Nov 5, 2011

New University Library WIKI portal on -the -go! Please visit us on the WEB!

Dear Buddies,
 My new wiki-wiki project for RUDN University Library is on the go now, I have a test drive on the WEB.
I invite you to visit it any time and post some comments here if you could ... How are you now?
I have got finally my certificate and you?

The address is http://librudn.pbworks.com

Thanks a lot!
Take care,
Irina

Oct 16, 2011

My dear Buddies!

I started a new wiki portal project for the RUDN (Moscow based Russian University).
Right now it's mainly in Russian, but I'm going to make it bilingual. What do you think?
Besides, there are lot's of interesting resources and books! in English... Please, have a look when you have time. I will appreciate any feedback or advice from my colleagues and friends.
The site's opened for readers without any logins.

 The link is http://irinav.pbworks.com/ In two weeks the address will be changed to a permanent one.

Thank you!
Kind,
Irina

Sep 8, 2011

Let's movin' up! Get some fun from my ballet students

ALL THE BEST!

Dear Donna and  the course buddies!

I would like to congratulate you all with successful course completion and  to thank you  all for the nice time we spent together this summer. Another season sets off...
Hope to be in touch with you on the blog!

Cheers,
Irina

Aug 21, 2011

Best PPTees sharing: 'Play' in education and business

week9

So, at last week9 is over. I was really busy with my final draft of  the Course Plan Report design and content - to be glad enough to submit it for Donna's revision. Done. Hope it's  OK.
I skimmed through this week reading but did not manage to post something on Nicenet. I may cover it next week aswell as other tasks left.
On Monday I start a new"heavy duty"project of Wikipedia articles writing  about the Theatre and the Academy. But I hope to find  time to finish up with W9/W10 tasks. Whatever...

Dear friends! Than you for your kind attention to my posts and commenting.Sure, I will keep you posted on Anvill project. I start my classes after September 15 .
Kind,
Irina

Aug 17, 2011

Reply

Dear Jose, Wilma, Celeste and Natalya!
Thank you very much for your comments on the Anvill project. I hope to stay in touch with you after the course through our Blogger Blogs.

Kind,
Irina

Aug 13, 2011

TV stream live presentation

Hello, buddies!

I took part in watching and online chatting  of stream TV PD scholars presentations yesterday. It was really great experience! Did anybody from the group attend it too? If so, please,  comment or post something  here.
I'm also looking for the course participants who's planning to join ANVILL and want to try it  next semester. If so and you are interested in cooperating and sharing this experience, please, post something to me here. Let's be in touch!  I'm registered  under blog name's  'inaviri' :-))

Have a good weekend,

Kind
Irina V

Aug 12, 2011

week8

 At last I have  got very exciting and important information -  I mean ANVILL wiki.  I always enjoy exploring new tools , especially most difficult for users- wikis and web 2.0. wigets - and to think about  how they can enhance learning, activate and motivate both teacher abd students...
 I won't repeat my previous post ( from nicenet). I'd like to add  that ANVILL  requires both from students and their teacher to be internet SAVVY, otherwise the try could lead to frustration and become a nightmare to all..
At least, broadcasts and vidcasts should require special training for students to join in. Writing threads, comments, forums and chats - even SKYPE-ing are easier and more casual for them. Communication and learning through broadcasting  is a brand new W2.0 tool!
 Anyway, I was very happy to find somebody who paid attention to this huge online wikis gap and tried to put a lid on. For me, this course was worth participating only  because of that...
Kind
Irina

about ANVILL and other webtools nicenet

Dear Jeff, Donna and buddies
When it comes to web 1.0 and 2.0, I think everybody agree that online tools are useful for education enhancing. Especially when you can use special PC lab with free fast internet access available in class and proper hardware(mics,webcam, headset). Or at least you and your students should be lucky to have expensive modern! devices+soft+above accessories and very cheap fast internet at home(like we do enjoy in Moscow). 
Then we can talk about planning and using internet and web tools for education.

From the sites proposed this week8 (EastTestmaker,Lanternfish,tools4educators,Smile and other) I would prefer only Hot Potatoes. Not because it's user friendly,free and more or less reliable, but also because you can download it and work offline too. Besides, you can create audio and video! quizzes with it too ( as it was shown at excellent french site (http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=technically-interesting-hot-potatoes-page). 
On the other hand, they don't provide technical support. But it's competitive to Quia.com I always use, and Atanau also recommended it as a reliable tool. Thank you!

As for wikis,I have been using free(no ads) and premium PBWorks sites for several years already and VERY happy! 
I also tried another very popular between educators wetpaint.com and google.docs(igoogle, google sites). I use my googledocs and Igoogle sites for several years too. One can use downloaded googledocs to work offline, creating tables, polls, and use it as MSOffice replacement.No ads,great.

I don't mention Nicenet and Blogger. I tried it several years ago, but my Wikis cover all educational needs in any languages(incl. embedded forums, threads, pages comments and chats).
BUT - online audio and video bloggings, podcasts- vidcasts, widgets, own radio and stream TV broadcasts - is a Real Problem with most wikis! You are completely right tryting to fill that huge gap! I'm sure all educators will benefit from ANVILL a lot!

I was really pleased and excited to discoverand explore ANVILL - wiki designed mainly for oral and video online education. 
The idea is really great,Jeff, as all other wikis availabe have dramatic constraints on embedding such things, may be exept PbWorks...

I created my account there and posted in my blog and group blog (in Eng and Rus). It works OK. 

But I still have some questions:

What is my access level(writer, editor?) 

If it's a free tool,is it for 1 year only(support and hosting are VERY expensive!)

And what is the memory size available? For 100KB I even cannot find any picture to upload. 
With PBWorks I have 2 GB of free memery available (with free 24h support and hosting). 

The last question - if I upload my files, or create and save my audios and videos on your site - can I download'em or save backups as well?

Anyway, Jeff,I appreciate the possibility to join your wiki and would like to be in touch with you as admin for further course design and implementing...Have anybody from overseas already?

Kind
Irina