Wednesday, December 2, 2009

BP07_20091202_Tool#2 (MobileMe Gallery)



Discovering Web 2.0 Tools
The first web 2.0 tool I am going to use is MobileMe Gallery. MobileMe has a number of tools and Gallery is just one of them. "When your friends and family visit your MobileMe Gallery, they’re in for a show. Just upload photos from your computer or iPhone to your Gallery, and invite people to visit, download their favorites, and even contribute their own. With beautiful animated views, everyone will see your photos come to life." (Apple, 2009)

"Just a few of the features of Gallery include:
  • Creating a Gallery album using the Gallery application
  • Creating a Gallery album using iLife or Aperture
  • Adding photos from your desktop to your Gallery
  • Adding photos via email or mobile phone to your Gallery
  • Adding photos directly from your iPhone to your Gallery
  • If you can't add photos to your Gallery
  • Changing Gallery album, photo, or movie titles
  • Rearranging items in your Gallery
  • Changing the name of your Gallery
  • Allowing or preventing downloads from your Gallery
  • Allowing or preventing contributions to your Gallery
  • Synchronizing your Gallery
  • Removing items from your Gallery" (Apple, 2009)

My current plans for the Gallery are to use it to post spelling and vocabulary words for 1st graders in Tampa, Florida. My 7th and 8th grade students will create original projects each using one of the spelling words to pronounce, spell, and use original artwork to instruct the 1st graders. The projects will then be made into podcasts, movies, or presentations to deliver to Tampa via the MobileMe Gallery. My students will learn to use GarageBand, iMovie, Keynote, Photoshop Elements, and other software to create their original works. They will then learn how to upload the final projects for viewing by the 1st graders and their parents and classmates. If this is successful, we will offer the online dictionary to other schools as well.

http://www.apple.com/mobileme

The following videos will provide guidance in the use of MobileMe Gallery.

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Apple.(2009). http://www.apple.com/mobileme


1 comment:

  1. Tom ~ my class is very excited to begin viewing the videos. The first batch were more than I expected, and now I can just imagine the growth and potential your students will undergo during the next 5 months of this project. They are really benefiting from the skills you are teaching, and my students are benefiting from their products. C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N is a beautiful thing!

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