TinyURL:
I
decided to try out tinyurl. I have used this in class before but I
didn’t realize that there were custom options that would allow me to
choose a url that was easy to remember. It was so simple. All I had to
do was copy and paste in my url and then in the optional box I could
type the ending that I wanted. I can definitely see how I can use this
in class. It would be very easy for me to take the long urls that I
have my many of my webquests and shorten them. It would definitely
eliminate a lot of the problems students have typing the urls in
correctly. Here are the tinyurls to my classroom website and my this
blog.
QR Codes:
This
was a perfect time for me to try this. I am working on a project with
my Ecology class that involves making website field guides for the new
environmental center that our district is putting in. My students are
creating the field guides and then we are going to create QR codes that
will be placed on the signage at each station of the new center. I
decided to take this opportunity to create the QR codes for the website.
It was very simple. I just pasted in the urls and it created the QR
code. I was able to choose the format that I wanted to download the
codes. I chose jpg so that they could easily be placed on the digital
design for the content signs. The site is not built yet, nor are the
signs, so I was not able to place them on the signs yet. Here are two
of the QR codes for our website field guides.
Bookmarklets:
Quietube
is something that I have heard other teachers talk about but I have
never used. Honestly, I never worried too much about the
recommendations and comments that come because I do teach high school.
There are a few topics that result in some questionable suggested
videos. It took me a few minutes to figure out what the Quietube
directions were trying to tell me but once I did, it was simple and
totally worth it. I can see myself using this in class when I am
discussing topics that I do not want other suggestions coming up for.
Here is an example of an ASAPScience video in Quietube format.
Printliminator
seemed like it could be a perfect tool to teach my students. They
print out a lot of material for research in their classes and I see a
lot of wasted paper with comments, ads and other article promos that
they don’t really want. I tried out the Printliminator tool. I am not
as impressed as I thought I would be. Although it did eliminate the
excess and allow me to print just the text and relevant photos, I had to
select each thing that I wanted to eliminate individually. I think
that I will still show kids how to use it, especially in my ethics class
where the students print out a lot of current media articles for their
class research and discussions.
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