Friday, April 1

Today you will explore Kerpoof's Movie Feature.  PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST PRIOR TO STARTING ON TUTORIAL. 

Ms. Wilson will give you a handout with a step by step tutorial of Kerpoof Movie.  Please read each page carefully.  Do not skip the information.  On the first page it goes over the tools with you.

The Kerpoof Studio Integrated Development Environment has four main tool areas.  (read handout about each tool)
  • Control Buttons
  • Scene Builder and Playback Window
  • Action Window
  • Timeline Window
Read each step thoroughly.  Remember this is an educators guide, as if the teacher was walking his or her students through the exercise - so just bare with it and demonstrate each step as you read!  MAKE SURE YOU SAVE  YOUR WORK BEFORE YOU CLICK DONE!!! OR IT WILL NOT SAVE.

Have fun!!!  When you finish the tutorial you should have a movie!  Save the movie and post the link to your movie onto your blog.  In your post tell what Kerpoof movie is - and your thoughts about it. 

ASSIGNMENT:

Tutorial Post of movie.

Create your own story.  You can take an existing fairly tale, kids story, three little pigs, three little bears, little red riding hood, hanzel and gretel, wizard of oz, etc and recreate the story or put your own personal twist to the movie.  OR you can create a story about internet safety, choose a topic related to social media or take a topic from one of your classes.  You may not get done with this today, and that is fine.  Please stay on task.

Have a great day. 

Kerpoof Drawing Tool

I made this on Kerpoof.  Make your own by clicking here.

Virtual Piano Keyboards

KissTunes


Virtual Keyboard 
 

Tinychat and Google Talk

Today we had several computers going to explore video chat - utilizing Tinychat.com

http://tinychat.com/dawnjames - Mrs James Room

Password protect your chat sessions so that not just anyone can join your group.





Google Talk - you can only video chat with one person at a time.   You can chat with video or just your voice.

Chat within Gmail, iGoogle, and orkut



Google Talk

Make a telephone call right from  your computer with Google Talk!
I LOVE GOOGLE TALK - I can sit right at my desk and make a phone call! I no longer have to worry about not being able to make a long distance phone call while at work.  Yes of course I could use my cell phone (as my husband keeps reminding me), but what is the fun in that! Students had fun calling their parents - however, this application IS NOT downloaded on the students' computers - otherwise there could be major issues with students calling everyone - as you could imagine.

Google talk is an online application allowing users to communicate through voice calls as well as instant message receipts. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is the convention allowing transmission of voice through the internet. Google Talk connects people all around the world and this is a free application. 

Meebo Me Widget

To add chat widget click here!

Meebo Me will allow you to create a chat box that you can install on your Blogger page, giving you the chance to converse with visitors to your site.

Kerpoof Studio - March 24

Kerpoof Studio

The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company.

What is Kerpoof? The answer to that is not so simple. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Here are just a few ways that you can use Kerpoof:
  • Make artwork (even if you aren't good at drawing!)
  • Make an animated movie (really! it's easy!)
  • Earn Koins which you can trade for fun things in the Kerpoof Store
  • Make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug
  • Tell a story
  • Make a drawing
  • Vote on the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have made
Check out our What's New and How-To pages to learn more about what you can do with Kerpoof. Kerpoof doesn't come with a manual or a directory or a map.
In addition to being a lot of fun, Kerpoof has many educational uses. Visit our educator page (with ideas and lesson plans for how to use Kerpoof) or read our flyer for educators if you are in a hurry but want to learn more.

Comix

 Assignment

Create a Comic - using Comix.

Minimum of 6 slides.
Tell a story - event

Save your comic and post it on to your blog.

Add link to website so others can create their own.

To create your own comic

the free online comic strip maker!

Create an online comic strip using Comix! You can upload your own images or use images/objects that Comix offers. You can add backgrounds and borders as well.  Save, publish or print your comic strip!  More than three pages can be created.




