Web+2.0+Scavenger+Hunt

=**__Web 2.0 Scavenger Hunt__**= 1. Watch the following video: media type="youtube" key="nJ0nlh5FU5A" height="349" width="560"
 * Something to Get Us Started Thinking﻿ ﻿**

This is what has happened in the time it took to watch this video: media type="custom" key="9900687" 2. Create a web-based bookmarking site to remember where we've been 3. Create your own wiki page to save work we've done
 * Some Things to Get Us Organized **
 * Some Things to Get Us Organized **
 * Go to [|Linkable]
 * Click SIGN UP FOR FREE
 * Fill in the form
 * Follow the directions to add the Linkable button (easiest way to add bookmarks) or click STEP 3
 * As we visit websites, click the "Save to Linkable" button at the top. This will create a place to store all of these websites
 * Go to [|Wikispaces] (don't forget to use your Linkable button)
 * Use CREATE and fill in each field (use your school email address and we can request an ad-free site)
 * Edit your home page with your information
 * Create a new page where we will store items from today

**Some Ways to Search and Use Google** 4. Try using a new search engine 5. Explore tools for teachers
 * Go to [|Boolify]
 * Create a search by dragging the pieces to the right to form your search
 * It works like a puzzle
 * Results are listed at the bottom
 * Try a search that your students would use in your class (if you find a couple of site you like, use your Linkable button)
 * Go to [|Google Tips and Tricks] or [|Dr. Peterson's Google Tips] or [|College@Home]
 * Look for new ways to use Google
 * Find one for your classroom
 * Find one for your personal life

**Some Tools for the Teacher to Use** 6. Publish a PDF on your wiki page 7. Find a SMARTBoard lesson that is ready to use 8. Find a slideshow presentation (PowerPoint) that is ready to use 9. Find a video to help engage and extend student learning 10. Download a video from an internet site 11. Download a podcast to extend student learning
 * Save a document as a PDF (you can use one you already have or open a Word Document you've created --> File --> Print --> Select PDF Creator as the printer --> save the document)
 * Go to [|Youblisher]
 * Sign up for a free account
 * Click ADD PUBLICATION
 * Upload from your computer by clicking BROWSE --> UPLOAD then click SUBMIT
 * It may take some time for it to publish, follow the next step when it reappears
 * Highlight all of the text in one of the boxes that says "embed"
 * Go to your wiki page --> click edit --> click widget --> select other HTML code on the right --> paste (ctrl + V) the long code in the box
 * It will show as a magazine on your wiki
 * Go to [|SMART Exchange]
 * Search for a music related interactive lesson (suggestion: use the subject listing)
 * When you find one you would use in class, open it (make any changes you would like, and save it
 * Attach it to your wiki as a "file"
 * Go to [|Slide Share]
 * Search and find one you could use in your classroom
 * Download the presentation
 * Note: once you have downloaded the PowerPoint, you can edit it to better match your needs and then save it
 * Attach it to your wiki as a "file"
 * Go to [|Teacher Tube]
 * Make sure to select VIDEO when searching
 * Embed your video on your wiki (make sure to copy entire code) --> click widget --> click video --> click Teacher Tube
 * Using these steps you can download videos from home (from a site that might be blocked at schoo) to show to your class
 * If the file is small enough, you can also upload the file to your wiki page
 * Using a video site like Teacher Tube or YouTube, find a video
 * Highlight the URL (web address up at the top)
 * Go to [|Zamzar]
 * Click the DOWNLOAD VIDEO tab
 * Paste the URL in the first box (ctrl + V)
 * Choose wmv as the file type
 * Enter your email
 * Click CONVERT
 * This may take several minutes
 * Go to your email, open the email from zamzar, click the link to download, and select save
 * Open iTunes on your computer (either use the desktop icon or START --> PROGRAMS)
 * Click on the iTunes Store --> Podcasting
 * Search for a podcast related to your class
 * Download one to use in your class

**Some Ways to Assess Student Learning** 12. Create an online quiz 13. Create a Wordle word cloud about your content standards 14. Create a biography trading card 15. Create an online poster
 * Go to [|Google Docs]
 * Click CREATE NEW --> FORM
 * Give your quiz a title and add any directions
 * Make your first question "student name"
 * To add additional questions, click ADD ITEM
 * When your form is complete, click MORE ACTIONS --> EMBED --> copy this entire code
 * Go to your wiki page --> click edit --> click widget --> select other HTML code on the right --> paste (ctrl + V) the long code in the box
 * It will show as a fillable form on your wiki
 * The results will be reported to you as a spreadsheet available on the same Google Docs link as above
 * Want it to grade itself? Go to [|Trending Education] for information about [|Flubaroo] and instructions for "downloading" and grading
 * Go to [|Wordle]
 * Click on CREATE your own
 * Type in single words about your content standards
 * Then click SUBMIT
 * You can have fun changing the colors and format :-)
 * Students could create a Wordle with key vocabulary terms or about a topic
 * Go to [|Trading Card Maker]
 * Upload a photo and complete the other fields and options
 * Save the trading card
 * You can upload it to your wiki as a "file"
 * Go to [|Glogster]
 * Register for the teacher account
 * Have fun dragging items onto your poster and changing items
 * When you are finished, click SAVE AND PUBLISH
 * Embed your digital poster on your wiki --> click widget --> click poster --> click Glogster --> select your poster --> click insert glog

**And because I get questions about how to use Audacity. . .** Please see another workshop of mine for information on: -How to record an audition using Zoom H2 Recorder -How to use Audacity (record or to edit a recording) -How to create an Mp3 file from Audacity