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Assignments and information for Marian University coursework related to a Master's in Technology in Education. Currently I'm enrolled in Ipods in the Classroom, EDT 604. I'm looking forward to learning how I can use my ipod to teach my high school art classes.

ASSIGNMENT ONE: DUE 1/23/09
1. http://www.schoolcio.com/ShowArticle/1014 This website enthusiastically describes uses for ipods in the classroom, as well as speculates about future applications. I like how the writer points out that research has shown that although students may listen to "Britney" at school, implying they've been off-task or wasted time, they've also listened to the educational content and shared it with their parents at home. It is the writer's opinion, and mine, that the sharing at home far outweighs the recreational use at school. This is in reference to students using school iPods that they've checked out.

2. http://www.vistacastweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=91 This website describes iCAT, or iPod Course Authoring Tool, which streamlines the workload of a teacher using ipods for delivering content and giving quizzes. iCAT delivers text, several kinds of audio and several kinds of video. Content can be manipulated within the software, or outside and then uploaded.

3. http://hj.ukini.org/creating-education-content-for-ipods/ Wow--scroll down and read about backpack. It sounds like a perfectly sensible way to make your ipod into your planner, without having to enter everything on that tiny touch screen. And better yet--if any other classmate has already done it, you can just copy the info through a network!!! Cool!

4. http://www.mogopop.com/channel/5 Everyone's talking about mogopop, but I keep getting an error loading the website. Bummer! It sounds great--all about multimedia authoring.

5. http://www.iquizmaker.com/ Just what it sounds like: you can download this free application and create quizzes through a simple template that work on iPods through iQuiz games. Quizzes already designed on beer, anatomy, and cats and dogs, among others, have already been created and all are available to you for free.

6. http://ipod.gcsu.edu/Course-related/Fine%20Arts/index.html Georgia College and State University is spearheading the use of ipods on a college campus for teaching and learning. Fun for me--they have published lessons in a variety of disciplines and lo and behold, the visual arts are represented! The fine arts instructor has designed a course where students create podcasts that give a tour of an important location in a pertinent reading, for example, The Da Vinci Code. Yay--more ideas for me!

7. http://main.edc.org/newsroom/articles/tuning_teaching_ipods This website mentions the idea of using podcasts to teach content to teachers in remote areas, who can then transmit the info themselves or use the same podcast to help demonstrate the concept or skill.

8. http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/09/25/podcast85-a-safe-and-engaging-digital-destination-for-kids-imbeecom/ This website talks about a moderated educational social network available for free.

9. http://www.drexel.edu/pdf/GrantCompetitionGuidelinesrev5A06-5A18.pdf Although this website is of no use to us, because you have to be enrolled in their program to apply for the grant, I posted it here anyway to remind us all that we could look for similar grants that we could apply for to buy iPods for classroom use.

10. http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and-study-better The title says it all: 100 ways to use your ipod for learning and studying.

ASSIGNMENT THREE: DUE 2/20
PODCASTS FOR MY CLASSES Art History in Just a Minute This is a podcast by EwArt Productions which is hosted by an art historian named Christopher Witcombe. It is short, fast, funny in places and generally entertaining, and is a perfect fit for high school students. I appreciate his ability to keep it fast paced and packed with good information. So far I have collected three episodes: The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and The Prodigal Son. The good news is that Albrecht Durer painted The Prodigal Son, and my first big drawing assignment of the semester included some background on him. So it was easy to fit this podcast into my introduction to Durer in my two Drawing and Painting classes.

Beautiful Places in HD So far I only have one episode of this video podcast. It shows an amazing flyover view of Death Valley. I’ll be excited to see the next in the series. I expect to be able to use these when I teach landscape painting. Students often need lots of visual resources, since they don’t necessarily know what the various elements of a landscape look like.

Drawing Tutorials Online This is an excellent series of drawing tutorials on a number of different subjects and techniques. I haven’t used it yet, and the ones dealing with the figure will have to be for my eyes only, as they involve partial frontal nudity. However there is one very brilliant tutorial on drawing the eye and surrounding facial structure that will be great when I next teach portraiture. They are all done by Matthew Archambault who is a professional illustrator and who is creating a set of DVDs to teach drawing also. More podcasts I plan to check out and consider subscribing to include:

Podcast on tips for digital photographers http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=254709303 Podcast on filmmaking by Baz Lurmann, director of //Moulin Rouge http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=278396471// Podcast teaches drawing, e.g., drawing the eye, drawing the figure from memory http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=293050310 __Wine Library TV__: Podcast I won't use in school, but certainly at home. This one is on wine, and isn't snobby like too many of them are. It's also interesting and funny, rather than dry. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=128515770 __The Splendid Table__: Another for me at home, sounds perfect for any foodie. Covers food and wine across the US, with interviews, recipes, etc. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=86997870 __Jeff Curto's Camera Position__: Out of a plethora of photography podcasts, I'll have to spend some time to figure out which I prefer, but this one looks very valuable and comprehensive. I was impressed to see a show on creativity that didn't look twinky! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=121834929 __Delicious TV Veg__: Shame on me I can't stay on task, but how can I resist a podcast for vegetarian cooking????? http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=257573196 __Photo History by Jeff Curto__: A course on the history of photography, concentrating on the late 19th and 20th Century. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=94009100 __Photography 101__ by Scott Wittenberg: A course for both film and digital photography, includes using digital editing software. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=183589475

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