Thing 6 Kizoa Book Trailer

Just heard about this new web 2.0 tool. It's similar to Animoto. Thought we could try it out.

Create a Kizoa book trailer about a book you like. This is kind of like a movie trailer but about a book. http://www.kizoa.com/

Choose photos that represent your book, include images that show
1) at least one of the main characters,
2) the setting,
3) tone/mood,
4) theme and
5) any important symbol or scene in the story.

Include brief text that summarizes the story witout giving anything away.

Here's an example.

Slideshow: California Young Reader Medal Award - Slideshow

Thing 5 Animoto

Now that you've spent some time with images, it's time to put some together. Using Animoto, you will create a free 30-second "video" of sorts using images, music and text. You will have to create your own account using your email address.

There are many places you can get images from: (you will be selecting 12 images)

• Copyright-Friendly Images and Sound Wiki - Joyce Valenza (Teacher Librarian & web 2.0 guru) This wiki includes LOTS to lots of great sites. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! This can be as simple as creating a link to the original work and/or noting the creator's name. 
• You can upload images you have taken in the past and have the right to use (family photos, etc) You can email them to yourself from home or bring them on a flash drive. 
• You can bring in images from home to scan using the library scanner. This will create digital versions of your photos that you can upload into your project. 
• You can take new photographs using your own camera or the school's camera. 

Make sure if you are going to use photos of you, friends or family members, you must get their permission in writing before you use them since these videos will be posted publicly online. See me if you want to do this. 

Music selections are available for you to choose from. (you will be choosing one song)


You have the option of uploading your own but only do that if you own the copyrights to do so. If you have a recording of a song you created, for examples, you can use it here. If you want to use sound from the Copyright-Friendly Wiki, you can also do that. Just find a sound file you want, save it on your M Drive or other storage area and upload it to Animoto when prompted. 


THING 5: 


Create a video based around a theme. Include 12 images, 1 song and title it appropriately. This theme is up to you. It can really be anything as long as it's school appropriate and doesn't violate any copyright laws. Here are some ideas to get you thinking.

• My Favorite Things (Food, Music, Sports, Art, Flowers, Animals, etc)
• Images of you at different ages, My Family
• Dream Colleges, Dream Job
• Favorite Places on MHS Campus
• Images that represent your favorite book
• Clouds, Cars, whatever...

After you create your Animoto video, the website sends a copy to your email address. Click on the video to play it. YOu may be prompted to log into Animoto at this time. Under the video you will see "Share with friends", click the envelope image. Then click "More" and then "copy code". 


When you create your Thing 5 post paste the code into your post so it looks like this. 

Thing 5 Blog Post: Write about your experience using Animoto. What did you like/dislike and why? How could you use this in any of your classes? List other themes or possible uses in or outside of school. 


Here's one more I made.

Week 3 Thing 4 Image & Animation Generators

One of the cool things that you can do with an image generator is to create cool cover pages for your reports. There are a million things you can do including party invitations, announcements, personalized letterhead images. You are limited only by your own imagination. Using animation websites, you can make your own animated cartoons – excellent for reports as well as fun activities with your friends.

(10pts) Thing 4a: Explore Image Chef  (use your email address to register for a free account.) Click Browse full catalog to see all animations and other templates. Choose one you could use for any class assignment, unit of study, etc using an image generator. I made one for The Age of Enlightenment (below). (10pts)

Thing 4b: Take a look at a couple animation generators: Dvolver and GoAnimate (you'll need earphones to fully use these-we have some you can borrow or you can use your own)

Create either a Dvolver or GoAnimate on any topic you are learning about in any of your classes. Send a copy of it to yourself when you are done and copy and paste the embed code into your blog post (like I did here). Dvolver doesn't require you to create an account and looks like this: (10pts)



GoAnimate is a little more complicated but feel free to play around with it as well if you like.

Other fun sites like this are Make Beliefs Comix-Comic Generator

Thing 4c: Write in your blog about what kinds of things you could use an image or animation generators  for in school. Then write about some ways you could use them at home or in a club [like scouts, sports team, etc]. Don't forget to attach or embed an ImageChef image and an animation to this post. (10pts)

Week 2-Flickr Use & Big Huge Labs project (Thing 3)

Thing 3

FLICKR is a website used primarily for storing and sharing photos. You can use this site to download pictures you’ve taken and then you can share them with your family your friends or the whole world. A fun part of Flickr is Big Huge Labs – a site for playing with images.

Thing 3 Part 1

1. Go to Flickr and take the tour.
2. At the end of the tour choose Sign Up Now. If you already have a Yahoo email account just sign in. If you don't you will need to create one.
3. Explore the site for images you like.
4. When you find an image you like you can "Add to favorites". Do this with a few images. You may use thes images later with Big Huge Labs.

