In looking at the tutorials for goggle Doc I first looked at the overview of what Goggle doc is capable of doing. First it is free and no downloading is required. Second you do not need to store the docs on you computer. I do want to say at this point I am unsure of the amount of space avaliable to save. So at some point you may need to begin saving the on your computer. Google doc saves automatically allowing you to type without to much unrest. Like word you can file your documents in various folders. Last you can publish your documents directly as a web page.
Sharing which is a application Goggle docs allows you to share while you are typing with others online. There is some restriction that you can put and are already establish for this application. They consist of a limited list of people you can have on your sharing list, which is 200. You also can share with 50 of those people at a time. You also can put a owners only which allows people to edit your doc, but not share with others. There is also a feature that allows you to put various documents that any one with public access can view and share.
There are three other aspects of Goggle doc that we learned. First was creating a document. This is like word you click on file, hit new, and you will see a blank new page. Second uploading a file. Select file, upload and if it is not a goggle doc you can save it as one. Last was copying and deleting. This feature is a little different instead of using the control button and mouse to select multiple files to copy and delete. Google Doc has little boxes next to the doc, like email page is set up. You check the box and then delete. These are our finding on Goggle Doc.
LESSON PLAN:
The lesson plan I look at was an elementary Science plan on erosion. This plan gave good beginning instruction as long as you had some prior knowledge on what type of multimedia you were going to use. The teacher of this lesson plan had good Checklist on the three section that this project was broken into. These sections were a preliminary information, Research question, and how to come up with the solution. For the most part in my probably not so qualified opinion I though it was a well thought out and designed lesson plan.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Help! I am Keyboard Illiterate
Tonight me and my partner took a look at three different keyboarding games in our TECH portion of our class. We look at three games from the same website free online typing gameshttp://freeonlinetypinggames.com. The first game we reviewed was called Typing Passage game. First we were given basic instruction on how the game operated. Then as we proceeded to the game it began with basic letter combinations, starting with letter that were derived from your home finger position on the QWERTY keyboard. Then as it progresses through the 26 levels the combination changed and turn into words. This game was colorful, but was a standard set up for a keyboarding game.
The second game called Speed Typing. This game was similar to the first, but with some slight variations. You were allowed to make 7 mistakes the whole game. Each round consisted of 14 words. Unlike the other which started out with letter combinations. This one started right from the start with words. So in some ways a little more advance then the first game.
The last game was my favorite. Though I am typing challenged it gives Beacon typing program a run for her money. Same as the second game in that it began with words from the beginning and you could only have 7 mistakes. This however in my humble opinion was much better because it was more involved. The title is Falling Words. So in this game the words fell from top to bottom and you had until they reached the bottom to type them. If you let them touch the bottom the wall moved higher, giving less time to type the word. This occurs until you miss seven words. My partner, who is the better typer, said it stressed her out.
The second game called Speed Typing. This game was similar to the first, but with some slight variations. You were allowed to make 7 mistakes the whole game. Each round consisted of 14 words. Unlike the other which started out with letter combinations. This one started right from the start with words. So in some ways a little more advance then the first game.
The last game was my favorite. Though I am typing challenged it gives Beacon typing program a run for her money. Same as the second game in that it began with words from the beginning and you could only have 7 mistakes. This however in my humble opinion was much better because it was more involved. The title is Falling Words. So in this game the words fell from top to bottom and you had until they reached the bottom to type them. If you let them touch the bottom the wall moved higher, giving less time to type the word. This occurs until you miss seven words. My partner, who is the better typer, said it stressed her out.
Tech 5/30/11
I have often wandered what the real difference is between a Mac and a PC. Though I am not an expert in this matter, I have read the tech and the tutorials on various applictions and formatting of a Mac. The two areas I have looked at in the Mac toturial was the stack application found in the new version of Leopard and the simple way of moving from one application to another on your desk top. I appritated the user friendly set up Apple offers. I also like who the applications and documents are compressed and stored. Because of the creative minds at Apple. Mac preforms simular to Pc, but Mac stores and reteives applications and documents with grater ease. Along with those two features I was introdued to a newer, at least that is what I was told, application that saves automaticly what you were working on for that day, so it backs it up automaticatly. What I saw that was neat was when you go to retrieve a document that you did on the previous Friday and your saved items popualates, it does so as an image that looks simular to a file in chronological order. The other aspect I observed about a Mac is the dash board. I like the fact that you are able to store more application buttons on your start up page. I like how they are stored. They in some way look like they are on a neverending sticky stripat the bottom of the start up page.
In closing, I want to first state that by no means am I saying that PC's do not have there purpose. What I am say ing is that Apple is more user friendily, from the little bit I have read and from when I have used a Mac. I did talk to a IT buddy and my wife about Macs. What they both concured is that Macs lowest price point is alot higher then the cheapest Pc. But that a Mac is more durable and holds it value a lot longer. If I had the money an Apple is the best bang for your buck. I must say they are much more user friendly and there application design is much more practical and funtional. I see why teachers are more incline to use Apple products verses PC.
In closing, I want to first state that by no means am I saying that PC's do not have there purpose. What I am say ing is that Apple is more user friendily, from the little bit I have read and from when I have used a Mac. I did talk to a IT buddy and my wife about Macs. What they both concured is that Macs lowest price point is alot higher then the cheapest Pc. But that a Mac is more durable and holds it value a lot longer. If I had the money an Apple is the best bang for your buck. I must say they are much more user friendly and there application design is much more practical and funtional. I see why teachers are more incline to use Apple products verses PC.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Gain 5/30/11
I took a few moments this fine memorial night and read over Mr. Warrick two cents worth. The particular post I related to the most or connected too was the post titled, "Six Reason Why Textbook Should Stop Being Textbooks." He was commenting on an original post done by a guest blogger. She injected her thoughts on why textbooks should go tablet or digital. Mr. Warrick concurred that notion and got some flack for his comments.
What I found interesting and agreed with is the notion that money still is the driving force in most situations as well as, and probably more so in the education system. I am one who believes less is more and in this case less paper being used will provide a lot more of many things. We waste time, space, and resources on unnecessary object. I am one who sees the need for books in general. I am not a full fledged tech guy. But I do believe in balance and in this particular situation we need to use technology to balance the amount of waste. So I say keep on the challenging the norms that need to be challanged.
What I found interesting and agreed with is the notion that money still is the driving force in most situations as well as, and probably more so in the education system. I am one who believes less is more and in this case less paper being used will provide a lot more of many things. We waste time, space, and resources on unnecessary object. I am one who sees the need for books in general. I am not a full fledged tech guy. But I do believe in balance and in this particular situation we need to use technology to balance the amount of waste. So I say keep on the challenging the norms that need to be challanged.
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