Raider Strong Podcast: Workflow That Makes It Happen

I finally understood and completed the entire workflow for creating and producing a podcast to iTunes!

I made the intro and exit music in Garage Band on the iPad. (Starter Book) I made the art work in Canva on the iPad.  I recorded the actual interview on the iPad.  I uploaded it to Google Drive where it can be produced into an MP3 on the iPad.

Here's where the entire process on the iPad could stop and people could listen to it via the Google Drive Folder.

However, that's not officially podcasting.  I needed to get it to a host, I chose Soundcloud for now as it allows three hours of free hosting.  See the product.  After that, I connected with iTunes Connect. This is the official "housing" area of all iTunes podcast accounts.  I used my iTunes account, completed all of the information, and waited 24 hours for Apple to approve.  Now, you can find my podcasts on iTunes OFFICIALLY!   

UPDATE:  Once the Soundcloud app is installed, use the Garage Band's "sharrow" to produce the podcast directly to Soundcloud.  No computer needed.

MY GOAL: Interview as many Raider Strong employees as possible which will help promote the GREAT people that work in our district. 

RELATING TO STUDENTS' LEARNING EXPERIENCE:

After conferences with Ms. Thut, we created the beginnings of how it looks for students.  Our students will focus on:

• Consuming quality content using Environmental podcasts found on iTunes
• Critically think about what makes an exemplary podcast both from a technical stand point and content stand point.
• Collaborate with experts on YouTube or in the community to develop a passion for an environmental issue that is important to them. 
• Create a series of three podcasts that directly relate to the environmental issue that they want others to know about.

While all of the creation can and will be done on an iPad.  Our students will spend time in the library downloading their podcast from Google Drive and then back up to Soundcloud. We will also use their Pulaski iTunes account to establish an official Podcast account.

I'm thrilled at the final results and can't wait for our students to experience the thrill of podcasting!

UPDATE: [June 2, 2017] Students really did a great job, and had fun doing it! They created unique "entry music" to their podcasts along with rich content.

UPDATE: [February 1, 2018] teacher asked for no frills step by step directions.  Read Them

Some of them can be found HERE.
All of them can be found HERE if the permissions are correct.

GIVE IT A LISTEN, Subscribe, and Review

If you are interested in more of an elaborate set up, THIS post provides great information!

Flipboard 4.0

An update occurred for an app that we use in English, Social Studies and other content areas.

Flipboard

As students or staff enter their Flipboard on a computer, Smartphone, or tablet (iPad coming soon), they will notice a few differences.

Canva Is Perfect Tool For Marketing Principles High School Class

I'm so pumped about being able to share and teach one of my favorite creation tools to students today!

Canva!

We will be utilizing it in two stages.  To begin, students will create an "Album Cover" that will represent them and something they love! This will give them the opportunity to play with all of the elements in Canva.  (Sort of like the five minute free time with the Play Doh in elementary school)  After that, students in Marketing Principles will create their marketing poster using Canva!

I will also be showing them the Design School in Canva as it is a tremendous resource! Check out my creations.

VIEW ALL THE PICTURES

Twitter Notifications To Control Words That Are Viewed

Pulaski Community School District has focused to promote the great things happening in our district through Twitter.  As of Tuesday, November 15, Twitter is providing a mute button for users to essentially "block" any words from their Twitter feed.  Below is the workflow for students and adults to control what they see.  This workflow is based on using a computer.  The app that I have on my iPad doesn't have these features as of right now.  A student or teacher may be able to travel to Safari and log into Twitter from there.  The features may be present.

If it doesn't appear today, Twitter will continue to roll out this feature in the coming weeks.

Under notifications, the settings link will appear.

Options for Notifications:

First Time Directions:

Start Adding Words:

Explore - Design Suggestions In Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets

Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets used to have a "research" area on each file to help with finding information while creating.  Google has changed that to "Explore".

Explore Colorful Image Above Created By Jack Wallen

All of the features are available on a computer or Chromebook.  Unfortunately, they are not available on an iPad at this time.  However, many educators continue to create lesson content on a laptop or computer, and these features may come in handy.

A detailed description of how these work can be found here.

The official Google Docs Blog also has some quick tips on how to use the new features.

Docs...

Slides...

Sheets

Many of the Explore options will be discussed today during Lunch N' Learn.

Images and Captions Using Google Drawing in Google Docs on iPad or Computer

Our students have conducted interviews with people in their families.  To enhance the papers that have been written, students will insert images with captions utilizing Google Drawing.

On Computer Tutorial

Important Items:

• Insert Google Drawing within Google Doc
• Add Image (from Google Drive)
• Add Text 
• Adjust Text with Font, Size, Color
• Save & Close
• Wrap Text
• Adjust Picture in Document

On iPad Tutorial

Important Items:

• Google Docs App
• White Pencil In Blue Circle (edit documet)
• Plus Sign
• Image From Photos (or camera) (Download from Google Drive to Camera Roll)
• Place Cursor Below Image, Center, Add Text For Caption
• BONUS: Using Explain Everything or PicCollage
• Place text on top of image 
• Save Image to Camera Roll
• Insert Image via Plus Sign that has Text on Top Of it

Using Google Draw While Using Google Docs

Our sixth grade students in Mrs. Noble's class are writing creative stories that create "critters" that combine two different features of different animals into one "critter".  One of our teachers wanted their students to create an image of the "critter". Google Draw was the best tool for this on a computer.

