Photo Story

Here is the link to my photo story! I'll admit, I had some difficulty with this. Not making the photostory, that was fine. Although it was difficult to only have 20 seconds to speak. I cheated and went over by like a second on a few! I also did not like/was not sure of the 20 second duration for the slides! Some slides I spoke for only a few seconds! The other thing I was not satisfied about was the music! I could not get any of my music to upload! It killed me to have a presentation about Mardi Gras and not have any proper Mardi Gras music! It is one of the things that makes Mardi Gras Mardi Gras! Oh well. I had to settle for the tinny prepackaged background music. Oh, and of course I had some trouble figuring out how to change a .wp3 file into a .wmp, but other than that-piece of cake! Personally, I find this to be a useful tool. I am planning a trip to Europe this fall and this would be a good way to share images with some narration of what people are looking at! I like it! It is also a good way to give oral presentations in school or for work. Again, as with many things we have studied thus far, versatility is key! I think it would be especially good for students who have a fear of public speaking or have anxiety about it. This would be a good way to ease them into that, without the trauma of getting up in front of many and extemporaneously speaking or just reading from note cards. Also, with photostory, you get the opportunity to re-record your narration (something I did many times over!). NETS T standards associated with this are: 1) Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity 2) Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments 3) Model digital-age work and learning Again, original content is creative! Having students learn by getting them to create original content is a great way to engage the reluctant student. Also, it engages many different learning types, both in viewing and creating. The inclusion of text, narration and sound will reach many different types of learners. As stated before, this tool has the potential to help shy students when giving presentations and teaches students to problem solve. It is a good way to deliver content and easy for both students and teachers to use. It is very versatile too! I would love to see the difference in presentations even when students are given the same subject!