Since Mr. Otto and I met the first time, I have always liked the purpose for this learning opportunity. Students are learning about "Marketing Principles Objectives" at the same time that they are learning about "Personal Branding" objectives. All within the confines of a real situation that can benefit our school.
Today we introduced the Social Media Campaign and aspects of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
After the presentation, all of the students were working diligently to clean up their social media feeds. I believe that the purpose for cleaning up the feeds was that tomorrow four clients are coming in to explain what they want in the social media campaign.
I finally understood and completed the entire workflow for creating and producing a podcast to iTunes!
I made the intro and exit music in Garage Band on the iPad. (Starter Book) I made the art work in Canva on the iPad. I recorded the actual interview on the iPad. I uploaded it to Google Drive where it can be produced into an MP3 on the iPad.
Here's where the entire process on the iPad could stop and people could listen to it via the Google Drive Folder.
However, that's not officially podcasting. I needed to get it to a host, I chose Soundcloud for now as it allows three hours of free hosting. See the product. After that, I connected with iTunes Connect. This is the official "housing" area of all iTunes podcast accounts. I used my iTunes account, completed all of the information, and waited 24 hours for Apple to approve. Now, you can find my podcasts on iTunes OFFICIALLY!
UPDATE: Once the Soundcloud app is installed, use the Garage Band's "sharrow" to produce the podcast directly to Soundcloud. No computer needed.
MY GOAL: Interview as many Raider Strong employees as possible which will help promote the GREAT people that work in our district.
Consuming quality content using Environmental podcasts found on iTunes
Critically think about what makes an exemplary podcast both from a technical stand point and content stand point.
Collaborate with experts on YouTube or in the community to develop a passion for an environmental issue that is important to them.
Create a series of three podcasts that directly relate to the environmental issue that they want others to know about.
While all of the creation can and will be done on an iPad. Our students will spend time in the library downloading their podcast from Google Drive and then back up to Soundcloud. We will also use their Pulaski iTunes account to establish an official Podcast account.
I'm thrilled at the final results and can't wait for our students to experience the thrill of podcasting!
UPDATE: [June 2, 2017] Students really did a great job, and had fun doing it! They created unique "entry music" to their podcasts along with rich content.
UPDATE: [February 1, 2018] teacher asked for no frills step by step directions. Read Them
Some of them can be found HERE. All of them can be found HERE if the permissions are correct.
It's the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
We want students to Tweet as if they were in the midst of the Revolution, but not all students have a Twitter account.
We decided to utilize Canva's Twitter Post Templates so that students can tweet by creating a graphic. We are introducing the project by including a great resource from RT
Not only are the tweeting, but they have a very interactive website!
Our students utilize iPads as one of their educational tools. I created a six minute tutorial for the teachers to display during several sections of classes at the same time.
Once students have completed their three twitter graphics, they will submit all three images through CanvasLMS. Teachers will be able to use Speedgrader to view all images at one time.
I'm so pumped about being able to share and teach one of my favorite creation tools to students today!
Canva!
We will be utilizing it in two stages. To begin, students will create an "Album Cover" that will represent them and something they love! This will give them the opportunity to play with all of the elements in Canva. (Sort of like the five minute free time with the Play Doh in elementary school) After that, students in Marketing Principles will create their marketing poster using Canva!
As readers of iPaddiction may have gathered from the last six years of blogging, technology is a great tool when used correctly to consume, collaborate, critically think, create, and contribute in an educational and personal setting.
However, as with all things, moderation is key! Lunch N' Learn will focus on six simple steps that can be taken to take a mental break from technology.
I was asked by our assistant principal to create updated videos that help others to understand the features of a flex mod schedule. Two years ago, we created a series of videos called "40 Seconds With Flex Mod" which asked a question and got an answer. This was created to inform students and parents while we prepared to enter the flex mod schedule which was eight months away.
We started the flex mod schedule in the fall of 2015, and we felt it was time to "tell our story" as it pertains to our unique schedule.
Making a video takes time! Everything does! However, the tools are present that help the process to be efficient. Hopefully, the final product(s) can be something that transports a viewer to the experience and walks away with a better understanding of the subject. You owe it to your learning environment to "tell your story". I look forward to seeing what you produce!
I would like to publicly thankMr. Manning, PHS Media teacher, who I've had the fortunate opportunity to spend many hours creating videos so that we can tell our school's story. He has truly taught me so many video producing skills in the past five years. I really didn't know what I didn't know! However, that's the beautiful thing about a high school. In a sense, it's a village or city with every profession who has a master trades(wo)man. There is always someone who knows something about something. And as teachers are always willing to do, they help people understand how to make, fix, or create something.
Breakfast Bytes Thursday, February 20, 2014
7:05 AM In The Hub
I used Canva to create the visual above. It is a fantastic tool for creating media desings for social media, presentations, posters, blog graphics, cards, photo collages, business cards, and invitations. It can be used on a Chromebook!
