Thing #2 - Voice Thread, Animoto, and Bookr

Before doing this professional development I have used both Voice Thread and Animoto. I haven't created a Voice Thread but below is one that I really enjoyed.

Voice Thread on Teaching with Technology



Here is an Animoto that I created a couple of years ago when my son got a new puppy, it is still one of my favorites.

Both Voice Thread and Animoto are great tools for education! I have both used and seen them used for student projects, introducing a unit in a classroom, getting students interested in a topic, and as a way to summarize a classroom or student experience. I have seen an increase in the use of these image generators this year and I think that will only increase next year!

Bookr is a great tool for creating a product based on a topic or subject. I think this would be great for language arts projects because it would require the student to combine both images and words to create either something original or an interpretation of literature. I played around with creating one of my dogs(of course :) but couldn't get everything set up in Flikr right. I'll have to try this one again later!
LKP

Thing # 10 - or FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

WOW, so this is real meaning of "play"!!! My son and I have had a blast playing with all of the cool ways to create and use image generators! I posted one earlier about Favorite Presidents, and then shared it with his Social Studies teacher who absolutely loved it and wants to use in with his class! Too Cool!!!




Below is a Thank you message to my friends and colleagues at Spring Branch for nominating me for Employee of the Month! Although it totally embarrased me, I am so touched and honored that I am thought of so highly! So......here's a little thank you from me!