Motion Path

Here is the link to my motion path. I had fun with this assignment and have enjoyed looking at my fellow student's examples. For mine, I made a slide that shows Medieval pilgrimage routes. The Pilgrim follows one of the major roads when you send him on a Pilgrimage. Many medieval people went to Santiago de Compostela because the routes to Rome and Jerusalem were too treacherous. When they reached Santiago, they received a cockle shell as a symbol of their sacrifice and journey. The cockle shell is symbolic because Santiago is near the coast and sets the faithful pilgrims apart from other peasants. You will find cockle shells around major churches and along the way. I chose my pilgrim to start at the city of Vezelay, because I have been there and it a beautiful church and town.

Completing the label assignment made this much easier for me. I had fun with it and hopefully made it a little educational in the process.

ISTE-NETS related to this assignment:

Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.

a) This assignment is great for students and teachers to flex their creative muscles. Teachers sometimes rely too much on text or basic lecture. This makes learning active and fun.
c) This also needs planning and layout. This kind of big-picture thinking is good for students

Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

This also hits many different learning styles, especially those who are kinetic learners. Clicking and getting results is active learning for these students and you may even be able to make a game out it. I know I loved playing games in class. It made learning competitive and fun.