Wrapping Up

You know, I came into this class thinking I wouldn't have too much to learn, but actually a lot of the tools we've been working with have been completely new to me.
I especially enjoyed seeing how multimedia can be integrated into a lesson, like with the IWB and Flipcharts.
I think the most fun thing was definitely creating the movie, although it was the thing I was least satisfied with-- a lot of room for artistic improvement, anyway!
I'm genuinely happy I took this class and I hope I'll stick with it in terms of using these tools with my students, for the sake of their technological literacy as well as my own...

This optimistic crocodile mirrors my own feelings.

movie making

So, lately I've been working on a movie project. I decided to do one about America's national parks since I thought it would be perfect for a visual medium. All in all, I'm having a lot of fun with the project, although to be honest, I feel like my particular movie is turning out a lot more crudely hewn than I imagined. But, since it's something I actually enjoy, hopefully I will get super skilled at it and then churn out Scorsese-level masterpieces.


The only actually stressful thing about it is that, for some reason, the movie making software makes my computer do this:

So I'll see how that goes.

One of the best lessons of this project is something that isn't really specific to technology but kind of a huge deal for me: things are so much easier if you take some time to plan them out first! Going to work on being more prepared in general.