Language+Arts

Language Arts - Aug 13, 2009

GOOGLE BLOGGER To add slide show to Google Blog 1. create slide show in Google Doc 2. save & close 3. Put check mark in front of presentation 4. Select ACTION --> VIEW PUBLISH 5. Click PUBLISH 6. Copy embedded code to Gadgets HTML

Google suite of tools: Fully integrates across Docs, Presentations, Picasa...

Animoto: photo slide show timed to music. When playing a show, you can click on the Video Toolbox at bottom of video - > sub-window opens with opens including Remix, Embed. Click on Embed - copy code and embed in Blog HTML.

__Google Books__ just won court case that will allow them to digitize all books published prior to 1920. __Google Scholar__ free access to research database. Difference between webquest and cyberguide is that cyberguides are student activities built around a novel. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html - Recommend that you download any activities you want to keep since links are slowly coming down.

MS Word - Track changes feature can be used to enable peer editing to give the author "accept or reject" control. Track Changes also enables you to add a reader Comment (rather than edit the contents of the paper).

Zotero - bibliography program; enables you to capture sites (similar to Delicious) but also captures bibliography values. Requires Firefox browser since it is a Firefox Add-on.