Inspiration 9

I completed a project using Inspiration 9 on the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. I found this extremely beneficial because it gives students a great visual aid for things that they are learning about. They could also use it to create a project or study guide in class because it gives them the freedom to organize it however it makes sense to them. This would definitely be a great tool to use in the classroom.

Digital Story

I made a digital story with iMovie and I really enjoyed it. I found it a little frustrating at times because it was so tedious and meticulous. You also had to pay a lot of attention to detail while completing it. I think that it will be extremely beneficial that I know how to work the program when I am a teacher because I can make short videos for my students or parents.

Inquiry Based Activity

This technology project was really interesting. I liked it because it was a great tool in which to make a variety of worksheets and activities for students to use. I also liked it because many different teachers can go into the document and change whatever they like. It's a great way for collaboration and it is a great visual aid for students.

Resource Wikis

I thought the wikis were a great idea for a way to compile a list of resources. In schools there is so much emphasis on group projects and this is a great way to get in touch with everyone without having to be with them personally. Also, I like this because you can always refer back to it if you need any of the links or resources off of it. It has a description of the website under the link so that definitely saves you some time if you are looking for something specific.

Web 2.0-Pixlr

Our Web 2.0 tool was Pixlr. It was a photo editing device and I really enjoyed using it. I thought it was very easy to use, and the site was very straight forward. It also had a lot of different filters and things that you could do to the pictures. Once I started using it, it was really fun. My group had a great time creating our artifacts and our project.

Midpoint Check

I'm starting to feel pretty comfortable with everything we have been going over. I'm really enjoying the activities we are doing and already coming up with ideas about how I can integrate these technologies into my future classroom.

Scavenger Hunt

I really enjoyed this activity! Our group did our project on Social Studies. I also have never used Picasa before and I think it was an extremely easy online device to use to share pictures online. This is a much simpler way to create a picture slideshow then doing it through powerpoint. I had a difficult time downloading the pictures from my phone to the computer so I ended up e-mailing them to myself and my group members. There was probably an easier way to do it, but I just did it the way that made sense to me.