Comments for Life-Long-Learners http://life-long-learners.com Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Blog Balance and “Bridge of the River Kwai” by admin http://life-long-learners.com/blog-balance-and-bridge-of-the-river-kwai/comment-page-1/#comment-3663 admin Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:26:08 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7133#comment-3663 Value added comments are your specialty Alan! Thanks for sharing the above easy way to identify a starting time within a YouTube video. I admit that I would never have thought to right/control click on the moving YouTube "progress button". I validated your process by attempting to create a time specific URL for the "Bridge of the River Kwai" (Clip 1). I wanted the movie to start at the 4 minute and 25 second point where Colonel Saito addresses the POWS. I played the movie and then paused it at this exact point as I found it easier to "right/control click" on a stationary button. I then selected the "Copy Video URL at current time". I next tested the process by opening a new browser window and pasting the copied URL into the address field. Sure enough ... the video began with Colonel Saito's speech. I also pasted this same copied URL into a text editor and noted that the URL address no longer identified the "minute" parameter. In other words, Colonel Saito's starting point at the 4 minute and 25 second point was converted entirely to 265 seconds so that the URL displayed was: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=265s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=265s</a> Thanks again for this tip. I believe as more and more students and educators want to quickly identify a point in a YouTube video to support their argument, substantiate their claim, or quickly move to an important passage, this feature will become a much more utilized feature. Thanks for caring & sharing. Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian Value added comments are your specialty Alan! Thanks for sharing the above easy way to identify a starting time within a YouTube video. I admit that I would never have thought to right/control click on the moving YouTube “progress button”.

I validated your process by attempting to create a time specific URL for the “Bridge of the River Kwai” (Clip 1). I wanted the movie to start at the 4 minute and 25 second point where Colonel Saito addresses the POWS. I played the movie and then paused it at this exact point as I found it easier to “right/control click” on a stationary button. I then selected the “Copy Video URL at current time”. I next tested the process by opening a new browser window and pasting the copied URL into the address field. Sure enough … the video began with Colonel Saito’s speech.

I also pasted this same copied URL into a text editor and noted that the URL address no longer identified the “minute” parameter. In other words, Colonel Saito’s starting point at the 4 minute and 25 second point was converted entirely to 265 seconds so that the URL displayed was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=265s

Thanks again for this tip. I believe as more and more students and educators want to quickly identify a point in a YouTube video to support their argument, substantiate their claim, or quickly move to an important passage, this feature will become a much more utilized feature.

Thanks for caring & sharing.

Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian

]]> Comment on Blog Balance and “Bridge of the River Kwai” by Alan Levine (@cogdog) http://life-long-learners.com/blog-balance-and-bridge-of-the-river-kwai/comment-page-1/#comment-3659 Alan Levine (@cogdog) Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:00:32 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7133#comment-3659 This movie is a long time favorite for me, even as a kid. Something about the battle of wills, and the holding to formality in a place that has none always had some appeal, not to mention explosions. MADNESS! MADNESS! I like your approach here of teachable moments. Actually getting the time code link is easier now - if you right/control click the YouTube icon on the bottom, there is a menu item "Copy Video URL at current time", e.g. 1:17 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=77s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=77s</a> This movie is a long time favorite for me, even as a kid. Something about the battle of wills, and the holding to formality in a place that has none always had some appeal, not to mention explosions.

MADNESS! MADNESS!

I like your approach here of teachable moments. Actually getting the time code link is easier now – if you right/control click the YouTube icon on the bottom, there is a menu item “Copy Video URL at current time”, e.g. 1:17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WcIehms6u5M#t=77s

]]> Comment on DS106 will make my learning transparent! by Life-Long-Learners http://life-long-learners.com/ds106-will-make-my-learning-transparent/comment-page-1/#comment-3658 Life-Long-Learners Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:36:38 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=5095#comment-3658 [...] readers that my required DS106 assignments and reflective blog posts would make my learning more transparent. However, I still worry about “blog balance” since I want to try and ensure that there [...] [...] readers that my required DS106 assignments and reflective blog posts would make my learning more transparent. However, I still worry about “blog balance” since I want to try and ensure that there [...]

]]> Comment on DS106 – My new learning adventure! by Life-Long-Learners http://life-long-learners.com/ds106-my-new-learning-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 Life-Long-Learners Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:23:22 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=5012#comment-3652 [...] that users coluld not easily print their word cloud creations. In early January, I created a “DS106 word cloud“, and like many of my colleagues, I had to use a screen capture process to save my Wordle [...] [...] that users coluld not easily print their word cloud creations. In early January, I created a “DS106 word cloud“, and like many of my colleagues, I had to use a screen capture process to save my Wordle [...]

