Do You Glog?

Express yourself with Glogster.
Create a poster using images, text, sounds and video!

Embed the glog code into your blog or wiki!
Share with friends!


Click the link to view the full poster: Chicago_glog

Using Technology to Promote Change

Technology such as blogs and social networks are being used to promote increased awareness of social or environmental causes.

Here are some examples:

The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article on how non-profits are using the social networks, Facebook and MySpace, to reach young people and raise money. Click here to read the article.

Sustainablog provides information on environmental and economic sustainability, green and sustainable business, and environmental politics.
Read the post by Max Gladwell on Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media.

Green Options is a community and network of blogs dedicated to helping you make green choices.

Today's Interesting Sites

Politics
FiveThirtyEight - This is a great site for following the presidential electoral projections. Weights the results from multiple polling agencies.

Using Technology for Social Justice
El Cilantro - Young people in the Little Village community in Chicago use technology to bring about environmental and social change. Click on Our Map of Environmental Justice. This multimedia map includes video interviews of residents, pictures of the community, and locations of assets and toxins.

Boolean Logic
Boolify Project - Makes it easier to for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search. Students drag "puzzle" pieces onto a whiteboard and add keywords. Search the web, news or images!

Media Rich Blogs

I registered for Apture after reading about it in Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed. This program allows you to create media rich blogs and web sites by adding some code which enables you to link to images, maps, video, pictures, powerpoint, and even documents.

Visit my other blog where I am experimenting with Apture. Think of the possibilities for using interactive blogs; professional development, student projects .....

Below is a quicktime movie made with Camtasia to demonstrate how Apture enhances my blog.

Interesting Site - Speaking Avatar

Create your own speaking avatar and add it to your blog or website!
You have several options for adding sound.

1. Record directly into the program
   
2. Record and edit using Audacity
   
3. Type the text and choose a computer voice
   

Imagine the possibilities in an educational setting!

Helen Otway summarizes a discussion about Voki avatars in the classroom.


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