces teachers to a template for
setting up enquiry based projects that challenge
learners to explore the web for information. Learners
take on different roles in the group and complete a task.
Thank You!
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