The last few days have been about a lot of New in my life. Computer crashed and had to buy a new computer. For this week's assignment, we needed to create a "do" activity. Do activities stimulate curiousity and engage the learner to become involved in the learning process. I wanted to create a Powerpoint with narration, created a Wordle, recorded the video with Jing and post to YouTube. I have never posted anything to YouTube so this was a learning experience. I also have not been successful lately with screencasting due to my system and software updates. In the end, I have created a learning activity, the first of its kind for me, that is been published for all to see. Last night I viewed the presentations available on YouTube and it appeared there was a niche for a series of programs that could be viewed to assist a trainer with icebreaker and other activities. The possibilities are only limited to my imagination. I feel so proud that I navigated my way through the "high-tech" systems, and have arrived.....I am published on YouTube!
Here's the links to all:
YouTube video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEpdFL1gYX0
Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2410107/student_thoughts
Screencast only: http://www.screencast.com/users/soulfull/folders/Jing/media/1225f042-3a16-4269-a771-7b1dbc414d1d
How about you?
Brooke
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Educators incorporating new technology
As educators dedicated to incorporating new, emerging technologies we will often be stalled by broad controls or individuals that do not yet see the value of trying new methodologies. It is important to me to understand how to use my current environment in the workplace, and still be able to try new software, or new opportunities for teaching my employees.
At home, Adobe Acrobat Professional had been installed on my personal laptop, and I have already had access to the software. I have used PDFs in many situations when I did not want my pages altered or edited. To complete this process, I perform a “Save As” and just change the “Save Account Type” to a .pdf file. I did practice the steps in the assignment, and did not encounter any problems.
At work, however, it was a completely different story. As a corporate trainer, we have situations where a .pdf file would be a great resource. My laptop has Adobe Reader installed, but our security controls limit me from downloading anything additional on my work laptop. I then made some inquiries to see how many people have full access to Adobe. It appeared it takes something similar to an “Act of Congress” to be authorized to full Adobe, which I found very surprising. So I continued to pursue some options I could use to overcome broad system controls. When I scan documents to my laptop, they automatically appear as a .pdf and I can use them with my Adobe Reader. I printed this page with my Discussion content, scanned it to my laptop, and created a .pdf document that I can use in Adobe Reader.
What challenges have you faced in the workplace trying to incorporate a new technology for educational purposes?
Brooke
At home, Adobe Acrobat Professional had been installed on my personal laptop, and I have already had access to the software. I have used PDFs in many situations when I did not want my pages altered or edited. To complete this process, I perform a “Save As” and just change the “Save Account Type” to a .pdf file. I did practice the steps in the assignment, and did not encounter any problems.
At work, however, it was a completely different story. As a corporate trainer, we have situations where a .pdf file would be a great resource. My laptop has Adobe Reader installed, but our security controls limit me from downloading anything additional on my work laptop. I then made some inquiries to see how many people have full access to Adobe. It appeared it takes something similar to an “Act of Congress” to be authorized to full Adobe, which I found very surprising. So I continued to pursue some options I could use to overcome broad system controls. When I scan documents to my laptop, they automatically appear as a .pdf and I can use them with my Adobe Reader. I printed this page with my Discussion content, scanned it to my laptop, and created a .pdf document that I can use in Adobe Reader.
What challenges have you faced in the workplace trying to incorporate a new technology for educational purposes?
Brooke
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