tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301598832024-03-07T22:10:28.215-05:00DigitalHarold - E.A.T. - Education Art TechnologyThoughts about Education, Art and TechnologyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-79364942780735537032010-11-26T21:50:00.000-05:002010-11-26T21:50:17.625-05:00An Amazing 30 MinutesI gave my students a self-graded quiz on Wednesday using a Google Form. When the students completed the exam and submitted the form I immediately got their answers and grades on the form's spreadsheet. I was able to tell the students their grades as soon as they completed the test.
When all of the students completed the exam, I used the Summary of Responses to show the class how everyone did andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-59981292175451796812010-11-22T07:34:00.003-05:002010-11-28T16:53:31.806-05:00Setting Up a Self-Grading QuizSetting up a self-grading test is easy with Google Apps. The three videos below will show you how to do this.
You may also want to download Chris Clementi's handout which is based on the videos.
Setting Up Your Test Part 1 - Writing the Questions
Setting Up Your Test Part 2 - Posting the Test and Setting Up the Answer Key
Setting Up Your Test Part 3 - Getting The GradesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-50035758968872465892010-06-17T22:03:00.000-04:002010-06-17T22:03:50.705-04:00Google Apps/Internet SafetyBack in the late 1960's when I was in junior high school we had wood shop. One of our projects was to make a sailboat out of two pieces of wood. We cut, carved and sanded the wood into the right shapes and then attached them to a piece of stained plywood that suggested the sea and the sky. The piece is till hanging in my parent's home. The object of the class was to give the boys in the class Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-69832869437308531832009-12-25T23:58:00.006-05:002009-12-28T11:54:39.006-05:00Empowering Students with Google Apps Education EditionThe slide presentation has lots of screen shots on:What is Google Apps Education EditionSetting Up a Google Apps Education Edition AccountAdministrating a Google Apps Education Edition AccountThe last slide is a video of two students talking about how Google Docs helped them. My chapter on Google Apps for Education is included in the book Retool Your School, see below. The chapter isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-66722059706409367982009-08-30T13:00:00.000-04:002009-08-30T13:00:07.898-04:00Google Apps for Education Help PageTo help the students and teachers at my school make the transition to Google Apps for Education Edition I set up a wiki help site that includes videos, handouts and links to Google help sites.
The site is located at: http://eisenhowerms.pbworks.com
Sections of the site include:
Google Apps Information
Google Docs Information
Using Documents
Using Spreadsheets
Using Presentations
Using Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-43895099548991262162009-08-27T14:25:00.001-04:002009-08-27T16:31:59.549-04:00Using Postini to Manage Gmail Accounts in Google AppsUsing Postini with GmailLimiting Gmail to your Google Apps for Education Domain OnlyThis handout will walk you through using Postini to set up your Google Apps Education domain so that email can only be sent to and from email addresses within your domain. If you are in a K-12 school this is a way to give your students email accounts to email teachers and fellow students only. You must activate Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-57301487661368297872009-04-25T16:07:00.001-04:002009-04-25T16:12:37.449-04:00Great Moments in ArtGreat Moments in Art is a calendar that uses Google Calendar to create a calendar of artist birthdays and other moments in art history. Since Google Calendar is linked to Google Maps including the artists' place of birth in the event listing will create a link to a map. Information about the artist appears in the description field. Google Calendar users may use the "copy to my calendar" feature Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-5382604174738165362008-08-02T13:51:00.002-04:002008-12-28T13:02:50.458-05:00iTunesUThis is a short video with info on what is available at iTunesU. Info on how to use it is also available.http://tinyurl.com/6r6vxkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-6028072505022511262007-03-17T16:39:00.000-04:002007-03-18T12:11:41.850-04:00Poetry In MotionI just posted a page from my NAEA session Poetry In Motionhttp://www.olejarz.com/arted/digitalvideo/poetryinmotion07.htmlVolunteers from the session were given lines from a poem to dramatize. The dramatizations were videotaped and transferred to iMovie. I demonstrated the process of editing the video and adding graphics, titles and credits. A QuickTime video of the performance is posted on the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1167674376279532442007-01-01T12:59:00.000-05:002007-01-01T13:01:03.456-05:00DigitalHarold - E.A.T. - Education Art TechnologyUnfortunately, been too busy to write but wanted to post the statement that I came up with about education and technology.Using technology to demonstrate teaching and learning is the best way for educators to prove that they are using technology to enhance teaching and learning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1153703031687184472006-07-23T21:02:00.000-04:002006-07-23T21:05:20.943-04:00Charles Sheeler @ NGALast weekend I went to Washington DC. One of the shows that I saw was Charles Sheeler: Across Media. It was at the National Gallery of Art. The show runs from May 7th to August 27, 2006. The Sheeler show was especially interesting because it explored the relationship between Sheeler’s photography and his graphic work and paintings. Photography played a very critical role in Sheeler’s work. