Social Media - FINAL: Creating ePub Files

What is ePub?

ePub is an electronic book format that has become the industry standard, allowing files that use this format to be read on a wide variety of eReaders such as the iPad or Kindle. Pages ’09 lets you export your documents in ePub format for reading with iBooks on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Activity: You are going to be creating your own "book" to be added to the iBooks shelf on the iPad! So . . . begin by creating a Pages files using the Term Paper template (located under Reports). Your document should be 3-4 pages in length and include information about a trip you have taken or would like to take, your family and/or friends, hobbies or choose another topic of interest to you.

Activity #2: When you are finished with your document, export your file using the ePub export option. Email this file to your email address. Finally, access your email on an iPad, open your attachment using iBooks and guess what--you have published your first "book". Open your book from the bookshelf and have fun reading it!

Social Media - Reflection

Friday, May 11, 2012:   Please take time to complete the following activities:

Activity #1: Create a Claymation Avatar to represent yourself in today's post!

Activity #2: Create a new post for your blog. Reflect upon some of the Web 2.0 tools that you have utilized during this course.  List 3 tools that you feel you would use in the future.

Activity #3:  If you were to create a new Web 2.0 tool:

• What would you name it?
• What would it do?
• Who would you direct or market the use of the tool to?

Social Media Day #27 - Animating with Stykz

Frame-based Animating Done Right

• Stykz is frame-based, letting you work on individual frames of your animation to make it just right. Onionskins let you see what was in the previous frame so you can make adjustments to your current frame easily. 
• New frames can be created by clicking on the "Next Frame" button in the Frames palette, or by simply hitting the Enter key... in fact, you can use the Enter key while you're manipulating a figure! It's kind of like taking snapshots of the current frame while you're moving or pivoting segments... this feature makes it very easy to get smooth animation.

Activity:

• Create a frame-based animation using Stykz. Be creative! Export your final animation to be posted on your blog!

Social Media - Day #26: Animating with Kerpoof!

The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things and being creative. Although a little elementary, Kerpoof does offer a "Make a Movie" section that allows students to create an animated movie with a timeline, actions, etc.

Activity #1: Kerpoof "Make a Movie" Tutorial
Complete the tutorial for making a movie. You will be asked to set up an account in order to save. Email your finished movie to me at: jlhavice@gmail.com

Activity #2: Make a Movie

• Choose your storyline.
• Choose your scene.
• Drag 2-4 characters you want to use into the playback window.
• Look to see what actions each character can do and add at least three actions (methods).
• Place your characters where you want them to be when the movie starts.
• Place "waypoints" in your scene to help the characters find their way to the points where you want them to go.
• Click-and-drag methods into the timeline to tell your story.
• Watch your movie.
• When finished, email your movie to me at: jlhavice@gmail.com

Social Media - Day #25 Using Prezi

Today you will be utilizing Prezi to create a presentation. Remember that you have utilized Prezi earlier in the semester. It is a very cool web app that allows you to create presentations with a cool twist. Literally. You create a single "page" with multiple pieces of info that you can guide your user to. Prezi is a neat way to show information when you want a change of pace from the standard presentation software. (If you have forgotten how to utilize Prezi, take a quick look at the "Learn" tab.)

Activity: You will be creating a Prezi about a Web 2.0 Tool! You are to create a digital presentation portraying information about a Web 2.0 Tool that you have researched and feel would be important for students to learn about.

You wil need to search for the following media elements to include in your Prezi:

• Video tutorial about your Web 2.0 tool (TeacherTube or YouTube)

• Explanation of the Web 2.0 Tool, tips on using this Tool, etc.

• Examples of the Web 2.0 Tool in use (pictures, etc.)

Be creative and have fun using Prezi!

A great website to explore different tools is EduTecher.net!

Social Media - Day #24 Pinterest

Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. "Pinterest lets you organize and share all the things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests."

Social Media - Day #23 Storybird

"Storybirds" are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. It is a fun, collaborative, storytelling website. Users choose from art hosted on the site and build a story around those images that can then be shared with family and friends. The final product can be printed, watched on screen, or shared.

Activity: Find the lyrics to a favorite song or lines to a poem (remember to give credit to the artist/poet). Design a book using the artwork provided. Share your creation!