week 9 thing 23

Prezi and Sliderocket are fantastic tools for presentation on a very professional scale; the tools they provide to zoom, change directions, point out specifics, etc. increase the "interest" factor. The presenter must be very organized and specific about developing the presentation so as not to overwhelm the viewer. I think I'd like to work on a simple Prezi for use at school.

week 9 thing 22

week 8 thing 21

I enjoyed playing with both Storybird and Goanimate. I think I'd like to use Storybird for my primary guidance lessons. I often have a hard time finding stories that fit my subject area for the tiny ones. If I can get creative with the wording, I'll be able to make my own. I also think that Goanimate might be a possible source for use with some of my older students. I think it would be nice to have them collaborate on a story and record their own voices. I could assign a theme and see what they come up with. Could be a lot of fun and very interesting. I didn't really like the voices on Goanimate. Both of these sites could be good sources for lessons if I plan ahead and become creative with them.

week 8 thing 20

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

This is just a first try at animoto. I know that I can produce a finer product with a little more time and planning. I'm going to enjoy playing around with this. I even shared on Facebook!

week 8 thing 19

There's Tripper in my Bubblesnaps. This was a nice user friendly "thing" to work on. One try and I had it posted. Love it!

week 7 thing 18

I DID IT! With a little help from my friend (thanks, Chrissie) and a little change of methods, here is my tagxedo! Hooray!

week 7 thing 18

http://www.tagxedo.com/artful/35bf5c2552a94ebe

week 6 thing 13

week 5 thing 12

I have explored both Google Reader and Google Search. I think I will be able to make good use of both. I didn't use the Tech-tivity prompt of "spider" for my advanced search. I used "bullying", and I did the advanced search for power point presentations. By discovering this feature, I believe that I will be able to better locate resources for my guidance classes. Using the general search feature gives me too broad a range of resources. With advanced search, I will be better able to find resources suitable to my elementary school population.

week 4 thing 9

Enjoyed working on the blabberize, but I sure had a tough time figuring out the mouth! I want to work now on learning how to download some music (I know, I know, I'm in the dark ages!)so that I can try a blabber with recorded music. Now on to my next playground in Web 2.0!

week 4 thing 9

week 4 thing 8

week 3 thing 7

I have done quite a bit of photography, and I really enjoy working with photo editing tools. I think I might use some photo books/albums when featuring some of the smaller groups that I work with in school. I know children love to see themselves featured, and I hope to put photo editing and displaying to use in student recognition. Thing 7 was relaxing and a little more familiar to me. Now, on to the next "play" project!

thing 7

 


Love working with photos. I hope to be doing much more of this in the future!

week 3 thing 6 (nothing beats "try, try, try again"!

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week 3 thing 6

OK. Frustration sets in again. I have been "playing" Toondoo for hours, and I managed to make my 2 frame cartoon. I had trouble saving it. It would say that it was saved, but when I tried to go to the gallery or a page to see it, it would say that it wasn't there. I did email it to myself, but now I have to either redo it or figure out some way to get it to this blog!!!

playing with cartoons

I am amazed at how fast time flies when I'm on the computer working on my workshop assignments. I start this morning right after my early morning run, and it's already 10:30 and I haven't had my first cup of coffee! Time out for a little java! :)

Wow! Cartoon making presentation

Tap Into The World Of Comics #2:Comic Version

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week 3 thing 5

Whew! This was a little challenging for this novice. For some reason I have a lot of trouble navigating from page to page and/or remembering the directions when I'm working on something new. I spend a lot of time going back and rereading, and I often go offline by accident. I know I'm making progress, but it is very slow. But..I will slog on with a smile! :)

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week 2 thing 3 reflection

I can't even count how many times I must go back and forth from site to site to get even one simple "thing" completed, but I must honestly say that I have never before been online this long without totally blanking out! I'm enthralled with all this. I hope some of this will sink in so that I can rely on my memory for more than a few seconds! Great day! Time well spent indoors out of the heat!

Week 2 Reflection

Wow!  I did it.  I can't believe it's still here.  I must admit that I spent quite some time figuring out how to actually post after I set up the blog.  Having completed this first post, I am declaring a small victory!  On to Thing 3.....