Lecture 7...

While I had some spare time I quickly went through last week's lecture notes because I remembered at the end of the lecture Jenni discussed and showed slides on how to participate in the Live Lecture. The screen capture below shows the LMS Home page for "Living and Learning with Technology", and the link to access the Live Classroom.

This is the first Live Lecture that I have participated in so I am not sure what to expect; looking forward to seeing how everyone interacts...

Managed to enter the Live Classroom by following the prompts on screen.

During the first part of the lecture Jenni discussed how important it is to acknowledge the work of others, especially when using images from the web. Jenni suggested that the best way to locate and download images without contravening any copyright rules is to use Creative Commons because it allows people to share images legally. Jenni also clarified that images from Creative Commons still have to be referenced accordingly, (usually with a link attached within the image), however, if the images you use are your own then you do not need to reference them but it is advisable to make a note on your website to support this.

Jenni then proceeded to discuss the research technologies that can be used in Task 2 and then asked all of the students participating in the live lecture to confirm whether they have found their resource. From the response it was established that 57% of students had found their resource. I think using the survey system to find out information would be a positive technology tool to use within the classroom because it does not single people out and is non judgmental.

Clarification was then given to the APA referencing style that needs to be used for all tasks in the "Living and Learning with Technology" unit. Another survey was then carried out by the students which confirmed that 67% have decided to use EndNote as their referencing tool. I found this an interesting response considering I had so much trouble trying to download and open EndNote. I will definitely take the time to find out from other students where I was going wrong because I am still feeling frustrated at not being able to explore this referencing tool. Jenni also highlighted that a key feature of referencing tools is their ability to change referencing styles, (with just a click of the button), to conform to specific requirements. Considering there are over 260 different referencing styles I think that establishing your own resource library within a referencing tool such as EndNote or Zotero is a worth while activity.

In the last part of the lecture Jenni discussed the importance of checking the Marking Rubrics for each element of Task 2 and to keep blogging...

Just before the end of the lecture Jenni talked about Jing and Scrrencast-O-Matic which are both screencasting tools. I have already downloaded Screencast-O-Matic onto my Mac after discussing screencasting tools with a fellow student who commented on how easy it was to use. I have briefly opened Screencast-O-Matic but was confused about what to do with the finished recording. Jenni explained that the finished recording can be published to YouTube and then linked to the desired website.

During the Live Lecture I was impressed with the way that we were able to interact with each other through text messaging and give responses to Jenni's questions by using the response tools. The down side was the audio kept cutting in and out so at times it was hard to follow the lecture. I did not mind the lecture being presented Live, however,  I personally find it easier to listen and understand someone when you are able to see them because their body language gives of different signals and ques to follow.