Thing 3 Part 2

1. Explore Big Huge Labs and learn about this popular image hosting site.
2. Create ONE project using any of the Flickr Toys in Big Huge Labs. You may create a presentation for a class or something just for fun.
3. Choose an image from your own files or Flickr. If you "favorited" any images earlier you can use those or ones you have added yourself.
4. To use Flickr you will have to "link your Flickr account" and authorize Big Huge Labs to use your Flickr images.
5. Create your project (make sure you click "Add credit to image") and save it in your H drive (under your student #)

Thing 3 Post (title it Week 2 Thing #3)

1. Write on your blog about what you learned in the Flickr tutorial and about ways that you can use Flickr to post pictures for your family. Discuss how you would choose which pictures you might keep private and which ones you might want to post so others could see them.

2. Paste the URL link to one of the images you "favorited" on Flickr. Why did you choose it? What do you like about it? What does it remind you of? (Example http://www.flickr.com/photos/33311000@N00/2716152460/)

3. Attach your Big Huge Labs project as an image to the post you make this week.

Week 1-Blog & Avatar (Thing 1 & Thing 2)

You get to make your own blog! This is a very public - school - blog and you will be sharing your blog address with your teacher, the school principal, your parents and your fellow students. All of these people might comment on your blog. You will receive extra credit for blog comments you make on other blogs plus when someone from outside of school makes comments on yours you’ll receive more extra credit! So spread the word among your family and friends.


Thing 1. Set up your own blog.

~ We’re going to use BLOGGER for this tutorial. Sign on with a name that does not identify you, choose a password, give your blog a title and choose a template.

~ Then register your blog by e-mailing your blog URL to your teacher librarian at (mrsbosler at gmail dot com). (This is what this blog's URL looks like http://librarytasrock.blogspot.com/ )

Thing 2. Create a Yahoo Avatar.

Go to YAHOO , design an avatar. There are lots of cool outfits, hairstyles and accessories to choose from! You can make it look like yourself, or….go wild! Have fun with it. Just make sure your avatar follows the MHS dress code). If Yahoo is down you can use any of these other free avatar creator websites.

[HINT: Here's how to export your avatar to your blog. Go to the avatar Yahoo page and then go to "home" tab and look to the right column. One of the options is: "EXPORT: Use your avatar in web pages and blogs and more." Click there. Then, in the Center of the page, 0ne option is your avatar's HTML code. Copy the code, go to your blog. To add your avatar to your Blogger blog, make sure you are logged in. Go to your Dashboard and View Blog. Then click Customize (at the top). Add a Gagdet, choose HTML/Java Script and then paste the code in the box and title it what you like. Save your changes.]
Thing 1 & Thing 2 Blog Post

Create your first blog post and title it Thing 1: Creativity
Answer this question: How can I be creative in today’s world? What part will the Internet play in helping me to be creative? If I can post my art, video, or writing work on the Internet for the world to see, will this make me work differently than if only my teacher was going to see it?
Rate your experience in creating your Blogger blog & Yahoo avatar on a scale of 1-5
(1 very easy, 2 easy, 3 not too hard, 4 difficult and 5 difficult)

MHS Library Learning 2.0 for Library TAs Spring 2010

What is Web 2.0?
With Web 1.0 webmasters control the content of websites and online content. Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of the Web, which enables people with no specialized technical knowledge to create their own websites, to self-publish, create and upload audio and video files, share photos and information and complete a variety of other tasks. It’s important to understand what this is because Web 3.0 is already here. You will see it in college, the workplace and in your everyday life (if it’s not already there).

The 10 Things
During Library Learning 2.0 you will complete “The 10 Things” over the course of 8 weeks. These “things” include exploring creativity, blogging, photos and images, voice and video, cloud computing with online documents, social bookmarking, copyright intellectual property, information ethics and wikis.

Who will see it?
Library Learning is made up of 10 Things & 12 Activities, which you will complete over the course of 8 weeks. All of the assignments (activities) will be posted to a blog that you will create. This will be a public blog that you will be sharing with Mrs. Bosler (the Teacher Librarian), Mr. Hook (the principal), your parents and fellow library TAs. You will also be encouraged to comment on fellow students’ blogs and get people outside school to comment on your blog. You will receive extra credit for these comments.

How will I be graded?
You will be graded on how you complete the following 10 blog posts. These posts include a response about what you learned about that weeks’ topic, how you can apply them to your classes and examples of your work.

1. Create a Blog & Register it (10 pts) Week 1
2. Yahoo Avatar & blog post (20 pts) Week 1
3. Flickr Faves & Big Huge Labs project & Post (30 pts) Week 2
4. Image Generator Use & Samples (Cover Sheet & Trading Cards) (30 pts)
5. Animoto & Voice Thread Use & Examples of each (20 pts)
6. Online Document Use & link to your document about the Internet (20 pts)
7. Delicious Use & your Delicious URL (includes 3+ tagged links) (10 pts)
8. Copyright Law (20 pts)
9. Wiki post (Post a link to your wiki post on your blog) (20 pts)
10. Critique of Library Learning 2.0 (Answer questions 1-6 thoroughly) (20 pts)

Total: 200 pts

~ This project along with your daily duties and other projects will contribute to your final grade.

~ Each blog post is due on or before the Friday of each week. The last post is due Fri. Feb. 26th, 2010.

Scroll up to the Week 1 blog post to begin Thing 1 & Thing 2.