View My Example

Student Example: Critter Story - Uniserpent

Chopping A YouTube Video With TubeChop

One of our seventh grade teachers, Mrs. Kust, would like students to choose a song, more importantly a 30 second clip of the song, to represent one of six themes from the book, The Outsiders.  To do this we are utilizing TubeChop.  Some features of TubeChop:

• Exact time of video able to be acquired
• Preview chopped video
• Slider or exact time available for chopping the video
• Able to embed chopped video
• Able to link to chopped video

Process For Chopping:

• Find YouTube Video
• Copy URL
• Travel to TubeChop
• Paste URL into TubeChop Site
• Determine Length of Clip
• Preview
• Assign Title To Chopped Video
• Chop It
• Copy Chopped Link
• Paste To Teacher

Watch the Process:

TubeChop is NOT new, but it is the first time that I created an instructional video for this tool that will be utilized in a classroom.  If you need other examples of how a video can be chopped, the Teachers & Technology blog has some examples.

RESULTS: Our students completed a Google Form that allowed them to submit three videos that matched a theme from the book.  VIEW THE RESULTS

20 "I Didn't Know You Could Do That!" Tricks In 10 Minutes

To bring the Lunch N' Learn sessions to a close for another school year on June 3, 2014, twenty cool computer and internet tricks will be provided.  These are worth your time as they can make you more efficient and, more importantly, have your "cool meter" go way up!

View The Presentation

Google Drive App and Google Spreadsheet To Document IEP Standard Progress

Mr. Goodness continues to utilize seamless integration with his iPad, the Google Drive app, and a Google Spreadsheet on his computer to document student progress.  View how the organization is allowing him to know the specific accomplishments and areas of work for each student.  In addition, all of this information is at his fingertips for parent viewing during IEP meetings.

Awesome!



Video Link

Poetry Analysis Project

Miss Tubbs, high school English teacher, came to me with an idea for using a digital tool as a means for students to analyze poetry.  I offered three different tools that I felt would engage students so that they could be creative while interpreting poetry.

Tools suggested were...

• Haiku Deck - iPad App
• SMORE - web based
• Thinglink

The following paragraph is Miss Tubbs' wonderful, enlightening reflection of the process.

Here are some samples from the poetry analysis project.  Students chose different poems to analyze.  They had to find a theme in the poem and use three categories of poetic techniques to explain how those techniques created the theme.  While students liked Haiku deck, Smore and Thinglink worked better for this project because they were able to write using complete sentences and be more thorough in their explanations.

Smore student example:

https://www.smore.com/7b6m-the-seven-ages-of-man

Smore teacher example:

https://www.smore.com/hk9p-we-never-know-how-high-we-are?ref=my

Haiku Deck student example:

http://www.haikudeck.com/p/4PxGuN6qCb

Haiku Deck teacher example:

http://www.haikudeck.com/p/0GzexUQmvz/we-never-know

Thinglink student example:

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/381164533370060801

Thinglink teacher example:

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/377903033310248960

Thank you to Miss Tubbs for sharing her reflection and some fantastic student creations!

SMORE For Seventh Grade Safety Poster

Smore.com is a fantastic tool for digital content creation.  Hear the students' reaction to the use of the tech tool!





To complete the project so that it can be shared with the instructor, the students will be filling out a Google Form with the following items.

• First Name
• Last Name
• Class Hour
• Health Teacher
• Smore Link

Quizdini - Quiz/Review Tool With Explanation Feature

Quizdini provides a unique feature in that a teacher can create an explanation of the concept tested/reviewed in the the question.  A paragraph or link can be inserted.

Quizdini can be great for...

• Interactive Whiteboard Activity (buttons are large, readable)
• Whole Class
• Groups

Dashboard

Quiz Example
Vocabulary Example - Used in Human Geography Class

Check IP Address...In 20 Seconds

I needed some tech help from our amazing tech department.  They needed my IP address.  There are two ways to do this.

On a computer (Also Works On iPad):


On a wireless network on an iPad:

Google Search Features 11 09 12

Some features have changed when using Google as your search engine.

View what they are on a computer ( will try to complete an iPad version soon)

Sound Recording on Laptop or Computer

To create a sound recording on a computer, a microphone must be attached or built into the computer and you will need a preinstalled program.

See how it can be done.

Menu Of Learning With Computers

Last week, one of our teachers explained how the "Menu of Learning" works in her class while she uses iPads.  This week, I was invited into see how Mr. Krause uses the "Menu of Learning" with computers.

Thanks to our great staff at PHS sharing ideas and resources helps our students achieve success.