Week 6

Video.....
Videos are easy to take and easy to utilise.
I can use videos to demonstrate activities to children or introduce new concepts. I can also use video to record my student's achievements. Taking a video of an activity and revisiting it later can show children how far they are progressed and what they have achieved as a learner over a period of time. As a child I loved being able to record something and watch what I had done before. Even now I love to take videos with just my old digital camera. While I was at school I had access to video cameras and a program called Final Cut Express which I could use to create some master pieces. I unfortunately do not have my favourite piece of work which I spent hours on, a documentary about anorexia which I proudly got an A on. Otherwise I would definitely be showing off my full abilities with a camera.
Video is just so easy to use, save and revisit later. I love it.

Flickr.....
Flickr is great to share photos with anyone in the world. The following blog entry is of a photo that i have used from flickr. I love the freedom of using other peoples photos and also of uploading my own for people to use and see IF I choose to let them. I can change the security settings on any of my pictures to make them private, for only friends to see if I choose to. In a classroom, I can create an online network with parents of my students and they can access the photos I have taken throughout the day. Maintaining security standards would be vital so that the safety and security of the students involved is maintained which is vital when sharing photos of children on the internet.

Picnik.....
The entry after my flikr image should be one which has been manipulated using Picnik, sent to Flickr and posted to my blog.
I have linked all of these accounts which makes sending these photos as simple as a click of a mouse.
Picnik is simple to use and has the basics of photo editing which is often needed on a computer but comes free of charge. These edited photos can also be posted to your facebook account for sharing with friends and family. This is very easy to use technology which I will be making the most of in the future.

Animations.....
Animations such as flash can be interactive and/or informative. The example of the frog is an interactive way to learn about the frog, its life cycle, etc. This type of delivery would be great for students who like to interact with the lesson yet it will allow for the students to rewind sections or start again depending on the type of program used.

As it says on Moodle, 'Animations and simulations are good choices for conceptually difficult learning content'. It can allow a 3-D look into images in a way that a photo cannot. Putting some time into creating an animation can assist with your students understanding the concepts of the subject and allow them to interact with it and revisit it later.