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Welcome
to New Media Crafts in the 21st Century
This
Month
"The
Digital Educator"
is
on
"The
Digital Builders Club"
(Digital
Modeling and Movie-Making)
This month I'm providing a hands-on/minds-on
approach into how Special Edition DV iMacs are being used in my Science
MediaLab. How computers, cameras and manila folders can help
us design, build and test our own scale models (scientific masterpieces)
in the classroom. How these scientific and technical craft
building activities can lead to a greater appreciation and understanding
of our built and natural environment.
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Phil Koopman Jr. (see blue link and model below) has created
a Website to display and honor
his father's creative genius with paper model construction
Paper
Airplane: F117 Stealth Fighter
http://www.lb.cs.cmu.edu/~koopman/airplanes/f117/index.html
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The digital models and on this site demonstrate
how cardstock scale models (scientific masterpieces) are made from paper
print-outs. How data is collected from these working models and in
turn graphically displayed and shared with other classes on the Web.
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Mitsuaki Ohashi's - Paper Craft - MacIntosh Modeling Site
(iBook, iMac 5 colors, iMacDV Special Edition, G-3, G-4 Cinema
Display, G-4 Cube)
papercraft
http://www.md.xaxon.ne.jp/~mitsuaki/pcraft/index.html
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These paper print-outs are
glued to manila folders or cardstock in the classroom. The patterns
or templates are then cut, folded and assembled into working scale models.
Upon completion they are ready for competition and/or for recording measurements
in a lab setting.
An invitation is extended to teachers, students
and parents who come to this Web site (http://www.digitaleducator.com)
to participate in this "Digital Builders Club" series of activities.
This month the Quicktime iMovies displayed below will provide a one and
two minute show and tell series on how to build the models from the posted
print-outs. This site will take you from start to finish with links
to model examples, procedures and templates. Examples built
and engineered by myself, fellow teachers and students in their science
and math classrooms will be placed in the spotlight and showcased on this
site.
Examples of Endangered Animal Modeling
YAMAHA
MOTOR - PAPER CRAFT
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/papercraft/index-e.html
Rare
Animals of the World
  
Examples Environmental Modeling
Volcano
Paper Model
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/volcano.html
Model
of Volcano
http://giseis.alaska.edu/Input/affiliated/lahr/taurho/volcano/volcano.html
The Learning
Web at the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/education/animations/
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Technology Assistance
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Teachers
Sharing
Applications
Online/Onsite
Academics
Plus -
ScienceWeb of Resources
Instructional
Links to Desktop Movies
Webcams
in the Classroom
Staff Media/Web Support
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Student Media/Web Support
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District Technology
Mentor: "School
Science Day Support"
District Mentors
in Training: "After School
Media Academy"
District Adult
Education Series: "ParentTechnology
Applications"
District Planning
Committee: "ROP Digital Media Lab
Curriculum"
District CE Credit
Series: "Apple's
Online Curriculum Applications"
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Associations :
"21st Century Chapter Communications"
Classroom
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Join Us with Webcams on "Digital Safari" and "WebAdventures" at the Wild
Animal Park this Year!
  
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Each class and course consists of interactive, online tutorials,
hands-on
media projects, and a
forum for discussion with onsite experts. The Web
courses allow those enrolled to proceed
as a "community of learners" who
work together. Some have referred
to this site as a 'virtual classroom' where
projects
are done together as a team on Macs and PC's. See courses listed
here:
(see also in more detail at the bottom
of this page).
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Some of
the most challenging skills facing school staff and students
are those of
keeping up with the dramatic changes taking place in the world
of high-tech communications. Getting a handle on how to use internet-intranet
technologies
effectively is rapidly becoming a necessity for advancement in
educational careers and for economic growth in the business world.
We are here
to make this transition easier, more convenient and more fun by working
with you.
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It
must
be accessible in a host of formats, ie. CD, DHTML, JAVA, PDF, etc.
For these
these needs
and reasons the "Digital Educator" dedicates this site and sponsors a
series
of campus, community and corporate support courses near you and on-site.
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Our goal is to provide both perspective and solutions to your Web
communication
needs. That is why more and more people are turning to the "Digital
Educator" Web
site for cost effective classes, Web-based CD applications, onsite educational
needs,
products and services.
Classroom
Technology Assistance
- Online Courses Program
This
Website provides a series of classes and courses designed for those of
you who
would like online continuing
education credits and certificates for your participation at
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Technology Assistance
- Web Projects Program
Whether
you want to fine tune an existing internet-intranet site or develop a whole
new classroom Web project.
The "Digital Educator" Talent Registry is available for class
Web development support, including
work with information design, graphic creation, rich
database integration, HTML, CGI and
JAVA Applets. The Digital Educator site is here to
match up technical talent with Web
media projects that teachers want for their classes.
Classroom
Technology Assistance
- CD-ROM Project Program
Even
with the burst of activity surrounding the Web, interactive multimedia
is
sometimes best delivered via CD-ROM.
The Digital Educator offers a full range of
development support including instructional
design, graphic and interface design,
authoring and database integration
for placing projects on CD-ROM. The Digital
Educator has developed a number of
CD-ROMs, along with a series of training
applications that can be deployed
in both CD-ROM and web-based versions.
The Digital Educator will help you
develop new ways to display your data,
collect valuable research documents
and build engaging presentations.
Strategic
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& Noble Discount Link
"Mentors
in Training - Media Academy" / CD
Boot Camp/ Web AdventureTours
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Getting
ready for online courses and onsite support:
These are interactive courses.
You will be asked occasionally to set forth your ideas and responses in
writing, and to do some offline work as well. So the courses work best
if your computer is connected to a printer. This will allow you to make
hard copies of certain parts of the course for later evaluation and reference.
These courses will be easier
to use if you set the options on your browser to show only the navigation
buttons and location window. Use the Preferences menu, if necessary, to
turn off the directory buttons.
You can track your progress
through these courses with the page counter at the bottom of the lesson
page. You can go back or forward in a course at any time to review previous
lessons or see what's ahead.
To help you get a smooth
start with your course, we recommend that you browse through our course
list (on the right) and carefully read all of the requirements for the
course.
After you have chosen a course,
make sure:
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