Performance Based Assessment

In class today we took a Performance Based Assessment to determine not only our own awareness for Microsoft Excel, but to find some data that was needed. I found that the assessment itself was rather easy and along with the in-class training using Excel, which I had none, it made it more enjoyable to take the assessment and use formulas to gain information and collect data.

Pat of the assignment was to upload our project into Google Docs. This was again an easy process, but I did find out that some problems did occur. Upon uploading the spreadsheet I noticed that some of my information had gone missing. I'm assuming this is just a fault of a free web based program.

Excel-lent!

In the past few classes the students have been addressing how to use Microsoft Excel and the features it contains. The class has created a spreadsheet based on premade figures and are currently working on inserting the data into a Microsoft Word document using the APA format.

Some of the data that has been collected are as follows:
1. Number of males
2. Number of females
3. Number of traditional students
4. Number of non-traditional students

These are just a few examples of the data that has been collected over the past few classes.

Using PhotoStory

Here is a sample video that I downloaded from the internet and have made some additions to it using PhotoStory.



Try Photostory yourself!

Where???



     This is where all of my stuff is! I can locate and find all of my documents, pictures, videos, and audio clips on a virtual server or from a physicals server. I have unlimited access to them throughout the world! I can use everything from flash drives, programs such as Jing, Google Blogger, and much more!

     The only down side would be that if I have no access to the internet or if the internet goes down then I have no access to my files. If I use a physical server, such as a flash drive, I can take my files with me anywhere I go and it does not require and web server to use recall them.

Bridgeport High School Drumline Cadence 08-09

2008 Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps. drum break

Jing Video

You can make "how to" videos using Jing. Here is a sample. In the video I will show you how to get to the Alderson-Broaddus College Music Dept. website and then will show you how to get to my personal profile.



All you have to do is type in the web address (www.ab.edu/music) and follow the cursor. I hope you find this helpful.

Art?

This is what I might look like if Pablo Picasso got ahold of me...

I don't know about that.....hmmmm.....
Picasso Head

Jing-le Bells!!!!!

I've been messing around with this program called Jing. It is a very cool program that allows you to do many things such as capture photos, annotate images, and create videos. Below is just a small sample of what you can do. I have taken a picture and have added some text to the top of it:

I hope you find this tool as useful as I have!

Talk to you all later...

The Snipping Tool

Today we learned that Windows Vista includes a handy tool called "snipping tool" that allows you to cut and save selected images from the web. If you have Vista simply search for "snipping tool" then begin to highlight you area that you would like to save.

Here is an example of things you can cut and paste: