Digital Stories

Hello students!  It's Monday, April 18 - you were to come to school with your script 100% completed. After you are finish recording your scripts, you're ready for Movie Maker. 

 Click start menu / go to Programs File folder / open Movie Maker Folder - double click on "exe" file - you may drag this icon on your desktop if you wish.  Now you're ready to import your images and audio recordings. 

This project is due by Wednesday - have fun.  If you are absent - you can do recording of script at home and email it to yourself.

Test Review

Assistive Technology and Google Docs Reflection

Now that you are finished with your group assignment on Assistive Technology I would like you to reflect on your experience.

1. Do you find Google Docs easy to use?
2. What are some advantages of using Google Docs?
3. What are some disadvantages of using Google Docs?
4. Did you have any specific problems using Google Docs?
5. How could Google Docs be used in other classes?
6. Do you think you'd use Google Docs to share things with friends?
7. Any other comments regarding Google Doc's "Cloud Computing"?

This refection is due Friday, April 8, 2011.  No late work will be accepted.  You must respond to all the questions asked and key your first and last name at the bottom of your post.

Drug Awareness

Take the following - your answers are confidential.

Sean Forbes - Deaf Rapper's Story

NPR's interview with Sean Forbes: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=129012320&m=129061156

More information on Sean Forbes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Forbes

New Technology

Advancement in Technology – helps save lives. 

Advancements in technology most often come about as people try to solve specific problems.  The problem – millions of babies in 3^rd world countries die each year due to being too cold in the first few months of life.  Engineering students around the country were given the task to design a portable incubator that would be low cost to manufacture and low cost to maintain.  Follow the progress.  Select the first link and read the article and watch the video.    

http://www.designthatmatters.org/news/dtm-blog/project/incubator/

http://extreme.stanford.edu/projects/embrace.html 

Google Docs Video and Assignment

Watch the following video on how to create a form using iGoogle's Google Docs.  (click on link)       http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXeUV1oT7

Your assignment:
1) You will create eight survey questions and answer types of your own (see question types below)

2) Using Google Docs, create the form with your five questions.

Questions types:

• At least one question should require a paragraph text or a line text.
• At least one question should be a multiple choice or drop-down menu.
• At least one question should be a list that may have more than one choice selected at once.

3) Save this document.

4) Apply a theme - make it simple.

5) Get the embed code and post it to your blog as a post (hint: edit html tab to paste code).

6) In the comment section of this blog recap your experience. 

• Did you find forms easy to use?
• Did you have any trouble?  If yes, explain.
• How could this feature be used by others - companies, organizations, or individual users.
• Any additional thoughts?