Using Digital Media in my Class Curriculum

I have thought of a few ideas on using my camera in the classroom. I feel like I will use it most to take pictures of vocabulary words. When I use my own pictures to illustrate the vocabulary the students seem to respond better. The pictures usually come with a story and I can use this as a connection to culture and help the students remember better.

I have also just recently connected my classes to classes in France. The students have been emailing back and forth but I want to also start an Edmodo page to help initiate discussion using videos and pictures. Last week, I had two students ask each other what they eat for breakfast and then they looked at the camera to ask our sister class what they eat for breakfast. I want to post that video and have the students all comment on what they eat.

I would also like to take pictures and videos of my students throughout the year to create a class portfolio. I can put them all together at the end of the year to show the students how far they've come.

http://prezi.com/ocyh8nxpzkyh/digital-media/?auth_key=73b09d051681fd0fcbdad9c46b0e6e6272c751cc&kw=view-ocyh8nxpzkyh&rc=ref-831003

Thanks for a great class everyone!

Video Haiku

I enjoyed the idea this week's prompt but I wasn't hit with inspiration. I do like how my video turned out though. I wanted to make it in black and white since it was a "making memories" idea but I couldn't get the video to export out of Lightroom.

It was really easy to add the transitions and text in iMovie.

My grandmother shot a 39 in golf.


Video Haiku from Amy Lilly on Vimeo.