Julius learnt also...

I learnt how to put a Ligit search engine onto my blog!!

Julius learnt...

• I learnt how to bullet points like this
  

1. And I learnt how to put a number thingimujinghi on

I learnt how to make a poll!

What I leart today logan

Today i taught some people how to get a blogger account

madi's reflection

Today at school we learnt how to use and create an account on blogger.
I enjoyed it because blogger is an awesome site to work with and has help signs anywhere you go on it.

I learnt to make a blog and custumize my blog

What I Learnt (Jack)

Today I Learnt how to access the Tech Wizards Blog & make a post.

Every meating we wright what we learnt.

I want to know how to access my FC Acount From home.

Jack W  

Emma's Reflection

Today I learned how to create a blogger account. I also learned why you have to type in the letters you see when making an account on the internet.

Emma

Today I learnt how to make a blogger account. I enjoyed learning how to get a blogger account and seeing what there is on blogger. 

Holly

Meeting Minutes - Term 1 Week 7

Today we looked at setting everyone up with a Blogger account so they can contribute to the Tech Wizard blog. Remember:

• You are bound by the FOS Digital Safety Guidelines when using these tools.
• Don't record your last name anywhere.
• Be ethical at all times.

Your challenge:

1. Set yourself up with a Blogger account.
2. Get Logan, Libby or Rob to invite you to contribute to it.
3. On your own blog (go to Dashboard), make sure you have selected 'image verification' for commenting.
4. Write a blog post in the TW blog describing what you've learned today.
5. Read this link on using labels, which is a crucial blogging skill!
6. Once you've done that, have a play with YOUR blog, with changing the Layout > Adding Page Elements.

Meeting Minutes Term 1 Week 6

Here are the items we covered during our meeting today:

Assembly Setup - 

1. Setting up power cables - put the multibox on the end of the extension lead.
2. Setting up the sound system - volume controls (using someone to help check sound levels from the back of the hall), plugging in the mike, mixing volumes of mikes/computer and controlling the main volume.
3. Setting up datashow - get the datashow set up in relation to the screen first (before plugging into the computer), fixing keystone/focus/zoom, plugging in dongles safely. Checking Displays settings in the System Preferences.

There is a google doc with a checklist on it here, this shows you almost everything you'd ever want to know when setting up assembly. It was written by Daniel Coats last year.

iPhoto sharing - see the Techie Brekkie post for a movie about using Picasa photo sharing.

Next week's meeting agenda:

1. Checking everyone knows how to use the roster.
2. Joining the Tech Wizard blog.
3. How to use the TW blog.
4. Photosharing using iPhoto.

Techie Brekkie - Term 1 Week 5

Here is the video of what was covered at the Techie Brekkie for staff last week. We looked at:

1. Setting up a Picasa account for your class (using your room FirstClass account).
   
2. Learning to use iPhoto to export a photo into this Picasa album.

Here are links to various iLife08 tutorials for you. I've linked to what I see as the most important things to know in each application:

• iPhoto - organising photos using albums, adding titles, descriptions, ratings and keywords, using search to find photos, 
  
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Here is some great feedback for the brilliant work you do.

----- Original Message -----

Hi Tech Wizards

I just wanted to write and tell how fantastic you all are. I have used the
tech wizards a lot of the last few weeks and you're are all incredibly
reliable, skillful and polite.

Daniel and Dom, your work in Room 18 with our webpages has been brillaint.
You have really helped us to complete some great work!

Cassie and Matt, you were both an amazing in assempbly today, showing
responsibility and wonderful problem solving skills.

Thank you to all of you and keep up the great work!
Mrs Crozier

iMovie tip > won't recognise camera

A good tip from Stuart Hale at Apple:

Before importing movie footage into iMovie, it is a great idea to check
that the camera is turned on and plugged in BEFORE starting iMovie up.
That way iMovie has more chance of recognising the camera is plugged in!

thanks Stuart!

Class email accounts

All class email accounts can now email outside email addresses. This is
useful for student research. I would suggest that teachers have the rule
in their class that whenever a child is emailing outside of the school, or
to an adult, that they must CC the email to them so you are aware.

Rob

Rob Clarke
Class Teacher/Communications Leader
Team 14
Fendalton School
t: +64 3 351 9788 ext. 807
f: +64 3 351 0786
e: rob.clarke@fendalton.school.nz
w: www.fendalton.school.nz/team14/
b: http://team14fos.blogspot.com/

Re: Emailing

You just put them into your contacts, or paste it into the address field.

Rob

Daniel Coats writes:
>How do you send to email adresses like coats.family@xtra.co.nz?

Fwd: PodOmatic update...Fans, Categories, and Members!

Try this site if you have a microphone on your computer- it allows you to record podcasts right into the website!

www.podomatic.com

Preparing iMovies for the web

I hope you are having a great holiday! Here is the link about preparing imovies for your class websites:
www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/imovie/im4-4.html

How to email to a blog

Check out this URL for instructions on emailing to a blog. This is a useful way to blog because you don't have to log in every time. It does put the post up as a draft however, so after a few have been done you need to go up online and publish them.

Learning about SPAM

This web page is worth reading up on:

Click here for ideas about spam...

All Tech Wizards need to know how to deal with spam and build this into their learning for being ethical and safe when learning in online environments.