I like this Slide Show idea for personal use or maybe even for teacher/parent/class communications. It would be great to be able to take pictures of a field-trip and then have them accessible for the parents to see on a blog. This application would let the parents feel involved and have a starting point/reference point to talk about the activities with their children. Plus children could have a reference to remind them of the place and what happened while they were there and what they learned. That way they could remember it before they did a journal entry or answered questions about what they saw. It would be a good jumping off point.
It would also be good for the students who were sick that day or didn't come to school, it would let them see a little of the field-trip and have a reference to ask other students about the trip.
The one thing I don't see is the application for this slide show for the students. Why should I teach my students how to make one of these slide shows? All I can see is personal use. I see much more application and educational value for the Comic Poster then this slide show project. What is it that I could assess by using this slide show application?
As I was doing this application of the photos, it took only a few moments. Most of the work is done in flickr: creating the set and ordering the photos the way I wanted. And making comments on the photos so there was some information. The process was not hard and I could easily do it again own my own.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Flickr Slide Show
Here is my Slide Show, I wish I could give more information and story to the pictures.
I think this is really cool and such an easy process.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
I think this is really cool and such an easy process.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
Sense of Place Poster
I loved this project.
I could play with the Comic program for hours and I have. As I worked with my pictures, I started to realize I needed to take more pictures in general.
I have become familiar with this program and I think I would be able to teach my students how to use it. I love this project so much - I really want to buy the program, but I need to look into it.
My thought was that I could use it to create a really nice wedding book for my wedding next year, and then I wouldn't have to pay someone else to make the book. That would be less costly and much more fun for me.
With this project the program is so accessible to general people that children will not have any problem with making posters or create stories. I think that this program is pretty easily self taught. Kids would love to just go in and play with it by themselves.
This would be a great way for students we relate their reading to real life. After reading a book instead of a book report they could act the story out with a group of kids and take pictures, then retell the story in a comic page. It could be the whole story or just on scene... just about anything.
The comic pages would also be a good way to show a process, anything from how electricity works to how to line up for lunch. The comic program would be great for those students who hate reading and writing but love to read comic books. They would be writing because they would have to tell the story and maybe if the students did other comic stories on a regular bases there could be a whole library available for the students to read. That would allow those who were into the comic books to have something they wanted to read.
There are so many possibilities and I am very excited.
I can't wait to take more picture and play.
I could play with the Comic program for hours and I have. As I worked with my pictures, I started to realize I needed to take more pictures in general.
I have become familiar with this program and I think I would be able to teach my students how to use it. I love this project so much - I really want to buy the program, but I need to look into it.
My thought was that I could use it to create a really nice wedding book for my wedding next year, and then I wouldn't have to pay someone else to make the book. That would be less costly and much more fun for me.
With this project the program is so accessible to general people that children will not have any problem with making posters or create stories. I think that this program is pretty easily self taught. Kids would love to just go in and play with it by themselves.
This would be a great way for students we relate their reading to real life. After reading a book instead of a book report they could act the story out with a group of kids and take pictures, then retell the story in a comic page. It could be the whole story or just on scene... just about anything.
The comic pages would also be a good way to show a process, anything from how electricity works to how to line up for lunch. The comic program would be great for those students who hate reading and writing but love to read comic books. They would be writing because they would have to tell the story and maybe if the students did other comic stories on a regular bases there could be a whole library available for the students to read. That would allow those who were into the comic books to have something they wanted to read.
There are so many possibilities and I am very excited.
I can't wait to take more picture and play.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
F.Y.I about Flickr
I know we were talking about this the other day, but I just found out more information.
When you sign up for a free account on flickr, this is were you don't have to pay.
There are several things that you should know.
I think I will plug for buying the Pro Account - it lets you to upload an unlimited amount of photos and you can make as many sets as you want as well.
It is only like $25, a year - which isn't too bad.
Hope everyone has a great time, with these next few tasked.
When you sign up for a free account on flickr, this is were you don't have to pay.
There are several things that you should know.
- You can only upload 100 MD of picture each month.
- Or there is a limit of 200 photos period, once when you reach that 200 they start replace the oldest photo with the new one you uploaded.
- You can give them titles, descriptions, and tags (there are like the labels we use on your posts in blogger)
- You can divide your pictures into two or three set, no more.
- You can look at other people's photo and comment on them.
- You can send photo directly from Flickr to your blogs.
- You control who can see your photo: Public or private.
- There are groups you can join.
- And any other things that I don't know how to do. (smile)
I think I will plug for buying the Pro Account - it lets you to upload an unlimited amount of photos and you can make as many sets as you want as well.
It is only like $25, a year - which isn't too bad.
Hope everyone has a great time, with these next few tasked.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Spring Break.... it is almost over...
I can't believe the break is almost over, so much for having time to get things done and finish projects and everything else I was suppose to do. Oh, I don't know, like sleep and relax.
Okay, Okay.... so is wasn't that bad. The Lord is good and always knows that too much free time will just get us into trouble. After all, we are college students and that by definition means we work well under pressure. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
I was able to get a project done, but I still have several Engl. stories to rewrite tomorrow. OH, I was able to get some pleasure reading in. For those of use who are teachers.... now that was just silly, you all are teachers...... Okay, can anyone tell I am writing this at 1 am? I am reading the book: THE FREEDOM WRITIER'S DIARY by the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. It is a totally, amazing and awesome book. There was also a movie made based on it, called THE FREEDOM WRITERS, if you haven't watched it, you should. Absolutely AWESOME. And true to the book amazingly. Every teacher should watch it, if you are not motivated to make a difference in your student's lives before you will be after you finish the movie.
