Movie Making in the Classroom

The movies I watched are:

• time out video http://techbrooke.blogspot.com  
• body language http://laurynblog56.blogspot.com
• If I were the principal http://leahmgarrett.blogspot.com
• Toys at night http://darenp.blogspot.com
• Slyvester meets Little Red Riding Hood http://mariahteaches.blogspot.com
• Goin' Fishin http://carolhoffer.blogspot.com

I think that the hardest part of implementing movie making within the classroom is just getting everyone on the same page while teaching them how to use the programs.  I don't think it will be hard for them to think of ideas or to find pictures.  I just think that figuring out the program could be difficult, so the best way is to teach them all one step at a time together.  But I do think that it is well worth it!

Abraham Lincoln Video

Abraham Lincoln Storyboard

This is page 1 of our story board

This is page 2 of our story board

TPACK

From reading the article I was able to learn a lot about TPACK.  I think it is so important as a teacher to incorporate technology and our pedagogical (way that we teach) and our content knowledge to get the best teaching style.  By using all three of the different kinds of knowledge we will have the opportunity to teach in different styles that will hopefully explain information in different ways for students that learn differently!  I thought that some of the technological knowledge examples were neat and a great way to teach students information rather than simply lecturing.

Technology Confusion

Oh boy!  This week I struggled to get everything done.  I thought I knew a lot more about technology and how it worked, but apparently I was wrong.  I will admit it was pretty cool to learn how to embed and to have sorts of different links and programs available to students who have missed class or for parents to view to see what their children are learning at school.  

This is

 my synchronous google video screen pic.

This is my asynchronous facebook video message pic.

My Technology Experience

My technology background is very small.  I have used technology to write papers for classes and simply communicate with friends and family.  I use the internet daily and use instant messaging daily as well.  I recently have been hired to work for Classroom Multimedia Support and so I have learned a lot more about technology that is used with the tec podiums found in the classrooms.  I am still often slow at using technology, but am slowly learning from my tec savvy friends.