Almost Finished.

Almost there, after today I will have finished all but three of my classes, and I am so ready for it to be over. While this semester hasn't been bad, I am still ready to be finished. So its time to buckle down and wrap up these classes and get ready for finals, and in the next two weeks it will all be over. I guess its time to stay calm and carry on.

Didn't See That One Coming

So I am sure a lot of you saw that flash storm that came though yesterday about 6:15. I was in the library working on a group project when it happened. I did think much about it and went on with my day until my roommate texted me and asked if I had made it through the storm, because some trees had fallen on some cars on the commuter lot next to the torch bearer. The lot I had parked in. I didn't think much about it because I was in the center of the lot, and I thought I was clear of any trees. Well much to my surprise when I went to my car to leave, I found that my car had been smooshed by a huge uprooted tree. It was 10x worse than anything I could have imagined. I would have never guessed but, things happen, and glad no one was hurt.

Digital Story in iMovie

This is my digital story of The University of Tennessee.

Digital Story...

I wasn't sure how I felt about making a digital story at first, I had used I movie in the past for various classes, as well as making a family christmas movie (precious I know), I had no intrest in telling a story about myself, I am not really very good at telling stories, but I love to listen to them. So I decided to do my Digital Story on The University of Tennessee, I thought that this could be a small quick informative video for students as they try and make decisions about where they will attend college, it helps them see the inside from someone who attended there. They get more from this than they can the mounds of college information packets that they will begin to acquire by their sophomore year of high school.

Inspiration

Using inspiration, you can create concept maps to use in your classroom. They can be as elaborate or as simple as you choose. Its a great tool, and works as a nice substitute for power points and other graphics and presentations in class. Its a nice way to provide visual notes to your students.

Animoto

I think that Animoto could be one of the most fun web 2.0 videos to use. I especially like the idea of having students create a 30 second video about themselves as well as the teacher creating one, as an alternative to an "About Me". I think Animoto could also be used to help students use technology in a presentation but not overwhelming them, instead of asking for a powerpoint, have them make a 30 second video. The students creating it will enjoy it more, as will the students watching it.

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