I am also happy to report that I got my Girl Scout cookies and am enjoying every bite.
Okay, my mind just went completely blank... so I am going to be done for now.
Okay, Okay.... so is wasn't that bad. The Lord is good and always knows that too much free time will just get us into trouble. After all, we are college students and that by definition means we work well under pressure. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
I was able to get a project done, but I still have several Engl. stories to rewrite tomorrow. OH, I was able to get some pleasure reading in. For those of use who are teachers.... now that was just silly, you all are teachers...... Okay, can anyone tell I am writing this at 1 am? I am reading the book: THE FREEDOM WRITIER'S DIARY by the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. It is a totally, amazing and awesome book. There was also a movie made based on it, called THE FREEDOM WRITERS, if you haven't watched it, you should. Absolutely AWESOME. And true to the book amazingly. Every teacher should watch it, if you are not motivated to make a difference in your student's lives before you will be after you finish the movie.
I am also happy to report that I got my Girl Scout cookies and am enjoying every bite.
Okay, my mind just went completely blank... so I am going to be done for now.
Digital Video
YES!!!!
I have finally finished my movie.
Making this movie has taken much more time then I originally thought it would, I think I have spent over five hours on this project. Choosing a topic and finding the photos were the easiest parts of this movie for me. But when it came to music I hit a brick wall...figuratively. The last work day in class I was able to come up with the theme song for the video, but I later found that I would need other songs to fill in gaps and give the effect that I was looking to create. While trying to fit several songs into specific places and for certain photos I was getting frustrated and realized that I was making it way to completed. So, I started to try to find other songs that fit nicely together and then carved them to flow smoothly from one to the next before putting them with my photos. Before I was trying to put the songs disconnected right in with the photos and that got me bogged down in the details before I could even make it sound good. After having a soundtrack that was longer then my movie and then combined with my photos, I started to move my pictures around and change the length to work with the music. It was actually kind of fun when it started to work. There are a few spots that are my favorite, but I am sure that is true with all creators. I learned a lot from this project and I am proud of my end product.
This is the first time I have used the Window Movie Maker, and I am impressed with the versatility of the program and how user friendly it is. I am becoming more comfortable with the way it works, and after much trial and error I now can manipulate the photos, transitions, text, and music comfortably and with confidence. I think I could teach someone else how to use this program, like the student's in my classroom.
I think that making movies would be a great way to get students interested in their learning and in the world around them. To be able to present their knowledge in this way, is really a cool and educational idea. Every kid wants to be in a movie or be able to direct one, in this way teachers have another option for assessment and a end project for a lesson. This is one tool that can make school more relevant to the students lives and give them a real life application for their learning.
Some really fun ideas, would be for each student to narrate and made movies instead of reports of important figures in history. This application would give new life to the boring idea of writing a paper, the people in history would come to life and the students could find pictures and record their own narration. It would make the project much more interesting for both the students to make and for the teacher to grade. There could even be time-lines the student have to create and then scan them in so that it can be part of the movie... there are so many activities and meaningful learning opportunity that can be combined with making a movie.
Other idea is for the students to take movies of their own lives, inside and outside the classroom. In going this they would be able to learn how to use technology and creative skills as well as be able to document they school experiences and their lives. This idea of being able to know where you were and then seeing how far you have come, is something that makes personal documentation of your own journey really valuable.
I have finally finished my movie.
Making this movie has taken much more time then I originally thought it would, I think I have spent over five hours on this project. Choosing a topic and finding the photos were the easiest parts of this movie for me. But when it came to music I hit a brick wall...figuratively. The last work day in class I was able to come up with the theme song for the video, but I later found that I would need other songs to fill in gaps and give the effect that I was looking to create. While trying to fit several songs into specific places and for certain photos I was getting frustrated and realized that I was making it way to completed. So, I started to try to find other songs that fit nicely together and then carved them to flow smoothly from one to the next before putting them with my photos. Before I was trying to put the songs disconnected right in with the photos and that got me bogged down in the details before I could even make it sound good. After having a soundtrack that was longer then my movie and then combined with my photos, I started to move my pictures around and change the length to work with the music. It was actually kind of fun when it started to work. There are a few spots that are my favorite, but I am sure that is true with all creators. I learned a lot from this project and I am proud of my end product.
This is the first time I have used the Window Movie Maker, and I am impressed with the versatility of the program and how user friendly it is. I am becoming more comfortable with the way it works, and after much trial and error I now can manipulate the photos, transitions, text, and music comfortably and with confidence. I think I could teach someone else how to use this program, like the student's in my classroom.
I think that making movies would be a great way to get students interested in their learning and in the world around them. To be able to present their knowledge in this way, is really a cool and educational idea. Every kid wants to be in a movie or be able to direct one, in this way teachers have another option for assessment and a end project for a lesson. This is one tool that can make school more relevant to the students lives and give them a real life application for their learning.
Some really fun ideas, would be for each student to narrate and made movies instead of reports of important figures in history. This application would give new life to the boring idea of writing a paper, the people in history would come to life and the students could find pictures and record their own narration. It would make the project much more interesting for both the students to make and for the teacher to grade. There could even be time-lines the student have to create and then scan them in so that it can be part of the movie... there are so many activities and meaningful learning opportunity that can be combined with making a movie.
Other idea is for the students to take movies of their own lives, inside and outside the classroom. In going this they would be able to learn how to use technology and creative skills as well as be able to document they school experiences and their lives. This idea of being able to know where you were and then seeing how far you have come, is something that makes personal documentation of your own journey really valuable.
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