Larisa's Room - Group Chat

Meez Action Triggers

Make your Meez do different actions in the chat room.

brb
dance or boogie
hello
kiss
kyle
lol
omg or milkman
ommm
*rap*
*rockout* or kamikaze
rofl
shutup
sit or squat
*spin*
*vogue* or *bluesteel*
yay
:)
:(

Meez Rooms

Mrs. James Room

User Name:  bizteacherjames


I'm bizteacherjames

bizteacherjames

This is the 3D me.
Make your own,
and we both get Coinz!

Meez Rooms

Mrs. James Room
http://www.meez.com/roomz.dm?act=view&room_id=dr1.rrSXCbR2621

Glitter Text Maker

Click here to create your own!


http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics

Gickr

Gickr.com lets you instantly create animated GIF online slide shows.  Just upload pictures or get them from your Flickr account.  Create funny flashy slideshows with you and your friends, cartoons, previews, banners, etc.  Post them anywhere you can post picures:  Facebook or your blog/website.

Show them to people in Gickr's gallery.
avatars myspace at Gickr.com

I'm bizteacherjames

bizteacherjames

This is the 3D me.
Make your own,
and we both get Coinz!

Meez - Avatar

Meez is an online website where you can create a 3-D, animated avatar. Customize your avatar with hair, clothing, accessories, gadgets and even animation - to express/represent yourself. I created an avatar using a computer and one cooking!  This is a very FUN website to create an animated avatar.  I had fun choosing hair, clothing and playing with all the animations.  You do recieve 2000 points when you save your avatar.   To earn points you may actually pay for them or play games to earn coins and cash!  You also receive gifts - which are worth points!  Visit your meez page daily and click Daily Boost - and you will receive points.

You can use your Meez just about anywhere you can use a digital image. Here's a few examples:
  • Instant Messaging
  • Personal & Professional Web Pages
  • Online Communities
  • Blogs
  • Bulletin Boards
  • Forums
  • Email
Meez 3D avatar avatars gamesMeez is the only online virtual playground for teens to create social and multimedia activities to share with friends. Meez is an online community that combines a social virtual world with social networking, gaming, sharing and more. In has an interactive environment, where users can express their personal taste by creating unique avatars and Meez Rooms with virtual goods. Meez is where teens get to share their own interests with one another, from fashion, music, videos and hobbies - nearly anything they love to do in real life - with friends, in a cool virtual hangout.

Information from meez.com:

Virtual World — Meez Nation is a virtual world, organized into various neighborhoods where teens can interact with other Meez users. Each 'hood contains different locales, public hangouts and custom-decorated Meez Rooms where users can chat, share music, watch videos, perform in dance contests or just be Meez. Active Meez users watch one million videos per day and typically spend at least an hour per visit to the popular Meez Nation.
Avatars — Meez core Avatar technology allows users to create a digital representation or identity that can be used throughout Meez Nation and exported to other social networks, virtual worlds, gaming sites, instant messaging platforms and mobile devices. Avatars can be customized with physical attributes, clothing, accessories, popular branded items and animations or actions. 
Coinz — Meez users can earn and spend virtual Coinz, the currency for Meez's virtual economy, to buy exclusive items such as clothing, hair styles, accessories, decorations for "Roomz," gifts for other Meez users and more.
Games — Meez currently offers users 80+ web-based casual games to choose from, carefully selected for the Meez Nation. Providing game functionality is a natural extension of our social entertainment platform, allowing users to customize and personalize their games using their avatar. Meez users play over 100,000 games per day on Meez.
Meez Forums — Meez forums provide a great way for users to meet and interact with friends by posting messaging on bulletin boards, with lots of topics and subcategories up for discussion.
Homepages — In addition to an avatar and a personal room, Meez also offers users the ability to create their own homepage where they can show off their Meez, send and receive personal messages and manage their friends lists. Users can explore each other's homepages, read profiles and leave messages.

