Week 5

What a great week so far! The class has been learning a lot, and the best part is that we've also been collaborating quite a bit of work. I get to still be a student and see how it feels to bring our work together as my future students will someday. We have been editing photos from different websites such as Ribbet, Pixlr, and many more. I enjoyed using Ribbet because its easy to navigate and create an edited photo. We then used google drive to add our before and after photos. Some were very creative and others had small touches that looked good too.
Next, we chose a photo that incorporated our ideas for "Education Is...". I decided to pick endless, so I chose a never-ending road and included the chosen saying. It is important to include the copyright and support the person who took the photo. I also included this on the picture. I think it's important to show students that we need to give credit to those who created photos and ideas online.
Today we were told to think of a saying that began with "he told me", or "she told me". Then the teacher went around the room recording our thoughts. It was put onto an app called Audacity that can be used with PC or Mac. You can add music and listen to what everyone said. If there is a mistake or something you want to edit, you may do so. I felt like it was a great way to bring the class together and I would love to use it as an exit slip for a class and then play it the next day. Kids love to hear their own voices and I think this was a great way to bring everyone together. Another great use would be for parent teacher interviews and ask the students questions, then play them to the parents/guardians. Also, Mother or Father's Day recording appreciation quotes from the students for their loved ones and uploading it to your classroom website would be so adorable.
This week was a great learning experience for me because we were given time to play around with different websites and show our creativity. I didn't feel as rushed and in the past it has been difficult to keep up in class with all the new technology out there. Till next time!

- C