World Youth Day 2005 Germany Voice Thread

I really enjoyed this assignment. There was a lot of freedom to do anything you wanted, you just had to explain your pictures. I really liked explaining the pictures in Voice thread and tell my story of my trip to Germany. It's also very interesting to hear yourself talk and then replaying it. I never knew my voice was so high!

I can see myself using this in my classroom one day. I think the students would really enjoy it also. They could get out of hand with the recording if not kept in order, but I think they would really like it. You could use this tool as a presentation for students after they have done a unit on a country. The student could find pictures of the place on the Internet and then they could use voice thread and explain the picture. The teacher could also use this as an instructional tool on teaching the students how to use a computer or how to search for creditable Internet sources.

I feel really confident with this tool and I am excited to use it one day in my own classroom. I think the students would really enjoy it!

Almost done!

These are the last few weeks of class of the semester and it is really getting tough and I am having a lot of busy work. The weather is starting to get nicer outside and finally look more like spring. The end of this semester is kind of bitter sweet for me. This is my last semester at UAF. I am transferring down to UAA and am going to finish my program down there. I am doing this because my family is all down there, it will be cheaper living at home, and Tim got stationed at Palmer and I want to be closer to him and I would eventually love to teach in Eagle River. I have had nothing but a great experience here at UAF. My teachers have all been amazing and I have learned so much. This decision was hard for me. Surprisingly, I didn't have a hard time at all with all my credits transferring. I am still going to be finishing my degree the same time as I would have here.

I am just going to enjoy this last time here and get through all my classes. I am really going to miss all the amazing friends I have met here. They will never be forgotten.

Panraven Story Book

This assignment was a little difficult for me just because the features of this, aren't as developed as comic life or the flickr slide show. I kept trying to zoom in more on my pictures and it wouldn't let me. So then I tried resizing them, that didn't work too well either.

Panraven is a neat site and would be a great tool for the classroom. Students would have fun creating their own story, with the help of the teacher. The students could each create a part of a story and then at the end put every students together in one big book and see how the story goes. That would be a fun idea to do with students. I think panraven would be acceptable for students in the 4th grade and up. The younger students could still write a story, but the teacher could then put it on panraven and show the class what it looks like.

After using panraven, I feel more comfortable with it. I did have some frustrating times with it, but overall it is a good tool and would be beneficial to use in the classroom.