Week 4/Sept 17 - Online photo books

TeacherTube: The Connected Classroom

Explore in pairs (assigned in class) one of the following websites and then give an five-minute presentation on the possible educational uses.

• bubbleshare
• flickr
• photobucket
• zoomr
  

Next week we will be shooting our videos and working with iMovie. Spend some time thinking about how you could incorporate a camcorder and iMovie in your classroom. For ideas, look at TeacherTube. Be prepared to share your favorite video in class on Wednesday or Thursday.

Homework due Thursday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m.:

Post to your blog a reflection about doing your geometry assignment in iPhoto. Do you think third or fourth graders could do this? Would they spend more time learning the technology than the geometrical concepts? How would you balance the time spent on geometry vs. technology?

Homework due Monday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m.:

Leave a comment on at least two of your peers' blogs from the assignment due Thursday.

Post to your blog a reflection about the differences between bubbleshare, flickr, photobucket, and zoomr. Specifically I'm interested in what online photo sharing tool you would potentially use in the classroom. Describe the way you would use the website in your future classroom.

Send me an email (no attachments please) with the following information about your video project:

1. Who will be on your team for the video project? This can be an individual project or you may work with a partner to shoot the footage for your iMovie project. Regardless if you work alone or in pairs, everyone will be responsible for producing their own iMovie project.
2. Provide a project overview. Remember, your videos must be educational. You can create a video that meets a state core curriculum standard or create a video similar to one found on TeacherTube.
   
3. Write a rough outline or script for your project.