How to Embed Audio into a Google Site

It's been a while since I last posted!  I recently created this Movenote on an iPad to teach students how to embed audio into a Google Site.  In the process, I learned that Movenotes created on an iPad do not have embed code.   I had to download it as an mp4 and insert it as a video, which reduced the resolution.

Click here to view an original presentation with better resolution:   How to Embed Audio into a Google Site

                                         

(The Movenote above has lost some of its resolution.)

Vermont Google Summit

I attended the Vermont Google Boot Camp and Summit this weekend, where I learned so many new things that my brain is oozing information!  Luckily, most of the presenters linked their presentations to the Web for easy access later!

I'd like to report that I bravely took part in one of the demo slams, but I didn't fully gather up the courage that I needed to transform intent into action.   With encouragement from a friend at Brown's River Middle School, I am going to try to be a little braver in the future.

My goal for my next post is to test out a private Google hang-out, Snag-it, or Screencastify to teach a trick with Google Drawings!  Now that Google Drawings has added increased functionality in the form of cropping and masking tools, the possibilities are virtually limitless!

PowToon in the Classroom

PowToon EDU is a fun way to create animated presentations using creative templates.  While I was out sick, I decided that PowToon would be a perfect way to communicate with students from home while they have a sub. 

Here is my first PowToon. I think that students would really enjoy the process of using this for school projects!  

You may embed your work directly from the app or upload it to YouTube, which I personally recommend.  When I pasted the embed code, my presentation was not viewable on an iPad.

Here is my second PowToon, using a different template.  These presentations could easily be added to ThingLink projects, too!

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I've left the original embedded presentation here, at the bottom of this post, to serve as an example (in case you are viewing it from an iPad. 

I made my first tutorial using Movenote and Tellagami.

Today I made my first tutorial using Movenote and Tellagami. I was home sick without a voice, so the text- to-voice function of Tellagami came in handy!

iStopMotion is a Blast!

This afternoon, my 14-year old daughter and I decided to create our first animation using the iStopMotion app on my iPad.  She drew the background and I molded the aliens.  We worked together to move the characters, and I manned a remote camera on my iPod.  Through this process, I learned that it's important to position the camera horizontally rather than vertically!

I hope you enjoy our first movie, titled Alien Earthquake!

Here is the sequel. )

Using iMovie and YouTube Video Editor to Create a Visual Essay

As a requirement for a class that I'm taking, I combined the use of Google Drawings, Pixlr photo editor, an animation app on my iPad, iMovie, and YouTube video editor to create a visual essay.  I enjoyed the process.  

Digital Citizenship in a Remix Culture

Recently, I have been teaching Digital Citizenship in my class as part of a unit on building a Google Site. In the process, I have been teaching about the importance of students learning more about Creative Commons, copyright, and Fair Use. I am currently taking a course at UVM that requires me to write a literature review about a topic of interest. Since I chose "Digital Citizenship in a Remix Culture" as my topic, I created this Symbaloo web mix to keep track of some of the resources that I've come across on the Web.

Today I learned today that Mozilla has a remix platform similar to YouTube's video editor. It is called Popcorn Maker. I haven't checked it out yet, but it's something new that I plan to try!