9/27 Class- Tools and Options

What?

• Today we learned a little bit about Vidcasts: what they are, the benefits of them, and how we can use them.  We also learned about some tools and options you can use to create a Vidcast of your own.

So What?

• The tool I am using for creating my vidcast is Photostory.  So far, from what I have experienced using Photostory, I have found it useful and quite easy to use.  It could be useful to edit pictures for my everyday life.  It will also be useful to use for video presentations, or presenting information, for classes.  I could use Photostory, which has as many or more applications and sometimes easier to use, in place of Powerpoint when presenting presentations.
• The option I am using for creating my vidcast is Intro-Content.  I really like using this options as a style of teaching.  Especially if  I were to use a Vidcast to introduce a new concept or unit.  I feel it would be a very good "hook" for the students to get them excited about the subject.

Now What?

• Using Photostory in my future classroom would be very beneficial.  I could use it to verbally present a new subject to the students including Intro-Content.  I think the students would enjoy experiencing this new technology and I could then impliment it into my classroom and have the students create projects using Photostory. 
• Because children in this generation have grown up in the world of technology, they are already extremely familiar with it and enjoy learning through using technology.  Most children feel confident with their abilities in technology.  I think if I were to have my future students do research and create projects, or even a biology of themselves, using Photostory, it would be a very entertaining assignment for them.