Comments on: Spicing Up Your Posts: Part I PhotoPeach http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/ Tips, tricks, ideas and help with using web 2.0 technologies and edublogs Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:40:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Week 3, Assignment 2: The Show Must Go On | Bobby's UVA Web 2.0 Class Blog http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6801 Week 3, Assignment 2: The Show Must Go On | Bobby's UVA Web 2.0 Class Blog Mon, 10 May 2010 22:38:44 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6801 [...] Spicing Up Your Posts: Part I Photopeach [...] [...] Spicing Up Your Posts: Part I Photopeach [...]

]]> By: PhotoPeach as a Quiz | Spanish III http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6711 PhotoPeach as a Quiz | Spanish III Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:08:22 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6711 [...] at a post from Sue Water from January, I spotted a new and cool resource for giving a quick quiz.  I know my students are [...] [...] at a post from Sue Water from January, I spotted a new and cool resource for giving a quick quiz.  I know my students are [...]

]]> By: Blog Post #3: Surprise Me!! | Division One is Now Online http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6618 Blog Post #3: Surprise Me!! | Division One is Now Online Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:26:24 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6618 [...] it is learning how to insert a picture quiz, embed some media (video or slideshow) that has something to do with your post or simply [...] [...] it is learning how to insert a picture quiz, embed some media (video or slideshow) that has something to do with your post or simply [...]

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6141 Sue Waters Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:43:05 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6141 @Linda Yollis, Thanks for that feedback and I've checked out those PhotoPeaches they look really cool. Off course now I'm thinking what if Linda wanted to add her student voices to them? Well I think it can be done. I've done it with Animoto you can check it out here - http://suewaters.com/2010/01/22/always-push-those-boundaries/ Chuckling that it might mean you wouldn't get time to eat lunch if you did that though. Here's how to use Audacity to record the voice - http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/podcast4 @Linda Yollis, Thanks for that feedback and I’ve checked out those PhotoPeaches they look really cool.

Off course now I’m thinking what if Linda wanted to add her student voices to them? Well I think it can be done.

I’ve done it with Animoto you can check it out here – http://suewaters.com/2010/01/22/always-push-those-boundaries/

Chuckling that it might mean you wouldn’t get time to eat lunch if you did that though. Here’s how to use Audacity to record the voice – http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/podcast4

]]> By: Linda Yollis http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6126 Linda Yollis Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:26:10 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6126 @Sue Waters, I met my goal of creating a quiz using PhotoPeach! In fact, I like the feature so much, I’ve used the quiz a <i>few</i> times recently. Here is an example of a quiz from a Circle post we did last week. <a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/circular-circles.html" rel="nofollow">Circle or Sphere?</a> Yesterday, I realized that I should be using PhotoPeach more because, as you said, it saves a lot of time. (No, I’m not being paid.) I had a student who went whale watching and wanted to write about it on the blog. Usually, I upload all the pictures one at a time and then call the student up to let them type the text. It can be quite time consuming. As I was watching the photos upload, I thought, “What am I doing? This is taking so much time!” I quickly opened up PhotoPeach. We loaded <i>all the photos</i> at one time from the child's jump drive. We discussed choosing music…how the mood of a slide show is influenced by music...and she picked an appropriate song. I taught her how to click on a picture and add the text. It was done in no time, and it looks great! (I had time to actually eat lunch!) Here’s a link to her post: <a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/visit-pacific-ocean.html" rel="nofollow">Visit the Pacific Ocean!</a>. PhotoPeach not only spices up the blog post, but also saves teachers a lot of that precious commodity we call time. Thanks for all your support, Sue! Linda @Sue Waters,

I met my goal of creating a quiz using PhotoPeach! In fact, I like the feature so much, I’ve used the quiz a few times recently. Here is an example of a quiz from a Circle post we did last week.
Circle or Sphere?

Yesterday, I realized that I should be using PhotoPeach more because, as you said, it saves a lot of time. (No, I’m not being paid.)

