Ranard

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I am the technology liaison/computer lab instructor for my school. I have a major role in all aspects of technology that is introduced or trained in my building. I would like to learn many useful resources that I can take back to my school and introduce to administration and staff. I would like to learn many useful Web 2.0 tools and multimedia projects that will engage and motivate students in my class to learn. The subjects that most interest me are Readingand Science. I would be a happier teacher when I learn more useful technology tools that I can expand my lessons. I am a Lion when it comes to resources and assessments.

I create a personal site for this course which can be found at My Personal Website. I never rely on one way to do anything with technology, so I created a basic site that has some of my favorite interests.
 * Personal Website**

I would say that this has been a very delightful activity. I must have recorded my audio about seven or eight times. I can truly say I have the audio and effects down to a “T”. However, I did have some trouble uploading my Podcast to Podbean. I have to admit, once I started my Podcast I was thinking of different ways I could utilize the audio portion in my classroom. I’m interested in creating a video Podcast next. I would like to see what other multimedia elements I can add. This was a really cool assignment. I hope you all enjoy!
 * Podcast**

Lessons Learned: Take time to plan out Podcast Make sure you have all the audio for the effects Make sure you have time to add and edit your Podcast Research the managing site that you are uploading your Podcast to

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Using Jing for the first time was an experience and I can see many useful ways to incorporate it in my teaching environment. This was a fun and easy Web 2.0 tool that can be used for brief tutorials such as the one I created for this assignment. Students can use this tool to introduce projects that they created for class. Screencast
 * Ranard's New Jing Project**

I created this video to show how IWB (Interactive White Boards) can enhance learning. In this video, I created a basic computer hardware matching game for students who begin my computer lab in Pre-K. I created this assignment to demonstrate some of the specific functionalities of IWB in the classroom setting. This fun activity is used after a more indepth hardware/software lesson that I tought prior to the hands on learning activity in the video. In the video, I have a Pre-K student (My son Brinden who is now going to the 4th grade...WOW) having fun using the IWB and matching the different components.
 * Ranard's Video on IWB**

media type="youtube" key="KHLTzTUBSJk?hl=en" height="349" width="425" This is awesome. I had a fun time creating this assignment. I wanted to create this crossword as a follow up to a Microsoft Office professional development. I believe students will have fun working on these puzzles after a lesson. This is a tool that I will share with my staff. Ranard's Crossword Puzzle
 * Ranard's Crossword Puzzle**


 * Link to my K-12 Educational Multimedia Unit: Technology is Wild 101 Course**
 * Final Project: Rocks and Minerals**

I really enjoyed creating my personal K-12 Educational Multimedia Unit. I was able to utilize many of the Web 2.0 tools that I learned in EDTC650. I hope to be able you use this in my teaching in the near future.


 * Web 2.0 Interview**

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This is awesome. Wetoku is a great site for students to use web cams to interview or collaborate with other students around the world. I had a fun time with this activity. This is a tool can be used for staff developments and teacher collaborations.I had a fun experience working with James and look forward to learning more Web 2.0 tools in the future.