How to Choose a Domain Name and Extension

How To Choose A Domain Name - click here to read more.

Extensions
.com: It’s the most widely recognized domain name.
.net: It is the best alternative to a .com domain.
.org: Good for non-profit organizations.


Type in Google.org - will get Google.com (purchase alike extensions - and can redirect to correct site)

Domain

Domain: 
A domain name uniquely identifies an Internet Protocol (IP) resource such as a web site on the Internet.  Domains are based on the Domain Name System (DNS).  Through ICANN, domain names can be registered and resold. Their use in commerce subjects them to Trademark Law.  In 2010, the total number of active domain registrations reached 196 million.

If you do not want to use the blogspot.com as part of your domain name, you can purchase a domain name directly from blogger for just $10.00. There are also other websites of which you can visit to do so as well!  To see a blog that has changed from blogspot.com to personal domain:  Click Here

There are many companies from whom you can buy domain names, usually for very reasonable yearly prices. A Google search for domain registrar will turn up numerous options. Keep in mind that you can also buy a domain name directly through Blogger; doing so will configure your DNS and Blogger settings automatically. You can also shop around through this list:
To purchase a domain from Blogger follow these steps:
  1. Settings
  2. Publishing tab
  3. Just select the Custom Domain option
  4. enter the domain name you'd like and click Check Availability.
  5. This will take you to the Google Apps domain purchase website, which will let you know if the domain is available and proceed with the registration if it is.
  6. Finally, you'll go to Google Checkout where you'll make your payment. Your domain is registered with one of our registration partners, either eNom or GoDaddy.
You'll get a domain registration confirmation email from Google Apps. Clicking the link in this email allows you to sign this domain up for an Apps account. Google Checkout will also send you an email with the order receipt.

The first registered domain name:  SYMBOLICS.COM
Visit the following website (which is the longest registered domain name) to see the first 100 registered domain names!


What is GoDaddy.com all about - what services do they offer?

HiStats - Visitor Counter

Today we will explore visitor counters!

Assignment - Add a visitor counter to your blog.

On this website you can create a counter to add to your blog, which tracks your visitors.  You must create an account on Histats.com

To see my HiStats counter - click here and scroll down to the bottom of of this blog.

To read more about the features of Histats - click below.

Blogger Gadgets

Today students explored Bloggers Gadgets - and added gadgets to their blogs.  

Blogger has added two new gadgets:  Popular Posts and Blog Stats.  Today we will add these gadgets to our blogs to see what they are all about.  We will also reexamine the Design Layout of our personal blogs and see where we can add gadgets onto our blog.  We will revisit the other gadgets and explore the new ones!  Gadgets categories:  Basic, Featured, Most Popular and More Gadgets - add your own!

What are gadgets?
Gadgets are miniature web objects that you can copy & paste into your own webpage, for free. You can improve your site with gadgets that tell your visitors the weather in your city, countdown to your grand opening, or even local gas prices, just to name a few.
Adding content-rich gadgets to your webpage can make your site even more interesting and useful to your visitors and keep them coming back.

Social iGoogle Gadgets

Getting Social with iGoogle.
   
Social gadgets
Social gadgets let you share information and play games with friends. You can tell if a gadget is social if it has the social icon icon in the top right corner. Click the icon to see the gadget's social settings. The figures in the icon will show up inside a border when social options are enabled. To share social gadgets with your friends, use the drop-down arrow and click 'Share this gadget.' Learn more.



To explore social gadgets click here!
To watch tutorial on social gadget igoogle click here!
  
Add social gadgets to:
  • See what your friends are doing
  • Play games with each other
  • Share and collaborate


Create a post of the iGoogle Social Gadget that you shared.
  • What is the gadget
  • Who did you share it with
  • What other gadgets did you find that you could have shared
Take a screen shot - showing the gadget being played.