Module Five

wow! it works!!! At today's session we explored embedding a clip from Teachertube onto our blogs. the usual technical difficulties arose where so many of the tags didn't embed correctly. however, with perserverance, and a tour of Youtube clips, found one that worked. Therefore as a result of today's experience, I feel that the Youtube clips embed easier. Also checked out the copyright restrictions as that was my only concern just copying them from the Web. Plenty of opportunity to use them in the classroom. Personally i like the idea of including music clips and videos that link with the units of work i am teaching. Already have a few ideas for including them in Term 4 programs - back to the drawing board!!!

Module 5

MODULE 4

had a little more of a play with Flickr - managing to get the hang of adding photos. particularly like the ones around Paris, they are my favourite scenes at the moment. good to know there are so many photos eg The Commons that are in the public domain. certainly is a new place to look for photos that are free on the web. Have added quite a few to my own gallery.

MODULE THREE/2

we tried again at school to share documents using google docs - fantastic it worked. however, we did try sharing a spreadsheet but the school's filter blocked us. fortunately a word document worked. therefore one of the disadvantages is obviously the security of the school's computers. when working at home this issue doesn't arise. therefore using google docs works privately but there are limitations in the school environment.

MODULE THREE

After a few technical difficulties with Module 3, we fast tracked to Module 4. Found the issues to copyright particularly interesting. As a musician, i am constantly aware of endeavouring to keep up to date with copyright issues, certainly not an easy task and the guidelines change for so many different situations. Fortunately, being familiar with this, ensures i at least THINK ABOUT checking what the copyright is. Using photos from the Internet is always an issue, i endeavour to ensure i copy the URL - MOST TIMES!!!

decided to have another try at Module 3 at home where there arent the security issues that occur at school. have checked out a few tutorials. the amusing point when i was listening to the Youtube clip, was my son who is a first year uni student mentioned he had been shown the same clip as a suggestion for how to share documents at uni. i felt very technologically current knowing i was doing something the same as the current unis are teaching. Managed to create a document, will need to check out exactly how to share as i'm not sure which email addresses i should be including to allow me to share my document - homework for this week.

actually started looking at Module 4 at school when Module 3 didn't go according to plan. managed to create the Flickr a/c and endeavour to upload a photo. of course the first task was to create a Yahoo a/c - SO MANY ACCOUNTS. wouldn't it be great if i could have the same password for all accounts. fortunately i took Nic's advice and have kept a spreadsheet on my home computer with all the account names and passwords, and a paper copy for school. let's hope i don't loose anything!!!

anyway time to upload a few more photos to continue module 4.

Module Two

Managing to get into the habit of completing my homework. The desktop at home is currently on a roster basis, my two teenage sons definitely do not like having to share it. Looks like it's time to go back to the laptop!!! successfully managed to add my blog details and even posted a thread. my vocab is certainly expanding. checked out a few other blogs, actually checked out more than a few, could spend hours just on blogs. managed to find a few i liked, particularly relating to creative arts. this of course sparked a session checking out suggested websites. now i know why my sons need to be dragged off the computer, it certainly becomes obsessive checking out new stuff. will try to drag myself away. dinner is awaiting!!!

Module One

Hi, my name is Annette.

Talk about a crash course in ICT. Managed to watch all those videos, was it my imagination or did different people just say the same thing!!! I successfully managed to create my own gmail account - a great start. Then, i managed to log into igoogle and create my own webpage. I searched for an appropriate theme and after checking several pages, spotted the search button in the top right hand corner and was able to check out the 'music' themes. found something i liked and am very pleased with the result. decided to leap out further and started adding gadgets. having conquered that without any trouble, proceeded to create my own. not content with only creating one, i managed two. the focus is my planned trip to London and Paris next year so created a Countdown. Secondly, planned my 'to-do list' for the end of year Christmas concert. i know it is only september, but i need to be organised early.

certainly enough ICT for one night. overall a very successful (although time consuming by the time i check everything out) session.

Take care,

annette.