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152803289825660942006-07-13T11:02:00.000-04:002006-07-13T11:08:09.836-04:00No Family Left Behind LawThis is from Michael Winerip's NYT's column of July 12, 2006"We need a No Family Left Behind Law. This would measure economicgrowth of families and punish politicians in charge of states withpoor economic growth for minority families.FOR example, in Ohio, black families earn only 62 percent of whitehousehold income, one of the biggest disparities nationally. So everyyear, under No Family Left Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152757653241915832006-07-12T22:26:00.000-04:002006-07-12T22:27:33.253-04:00NECC, 2006 - Random ThoughtsThe Read/Write Web, also referred to as Web 2.0, was a big part of the conference. Many sessions dealt with wikis, blogs and podcasts as easy ways for teachers and especially students to contribute content to the web. As Will Richardson put it, “A society of authors.” This was also said about the web not too long ago. The difference is that learning html or Dreamweaver requires lots of time whileUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152741259413220912006-07-12T17:53:00.000-04:002006-07-12T21:49:12.533-04:00NECC, 2006 - PodcastingHow We Created Our Education and Technology Podcast SeriesRichard A. Smith University of Houston-Clear LakeCaroline M. Crawford University of Houston-Clear LakeSmith defined a podcast as an old thing a radio broadcast with the difference being that the broadcast is distributed over the Internet. The history of radio and education goes back. In the 1920s – 40s instructional radio was the new thingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152740206631839402006-07-12T17:34:00.000-04:002006-07-12T17:36:46.640-04:00NECC, 2006 - One Laptop Per ChildIt was exciting to hear Negroponte talk about his One Laptop Per Child Program. I have been a fan of his and really enjoyed his book Being Digital.Negroponte started by talking about Papert and programming and how it develops thinking skills. The act of debugging a program was key to learning about learning. Debugging programs got kids interested in thinking about how to fix what they did wrong.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152632919173933332006-07-11T11:47:00.000-04:002006-07-11T11:49:42.026-04:00NECC, 2006 California StreamingCalifornia Streaming: A Golden Model for Rich Media Delivery!Julie Drake, Central California Educational Technology Consortium with Laurie Maclin, John Magneson, Laura Smith and Steve WoodsCalifornia Streaming was my favorite session title at NECC. The session showcased a very exciting project – the creation of a statewide resource of streaming multi-media projects. Presently about 13 counties Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152590364474940292006-07-10T23:57:00.000-04:002006-07-10T23:59:24.483-04:00NECC, 2006 - eJournalismeJournalism: Authentic Learning with Technology and JournalismGloria Antifaiff, Qu'Appelle Valley School Division with Kelly Irelandhttp://www.saskschools.ca/~ejournalism/ I was drawn to this presentation because the title implied using technology as a tool for journalism. I wasn’t disappointed. This presentation showcased several successful eJournalism projects that have been completed by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152585782032601432006-07-10T22:41:00.000-04:002006-07-10T22:52:38.753-04:00NECC, 2006 GlobalSchoolNet PresentationReaching Beyond the Walls: International Projects and Partners Collaboration CenterGlobal SchoolNet Foundation, http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.htmlPresented by: Yvonne Marie Andres and Al RogersYvonne Marie Andres and Al Rogers made this presentation. They started Global SchoolNet, a site that is all about the power of global learning and reaching beyond the classroom. They have a long Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1152166623265517912006-07-06T02:12:00.000-04:002006-07-06T10:51:22.543-04:00NECC Presentations, July 5, 2006Teaching Zack to ThinkAlan Novemberwww.novemberlearning.comAlan is an entertaining and instructive presenter. This was the session that won my “Best of the Day” award. Alan is funny but he gets to the point and this session pointed out lots of things to think about when doing research on the web.Alan thinks teachers need to redesign the assignments they give students. Assignments need to be moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151854690415118642006-07-02T11:29:00.000-04:002006-07-02T11:54:17.606-04:00Web Slide ShowsOver the years I have tried several ways to create web portfolios and photo galleries. When I first started my website, www.olejarz.com, back in 1996 there were few tools available to automatically create web photo galleries; now there are many to choose from.In the beginning I would simply create a page and insert the images. Then I started using the web gallery option in Photoshop Elements and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151717959392528292006-06-30T21:11:00.000-04:002006-06-30T21:56:29.386-04:00Calder & Junebum ParkFew people know that Alexander Calder designed a sidewalk in front of 1014-1018 Madison Ave. between 78 and 79th streets. Calder's gallery was in the building and three galleries in the building split the installation cost of the sidewalk. The sidewalk is a few blocks up from the Whitney Museum where you can see Calder's Circus. The Whitney has a great display of the Circus and they run the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151455220544524162006-06-27T20:28:00.000-04:002006-06-28T11:25:49.810-04:00Art Contests and CompetitionsParticipated in a dialog about contests and competitions on an art ed listserv. Contests are great when your students win but most students don't win. It is important to pick your contests wisely. Contests that ask for submissions of original work and do not return the work are especially irritating. I participate in a state-wide digital video contest because I know and respect the organization Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151292779898159932006-06-25T23:16:00.000-04:002006-06-27T20:43:15.810-04:00NAEA Web Advisory MeetingHad a virtual meeting this evening at TappedIn of the NAEA website advisory committee. TappenIn is a site for educators to hang out in. You can set up a virtual office, groups, post files and have online chats. The group I was meeting with includes art educators from around the country. We are working on advising the NAEA Board on policy for the website. Right now we are doing housekeeping choresUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151291667988980122006-06-25T23:06:00.000-04:002006-06-27T20:44:02.456-04:00Photoshop CS2Ordered Photoshop CS2 this morning. I decided to finally upgrade after seeing CS2 during the workshop I took yesterday. The other reason for the upgrade is that Version 7 does not support RAW image format. A third reason, just discovered, is that looks like Adobe may have upgraded the automatic web photo galleries. I say this because I was just looking at someone's web photo gallery and checked Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30159883.post-1151193470943262312006-06-24T19:34:00.000-04:002006-06-27T20:44:35.710-04:00Large Format Archival PrintingI took a class on "Large Format Archival Printing" today at the Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit; thanks to the Dodge Foundation for funding me. The class was taught by Jay Seldin. The lab was impressive as was the several large format Epson printers they had on hand. Jay showed an assortment of his prints on various papers and fabric. Yes, fabric, there is a polyester fabric that you can printUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1