]]> Comment on 20 Questions & Answers About DS106 by admin http://life-long-learners.com/20-questions-answers-about-ds106/comment-page-1/#comment-3636 admin Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:35:33 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7003#comment-3636 Linda ... It is I who should be sending you and your team kudos for your amazing "AMCX Radio Show" creation at: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/annie_belle1/amcxradioshowfinal-1" rel="nofollow">http://soundcloud.com/annie_belle1/amcxradioshowfinal-1</a> Your team did a FANTASTIC job in both the scripting and the special effects. Unfortunately, I was away for 10 days at a wedding "down south" and knew that I could not risk joining a group to produce a collaborative team effort. I know how much I struggled on my own to produce a radio show that was less than half as long as your brilliant job, and I only had to dialogue and discuss options with one individual ... me :-) However an an educator, I particularly enjoyed listening to your "The Making of AMCX Extended Cut" at: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/miss-mc-3/the-making-of-amcx-extended" rel="nofollow">http://soundcloud.com/miss-mc-3/the-making-of-amcx-extended</a> Here, you not only include some of the bloopers, but you and your team share your initial fears and struggles as you wrestle with this collaborative effort. You and your team model the reflective practice that is so important in the educational process and help others to better understand the learning journey. Thanks so much for caring & sharing! Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian Linda … It is I who should be sending you and your team kudos for your amazing “AMCX Radio Show” creation at: http://soundcloud.com/annie_belle1/amcxradioshowfinal-1 Your team did a FANTASTIC job in both the scripting and the special effects. Unfortunately, I was away for 10 days at a wedding “down south” and knew that I could not risk joining a group to produce a collaborative team effort. I know how much I struggled on my own to produce a radio show that was less than half as long as your brilliant job, and I only had to dialogue and discuss options with one individual … me :-)

However an an educator, I particularly enjoyed listening to your “The Making of AMCX Extended Cut” at: http://soundcloud.com/miss-mc-3/the-making-of-amcx-extended Here, you not only include some of the bloopers, but you and your team share your initial fears and struggles as you wrestle with this collaborative effort. You and your team model the reflective practice that is so important in the educational process and help others to better understand the learning journey.

Thanks so much for caring & sharing!

Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian

]]> Comment on 20 Questions & Answers About DS106 by Linda http://life-long-learners.com/20-questions-answers-about-ds106/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Linda Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:16:50 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7003#comment-3634 Brian, Your radio show turned out great!! What a fun idea! I, too, had no idea how to work with audio tools before this unit and have a greater appreciation for them now. I did play around with Audacity as well but ended up using Garage Band for our radio show, because all of my team members own Macs. As far as I can tell, the two are very similar. Anyway, I enjoyed listening to your show. Great job!!!! :) Brian, Your radio show turned out great!! What a fun idea! I, too, had no idea how to work with audio tools before this unit and have a greater appreciation for them now. I did play around with Audacity as well but ended up using Garage Band for our radio show, because all of my team members own Macs. As far as I can tell, the two are very similar.

Anyway, I enjoyed listening to your show. Great job!!!! :)

]]> Comment on 20 Questions & Answers About DS106 by admin http://life-long-learners.com/20-questions-answers-about-ds106/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 admin Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:00:52 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7003#comment-3635 Thanks Phil ... It was a lot of work but I learned a great deal, so I think that I definitely was the winner. I know that I became very engaged in the process. I would hope that educators would support students who wish to use audio tools like Audacity or GarageBand to demonstrate learning in a rather unique way. Knowing that you appreciated the "Beatle clips", reminded me of a story a friend (who is about our age) relayed to me about 20 years ago. He said he realized he was getting older when his teenage son asked him sincerely ... "Hey Dad ... Did Paul McCartney ever belong to any band before he played with Wings?" Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian Thanks Phil … It was a lot of work but I learned a great deal, so I think that I definitely was the winner. I know that I became very engaged in the process. I would hope that educators would support students who wish to use audio tools like Audacity or GarageBand to demonstrate learning in a rather unique way.

Knowing that you appreciated the “Beatle clips”, reminded me of a story a friend (who is about our age) relayed to me about 20 years ago. He said he realized he was getting older when his teenage son asked him sincerely … “Hey Dad … Did Paul McCartney ever belong to any band before he played with Wings?”

Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian

]]> Comment on 20 Questions & Answers About DS106 by Phil http://life-long-learners.com/20-questions-answers-about-ds106/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 Phil Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:36:03 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=7003#comment-3632 Well done Brian - that is a lot of work! Loved the use of Beatle clips :-) Wonderful suggestions for using Audacity in the classroom. Well done Brian – that is a lot of work! Loved the use of Beatle clips :-)

Wonderful suggestions for using Audacity in the classroom.

]]> Comment on Ambient Audio – A rather “quiet” story by admin http://life-long-learners.com/ambient-audio-a-rather-quiet-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 admin Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:49:33 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=6934#comment-3561 Thanks Kathy ... I must admit that I'm learning so much about audio and sound. Right now I'm "playing around" with the "<a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">Audacity</a>" - the the free Audio Editor and Recorder for Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems. Although I have used it superficially in past, I'm "pushing the envelope" as I work on a DS106 audio assignment. Once it's "ready for prime time", I'll share it on my blog. Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian Thanks Kathy … I must admit that I’m learning so much about audio and sound. Right now I’m “playing around” with the “Audacity” – the the free Audio Editor and Recorder for Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems. Although I have used it superficially in past, I’m “pushing the envelope” as I work on a DS106 audio assignment. Once it’s “ready for prime time”, I’ll share it on my blog.

Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian

]]> Comment on Ambient Audio – A rather “quiet” story by Kathy Routhier http://life-long-learners.com/ambient-audio-a-rather-quiet-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 Kathy Routhier Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:19:05 +0000 http://life-long-learners.com/?p=6934#comment-3557 You have a hidden talent we didn't know about! Well done Brian!! :) You have a hidden talent we didn’t know about! Well done Brian!! :)

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