Earth's many Layers

I was able to create my own educational video within eduCreations. This was my first time using this tool and I found it very fascinating. It was simple and easy to use and I love the fact that I can create a video for my students on any subject material that I am teaching. I have never really liked recording my voice or creating videos; however, by using eduCreations it gave me a new perspective on video making and I found that it was something I enjoyed doing. Before I created this video, I never thought that I would record my own voice or use a video making tool within my own classroom, but by experimenting with this video tool, I realized that it is something that I would use in my future classroom, both to teach my students about certain material and to teach them how to use the tool themselves.

By understanding how to use eduCreations I will be able to create presentations for my students to view as well as teach them how to use eduCreations in creating their own videos. One example of how I can use eduCreations within my own classroom is to assign my students to create a story about a certain topic or subject material by using pictures illustrate the story and recording their own voice to read the story aloud. This will allow my students to use their creativity in coming up with a story and also teach them reading skills.

Ed-Tech Standard 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Types of Climate

I created a presentation through Prezi about the different types of climate. This was my first time using Prezi and I believe it is a great way to create a presentation. It has a different layout than powerpoint and Google Slides and I think that in some ways it is easier to use than powerpoint and Google Slides. It also gives another type of visual other than PowerPoint. One thing that I like about Prezi is that, similar to Google Slides, you can access your presentation on any computer without emailing it to yourself. This will be very helpful to my students because if they create a presentation through Prezi, they can access it both at school and at home.

I will be able to use Prezi within my future classroom by creating presentations on any subject and by teaching my students how to use Prezi to complete their own projects. My students will not only be able use Prezi within my classroom, but they will be able to use it for presentations and projects in future classes.

Ed-Tech Standard 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Diversity Story

I created a children’s short story within Storybird. My story is about a jaguar named Jack who lives in the rain forest. Jack spends most of his time spying on the other animals, specifically the monkeys. Each animal got the impression that the jaguar was going to kill the monkeys. That was not the case. Jack the jaguar was lonely. He would spy on the monkeys because they always looked happy, but he thought he could never be friends with the monkeys because he was different. In the end, Jack the jaguar put their differences aside and became friends with every animal in the rain forest. Diversity is a huge part in schools today and if we teach our students to not let their differences affect their friendships, we can have a more diverse and friendly classroom environment.

This was my first time using Storybird and I believe it is a great way to create and present a story that will teach my students a certain concept or topic. I can also use Storybird in my classroom by giving my students the opportunity to create their own story that leads to a central theme. Some students are more creative than others and using Storybird will give these students the opportunity to use their creativity in creating a project.

Ed-Tech Standard 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Link to "The Lonely Jaguar"