I had a student who went whale watching and wanted to write about it on the blog. Usually, I upload all the pictures one at a time and then call the student up to let them type the text. It can be quite time consuming. As I was watching the photos upload, I thought, “What am I doing? This is taking so much time!”

I quickly opened up PhotoPeach. We loaded all the photos at one time from the child’s jump drive. We discussed choosing music…how the mood of a slide show is influenced by music…and she picked an appropriate song. I taught her how to click on a picture and add the text.

It was done in no time, and it looks great! (I had time to actually eat lunch!) Here’s a link to her post: Visit the Pacific Ocean!.

PhotoPeach not only spices up the blog post, but also saves teachers a lot of that precious commodity we call time.

Thanks for all your support, Sue!

Linda

]]> By: Recipe for Time » Blog Archive » Day Six Deals! January 22, 2010 http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-6002 Recipe for Time » Blog Archive » Day Six Deals! January 22, 2010 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:08:16 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-6002 [...] Multimedia Quizzing — EASY: You can use Photopeach to create a quick slideshow of pictures you have saved. The site offers music if you want it. You can then type captions that become multiple choice questions as kids watch the slideshow. They click on their answer and wait to hear if they got it right. NOTE: Photopeach is currently blocked by Lightspeed, but you can override. You will have to override to see her embedded example. I think it is worth the effort. What a neat activity on a SMARTboard! [...] [...] Multimedia Quizzing — EASY: You can use Photopeach to create a quick slideshow of pictures you have saved. The site offers music if you want it. You can then type captions that become multiple choice questions as kids watch the slideshow. They click on their answer and wait to hear if they got it right. NOTE: Photopeach is currently blocked by Lightspeed, but you can override. You will have to override to see her embedded example. I think it is worth the effort. What a neat activity on a SMARTboard! [...]

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-5999 Sue Waters Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:23:42 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-5999 Thanks everyone for your nice words about my post on PhotoPeach. It has been really popular and it is pleasing to see people spicing up their posts with some more embedded media. Thanks everyone for your nice words about my post on PhotoPeach. It has been really popular and it is pleasing to see people spicing up their posts with some more embedded media.

]]> By: Andressa Cardoso http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-5991 Andressa Cardoso Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:10:53 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-5991 Hi Sue, I just wanted to stop by tho thank you for this great post on PhotoPeach. It's been very helpful and you are right: it definitely spices up our posts. Hi Sue,

I just wanted to stop by tho thank you for this great post on PhotoPeach.
It’s been very helpful and you are right: it definitely spices up our posts.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-5971 Sue Waters Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:26:28 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-5971 @Linda Yollis, Good to have given you a new goal. I had pondered adding disabling comments when I wrote the post but then changed my mind. I've now added that to the post and acknowledged you (as always). Thanks as always for all your support Linda! @Linda Yollis, Good to have given you a new goal. I had pondered adding disabling comments when I wrote the post but then changed my mind.

I’ve now added that to the post and acknowledged you (as always). Thanks as always for all your support Linda!

]]> By: Linda Yollis http://theedublogger.com/2010/01/14/spicing-up-your-posts-part-i-photopeach/comment-page-1/#comment-5967 Linda Yollis Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:26:37 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=1351#comment-5967 Dear Sue, Thanks for another great post! I love using PhotoPeach, although I have not used the quiz function yet. You've given me a goal! One thing I do when I publish a PhotoPeach project is turn off the comments. There does not appear to be a way to moderate the comments, so I shut them off as a precaution. It is very easy to do: click on <i>Edit</i> and then <i>Manage Comments</i>. Select "Don't allow comments" and you're done. Appreciate all your help! :-) Linda Yollis Dear Sue,

Thanks for another great post! I love using PhotoPeach, although I have not used the quiz function yet. You’ve given me a goal!

One thing I do when I publish a PhotoPeach project is turn off the comments. There does not appear to be a way to moderate the comments, so I shut them off as a precaution. It is very easy to do: click on Edit and then Manage Comments. Select “Don’t allow comments” and you’re done.

Appreciate all your help!
:-)
Linda Yollis

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