http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org Ideas and resources for Teachers Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:05:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have decided to host this blog along with the wiki, a forum and podcasts on www.tek.net.nz come over and have a look, all the old posts are there and I'm joined by Mark who will keep the pressure on for development. http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/08/13/shifting/ This is a good video to use with classes about cyberbullying [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/seOQyMvG99w" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/08/13/cyberbullying/ This is a quick howto on adding YouTube videos to moodle. It also works for other video sites, just use the embed code. The most important step is changing the editor to HTML mode before pasting in the text. But watch the video and it should be clearish. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/p_m2hG_YVIo" width="425" ... http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/08/09/adding-youtube-to-moodle/ [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/x66lV7GOcNU" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] New video posted on you tube from the folks at common craft a very good explanation of how to set up and why to set up del.icio.us or any social bookmarking service. http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/08/08/delicious-howto-thanks-to-coomomcraft/ I have been using my wiki, the link for which can always be found on the right hand side of this blog, a lot lately. The ease of editing and creating makes it a very useful tool. I remember creating a year 13 History website a few years ago and ... http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/08/01/wiki-wiki/ Soundsnap is a site where you can find and share free sound effects and loops- legally. For a more extensive library you can check out The Hollywood Edge which has some free samples. These are great for movies and powerpoint/keynotes. Thanks to Paul Wilkinson for this one. technorati tags: audio soundsnap http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/07/24/soundsnap/ This from Doug Johnson When asked "when are ever going to need this?" by his students about an algebra procedure, high school teacher Dan Sherman says: Never. You will never use this. It then go on to remind them that people don't lift weights so that one day they will be prepared should ... http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/07/23/when-are-we-ever-going-to-need-this/ Yes the title of this post came to me from Go dog go which I am reading to my daughter, slightly better than Hop on pop. But I digress. The English faculty at Katikati college are doing some great work between the class blogs and wikis it's awesome to see ... http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/07/17/go-english-go/ Came across this presentation thanks to the cool cat teacher blog and feel it sums up some of the changes that the working world is having. I am always interested when speaking to family overseas how their working week is structured on different times with schools open later and earlier ... http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/07/16/the-changing-nature-of-work/ Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.Technorati Tags:blogging, work http://rbvandijk.edublogs.org/2007/07/16/sometimes-i-get-trapped-like-this/