My Storyboard

I'm so excited to be doing this assignment...particularly over the next week as we turn our storyboards into movies! I'm pretty stoked about what I chose to do, too. I'm making a book trailer for Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted...and it's gonna rock! My storyboard includes descriptions for each shot and dialogue for the trailer, and I've stored photos and urls for the shots to my usb drive. Here are some screen shots of my storyboard:





My storyboard includes the grade level I'm gearing toward, as well as the multiple UT core standard objectives that I will be targeting through digital storytelling. It should be a blast! =D

Web 2.0

This was such an interesting assignment! To be honest, I'm surprised I made it out alive =/ Not only did I discover what a 'wiki' was, but I now know how to add videos, links, GoogleDocs, Images, posters, surveys and all other sorts of helpful educational tools. I also know how to make them more accessible by linking them to the visible side bar.
GoodReads seemed like a great resource to refer to when deciding on books that I could use in shared reading with my class, as well as when a student just wants a suggestion for personal reading.
I added some friends on Diigo and learned how to post some bookmarks to share some of my favorite things. I included a recipe page, a link to online scrabble, and a website with tour dates for the AMAZING comedian Brian Regan.
I think the most difficult task in the assignment was creating the Wiki. It took me a while to understand what I was doing, and I had to watch all the tutorials several times. Eventually, though, I figured it out and was able to work through all 4 pages. Unfortunately, it wasn't until I finished page 3 that things started rolling for me =/

Skype
Google Reader
Good Reads
Diigo

why do i love education??

im in it for the money really... =)
there is always more to learn. always. and more often than not, learning needs to be accompanied by another source to supplement your learning. this outside source could be a purposeful lesson, a friend's advice, a stranger's example, personal revelation through study and prayer, or the subtle whisperings of the spirit. however this genuine learning is accomplished, the individual leaves the experience feeling renewed; more knowledgeable, confident, successful, and particularly grateful. how do you repay the source of your learning for that priceless new gem? pay it forward, i say. become that integral part of a person's life. for not only is academic success taught in the classroom, but development of character and invaluable life lessons.