The Pauper’s PBL Toolbox (Part 1) Public Domain Nature Photography from More Public Domain.
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Transcript of The Pauper’s PBL Toolbox (Part 1) Public Domain Nature Photography from More Public Domain.
The Pauper’s PBL Toolbox (Part 1)
Public Domain Nature Photography from http://kenthomas.us/?page_id=44
More Public Domain Photography at http://www.pdphoto.org
Please be sure to MUTE your phone/computer when not speaking.
Motivation
• Driving question: What technology resources are available at zero cost and easy to use that could aid in the facilitation of Project Based Learning?
• This webinar: Scrumblr ; View Pure ; Inkscape ; Audacity
• http://www.freetech4teachers.com/• https://twitter.com/#!/rmbyrne
Please be sure to MUTE your phone/computer when not speaking.
Scrumblr• http://scrumblr.ca/•Online sticky notes program•Anonymous, no login required, easy URL, easy usage
• http://scrumblr.ca/PBLToolbox • Post one free resource you use in your class or,• How could we use Scrumblr in a PBL setting?
Please be sure to MUTE your phone/computer when not speaking.
View Pure
Youtube MLK Speech
Youtube MLK Speech w/ Viewpure
• http://Viewpure.com• Watch youtube videos without
comments & related videos.• Example: MLK Speech.• Example: Spaceballs clip
Please be sure to MUTE your phone/computer when not speaking.
Inkscape
• http://inkscape.org/• Downloadable .SVG
graphics program• Cheaper, easier to use,
more useful (?) than Photoshop, more professional than MS Paint
.SVG Graphics (Inkscape)
• SVG = “Scalable Vector Graphics”• No loss of resolution up close
Inkscape
• Great for creating clear diagrams, logos, labeling, highlighting text, etc.
Brief Inkscape Demo
• Business Card– Paths, Text, Shapes, 3-D Shapes, Free hand
• Tracing
• Note- must File->Export in a traditional format (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.)
• http://scrumblr.ca/diagrams_by_subject
Audacity• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/• Free, downloadable sound editor & recorder
• Great for cutting tracks, recording podcasts, voice-over tracks, etc.
• And best of all …
…. It’s FREE!
• Quick recap:– Public domain photography (http://www.pdphoto.org)– Scrumblr – online, collaborative sticky notes (http://scrumblr.ca/)– Viewpure – “clean up” those youtube videos (http://Viewpure.com)– Inkscape – Graphics program (.svg) (http://inkscape.org/)– Audacity – Like Mac’s Garage Band, but for PC users, can record, play,
and edit audio tracks (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)========================================================
• Optional Homework: on the Echo Discussion thread for this webinar post one of the following:– A public domain photograph or library you will use in your class– An Inkscape diagram you created for your class