On another note...I have started writing a script for my digital story. I am going to use my photo essay that did not have any narration and turn that into a true digital story. I won't say what the topic is here though. :-) It was fun watching the examples of successful digital stories and not so successful ones. I am going to strive to make this one even better than the last. I'm glad we have quite a bit of time to work on this one, too.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Random Thoughts
I have not been in any schools where they use interactive white boards. I am regularly in Ankeny, Ames, and Ballard school districts. Almost all Ankeny classrooms have an Elmo which is really nice...no more making transparencies. And there's a math classroom in Ames that has an Elmo. I asked her if she liked it, and she is thrilled by it. I'm sure it cuts down on the time it takes to prep materials for her students. Anyway, it's funny because just the night before (yet again) I saw a presentation on how to use the Promethean board in another class. Everything just seems to line up in all the classes I'm taking this semester. Having an interactive white board would be great...but the cost is probably why more classrooms don't have them.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Digitalize!
Class was interesting and a little cold last week. :-) I didn't even know that making a book in iPhoto was possible! I am always learning new things in this class about either Web 2.0 resources or software programs. I added a couple podcast entries on the class wiki during last class also. There are so many interesting podcasts out there that I wish I had time to listen to all the time. I guess I should make some time, huh?
As I'm reading through the articles for this week, I am again seeing the relationship between all the classes I'm taking this semester. In CI 501, I created a photo essay which was a little different from digital story because it had no narration, no audio at all. It was simply supposed to tell a story (deliver a message) through pictures. It was interesting to see how others completed this project because it was obvious that there were cultural barriers for me when viewing some people's projects. Of course, it is important to consider the audience, but to them, they were going for a personal connection, something they knew and could convey to others. In CI 505, I created a digital story! It is actually a very fun process. I got to tell a story about something personal but tell it in a way to see if others would be affected by the emotion of it. Some of the class's stories were tearjerkers, but so fun to watch! You learn so much about somebody by a short 1-2 minute story. I look forward to creating a digital story for this class as I now know what to expect and what makes a "good" digital story. I actually received 4th place for my digital story. Not to brag or anything. LOL
As I'm reading through the articles for this week, I am again seeing the relationship between all the classes I'm taking this semester. In CI 501, I created a photo essay which was a little different from digital story because it had no narration, no audio at all. It was simply supposed to tell a story (deliver a message) through pictures. It was interesting to see how others completed this project because it was obvious that there were cultural barriers for me when viewing some people's projects. Of course, it is important to consider the audience, but to them, they were going for a personal connection, something they knew and could convey to others. In CI 505, I created a digital story! It is actually a very fun process. I got to tell a story about something personal but tell it in a way to see if others would be affected by the emotion of it. Some of the class's stories were tearjerkers, but so fun to watch! You learn so much about somebody by a short 1-2 minute story. I look forward to creating a digital story for this class as I now know what to expect and what makes a "good" digital story. I actually received 4th place for my digital story. Not to brag or anything. LOL
Monday, October 12, 2009
Podcasting
I missed class last week but Dr. Schmidt recorded class on an iPod for me. Yay! It was really cool to be able to listen to what you all did in class. I think the recording started a little late and maybe ended early? There was only an hour and a half on the iPod. Anyway, I'm glad I got to hear about the expectations about the TPACK lesson plan since we hadn't heard much about it yet. I can hopefully use a lesson I've already created to integrate technology into. Unfortunately, I did not have the capability to post the podcast onto our class wiki from my home computer. I had to rush the iPod back to the CTLT anyway so it wouldn't be late.
We are actually going to mess with podcasting next week in another class, so this was interesting for me to take part in a quasi-podcast. I also had an assignment where I had to find a podcast for use in the classroom, and there are so many great resources out there. I found one that is an interview with Sandra Cisneros from npr.org. Very interesting and I think would be motivating for students to hear straight from the author about why she wrote her book. I will be acccessing more podcasts in the future because they are so cool! Students would have a blast creating them as well. When I get a chance, I'm going to post a few podcast resources on our wiki.
We are actually going to mess with podcasting next week in another class, so this was interesting for me to take part in a quasi-podcast. I also had an assignment where I had to find a podcast for use in the classroom, and there are so many great resources out there. I found one that is an interview with Sandra Cisneros from npr.org. Very interesting and I think would be motivating for students to hear straight from the author about why she wrote her book. I will be acccessing more podcasts in the future because they are so cool! Students would have a blast creating them as well. When I get a chance, I'm going to post a few podcast resources on our wiki.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
