What?
This week I was unable to come to class because I was sick. I spent the time that I would have been in class reviewing the articles and tutorials provided on the class website, as well as playing with the program PhotoStory. This is a program my wife has used in the pass to create picture presentations of friends and family. I had never taken the time to explore and play with this program, but now that I have I can say that I agree with Doc Waters on just how easy the learning curve is for this program. In minutes I was able to create a presentation with pictures, titles, music and narration; and all this before even looking at the tutorials. PhotoStory offers a very user-friendly (not to mention) free way to create digital stories for teachers.
So What?
What this means is that when I become a teacher I can use this program to make digital stories and too my relief I now know that I can do it quickly. This program will be very useful for teaching about culture and will allow me to display some of the pictures I have taken in Spanish speaking countries, which is pretty cool if you ask me.
Now What?
Now I need to keep updated and make sure I have the latest version of this program. I also plan on reviewing my pictures, and searching out pictures online that I could use in future presentations for culture, vocabulary, or whatever else I decide to teach. This class has really opened my eyes to the many free resources out there that can make teaching more fun for the students and easier for the teacher. For a guy who was barely comfortable creating a PowerPoint presentation I have come a long way and hope to use the skills I have acquired to go even further.
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