Tech Chick Tips...
Episode 3
Back to School Episode
Website of the week = citationmachine.net
Citation Machine is a website put together by David Warlick.
and then you can choose MLA or APA format and it will create a citation for you. It's as easy as pie!
Tip of the Week:
Student Safety - safety when broadcasting student work
-be aware of what your students are saying on the web, don't let them put out their full names and/or location. Have them be very vague when putting in information.
-They need to be aware that people can access their data.
An idea for students - they can come up with a persona or a DJ name/Alias that way they feel safe, because no one will know their real name.
When they leave an email address, have them use yours, or use an alias email address that is forwarded to your account - This can be done through google email aka gmail, i'm pretty sure or even yahoo I bet.
Ideas how to get ready for a school year:
Get to know me - about yourself - do a podcast about your classroom, doing a slideshow or ilife movie about yourself - possibly a wordle/tagxedo about yourself
-you could also create a book through iPhoto if you are into that.
-When you have openhouse/ open school night, have a camera handy to take advantage of those photo opps of your kids and their parents.
Overall, this podcast was short, sweet and to the point. I have learned about a valuable resource that will help me make citations as we speak - I'm currently writing a research paper for one of my classes and this resource will definitely come in handy as I need to cite my references in APA format. And, there was some valuable information shared about student safety. Children don't realize how many people actually have access to what they are writing on the web so it's our responsibility as (future) teachers to educate them about this and protect them.
Episode 3
Back to School Episode
Website of the week = citationmachine.net
Citation Machine is a website put together by David Warlick.
It's basically an interactive web tool that helps you cite things for research papers and/or other projects where you have to cite sources. All you basically have to do is type in information about the website
and then you can choose MLA or APA format and it will create a citation for you. It's as easy as pie!
Tip of the Week:
Student Safety - safety when broadcasting student work
-be aware of what your students are saying on the web, don't let them put out their full names and/or location. Have them be very vague when putting in information.
-They need to be aware that people can access their data.
An idea for students - they can come up with a persona or a DJ name/Alias that way they feel safe, because no one will know their real name.
When they leave an email address, have them use yours, or use an alias email address that is forwarded to your account - This can be done through google email aka gmail, i'm pretty sure or even yahoo I bet.
Ideas how to get ready for a school year:
Get to know me - about yourself - do a podcast about your classroom, doing a slideshow or ilife movie about yourself - possibly a wordle/tagxedo about yourself
-you could also create a book through iPhoto if you are into that.
-When you have openhouse/ open school night, have a camera handy to take advantage of those photo opps of your kids and their parents.
Overall, this podcast was short, sweet and to the point. I have learned about a valuable resource that will help me make citations as we speak - I'm currently writing a research paper for one of my classes and this resource will definitely come in handy as I need to cite my references in APA format. And, there was some valuable information shared about student safety. Children don't realize how many people actually have access to what they are writing on the web so it's our responsibility as (future) teachers to educate them about this and protect them.
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