530 wk 3

This is a very interesting week. As I get further into presentation Zen I become frustrated. This is a great tool that I think we need to focus more on. I have stated earlier that I feel like a jack of all trades and a master of none in this program, and presentation Zen is no different. I really have enjoyed reading the book and especially watching the videos with Garr, but I don't feel like I will master any of these techniques without more practice. I need to focus more on these topics to really get good.

On a more positive note, I have really enjoyed voicethread and I see a lot of potential there. After working with animoto, I am really excited to use this in the future. I could easily make short videos for introduction of topics in class and I can see my students using animoto for a digital storytelling assignment. This is a great tool that is easy to use and really fast. I also like that they have free music for you to use, because sometimes that can be a hassle.

530 wk 2

This class is interesting to me and I feel like we are working on stuff that I can use in the classroom. These tools could even be taught in the future if I needed to teach a computer class. The Zen approach is more interesting than I thought it was going to be and I think that I will keep this book when the class is done. This is a good reference and I can use it in the future to continue to remind myself how to make a good presentation. I was glad to see that the analog approach is not frowned upon because that is always the way I have done things. The voicethread tool is interesting to me, but it has been pretty clunky thus far. Once I figure out how to use it and really get comfortable, I think I can make use of it in the classroom. Its really neat that they offer a pro version for educators for free. I look forward to learning more about this tool and to continue working on my presentations.

530 WK 1

I should have blogged earlier, things are already a little fuzzy. One thing that I can tell you is that I am interested to see where this class takes us. I have never done any digital story telling, but I have seen it done and I know that I could find a use for it. I think that I could use it in the classroom and also use it as an assignment in almost every class that I teach. I the Zen method of presentations seems interesting as well. I took into consideration what we learned this week and already began to apply it to my presentations. I am looking forward to continuing to learn about these techniques and how I can apply digital story telling in the classroom. I think this will be one of the more useful and interesting classes yet.